A fairly typical Monday.  Went to the gym in the morning -- a bit
earlier than usual, as I had an early meeting.  And due to the holiday
-- all the government folks off -- traffic was much lighter than
usual.  Ted was out, so I went for a run at lunchtime.  It was a

Hi all.  Been lurking for a while and decided to share an epiphany I
had.  Well I had stalled at a certain weight for over a week after a
couple of months of steady weight loss.  I had also noticed symptoms of
dehydration, mostly because I hate water and don't really drink a lot

There is a book called, "French women don't get fat", in which the
author suggests the reader to have only leek soup on week-ends. Do you
think one would have enough energy to continue his exercise plan?

Well I have officially lost 50 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I've changed my
eating habits, and of course exercise.  I feel so much better, I have more
energy, and just feel better overall.  My blood pressure is also MUCH
better.  I still have more weight to lose, but I'm very ...

Hung out at home this morning, then went to the gym after lunch with
DH.  Tonight I went to my wine tasting group, where I led a session --
a blind tasting of "Rieslings from around the world".  As always, a
bit of a splurge evening.

I've just started a diet about a week ago. I had sat around alot after
finishing school and decided to get into gear and lose the weight that
I had gained.
I'm 19 and weigh about 209 pounds at 6 foot 1 inches height.

While it may not be as unhealthy for me as NF milk, I do not like the taste
of this milk.  However the chocalate flavor I can stand.
What flavors exist for this milk?  I have tried Chocolate, Vanilla, among
others.  Does a strawberry flavor exist?

My physician has told me that I need to modify my diet to include more
low GI foods. Can anyone point me to a web-site that shows the GI of
unprocessed and possibly processed foods?
TIA

Sucking It Up    
The Hooverizing Vacuum Tummy Sucking Manouver is working and beats ab
crunches.
Thanks for the tip!

Well today was my yearly visit to gyno. He said I was in great health blood
pressure was perfect, weighed less than last year and it seems according to
the report the endocrinolgist sent him says my thyroid is stable an just to
continue on my current dosage and go see her in 4 to 6 ...

The clash of the cafs
By CAROLINE ALPHONSO
Saturday, October 8, 2005  Posted at 1:39 AM EDT
From Saturday's Globe and Mail

I am concerned.  When i exercise, i do weights and cardio.  Sometimes i
overtrain.  The next few days i feel like i'm gaining weight around my
belly & butt. It's like I feel my body stops responding to my workouts or
maybe it's what i'm eating.  I do eat healthy but sometimes i ...

I've seen alot of people claiming that flax oil is rich in fibers. Yet
if you look on a bottle, you'll read that there is 0 fiber in it!

Okay.. a year ago as an avid runner i cut the meat and cheese and switched
to pasta and bagels and dropped about 20 pounds in a few months.. gained a
few over the holidays then lost them again at the gym and gained muscle
until i had very little body fat.. at this pt. i could pretty ...

    I am on day 3 now, and it is definitely getting far easier!  I am
already noticing a significant difference in my level of energy...this is
all the motivation I need to keep it up!  There are tough moments, but I am
figuring out how to handle them thru the foods allowed on ...