SoCal -- Thanks .... I'm adding it tonite... I don't do WW either... I do modified BFL, WW doesn't have enough protein or food for me... And when I was with them, for years, as a matter of fact, when I wasn't loosing weight they always looked at me funny and suggested I stop weight training!! NOT!!!!

[QUOTE=Lanaii1]SoCal -- Thanks .... I'm adding it tonite... I don't do WW either... I do modified BFL, WW doesn't have enough protein or food for me...

I know what a BLT is, but what is a BFL??

I am doing WW but a lower carb version. I find that I function better when I eat a bit of protein with every meal, I need to have a good source of iron (other than pills) and refined carbs affect me in a negative way- they make me drowsy and unfocused and sometimes nauseous after I eat them.

SoCaL- I think BFL is Body For Life. Lanaii would have to explain what the program is though.

SoCal -- Yes, BFL is Body for Life by Bill Philips.... I started it April 2002, I think it was, or was it 03?... Can't 'member....... I personally find it more balanced... you eat 5-6 meals/day every 2-3 hours... with a portion of lean protein (usually 4-5 oz), portion of unprocessed carb (usually 1/2c. or small potatoe) and vegies at least twice/day, at every meal... I find it keeps my insulin in check with no highs and lows that going more than 3 hours without food does to me... therefore I crave less of the bad unprocessed carbs... You also cut sugar and all white carbs out, except potatoes... You can usually get the book at the library, it's been around for a while now... It is also a lifestyle I can live with for the rest of my life... If you have more questions I'd be more than happy to answer them. Or come and join us at the "Ladies (and Gents) Who Lift" forum, most of us there follow something similarl to that...

*raises hand*

Hi... new here. Just thought I would put my 2 cents in- I am gifted with the ability to fall in love with another person, regardless of sex.

Yeah, ok, I'm bi. And I actually am sexually more attracted to women. *shrug*

Welcome!

Most people put the lesbian label on me 'cause I have had two succesive long-term relationships in my adult life and both were with women partners. Personally, I think that it is all very fluid and we all may fit into various different places on the Kinsey scale. I just started this thread to see who might be here.

What I have found no matter where I have gone on this board is a warm and welcoming community where we all have one thing in common: we are trying to lose weight. And a great many of us are succeeding at it!

I tend to hang out either with the Alternachicks or with Fat Chicks on the Beach (South Beach Diet). Jump on in!

Hi, SCBL, from SITC (sounds cb cal letters or something)-- I'm just an old-fashioned calorie counting four-food group type, watching my portions and trying to eat a very wide variety of food. I'm married, to a guy, although here in Portland, Oregon there have been a flurry of same sex weddings, as you know. It's going to be a very profitable year for wedding planners. What's a Kinsey scale? As long as I don't have to measure food on it-- I can barely use my ounce scale!

The Kinsey scale ranges from 0 to 6. If you are a 0 then you are exclusively heterosexual; if you are a 6, you are exclusively homosexual. Here is a website:

http://allies.tamu.edu/Did%20You%20Know/kinsey.htm

I think I am in between a 4 and a 5.

Good morning all!

Count me in to the Bi Crowd

(Hi Ellis!)

Up way too early on a Saturday - gotta go to work for a few hours today. Bleck! After that though, I have decided NO MORE OVERTIME! The money's not worth the stress. I'd rather get back in touch with my long-lost friends, read some books that are gathering dust on my shelves, and get to the gym on a regular basis! Yeah! Screw capitalism! Heheh!

from one of my newsletters i got quite a chuckle :
The trend has, inevitably, spawned new words. Some say they're "heteroflexible." Others sneer that they're merely "fauxmosexual."

Psssst!! Homogirlie over here! *Raising gloved hand high in the air*

It's great to find another sister in the neighborhood! I just revisited this wonderful group and am so happy that I did.........and may I say, Ellis, I very much appreciate your remembering me -- even by name! You really ARE the most clever of us all! And quite a welcoming community-builder, as well.

Anyway, Chris, I wish you every success on your journey, and look forward to sharing the experience!

Hey Sarah-- Nice to meet you! I just knew there were more of us around here. . .

This is really a great group. I think the women here have made all the difference in my ability to stick to this.

Twenty pounds -- that is fabulous!

Oh yes, and I forgot to mention that Dr. Kinsey gave me a solid 5.8.

I'd love to join y'all. I'm a bonafide lesbian. Been in a relationship for 9 years. I'm currently on the South Beach Diet. In July of last year I started weight watchers and lost about 36 pounds, but I decided I needed to revamp. Got tired of counting!!! My partner's dr. told her that WW, South Beach, and Sugar Busters were the best programs out there, so we decided to try South Beach for a while. It's been a week and I'm down 3 lbs.



Lisa
262/223/145

HMOG! Another Lesi! We're rakin' them in, man!
Welcome, Lisa! And congratulations on your success so far!!