showgirlaz - AAAHHHH! Thank you about the carrots! I didn't even check my sheet. I have always hated carrots and never eat them. So when discussing tomorrow's menu and they came up I thought "I need to try them again. Everyone says their tastes change so much on IP." It seriously seems like everyone in my family has major opinions on vegetables. Who would have thought?! I'll probably just eat a spinach salad or something with my roast beef.

JackieGee - get rid of the clothes! It is really hard (I still haven't gotten rid of all of mine, but I plan to), but you will never need them. For me it's hard to think about the $$ wasted by getting rid of the clothes. Let someone who needs them have them!

aw yes the look... do they look horrible to everyone else? or could it be you? I know I still look at my legs and say they are fat, but when I am in a size 8 short and they are flaired out on both sides and lots of room, I have to try to convince myself that they are thinning down. I love wearing shorts, because I was fat just stopped careing...now that I am thinner... I worry more.

LOL….So I didn’t express myself literally. That’s what happens when you’re upset! I go take a couple laps around the parking lot during my lunch break. Even though it’s 94 with a heat index of 109 outside, I still enjoy stretching my legs, clearing my head and catching a few rejuvenating sun rays. Had I been wearing pants today, the issue may not have arisen. I feel like I have two huge liquefying rump roasts attached to my inner thighs. There was no “natural” movement of my body. Muscle moved forward, “liquid” stayed back and just about time the “liquid” caught up with the muscle, the muscle was already moving in the opposite direction. I felt like I was being JERKED back and forth….somewhat of a sloshing effect. Weird that I have no outer saddle bags…..what’s left on the legs seems to have pooled in my inner thighs. Just makes me more aware that there is still so much more of my journey ahead of me. Perhaps the fact that I only have one pair of jeans that fit me is really irritating me today. So glad it’s not winter time!

You have to slow down those poor little globs are just trying their darnest to catch up with your mighty muscles.. and you are causing whiplash... seriously... in time that too will pass. First little while you notice things like that a lot and then eventually something else comes along that you can dislike more. like batwing arms and that little bit of loose skin that errupts over your bra in your armpits... Try and have a good day.:hug:

LOL lots to look forward too.

Something i found out that was pretty intersting. For sure i would want surgery for all the loose skin once i'm at goal but so don't have the 20+k for it. But i found out from medicare (Québec) that a plastic surgeon can make a request to medicare and if approved, its fully covered :). So although i know its not guaranteed, it really helped knowing that maybe i will be able to.

WI #3 for me today. Down another 3.9 lbs. I'm so happy! WI #1 was 6 lbs, WI #2 was 4.8 lbs and today another 3.9. I haven't been here long enough to have a ticker thing, so I figured I'd put it in my post.

Just wanted to hop on and wish everyone a OP day!!

Weigh in 5 & 6 was today: Lost 9 lbs (while on vacation). I was going into it hoping for 6 so 9 was a pleasant surprise!

apparently alberta, saskatchewan and BC have something similar that if you lose more than 100 lbs and keep it off for a year, you can have the surgery paid for.

Also know that Showgirlz (I believe) says that your skins will shrink for the next 2 years. I also know a lady who knows a lady that had the surgery and the doctors leave it quite loose because of the shrinkage... (boy that kind of sounds dirty):D:D

The damage we have done to our bodies will take time to heal that is for sure.

I think tummy tucks are covered in Ontario too. But I've also heard that it has to be medically warranted and that you have to have kept it off for a year.

This is why I'm so adamant when it comes to toning and muscle strengthening. I am praying that my commitment I made to exercise many, many, many years ago will be my saving grace. 40# ago I had thick muscular arms. Today, I have thinner muscular arms....with bat wings! Been working those muscles good...looks like I need to be focusing on those liquid rump roasts too.

Wanted to add......the fact that this is happening to me (or I could say that I'm just now noticing this) just goes to show you how our bodies can shift and adjust. I am hoping the fact that its "liquid" means its fully prepared to leave my body as long as I keep giving it the right tools to do so. :)

Could someone repeat for me how much salt plus how much water is a good constipation treatment? I read it here many times but can't remember which thread. Thanks, I'd appreciate it, I've taken Miralax for 4 days straight with almost no relief. Help!!

Assuming you like celery, roasted is nice and tender. When they are making the roast, have them toss some celery in. We often make our roast with potatoes, carrot, celery, and onion. I just ate the onion and celery. I had it with a salad using extra veggies.

One liter or one quart of water with 2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon of sea salt. Start with the 2teaspoon or 3 teaspoon range if you want something more gentle. If it doesn't work, try it again with a little more salt.

You are trying to achieve a ratio of salt to water that works for your body. Most people respond at 1quart:2 or 3 teaspoons. If someone is having more issues they may need 1 tablespoon. VERY few people need more but everyone seems to respond to more. It is just a more harsh experience.

Do this when you will be home for several hours. It will act between 15 min to 1 hour (usually). It can last for many hours if you use too much salt.


Here is a suggestion I found for making this easier to do, on a different website, if you prefer not to drink one full liter of salt water by itself.

Put your 2-3 teaspoons (whatever you do) in one cup and fill it up with enough water to dissolve, but cool enough to drink. (With my 2 3/4 quarter teaspoons, I find that 75mL boiling water dissolves it all, and 75mL water straight from the filter brings it down to a warm temperature.) Make a note of how much water you use, subtract that number from a quart, and pour the remainder of the quart of fresh, room temperature, water into the other cup. So, for example, you would have 1 cup of 150mL of very salty water, and 850mL of plain water.

Slowly but consistently drink the salt water cup until you need to stop (whether the taste is making your nervous system go crazy, or you feel your reflux system starting to kick in), have a few mouth-fulls of the fresh water. I find that the fresh water almost completely resets the palate, and settles all the mechanisms that are rejecting the salt water. Do this back and forth, drinking as much salt water as you feel you can each time (you can always finish the fresh water off afterwards - it will be nice relief), when you need a break, have a drink from the fresh water cup.

Either way you do it, your stomach will not really recognize the difference. After the 10 minutes of drinking, it will still receive a quart of water and 2-3 teaspoons of salt.

This appears to make the process much easier and more productive. Firstly, the salt sting in the mouth for 1-2 hours afterwards will no longer happen (as long as you leave enough fresh water until last). Also, the actual drinking becomes much easier, as buffering the salt water with fresh water resets most of the body's repulsion every time you do it - even when you drink salt water for 5 seconds, then fresh water for 5 seconds. Additionally, having tried this for the first time about 10 minutes ago, I found that my stomach feels much less heavy than it usually does.

Thank you so much showgirlaz!!! My hero! I think;)

I know that I need more food with my exercising, does anyone know how to determine whether to use the alternative protocol or the athletic protocol?