well done Rosie, i knew you could do it!! wooooohoooooo

thanks Rose for waking up the board.... now send some of that will power this way please!!!!!!

youre welcome

you can, or take the oil by the spoonful, or use it in your cooking

Flax seed is good :)

I heard about that. i use Splenda.. but i drink diet Coke, and i think thats sweetened with aspartame. :(

what do i do with all the chocolate??

LOL.. i know exactly what you mean. just ask my husband who immigrated here about 5 yrs ago. he misses his 'home' food terribly!

Hrqls-- ive eaten nutella in Germany and had a difficult time finding it here, but i finally did. in specialty/international shops i found it :o)

coconut comes in 'flakes' too, so it doesnt necessarily imply corn flakes :)

that doesnt sound too bad Hrqls. and vlokken i think are 'flakes'? sounds close to the german word for flakes anyway. and they all sound yummy to me.. i love nutella and liver pate :o)

if you wait til your light in your head, then you might fall before you get a chance to eat, so be careful :)

dont the sandwiches get boring?
as far as distribution.. you have to eat when you get your break, so if it works for you, thats great! :o)

sorry--banned that poster

sorry everyone, i was working this weekend and didnt see this last post. the person has been banned from posting

weigh to go scooby!!! thats great. i havent lost any weight at all, but i did just find out that im hypothyroid, so that might explain things! im hoping now that that going to be corrected, ill have more success with my weight loss!

and, the end of the day is the worst time to weigh yourself. since you are on diuretics, Musiclover, you generally take them in the morning i presume? thats when most of the diuresing occurs, so in the evening, youre retaining more water.. i bet if you had weighed yourself again in the morning, the 2 lbs wouldnt have been there!!!

well done sissie, i managed it too!!! the 60 oz's of water part anyway!! i try to get it all in by 6pm then i have less potty trips overnight. i try not to go more than 5 times overnight!! ;o)

OK! here we go gang! Im going to start my diet today as well, no use putting it off any longer, just makes that much more to lose!!

having tea now (which doesnt count) and im surprised about the soda. i could easily do that if thats true!! switch to decaf diet is MUCH better than solid water. but im going to drink the water anyway, its better for you in the long run.
i thought diet soda contained sodium and therefore didnt count?

but it isnt August 1 yet.. im starting that tomorrow!! (the 60 oz.'s of water)

i wish soda could count for the water.. ;o)

notice the new moderator!! welcome to the job sissie44. if there is anyone else who wants to assist in moderating this board, we are planning to become more proactive here and would like 24 hour coverage if possible!

LOL Dolittle. i ate the last one, and im not buying anymore!!

i dont think tea is counted, or coffee, first of all because of the caffeine, and tea isnt allowed in the count because it has a diuretic effect.
i dont know if i can take you up on that sissie, but ill try... staring today? ok.. 60 oz's of water.. and those who have taken up the challenge, must report if they didnt uphold it.. sort of a way of helping to stick with it!! ok?

i agree too.. there is enough bad written about the other artificial sweeteners.

thanks Foxy.. i found it now, read it, and it sure is interesting isnt it??

hmm, i couldnt find that link.
i didnt think Splenda had side effects.. thats too bad that it does :o(
the other artificial sweeteners arent good either, so what to do???

scooby--im not doing well at all, im finding any and every excuse not to get back to my good eating plan!!

sounds like great advice scoobydoo!! glad everything is back on keel for you!!

thats great Scooby!! I did the Atkins fr 6 months, lost 42 pounds, felt really good, then i went off the diet in April, and cant seem to get back on again. i tried twice and didnt make it through the first day!! im definately a carb-addict!!

Thanks about my cute baby :o)

and Scooby--(besides wishing you a Happy B-day!) how is the diet going? are you still doing the South Beahc?

glad you found it!! this board is here for everyone, pawns included!!

thats great cole and Dolittle!! thats good inspiration. Im trying very hard to be good, but i cant get there just yet, still giving in to cravings and junk food :(

Ive heard lots of good things about the South Beach Diet. its a modified version of the Atkins, allowing for some good carbs like yogurt and fruit!

Myway-- how did you want to lose the weight? i prefer the Atkins way, and you can lose 20 pounds/month on it, especially the first month, then it slows a bit.. i would recommend that far above any other diet plans. go to the link i posted below on Atkins-food plan, lots of ideas there, and if you want anymore help, i have the book i can sort some more ideas for you

Dolittle--thats great! feels great when you see the results like that. im sure you need new clothes already!
Someone i work with is doing the Dr. Phil diet, and thats a spin-off of the Atkins and South Beach, low carb with some fruit and dairy options that you cant do on the Atkins, she looks great, she lost 27 lbs in 14 weeks. As of today, (i weighed myself this morning :( ...) im back on the diet... i hope!, hopefully nothing will tempt me to blow it again, ill just keep repeating the number the scale told me this morning! LOL

ooops, i didnt answer your original question--it took me about 6 months to lose 42 pounds.

thats always a tough one, myway, everyone is different. its so much easier to put the weight on than it is to take the weight off.. Obviously you need to burn more calories than you consume to lose weight. with Atkins, (or any high protein-low carb diet) the benefit is you dont feel hungry, the high protein and high fiber content provide a satiety that you cant accomplish on a low fat, low calorie diet. if i am hungry, i wont be successful, if i dont feel hungry, i can avoid the temptations. thats what works for me, and everyone is different, not everyone can do the Atkins.

