sewingmomma You're very luck (and so is maile)...I do dabble in wheat on my fun day if I don't 'over do it' I won't get the pain but I keep it to only that day. My toast in the morning for regular Ph 4 days is sprouted grain as I just feel 'better' with it.
lindamom et al Reference the clothes question....this is what I did. When I was heavy, I bought clothes to make me feel better about whatever was bothering me. Many times I bought the clothes so I could buy something and well...it fit...I didn't necessarily buy it because I liked it OR that it looked good on me. SO, when I started to pack up my bigger sizes I just put them in the garage for storing (I remember posting about it and wondering what I should do). At goal, I pulled them all out and piled them onto a table, I have pictures of it. VIP was astounded at how many clothes I had...I even had triplicates much less duplicates of clothing...he said "Do you know how much money you've spent???!!!" SO, I found a facebook group in my home town that was specific for selling plus size clothing and started to sell my clothes $4 - $5 at a time. I started to keep track of the money I was making...I've made ALMOST enough to pay entirely for the ring I bought at goal (I did give some really nice stuff to friends). I love the thought that the clothes paid for my goal ring. Just this weekend, I was thinking of thanking the group and leaving it but found some size 24W christmas party dresses in a closet (they almost started a bidding war lol). Just thought I'd share what I did...and made some money back from my original purchase, whatever didn't go when to charity. From 9 garbage bags I've donated 3.
SO! I have some news to share, VIP is on alternatives and he's lost 15 lbs in three weeks. How awesome is that!!! I was happy for him and he shrugged and said "it's just a number" MEN!!! Super cool NSV though - he doesn't snore as much or as loudly! Was NOT expecting THAT, probably should have been hoping for it but didn't expect it.
Hope all you canucks had a wonderful turkey weekend