Stormy, Glad you're ok after that!!

I didn't exercise yesterday and haven't today and probably won't tomorrow My feet are SO sore after 10 hours of work... but I'm on my feet all day and most of it is walking, so I figure at least I'm moving rather than sat in front of a computer all day all the time

Do you girls ever just lose your appetite? Today I haven't felt like eating much of the day...I had to force down lunch (breakfast was fine) and now I'm dreading dinner... I think I'm coming down with something because I'm NEVER not hungry...

Hi guys. We just got back from Mexican. I'm PROUD to report that while I did techinally cheat, it was on veggies......I had steak Ranchero with hot sauce and had them leave the rice and beans and dairy for guac salad They seemed shocked but not as much as when they came back and I had cheese on my steak I brought my own. I have never felt so good leaving a mexican resturant before!! My cheat was the tomatoes, and hot sauce. Not too bad

Stormy - that dinner of yours sounds WONDERFUL! Especially the green beans And I for one don't think your breakfast is weird I usually have rice cereal and some sort of veggie See you're all normal again

Red - The detox I'm on now is just an addition to the program. You can't do it until you're at a certain level of health or it's too harsh for the body. I guess I'm there now - so I have this YUMMY shake I drink every day. It's becoming my favorite park of the day! As for my weights. I do machines and free weights. The only real difference between me and others is that I only do one side of the body at a time. Partly to make sure I'm balanced in strength and partly because it helps keep my brain functioning properly...you know...one leg forward, other arm swings too....now switch. I work out the way I walk - one leg and one arm at a time. Doctor had me do it and it's helping a lot. I think I weigh a couple of times a week but it's not bothering me so much now because I'm seeing a real difference in clothes. I was told I might gain water weight at the first part of detoxing on this shake so I'm not sweating that much either. As for riding a horse - never have. Rode an elephant and a lahma but never a horse. Maybe this year will be my year

Guys I'm beat!! No exercise for me today. Tons and Tons of water though (I ate a raw jalapeno and it squirted in the back of my throat - killed me!!! Also made sure I hit my daily water ration ) Did eat well though - especially considering tonight was a major cheat and it had hardly anything bad in it Just spicy veggies. Hope my stomach cooperates

Stormy - don't work too hard!!! Enjoy your weekend!!

Everyone else, hope you're out doing something amazing!

Grasshopper, Congrats on eating well!! That's so tough to do eating out (I've quickly learned!)

I begged my husband today to eat healthier (at least around me) because watching him eat a hamburger just kills me I Mean I ate a hamburger too, but it wasn't a bacon burger with mayonaise... it was a plain burger with veggies But mmm did I want some of his...

hi grass, jacque. just a quickie here 'cause I'm at work.

Jacque, sorry to hear you're not feeling well. Yes, you may be coming down with something. I almost never lose my appetite either, have to be pretty hurting emotionally to do that. But maybe if you're coming down with something. Stay away from sugar, as you probably already are and try to rest so you can nip whatever it is in the bud.

grass -- thanks for the explanation. Excellent work at the Mexican place!! to you!! You're an inspiration. And I sure don't consider your "cheats" cheats!!

hi guys. Whatever happened to the days when I could sleep all day long if I wanted??? 5:30 am and I'm awake. This time I can't blame the BF. I just woke up. Having a cold doggie nosie in my face might have SOMETHING to do with it.

Jacque - I'm with you on the healthy thing. When we met bf was a serious cyclist and was in incredible shape - entirely. I once witnessed him wrecking his bike -fell on his head and cracked his helmet....he ran the 12+ miles that was the rest of the race - carrying a heavy mountain bike just so he could get finishing points....and he was PASSING people ON their bikes. Now I'm the ultra healthy one and I have to have two meal plans all the time. It's hard sometimes! I constantly tell myself - you can eat it if you want...but you're going to gain weight again and you're going to be in pain tomorrow when you wake up. But go ahead if it's worth all that. Sometimes it is

Red - are you working today?? You work nonstop don't you I know, my cheats aren't cheats..but they will make me gain just like yours will. It's weird but when I eat tomatoes I will have water weight the next day or so...I guess trying to deal with this thing I'm allergic to right now.

there was hope yesterday - I saw a women whoes been there a little less than me but has been far more strict with her plan - I just got strick right after Thanksgiving...she has a TON of foods back! And she could eat less than me at first I can wait

okay guys -I'm going to try to get some more sleep.

Hi all. Still sleeping I take it. Grasshopper, did you get back to sleep? I was, YES, at the gym!! Hurrah for me! It's a cold rainy day and I even forced myself to take a fast hour walk at lunch in the rain carrying an umbrella. Actually it wasn't so bad because it wasn't windy yet but tonight, that was bad. I forced myself to get to the gym after work (yes, grass, I was working today at the paper). and then just decided to do weight training, no jogging because my legs were funny again. I did chest and back and went pretty heavy this time. I have lost so much muscle but I am going heavier than I had been recently. I will be back up to the heavy weights in no time and then I can just concentrate on taking off the fat.

