[petra65]

Jennie-what kind do you take? I haven't had the jitters from mine either. At the moment I'm using a powder I can mix in liquids. I put it in my yogurt/protein smoothies.

I went to power yoga again tonight. It was a great class. I"m glad I went. Good to see you posting again Lisa.

Dee-Is your husband refusing to give up certain foods even if that is what you need to do to lose weight? One of the things Dr. Phil recommended in his book was that if someone in the house HAD to have food that was not on your program, that you put it in a separate cupboard or put it out of your reach (like you would have to get a step stool to get it). Maybe that is something that would work for you guys? I'm fortunate that I don't have this problem--I don't eat dogfood.

[curlylocks]

lol i have the opposite problem at my house...a dog who doesnt want to eat dogfood!

[jennie934]

hey gals,
I picked up the l-carnitine at target so its their brand, it is 500. I also had a crazy day and might have just been hyper. I took some again this morning so I'll see if it happens. do you take it in the am?

[curlylocks]

i took 500 mg in the am and 500 in the pm.. i found mine at walmart for 10$ it can be a bit pricey

[angel-eyes]

Hi girls....

Curly.....What is the purpose behind taking L-Carnitine? ...I can't remember. I don't think that its a stimulant. Funny you mention about your dog, not wanting to eat dogfood. Dh always leaves on the floor by the couch....various munchies most of which are wrapped candies (ie starburst, jolly rancher) He finds this helpful to curb some of the smoking craves.....Anyway, no sooner than he opens a big bag and has a few, he then goes to bed and leaves them on the floor. Mindy our dog, always finds them and polishes off the entire bag WRAPPERS AND ALL !!!! We were really worried one year as dh got a huge chocolate bar and she found it....ate the gold wrapper and all. Chocolate is supposed to be poisonous, but nothing happened. We all thought she would do little wrapped gold packages of poo in the back yard....

Petra.....good job on the power yoga class.

Hi Valerie. Good job on reading up on the new book and working out.

Jennie.....How are you doing? How are the workouts? Keep at it GF!!

Sunshine.....Nice to see you again. Your pics are fantastic!!! You look great, I love that coral colour on you !!!

Iwmonn.....So? How did your first WW meeting go? Forget about the icecream....its in the past. What happens is now....journal, journal journal!!!

[Louie]

Hello Partners !

Just wanted to quickly drop in and say hello

Studying is going pretty well..only 2 more days to the big exam

However, I have somehow managed to gain a couple of pounds this week. I have not eaten anything unusual, so the only thing that I can put it down to is that I have not been eating as regularly as I had been for the past few weeks. Goes to show that eating too little is just as bad as eating too much Oh well, I will get it back next week when I get back to regularly scheduled programming

Well I best get back to it. Hope you all have a wonderful day

[Valerie Joy]

Hi PIC's!

I woke up to see a white yard this morning! I can't believe it's winter already. I did my 3 mile WATP today.

I skimed through the SBD book yesterday. I saw that they recommend drinking some metameucal (sp) a bit before eating. Does anyone here do that? One thing I was not real clear about is how do you know how much to eat on SB? Do you count calories?

SB from what I could see is very similar to the zone. It focuses on low glycymic carbs and healthy fats. I think I could probably use recipies from either book.

Angel eyes.. my dog once at a whole box of chocolates and our vet told us to give her hydrodgen peroxide with a turkey baster to make her throw up. That was not fun.

Dee... My husband has not given up all the food I can't eat. Like rice. I still make some rice for him for dinner but I don't eat it. It just takes some determination. Its hard to have the food you love around and not eat it. But once you get in the habit of it it's easier!

[angel-eyes]

ewwww...Valerie, that is so gross!!! I'm glad your dog was okay though. I have given up eating white rice and potatoes. Not hard to do actually. If I really really want some, I give myself a tablespoon but can't say that I love them that much to miss them. Dh is a HUGE mashed potatoe kinda a guy. I would rather have more veggies anyway. I find it a rip off when we used to go to McDonalds'.....with the happy meals? both my boys never used to eat the french fries. They only wanted the burger and toy!!! hehe...about that white stuff. It must have been nice to see all pure white though eh? after awhile it get old REAL FAST!!! Back home, we'd have winter/snow for 5 months. Can't say that I miss it

[curlylocks]

shhhhhhh that is my fav fast food junk>>> cheeseburger happy meal!! maybe i will have one when i hit onederland! i dont like the fries either

[petra65]

L-carnitine is supposed to help you burn fat more efficiently for whoever asked. I usually take mine in the morning but not always.

Curly-did I hear you say you were going to reward yourself with junk food when you get to one-derland?

Val-you hit on my issue with Southbeach-no structure. I think the forum here is very good though and if you were actually interested in doing the diet they could probably give you some advice about portions.

[curlylocks]

yep i am gonna go to mcdonalds and have a plain cheeseburger!

but no fries.. lol and i am so trained now i probably wouldnt eat the bun either.. and more than likely it will probably taste like crap to me now!

[iwmonn]

Hey There PIC's,

Well 3rd time better be a charm... Since last night after my meeting i've written 2 posts and lost them both before hitting that send button so maybe that means I'm not supposed to tell you what I was telling you, which I don't know why not so I'll tell you one more time. LOL

First, I did go to the WW meeting last night. It took a lot for me to walk in the door. LOL I don't do well in stranger situations. I'm kinda an internet gal . First they were all weighing in, talking about their Thanksgivings and just looked at me and smiled a little, then they more or less ignored me.... I really had to work hard not to stand there and cry or just leave. After they all weighed in, the leader came over and gave me some materials, then my friends showed up and introductions around the table were made, and I had a nice time. They don't seem like strangers anymore. I'm a bit confused tho. Like Val w/SBD, I don't feel the structure with the points. A burrito is X points, but doesn't say what's in that burrito re; calories, fat, carbs etc....
I am journaling tho.... and will keep working on it

Also I used FitDay yesterday. It's definately a time involved program but WOW, I was really surprised with the results I came up with as far as calories, breakdown of the foods etc... I was way over what I thought I was. I'll keep working that program too.

I'm gonna start my Christmas Challenge today. My weight has stayed the same for a couple weeks now. Thankfully I haven't gained anything (according to my scale and the WW scale)....

I was answering everyone seperately, but this post is (as usual) long enough lol so I'll be taking my leave. hehehe... YOu all have a wonderful day and I'll ttys.

[Valerie Joy]

Dee I think it's great that you're using fitday! Once you get all your foods put in it's not that hard.

I'm doing a combination of Zone/SB/calorie counting and ti's working for me!

[iwmonn]

(((((Val))))))!!! Thanks

Imagine the Christmas you guys will be visiting Bings folks, and I'll be visiting my family and we can hook up again... we won't even recognise each other.... WooooHOOOOOO!!!

[~zoey~]

Greetings PICs

I am just checking in for a minute. We are off for Iowa and cold weather in the early AM.

Talk to you next week.

zoey