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Hmmmm, I don't consider myself a geek/nerd but I do love Lord of the Rings (have done since I was a kid), Harry Potter, a lot of Sci-Fi things, and I larp and play table top sometimes....so if that makes me a nerd, so be it. :smile:

Thanks for the advice everyone - I can say I drink loads of water, especially during my bikram sessions as you sweat like crazy. i don't "work out like crazy" or eat too few calroies - esp with the bikram as it has really speeded up my metabolism and I am eating healthy snakcs throughout the day. Aside from sore throat…

I do bikram yoga - it does stimulate detoxification, so I expect to a feel a little icky as my system gets cleaned out, but this is just upsetting. I have done bikram in the past quite regularly and not had any issues like this, so I am wondering if it is the exercise or "just that time of year". I was ill last month for…

This is completely inaccurate. The way you get gluten free products is by making sure it doesn't have wheat or gluten stabilisers in it. There are several alternatives to using wheat to make popular products like breads, pastas, etc. Rice, soy, and corn are just a few popular alternatives. Some gluten free stuff is simply…

Sushi or tex mex - my two favourite foods!

Where do you get yours from?

This is how I feel about bikram yoga. I hear a lot of good, but also a lot of bad about it. I practice bikram and it is the first thing I have tired that makes me feel absolutely, fit, healthy, energised, etc. Yet you get very strong naysayers about it, who fall back on the response of "bikram hasn't been medically…

Many thanks for this! :smile:

Very interesting to hear all this, I didn't even know you could take bee pollen supplements!

Coffee. Don't care about the caffeine, accidity, and blah blah blah. I don't eat processed sugars, I gave up chocolate for the moment (*tear!), I don't eat gluten, I don't eat junk food, I don't eat fast food, I barely even eat out at nicer restauraunts, and I have restrcited my alochol intake to once a month! So, coffee…

I agree with this, but I do not eat chocolate atm (*tear!). I eat very fresh foods. I rarely have anything that comes in a package, unless it is like nuts, peanutbutter, etc. I think it is more a fact of common sense. If you buy things that say "all natural" "organic", etc, without taking the time to look at the labels or…

Thanks! :smile:

Amongst other things, any kind of mint tea is great to aid digestion, or if you have a tummy ache. I use it all the time for that and it works like a charm :smile:

Omg, you are my fairy godmother tonight, lol! Have never seen them at Tescos but will be on the look our for them now! I love my V8, such an easy way to get more veg in my diet!

Wow, thanks for the tip!!!! I am heading there right now! (H&B is where I got mine from before as well, it is the only place I buy supplements from!)

I respect your opinion, but I know what I am putting in my body, I read the ingredients on everything I buy. I would like to know where you get your information from, as you have simply made a statement, yet not backed it up with any evidence?

Yup, I am the same. The more hungry I get, the more angry and scary I get! I have noticed too, that when I finish a bikram class (bikram yoga), I am absolutely starving! I usually go to class at night, come home and eat dinner, so what I have started doing is bringing a small snack with me and I eat it on the way home.…

I guess it is always worth a try. It's just one tsp a day and I can't see that greatly negatively impacting my calories and such. I will give it a try and see how I fare!

Ah yes, thank you for the reminder!!!!! I started talking glucosamine as well, as I have really achey knees and hips (and I am only 26!) My mom takes it as well for the same issues and I took one month of it. I need to get to the shop and buy some more!

Was wondering about the juice+, do you live stateside or in the UK? Would like to find out more about this as I am totally open to drinking anything that gives me more vits and minerals. I am from the US but now live in the UK, and the one thing I really miss from there is V8! When I lost 25lbs previously, I would buy the…

This is great to know! I will do some more research on it as well, as I would definitely be ok with adding this to my regime if it gives me these benefits! :smile:

I live in the UK and go to Holland and Barrett for all my supplements (if you don't know, they have all natural, good quality products). I take a supplement that is literally called "hair, skin and nails" and also biotin. Did a bunch of research on biotin - it is the chemical that is naturally produced by your body that…

A banker, really??!! Lols, why would I date a banker?

I take birth control as well, and I do so in the mornings, so I have trained myself to take my supplements at the same time (after I eat my breakfast). I also use one of those pill sorter things, and put my vits into each day's slot at the start of the week. That way each day, I just flip it open, pour them out and pop…

Not gonna pretend it is a piece of cake, bc it's not! I still get cravings for sweets and crisps like anyone else! The biggest challenge for me was re-programming my tastebudes - the first couple months are the hardest, but eventually I find my body/tastebuds get used to the natural stuff and that is what I start to crave…

Blonde, tanned valley girl type.

Yup, I know dried fruits have even more sugars than fresh. And as said, I am seriously considering the juicer - plus that way, I can juice veg and fruit to make some more interesting combinations. :-)

Oragnic all the way. :-)

As I said, I believe in the natural path - anything that doesn't come from the earth naturally I do not want in my body, anything that has a massive list of ingredients on its package - I am not eating it, anything that even comes in a package to begin with - most likely I am not eating it, anything that is anything other…

This is not entirely tru though. Iodized salt is chemical - natural sea salt will be straight from the ocean. I believe very strongly in eating all natural/no chemical foods so I tend to stay away from anything that is procssed.