Hi Bonnie! Welcome home!! It’s so great to have you back and you did awesome on your trip. Sounds like you really enjoyed the whole experience.

Shenanigan, I drink approximately half the bottle then just pour the powder in. People always ask what it is and I just say it's whey protein. Most know that helps build muscle. If they ask more, I just say it helps keep my metabolism revered up between meals or I’m diabetic and it helps between meals. Pretty soon, you’re going to look so fabulous, they'll want to know all about what you’re doing. I found that I was a walking example long before the questions started. Great NSV today – pizza is the hardest thing for me to pass on. Just read your new post. Think over the situation, then just recover. Drink extra water, maybe get an extra workout in or go for a walk. Press on, we can’t all be perfect, how quickly you recover is what matters.

Cheeriloos – just make a U turn! What’s done is done.

Jennifer – I lost the first 70 or so pounds with just taking the multi-vitamin & flax. I just added Corti-trim and MRC-6 the last few months to help take the edge off. I was getting really hungry – probably just mentally rebellious! Anyway, I noticed a difference right away and seem to have an easier time now. But different pills affect people differently. I just wanted to prove I could do it without help in the beginning. I also swallow my pills with the HNS, seems to help it go down easier.

Theycallmemom – sorry to hear about the personal problems. I find in times of crisis, it’s more important than ever to stay on plan – the food becomes less about eating and more about nutrition. Just keep yourself strong, that’s the best way you can help your family.

Great job on the weight loss Finz, Jstuckly, thelish, shenanigan! You girls rock!

Ok, I'm just bursting! I actually RAN today!! I'm 43 and haven't ran since I was 14 (Dr's orders, thought it would be bad for my back). Anyway, I was on my way to Curves and decided to go to the gym and run instead. I've been mentally psyching myself up for weeks. I got in and stretched. I was telling myself, run 1 min and walk 2. I met a girl with really bad scoliosis - one hip is 3 inches higher than the other - and she started running with the run 1 walk 2 method and now she runs marathons. Our base gym is huge and the track is .4 miles long (I thought it was .3), so I started off and thought this isn't so bad, maybe I can make it half way around and then walk half. I hit the half way point and thought I'll keep going, at the 2nd lap I was really thinking I could make the full mile. I made it a full 3 laps - 1.2 miles before I started walking!!!! Then I walked 1, ran 1 more and walked a half lap before I started the upper body weight training. I had the biggest smile on my face. It was all I could do not to jump up and down and do the happy dance when I was done - I did a total of 2.2 miles. I'm still on a high! And I can't believe how much my inner thighs hurt - yes, I did a lot of stretches afterwards. I can hardly wait to run again - who would of thought! I'll wait a day to give my body a chance to recover. Anyway, sorry for all the detail - I was mentally high fiving my MRC runners out there! Thanks for inspiring me Donuts.

You go SHINE ON!! I am so proud of you that is great i cant wait until i can run a mile without stopping and you did 2+ Thats awsome!! U go girl

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I went ahead and just ate an OP dinner an tried to forget it ever happened. I guess I could have done worse, huh? If those sweet foods had been in the house, it would have been dangerous! I will start fresh tomorrow and drink some extra water tonight.

Shine On How cool, running!!! Way to Be!

Gina-Wow! That's awesome! I'm so proud of you! And, I agree...Donuts is an inspiration! I actually started a bucket list way back in junior high, and one of the things on it is to run in a 10K. I still want to do it! Keep us posted on your workout progression!

Momofboys-I agree with Judy. Your weight loss for the time you've been on program is really amazing. I was looking at the alternative HNS thread this evening and saw that you started on Cortislim immediately. Have you been on it consistently this whole time?

Meemo-Where do you buy your unflavored whey protein? I looked online and felt completely overwhelmed by all the flavors available and various sizes and what-not.

I've seen some chatter in recent days about the Enhancer. I inherited a bottle of that with some other supplements, but I'm not sure how to take it. For those of you who have been taking it, do you really take it an hour before you eat? I'm barely lucid when I head out the door for my morning walk, and I haven't started it because I know I won't be able to remember it that early every morning. I think if I took it after I got back from the walk and then had to wait an hour before eating, I'd probably go mad from hunger.

The jury is still out on my week of incremental weight gain. I stepped on the scale this evening to see if it might look like it was going down, but it still seems a little high. Guess I'll have to be patient and see what tomorrow brings. I really think the sushi is only partially to blame because I had already been gaining weight for two days before I had it. I realized today, though, that I've been hitting the ibuprofen pretty hard for several days, and I think Meemo mentioned something about motrin causing water retention. I don't think I've had any today, though, so maybe that will make a difference.

The good news is you have time to recover from your dinner choice tonight. Make that U-turn Denise talks about - don't keep going down the road of bad choices - get right back on the wagon tomorrow & you'll be just fine. Drink extra water, too, to help flush that soy sauce from your system.

And yes, since we're all human, we all make the occasional bad choices. What counts is what we do AFTER making those bad choices.

ShineON, Woo Hooooo!!!
Way to go! It won't be long before you are up to the 5K level (3.1 miles)
You just made my day. I can feel the excitement in the room.

I've never taken the internal cleanser so I'm no help there.

Wasn't me taking only multi & flax. Goal4Life maybe? And Gina started off using the minimal stuff too.

I had to laugh about skipping the periods - made me think of the Sat Night Live "commercial" about having one period - "hang on, because when it does come it's gonna knock your hat off..." - cracks me up!
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Li...tml?mea=221774

Have you tried the hoodia? Pick up some at WalMart, Sam's, wherever. See if it helps curb your hunger.

Donuts, thanks for letting me know what the 5k actually is. I'm so silly, I didn't know it was 3.1 miles. That sounds like something I can achieve. I asked my daughter if she would help me train because I really want to run a 5k. Apparently, she decided that she doesn't like running and stopped doing it last year. But, my brother-in-law just started running and is training for a 5k. We're going to stay with him at the end of August. I really want to be able to run with him (in beautiful Washington State, north of Seattle). I was easily lapped by the other runners today, but I was happily running along at my own pace with a big smile on my face. I can hardly wait to get those georgeous runners legs . And, won't it be fun to run the track on the cruise ship in November. This is going to be so much fun!! A whole new chapter. And extra calories burned, and, and, and .....

I was on-line trying to read up on the nike+. Does anyone use this? I think it would be fun to start tracking the progress right away, but I don't know anyone who has used it or what their thoughts are.

That SNL commercial cracks me up too!

I get my whey protein at GNC - it comes in a pouch with a ziploc at the top.
http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp...entPage=family

And yes, I have found that Motrin makes me retain water. That could well be part of it.

Here is a thought. I was perusing the Diet Direct site where I ordered some HNS drinks. Thy also have food, like vegetarian sloppy joes, etc. has anyone tried these? Are they the same nutritionally as our HNS? Also, can we get HNS from another center? Mine doesn't carry the cappuccino. I could order it with some of the bars. They seem to carry a lot of flavors of those on the site as well. Are they all ok and OP. I will be able to eat the bars in 9 days.

I think the things like the sloppy joes are actual meals - not the same as the HNS. Don't know why you couldn't get your HNS from another center as long as they can verify that you're a paying client at your center.

Personally, I didn't care that much for the bars, never bought them after my initial boxes were gone from my "starter kit". So I'm not that familiar with them. But if you want them for convenience, I'd stick with the ones that seem to be like what you can get at MRC just to be sure you're getting something similar.

SML Fan here( I need more Cow Bell)