u/Common_Piccolo_6946

Obligatory not new to the gym.

I've dropped weight from 76kg to 62kg since november. My current stats are 171cm, F, 62.3kg. I'm planning on doing a recomp now very soon, but I'd like some input on when specifically.

I either start when I hit 62kg, or I continue cutting down to 60kg, and then start recomp. I think I'm currently at 25-26% bf, and I'm at the gym 5x a week, 2u,3l, as well as averaging 50-70km of additional walking/running on top of regular transport walking. Would it be best to start recomp now, or can it wait another few kgs?

I've just recently gotten a ninja creami, and I've made quite a few pints. The one thing throwing me off is the absolutely atrocious chemical taste of the first few bites.

My vanilla base is this:

• 400g protein milk (a-la fairlife milk for the north americans)
• 5g vanilla bean paste
• Pinch of salt
• 1ml Xanthan gum
• 10g Monkfruit sweetner

I have no idea if it's monkfruit or xanthan gum that's causing it. I've tried to reduce the amounts, but there's absolutely no flavor difference at all. I still get that chemical taste. I'm kind of at a loss. To me it tastes kind of like the xanthan gum smells, but the flavor is just as strong no matter what amount I use (tried from 1.5ml to 0.5ml). I've tried it with other kinds of milk as well.

It tastes fine after a few bites, but that first one is so bad, I need a minute after. Does anyone have any idea what that flavor could be, and what I could replace it with?