I never doubted you for a minute my friend
I have a question, I noticed you brought up birman I was actually thinking about her just today... so can you still burn fat and be in ketosis but increase your calories but just keep your carbs low? I am sure it wouldnt be as fast but is it still possible? Or does keeping your calories & carbs low put you in ketosis?
Worked out again today.... gonna try to get in some yoga.... I used to really enjoy it, I had an instructor that was a buddist monk, she was really cool, we have a new place opening up, so I may check it out. Pilates... Callenetics....I even have a TRX..... really had I been doing all this stuff I probably wouldnt of had so much weight to lose

I'm in. I believe all you need to do is establish a bank account and provide a title, a postal address, and a bank transfer number. I'd go to a bank officer to set it up. Calgarygirlie should be the signator on the account. But you can set up the account then transfer it to her.

I this is awfully thoughtful of you.

CONGRATULATIONS that is FANTASTIC !!!!!

Pita Ellie - Welcome back! Loved hearing about your vacay adventures. Up 2 lbs is actually not bad for 3 days of absolute decadence!

Erin - If you set something up in honour of CG's son you can definitely count me in. I feel horrible and can't imagine what she's going through right now. My 5-year-old son has been getting alot more hugs and kisses since I heard the news.

Soon2BMrsT - Congrats on your "gig." You have a beautiful voice!

Kelsey - Congrats again on the 40 lb loss! I felt the same when I hit my 30 lb mark last week...here's to us continuing to be "losers!"

After my not-so-good Friday night out, I've been super good since. My WI is tonight at 5:30...hoping for anything but a gain...fingers crossed!

i will be going to my local bank tomorrow to find out what we can do. i woke my kids up this morning and just held them for so long. it's such a tragedy and i find myself tearing up at work about it today. gosh...

Kelsey: I think you missed my post to you on 7/10 2:43pm.

Big Congrats on your 40lbs. gone bye-bye for good!!!!!!!

Congrats on your big 50 loss!!!!! I have 2 more lbs. to go. The tracker doesn't take into account the 5 lbs. I lost from 1/1/10 - 2/8/10 before I started IP. Hey! Every pound counts! It is sooooo slow, I'm sure because of my thyroid and the humidity (82% today).

I know you've had slow spells too! But what is the saying? Slow and steady... I forgot.

Ladies and gents ... I took the liberty of starting a thread for July 12 -18. Come join me!

Kelsey: WOO HOO! Congrats on the 40 pounds! You’re doing great!
Soon 2 B: Kristen, How exciting! Sounds like you may have a great opportunity in front of you. I heard the samples you were able to post and, NICE, you have such a beautiful voice!
Pita: Welcome home! I think 2 pounds is great! Nothing to worry about there.
Dina: Great job managing the wedding. How wonderful to be back to a size you were 6 years ago!
Sandy: I read the label on the supplement you received. I can’t tell how it would be. I don’t know how much sugar was left in from the fruits. Maybe someone else can give you a good opinion. I hope you enjoy the new scale. What type/brand is it?

ok, here goes...since you asked....

I too am 5'9" and worked as a model most of my life, even as a model (runway model) I can tell you that is UNHEALTHY ..especially for someone who does work out. Remember muscle weighs more than fat.

Focus on a SIZE you want to be rather than a number on the scale... I don't know your age but if you are younger you can also be causing some real damage to yourself.

I can't seem to find the post about CG's child. Can you tell me what happened? It sounds like it must be something awful!

Erin, what a wonderful idea - let me know what you find out. I can't even begin to feel what she must be experiencing. My heart is breaking for her and her family.

Pita - you're cute, checking up on me Welcome back to civilization!
I am off the wagon for now, but did find a few IP products that seem to agree with me. My stress level is wayyyyy up there and it's probably just not a good idea for me to be going through ketosis right now. We move in next week, then we're going on vacation, so I'll aim to restart in the middle of August.

lldutton and pookee
come join us on the july 12th weekly chat

here's the info that i posted there earlier about helping CG:

Here's a link to Michael's Memorial Facebook Page:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php...8171670&ref=ts

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For Anyone who would like to donate in memory of CG's son Baby Michael

this is from the FB memorial page:

"Hello everyone,

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for Michael. One of the questions we have been getting is about donations in Michael's memory. The family has chosen STARS Ambulance service for Mikey's charity.

Michael was flown by STARS ambulance a non-profit organization that saves countless lives and operates on donation.

https://foundation.stars.ca/SSLPage.aspx?pid=261

Is the link to make an online donation and at the bottom of the form you can fill out 'tribute information' that is where you can honour Michael. If you so choose STARS will also send a letter to Tom and Sam to let them know a donation was made. "

There is a separate conversation thread entitled "withdrawing from the board" where CalgaryGirlie, Samantha, informed us that her sweet little Michael, age 2 yrs, passed away by drowning while the family was vacationing in Kelowna. There is no more information available than that.

So I'm on Day 2 of IP out of my doctor's office and I feel terrible today. I've been plagued with fatigue, constant headaches, and all day ever since forcing down each meal I've had so far just thinking about it makes me extremely nauseous (I'm nauseous typing this post!). I haven't enjoyed one thing that I've eaten yet out of an IP packet besides the bar I went for to up my blood sugar a bit, and I think it's the smell and taste of protein that makes me feel so sick to my stomach. Will this end? Are some foods/drinks just better than others? I'm not sure I can deal if I have to feel this way every day.