hi there girls, I tried posting but it failed! You kow what they say, "if at first you don't succeed, try try again! lol So nice to hear from you all!
pigginpodgey, welcome back
I t is nice to have you back with us.
Lehika, and to all others who had a loss, congratulations girls! THe boards wont let me see all at this moment.
Lytricia, ty so much on the info regarding the cranberry juice! Honest to god, I didn't even t hink of it! ty! It is so true too! I didn't go that route, we hit the beach yesterday and then straight to the market. I scanned the nutritional labels there to no avail and yessssss. ouff. I did have a juicer at one time but I ah! lol
I tried to grind my clams in it once lytricia and broke it! hahahaha
It was a chintzy juicer to begin with, and since then I have the commercial kind for the clams, etc. I am not a cranberry juice lover, nooooo, dh is though! I figured by diluting it with water, it may wor k for me. ANyways, you know what? I was scanning the market isle the other day and came across this ocean spray sugar free version! Guess what???? 33 grams of sugar! lol versus the 10 grams or so in regular? or light? omg! anyways, dh was waiting for me and i had to run, so I just left it. Sticking with water and green ice teas, yet I want my sun eleuthero ginseng from the nature food store! Thanks lytricia
Lehika, cranberry juice is good for you!
Hi mascara, hope you feeling better. All my life, I typically get very sick during or right before TOM. I never took or take medicines for it. Chamomile tea can work wonders! honest! but try and get the real stuff. THe chamomile tea flower heads and steam them and make them into a tea. Hope this helps.
Congrats on the 2 lb. loss : )
hi ther ray!
hiya darling! I am well, It's going good here. SO nice to hear from you! bravo on the run training, kick *** my freind!
Lehika, I get so affected by TOM , it is not funny! I put on fluids like crazy and usually get very sick! Now, few past months I do notice a difference. I still feel the fluids, but dont get as sick as I used to, and I swear, exercise has h epled. I remember my first month here, ladies during tom working out........like jelly beanz, etc. Honest to god, I would think, How do they do it? I would be so sick, I could not move!!!!!!!!!! let alone work out! well, to my pleasure, I have found out that somehow eating healthy and exrecising has in fact reduced that physical pain and I can still manage some workouts during that time. As for the fluids, I am extra careful! i make it ap oint to not eat salty foods during that time or cheese, etc....it just affects me so much! In a nutshell, I think it is natural to have some fluid gain during this time, though it affects us all differently. What really helps me is to avoid salty stuff and drink lots of water. As far as cravings go, it is weird, some months i have them and am extra hungry, other months not as much. I just try and keep busy , drink lots of water, exerices, etc etc. and yes, it has helped me tremendously.
Hi jasons lea, good luck with TOm as well..........it can be a real bugger sometimes!
jellybeanz? hey! are you kidding kid? go by one scale! I would go nuts, so totally nuts! As a matter of fact, we have a new one here, it measures body fat which is great, but when its weigh in day, I go on the one I always go on! I would go insane otherwise! Your doing great, dont let that hang you up okay? Im serious! stick with one scale!!!!!!!!!!! Youuuu are doing great! keep at it
dont let those stupid scales get the best of you, stick with one okay?
hi tracy, hope you had a good workout! : )
lehika, congrats on the jeanssssssss! : ) I dont blame you, watch the knees. DId you take measurements? I , to this day, am kicking myself in the butt for not doi ng so! So many people told me to do it, especially for those times when the scale may not move or be slow. I see it though, my god, my clothes are falling off of me! It sure would be nice to have a factual measure though, aside from the scale! Anyways, congrats
keep u pthe awesome work.
hey greeneyez, bravo on doing the walk, despite not feeling well with TOM. Good for you! Keep it going and i hope you feel better
rayyyyyyyyyy, hey baby! IT is going great! I feel good. I did have some fish last night. Dh decided to do it with me and that was really neat! SO far, so good. He took the day off yesterday and we hit the beach, it was great! We brought watermelon and grapes and went for a long walk. We are currently in this 3 day warm front which I am loving! for tonight, I cooked a vegetable casserole dish (one of my fav's, greek). It's going good ray, thanks for asking girl
I am glad you here! so far, so good kiddo!
one day at a time! happy you are here, talk soon
well, my scale at home which i have been going by, says i am 233. At the gym on monday, it said i'm 241. I just dont get it. That's a HUGE difference. the scale i have at home is a Weight Watchers digital scale. My friend is going to the gym with me and she says there is a difference between the two scales at the gym as well. One weighs at 6# heavier than the other. Unfortunately, the one i was on weighed her as lighter. So I'm a little discouraged today. I dont know if it's because i weigh myself in the morning at home...but c'mon...10# difference!!! I weighed myself on the gym scale and was 243, and my home one said 243 originally..so i dont know what the 
happened. The scale upstairs will change slightly if i move it, or if you are leaning forward a little..so i have changed my ticker to reflect the gym, and my new weigh in days will be mondays from now on. This month..I have changed my goal to simply lose weight..I dont know how much...but just to lose weight, go to the gym at least 3 times a week. 
I know i have lost something because my clothes fit better.. It's no wonder people have set backs...but I'm vowing not to let this be an excuse to dive into the junk.