one piece of advice i found useful was to write down everything you eat, sometimes you arent aware of how much youre eating because you arent paying attention, and when you do see what you are actually consuming, it helps to avoid grabbing some snacks on the go. and the other helpful hint is to cut down on portion sizes. if there is something you want to eat, go ahead, just make the piece you would normally eat smaller, and over time, you will consume less calories.

i hope that helped a little, i am by far an expert, but ive tried quite a few things, some work, and alot doesnt work :(

thats a nice link.. thanks Cole!
i was (note was!! i fell off the wagon, need to get back on!) on the Atkin's diet and lost 42 lbs. the best part of the diet, when im on it, you arent hungry. when i choose to eat low fat low calorie, i am always hungry, and i cant succeed. so, as soon as i get in the right frame of mind, im going to start with it again!

here's a link:
Atkins: Food and Recipes

wow, thats great Cole... thats a great idea to not eat for those 12 hours. ill have to try that!!

and i can believe that about allergies, you probably feel soo much better now without those headaches, that will give you more energy and help yet again!

why not peanut butter and raisins? (ants on a log from my children's pre-school days!!!)

oh and what a yummy treat that is!! LOL

or maybe get away from the buffet? i just had fun there tonight.. ;o)

thats right Star--there has to be plenty of (i'll use this word) exercise, but it doesnt need to be more than just some stretching and walking, pulling weeds in the garden, just so your body is in motion is going to burn calories and increase your metabolism.
we're all getting lazier, in that we have gadgets so that we dont move like we used to.. we have automatic garage door openers, we dont even roll our car windows down anymore, we push a button, etc, etc. so if we can just move the body more instead of less, there will be a noticeable difference.

Yes, the men have an advantage in metabolic rate too, Dolittle. But some men do get bigger bellies than the women.

then it should be ok, it isnt a sudden large amount, its a constant amount you consume each day.. i think thats fine. but wouldnt hurt to count how much you take in.

___found doing a search:

Can too much water harm marathon runners? Reuters Health recently reported just that. When runners collapse or get sick at the end of a long race, it seems logical to give them fluids. Sometimes, however, water is the last thing these athletes need, researchers report.

In the current issue of Annals of Internal of Medicine, investigators report ( Report 1 and Report 2) on marathon runners who developed brain swelling as a result of "water intoxication." All had taken in too much water during their races, causing sodium levels in the blood to drop. From there, according to Dr. J. Carlos Ayus, excess water is absorbed into blood and fluid builds up in the brain. Eventually, fluid accumulates in the lungs, and athletes become breathless and nauseated.

Ayus, a professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, told Reuters Health that when runners collapse or become ill, the natural assumption may be that they are having a heart attack. Yet, rather than being a sign of heart attack, fluid build-up in the lungs--called pulmonary edema--may signal brain swelling, according to Ayus. "I believe," he said, "that this is what happens to many people who collapse and die after a race. It should be diagnosed more often now." In their report, Ayus and his colleagues describe the cases of seven marathoners who collapsed and had nausea and vomiting after their races. When brain scans revealed swelling, six of the patients were treated with an intravenous solution containing high amounts of sodium--a water-depleting treatment that is directly the opposite of the low-sodium solutions that runners may receive if they are misdiagnosed, Ayus noted. The seventh patient, who was not diagnosed with brain swelling, later died; an autopsy revealed that there had indeed been fluid on the brain. Five of the patients were female, suggesting that women may be more prone to water intoxication and its effects on the brain and lungs. And, Ayus pointed out, all seven had a history of using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs--painkillers that include aspirin. These drugs can block the excretion of water from the body, he explained. Whether athletes other than marathoners experience this series of events is unclear, but Ayus said that it is possible. Runners who become breathless and nauseated after drinking large amounts of water during a race should go the hospital, he advised. There, he added, doctors should check blood sodium levels.

there is such a thing as water intoxication, she is right. but i dont know what amount that would be, and if youre eating well besides, its probably hard to drink too much.. i think thats for when you dont eat and only drink water... then your electrolytes are out of balance and your brain, and other organs become affected.

Linda--do you drink a lot of water? i try to, and some days i forget, i grab a soda instead.. i had the best eating habits when i was pregnant and nursing, i actually counted my ounces everyday, and never drank soda.. only milk, water and watered down juices... its sooo easy to slide back into the unhealthy habits!

Dolittle--and that round shape is soooooooo easy to maintain, isnt it? LOL

congrats on your pregnancy FoxyLady!! it sounds like you are doing a great job eating right for the both of you!!
when i was pregnant i was so careful, that year of nursing did me in, i ate whatever i wanted.. within reason, i didnt eat much junk, but lots of good stuff, nursing made me hungry!! and now the little one is 2 and i have to remove all that excess :(

LOL.. eventually the thoughts will hopefully migrate here!

ok Linda.. i did post a message in gen. chat.. ill go post one everywhere.. thanks :)

welcome everyone to the Diet Board!! I hope we can all find some good advice and some great friends to help us!