Thanks to NavyNerd I had the exercises, and the program, but felt that I really needed the rest of the book too, as I knew I was missing something. Gosh was i missing stuff. Anyways, I have a question.

I'm a balanced oxidiser. Where is a good place to find suitable food and recipe ideas. Thats it. But I really need help here.

Kathy

The Zone diet follows a 40/30/30 plan like the balanced oxidizer. You can check out several websites by googling Zone or go to your local library. That's what I did.

Shauna

Oh yeah you were missing heaps but i thought some was better than none! Glad you finally got your hands on a copy. When i was shopping out at Tuggeranong i saw it in a bookshop (finally) so i pulled them all out and put them at the front of all the other fitness books! Just doing my bit to spread the word! ha!

CONGRATULATIONS on your progress so far BTW!

OMG, I am such a diet junkie. I have so many recipes, different diet experiences, etc. A pro at dieting just to lose consistency and have to do it again. BUT, I am optimistic, ever optimistic. All this to say what I am doing for food and where you can get some good recipes. Let me say that I love Jillian's book and have taken it all to heart but with just a bit less emphasis on the diet details. I know I am a balanced oxidizer and I know this is why South Beach was like cutting off a leg or something. Life without carbs is life in constant craving for me. Anyway, google some body lifting sites. Those folks know how to eat. Protein, complex carbs, vegetables. And that is what I eat. Here is what I ate today.

Breakfast: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese, 1 scoop chocolate protein powder, handful of blueberries, splenda all mixed together.

Lunch: Lots of dark leafy salad greens, 4 oz. smoked turkey, alfalfa sprouts, 2 spears pickled asparagus, 2 pickled beets, w/ tsp. olive oil, red wine vinegar and spicy mustard dressing and 2 flax seed crackers

Snack: Nuked pear w/ 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese and 1 T chopped walnuts

Supper: turkey meat loaf, 1/2 cup brown rice, 1 cup steamed brocolli

Bedtime snack: EFL cheesecake w/ a few raspberries.

The cheesecake and the turkey meatloaf recipes are from the Eating For Life Cookbook by Bill Phillips which I highly recommend for some healthy, easy and delicious recipes.

I haven't counted calories today but I know from past experience I have eaten in the vicinity of 1400.

I find that 5 meals of about 250 cals, give or take, gets me through the day without being hungry and will allow me to lose steadily. The trick, exercise and do it daily.

Oh yeah, I plan to exercise daily for sure. I have 23 (no longer 25 haha!) kilos to lose, and I'd like to lose them by July (my birthday). I've taken my photocopies, and put them in a folder in the order of the exercises for 2 days, so that they are easy to find and check what I'm supposed to be doing. I'll be at it at 6am tomorrow. I love my pink gym. And I'm going to do as Jillian recommends, and doing my weights first and then the cardio. I did a Body Balance class today, erk, thought I was going to throw up with the one of the situp exercises, but other wise it was ok.

Kathy

Which book was it that you bought...Jillian's book or the Biggest Loser book(by Bob Harper)?

She bought jillians *of course* Why would you buy any other! ha!

Yep Jillians book. I haven't seen the Biggest loser book here yet.

I bought the book and just loved it. I haven't committed myself fully. But, its so motivating, I've read it like three times already. I didn't really learn a lot about myself, but it was just good to read. Its really laid out there. I plan to start actually doing more of it when school starts up again... I'll fill everyone in!