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During the week I have a Vega Whole Food Health Optimizer shake with almond milk and frozen strawberries. On the weekend I'll have plain oatmeal with fruit and a teaspoon of peanut butter.

My doctor didn't suggest anything either. When I had my last colonoscopy they said to eat more fiber which I eat a ton of! So then i went to a naturopath and she has been helping me. The blood test is expensive though so for me it was kind of a last ditch effort. This book also helped me a…

I love spaghetti squash! I just at it for the first time last week and have been eating it all this week too. I just baked it and then sauteed some onions and tossed in the squash. So tasty!!! I can't wait to try it in other recipes.

I've suffered from it for years. What really helped me (like life changing help) was when I started taking a super duper strong probiotic. Not the kind you buy on the shelf at the drugstore but the kind that has to be refrigerated. This is the one I started taking…

That's where I started and i've been fine.

I'm doing it and am on week 6 day 2 today. It's worked very well for me. I had literally no endurance before....I would run for 30 seconds and want to die....and now I can run 20 min nonstop. It's a great way to challenge yourself. I downloaded the podcast that has no music and just the ques to start running and then I…

If you have stomach issues sometimes you have to avoid eating lettuce. My naturopath told me that because I have bad IBS. You can try taking a digestive enzyme when you eat raw veggies and see if that helps. Whenever I eat green leafy veggies I have to eat a digestive enzyme and it definitely helps!

the ft7 can record up to 99 training sessions. The ft4 can only do one.

How do you consume that much? What are you eating? I'm only ever able to get up to 85 or 90 grams.

That's great you are feeling better! I eat a lot of fruit so I know it would be hard for me to give up but I guess if it makes you feel better it's worth it! I was so sad when my allergy tests came back and said i was allergic to bananas and pineapple and asparagus...among a bunch of others! I ate a banana every day and…

I also use the Vega powder. I have half a scoop for breakfast with almond milk and some frozen berries. I like it because it has 100% of the vitamins you need for the day. I also have a scoop if I need to eat more calories.

i have the polar ft7 and I love it.

I haven't done the candida diet but have thought about doing it for a while because I have a lot of the symptoms of a candida problem. I'm allergic to bakers yeast and a whole slew of fruits and veggies plus dairy. It is hard at first to change the way you eat...I had to stop eating a lot of my favorite fruits and that was…

I let myself eat 2 chocolate covered jujubes a day....I can't give up my chocolate lol. I wont' eat the jujubes if I am going to go over my calories though.

I'm doing my day 3 of week 5 tomorrow. I think it's okay if you have to walk for a tiny bit. Just push yourself...you might be surprised! I didn't think i'd be able to do day 2 of week 5 but I did it today and it wasn't that bad. I'm using the podcasts so I literally just run until the guy tells me to walk. I've stopped…

I just got the ft7 and i love it so far. The guy at the store was saying that the ft40 has a training program but if you don't need that then the ft7 is more than adequate. I don't need a watch telling me what to do so I went with the cheaper option.

you wear the watch and a chest strap.

I just bought the ft7. I'm trying it out for the first time tonight. The guy at the store said the ft7 records up to 99 work out sessions but the ft4 only records one at a time so you can really track your progress on the watch. That was why i went for the ft7.

This is a great post! I make sure I incorporate strength training into all of my workouts. Cardio never makes me feel as good as lifting. I can feel myself getting stronger and that's exciting! Hopefully once you start strength training again you will start to gain back the muscle you lost.

Yep when I started with weights a few years ago I was sticking to the 5 pound weights.....if i was feeling extra crazy maybe 7.5 pounds. Now i'm up to 15 pound weights for my bicep curls and I am already noticing a difference in my arms! Now I try to lift as heavy as I can.

I'm doing it. I'm on week 3. It is definitely working for me. I used to have the worst endurance....like i couldn't run for a minute without wanting to pass out. I think the key is to really follow the program and not try to do too much too fast. That way you build up your endurance. Now my problem isn't the breathing,…

I'm the same height and weight and I have a lot of chub in places I would rather not. I'm trying to get down to 125ish but more importantly i want to lose fat and gain muscle.

I have suffered from IBS for years. I really recommend this book. It changed my life. http://www.amazon.ca/Why-Doesnt-Doctor-Know-This/dp/160037316X/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298317174&sr=8-1-fkmr0 After I started seeing a naturopath my symptoms were way easier to control. I got some allergy tests done and it turns out…

I workout tues-thurs and then saturday and sunday. I find I can get a better workout in on the weekends because I have more time.

Maybe this will help http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/how-to-measure-yourself/

are you having a colonic AND a colonoscopy? I have bad IBS and have had 2 colonoscopies. I would never elect to do a colonic lol. Esp. with my spastic colon.

Yes but I have low blood pressure so my doctor is always telling me to eat more salt and drink more water! I thought I was eating a lot of salt. Guess not!

I'm having a hard time coming close to the sodium goal. I'm always about 1000-1700 under!

I'm 5'5 and a half and my goal weight is 125. I've been 130 for years now which would be fine with me if I didn't have the extra flab. Honestly I don't care as much about the number as I do about inches and how I feel in my clothes. If I could look 5 pounds of fat but gain more muscle I would be fine with it. I also think…

You are definitely not eating enough.