I took the bus home, didn't walk because it was just too yucky, and the wind was so strong you couldn't use your umbrella. Luckily, it wasn't raining that hard.

Now, it's so cold in my room still but I want to get something out to you before getting to bed. I know you'll all be up and posting away, well, maybe not so much on the weekends.

grasshopper -- when you say you have water weight, does that really matter over the long run? Seriously, I'm not trying to make a point or anything. Can water weight stay with you indefinitely, like all the time, so that it seems the same as fat? and grass, why do you think you're so allergic to so many things, or again, are we all and just don't know it. Are the allergic reactions really bad for you. You mention pain a lot. I never feel in pain, well, not that I can think of. I hear of a lot of people saying they are in pain, not here, but Americans, in the States. Are there things in the food that shouldn't be there that are causing this do you think?

Now, when you talk about this woman getting her foods back. Why makes you able to have foods back again? I'm sorry if you've gone over this before but I'm still not clear on things.

Well, I hope you got some more sleep!

jacque -- excellent move on the burger. You don't need bacon and mayonnaise! Veggies are cool! They will make you sleek and ravishing!!

stormy, NBK, Crime girl, anyone else I missed! Hope to hear from you soon! I've got to get to bed, under the covers. It's too cold in here!!!

Hi there!

Red - you're probably asleep. I hope you get to get to see this before we all bury it in posts The water weight would be temporary - you're body needs fluids to process stuff out...so in prep to get rid of the toxins that are leftover, it might hold a little more water...once the job is done the water weight is gone. I know that because of the american diet a lot of people now have a lot of sensitivities. They can show up in many ways. Asthma, pain disorders, ADD, gout, colitis, all of these things can be completely effected and all symptoms removed with diet. There are lists of allergins and grains are at the top of the list but for americans our dairy process makes 99% of americans sensitive to all types of dairy for a while....now to the "awhile" part. When you are eating things that you will always be sensitive too. sugar, trans fats, white flour, artificial stuff, preservatives...your digestive system gets out of wack...if you are healthy some things are not a problem but once that digestive system is not healthy anymore these foods will agrevate the situation...that's how I can be temporarily sensitive to garlic, onions, bell peppers, things like that. Also the body can go into overdrive - when you're constantly eating things that are truly bad - they are a poison...think of all food as a chemical. When you eat a poison the nervous system has to gear up to protect you and try it's best to process it out before damage is done to cells...well if you keep eating this stuff the body can actually go into overdrive and start being "sensitive" to all kinds of things...just out of "caution" Once you eat really clean for a while, the NS calms down and your digestive system heals and a lot foods (whole foods - eggs, bell peppers, a wider range of fruits) come back....BUT if you start eating junk again - you'll loose those foods again. Does that help??

A lot of americans have more health issues because we have artificial everything. Sweetners, milks, we eat a lot of foods from boxes and drive throughs. There are hydrogenated oils almost everything we eat...those alone cause pain disorders!! We eat genetically engineered foods that have 1/20 of the vitamins organic foods have. We eat tons of chemicals and we eat meat that other countries feed the dogs. Our food is mass produced and many times the intrests of those companies is hard to balance against the health interests of us. Doctors are beginning to realize how many people are allergic to cows milk - but not other forms of animal milk...they start publishing findings and taking people off dairy and suddenly the dairy councel introduces a new "dairy" diet. Eat 4 servings a day and lose weight....they dont' tell you that you get more calcium from broccoli than you do milk! They aren't addressing the problem..that we kill everything in milk that helps us digest it, the way we process it. Again, I'm not attacking milk or cheese - I love both...it's just the way American industry processes foods is the cheapest way possible - to make the most money possible and it's making us sick.

The same people with food allergies here can go on vacation to Europe and eat all the foods they can't here, and have very few problems with it! We are getting better though! Starting in 2005 you will have to put trans fats on the labels so people easily know what they're getting. That's a huge start right there.

As for other countries....the health of people in Japan has been on a steady decline since American food culture was introduced. Average weight has been rising too. Every single year. Maybe it's not huge - but their numbers were level all those years...they let Mcdonalds in and now heart disease and all kinds of other food related things are on the rise.


okay, I don't want anyone to think I'm knocking the way you eat. If I did, I'm truly sorry. This is MY lifestyle and it works for me. I dont' judge any one by the way they eat! I promise!! I'm just trying to answer Red's question as best I can!

All right - I need to get off my soap box. Really sorry to those that aren't interested!

Good Morning
Just a quick check in before I leave for work I only work 7 hours today But that's still a rather long 7 hours I'd much rather sit at home! Besides on days I work I'm usually tired and sore and don'twant to exercise

I'm so anxious to weigh in tomorrow!! I've been freaking out without my scale every day

HI. Well it is slow around here. You mean that everyone around here has lives? I am trying to avoid what needs to be done and that is school work. I woke up and worked out for an hour. It is my cheat day but I would feel guilty if I don't work out plus it just gives me so much more energy throughout the day.

