wanderinggypsy

I love my juicer. I get all my veggie and fruit servings in, and then I don't have to worry about the rest of the day. I'm not worried about losing the fiber....I get enough of that anyway. We also have a vitamix, which my boyfriend prefers over juicing, but I love juices more than smoothies. To each his own! Regarding the…

Bump. A couple of coworkers just joined November 1st. 4% in a month seems like a lot. I would have to lose more than 2 lbs/week, which likely wouldn't happen, so I haven't joined in. I suppose it could help with some people's motivation, but I would be afraid that some might do crazy things to lose weight fast, and not…

I did one in July! I found out in April that I'm sensitive to wheat, and my doctor recommended a 21-day elimination diet to test for other issues. I gave up dairy, eggs, gluten, corn, soy, and peanuts for the 3 weeks, and it actually wasn't that terrible. I read a LOT beforehand and based my cleanse off of Kris Carr's…

It always surprises me when people think toxins are not ever-present in our world and food and drinks. I guess I just think of toxins as any chemicals that our bodies shouldn't necessarily be dealing with....mercury in fish, various crap chemicals in makeup and soaps, even the pesticides and whatnot that are on food. If…

Sounds delish!

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Bump! Thanks for this!

I think it's easy to forget about what's happening on a cellular level when talking about food. Granted, it's been years since I took the biochem class in college, but cellular metabolism depends on nutrients, minerals, and amino acids. If you're not getting them in your diet, your systems will strip them from other parts…

This sounds divine:)

Beverly Hills, I completely get what you're saying. Choosing quality foods is important, and the OP has been bombarded with jerks ridiculing him for wanting a substitute for white rice. Really? Isn't this site supposed to be a place people can go for advice and suggestions? Why all the hate? Maybe the OP asked because of…

Bump! I'm going on an elimination diet this week to test for allergies, but I'm allowed quinoa!

I wouldn't care if he went to a strip club, but it would bother me if he got a lap dance. Something about a naked young woman rubbing herself on my bf, putting her boobs in his face.....it makes me unhappy. Lucky for me, he doesn't have interest in any other woman's boobs:)

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Bump. I would love to know what others suggest as well!

Maybe you have a food allergy? I would suggest a 3-week elimination cleanse and see what happens then. If you start to lose weight/feel better, it's likely you have a food allergy of some sort. I just recently found out I have a wheat allergy (after years of struggling with weight loss), and I've lost 15 lbs since April…

I began to have this problem when I discovered I have a wheat allergy. Now that I've given up all things wheat, I'm sleeping way better and deeper, but it's a LOT harder to wake up in the mornings. My boyfriend got concerned about me last week because my alarm was going off for two minutes and I never moved....luckily he…

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I LOVE juicing. Definitely don't do just vegetables together, at least in the beginning. I did a combo the other night where I threw in everything I had that was green: spinach, kale, cucumber, an apple, 1 pear, broccoli, celery, and 1/2 lime. It was delicious! My general rule of thumb is 3 veggies and 1 fruit. Play around…

I just finished "Wheat Belly". My doctor had suggested I go on a wheat-free diet for some health issues, and I wanted to read up on how wheat could be affecting me like this. It was an interesting read, if not a little repetitive. He also made correlations that I'm not convinced he should have been making. I'm on Day 9 of…

Haha! Love this! Well done:)

"Murder? What do you mean....murder?" Clue.

This is going to give me nightmares tonight!!!!

Baked Lays Cheddar and Sour Cream chips and Ben and Jerry's Peanut Butter cup ice cream. I've ruined many otherwise good days with these!

I'm an awful communicator, so when I have something important to say to my boyfriend, I'll write him a note and read it out loud to him. Then I get to put all my thoughts in a concise manner, and we can discuss it afterwards. He gets to keep the note too. This has worked really well for us. (I did this with my mom once too…

I'm in! I want to do RI30 alongside a C25k program....if it doesn't kill me:)

I HATE counting calories! It's funny because I was just about to post this topic to see if anyone has had success without counting calories. Right now I'm focusing on eating healthy foods and watching my portion sizes and exercising. I've tried to turn counting calories into a game (I win if I stay under my limit!), but I…

Ugh. I weighed myself today and this is the heaviest I've ever been. I need some serious help! CW: 240 GW: 225 (for end of August)

#23. I'm having one tomorrow morning and I'm NOT looking forward to purging tonight, but it should bring me great piece of mind. Hopefully:) Thanks for all the inspiration in this thread. I loved the suggestion of rinsing with mouthwash after drinking the laxative. The doctor's office told me to add Miralax to 64 oz of…

How do you know how many calories you are burning through exercise? I don't trust the MFP calculator as it tells me that I burned waaaayyyy more than I could have. Does anyone else have this problem? But in regards to your question, I would think it would be fairly unhealthy for anyone to consume less than 1100 calories a…

I love your message! My trainer has finally come to terms with the fact that chocolate is a staple in my diet that I'm not willing to let go of. That's not to say he doesn't make me earn it though:) Great Job!!!