Red, congrats on making it to the gym. You did well. I am also in the progress of pumping up my weights. The hardest ones to bump up for me is increasing weight for the deltoids. Mine are so weak. I want to make sure that I maintain proper form so I do not try to up them too much. How is your eating going? How are you?

Jacque, do you have your car back yet? Don't be scared of the scale Sunday. Just remember it is only a number. Go by the way your clothes are starting to fit and the way you are feeling. You have lost four pounds so far and that is an accomplishment.

Grass, you are so right about the way we eat here. It is horrible. So today is my cheat day and I tell my husband that I bought the ready to bake chocolate chip cookies (I do not have the time to make homemade with school and work). There are 12 in a package and they are rather large. So I tell him that I am only going to make six total and that I will make the rest next week. Six is PLENTY for two people. He acts like we have an army to feed. So he has a fit saying well just bake them all and we can eat them during the week. Is he crazy? The portions in the US are nuts. You saw Supersize Me, right? Look how it has changed just in the fast food business. So I tell him, look I am tired of dealing with this, either you can cheat me, yourself, your friends, your family and your future kids or you can decide to do something now. He is not fat but he need to workout more and he definately needs to make better food choices. Most of the food that we eat is toxic and that is a big reason why I am treating people in their 30s who have experienced heart attacks, strokes, etc. OKay off my soap box, but Grass you got me started!

Cg, where are you, are you ok? KJK? Everyone?

Hahahaha!! Sorry Stormy - but you're so right! I read this week that the average american is already getting 4 servings of veggies a day...how can this be??? The INCLUDED FRENCH FRIES!!!! I did see supersize me! I made my mom and my brother watch it too.

Jacque - I'm with Stormy - did you get your car back? I sure hope so!! Mine leaks so when I rains I have to drive bf's. I need to get some moisture rid stuff and put it in there.

Crime girl - are you burried in school work? How are you!!!

KjK - having a good weekend???

NBK - we're thinking about you!

Red - hope you're sleeping well

I find out today if I won a bra auction on ebay - is so I'm getting two for 1/2 the price of one. I'm thinking I won't win but you never know.....

Hey everyone! Just a quick post to let you know I am ok.
I have been SO busy with school stuff- getting organized and buying supplies as well as reading. I will be on later tonight and I will try to catch up.
By the way- I got good news- I will graduate with honors in April. That means I get a gold tassel and cords. I am really happy!

Okay hope you all are well-
Running out the door-
Have a wonderful day!

YEAH!!!!!


That's everything happy I could find!!! GREAT JOB!!!! Don't get crushed under all that work!!

I'm so happy for you!!!

Congrats CG, that is wonderful! I am very proud of you.

GH, did you win your bras? My mom won a whole bunch of scrubs last week on an ebay acuction and she is sending me some. She said that the mediums look like they run small so I have some work to do.

Well I ate some ravioli and a piece of garlic toast and one chocolate chip cookie. It was good but I do not know if it was worth it, because now I feel kind of sluggish. You know how they say you are what you eat. Well right now I feel like a big piece of ravioli. Just blah!

Hurrah people. I just was able to get online because my monitor wasn't working. I thought I was going to have to go out and find a new one but it started working again!! I'll first write this and then read your posts and get back to you all.

So, first of all, it's a rainy Sunday morning here and I can't go riding. Bummer! Today, being official weigh-in day, here it is!! 73.2 kgs, which is 161.04 pounds, which means a 2.2 lb loss from last Sunday! Hurrah!! That is still a 0.88 lb. gain from my Jan. 2 starting weight but I have been working out and likely added muscle. Also, I think that starting weight was at a flukey low because I look in the mirror at the gym now and I SEE the gain. UGH!! Horrors! but I am, thanks to all of your incredible people!!, getting my ascent under control. This helium-filled balloon that was slowly, slowly disappearing heavenward and out of sight, HAS been lassoed!! And we are gonna pull her down to Earth, kicking and screaming all the way!!





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Red - way to go!!!! Every 2 pounds counts You fought hard for those 2 and they're HUGE!!!! Like you said you're building muscle too - great going...soon you'll be looking at your losses instead of gains

Stormy - I'm jealous of your scrubs I sleep in them sometimes but can't wear them to work. They're SO comfy!!

Have I told you guys I'm completely in my jeans. They are a little snug but I can wear them in public with a turtle neck and feel good Great big, HUGE improvement over not being able to button them!!

okay, off to see about the auction! Stormy - don't sweat the pasta - I hope you had some for me I had to pass up a huge dessert table and baked an apple crumble - it was in a box but I still had to smell it for an hour! I was going crazy!!!