Hey there, Blancita, congrats on the weight loss and breaking the plateau!

Hello Blancita, Congratulations on your continuous dropping of the weight! I am very happy for you that you stayed so strong throughout your plateau. You must have learned a lot from yourself?

Maybe I haven't been on board long enough to notice that kind of a change from just cutting calories and no exercise yet. Because when I don't exercise I feel guilty even with the cut calories. But maybe that was the extra weight loss that I was having at first....interesting, I could always experiment for a week or two, I might go a bit nuts, but I am sure it couldn't hurt.... LOL

I think I could learn quite a bit from you ladies, with all of your vast research and knowledge. I am especially interested in this book that you're now reading in regards to the "bio-identical hormones."

WOOT! Sounds Awesome!

P.S. I've just discovered Almond Breeze Milk, I love it, creamy no lactose, and only 40 cals/cup, oo Plus Unsweetened. I love this stuff, now to get it in bulk. hmm

I Love Almond Breeze, it has a lovely taste, a bit pricey but I really enjoy it. I pick it up every now and then instead of milk, and I like it just as much, if not more. I prefer regular milk in my tea though..lol

Hey girl

I'm avoiding dairy products over this theory about giving the liver a break from animal protein and fats so it can burn fat better. Possibly a hokey theory, but I'm really enjoying substituting other things for animal protein, except maybe a serving a day (had grilled chicken last night).

Gotta run to work, will catch up later!

So my plan seems to be working for now so I will keep it up. That entails eating around 1400-1600 calories on Mon-Thurs, and then doing a re-feed on Fri, Sat and Sun (between 1800-2300 calories). The cool thing is I'm not counting calories, just watching what I eat. That worked to get off the 30 lbs and is working now..so far.. So yesterday I ate this:

*shake: 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, cucumber, water in blender
*8 grain bagel w/ butter
*green salad w/ carrots, cucumber, tomatoe and 1/4 avocado (no dressing)
*watermelon
*shake: cucumber, water in blender
*4 oz grilled chicken, 1/2 cup rice, cherry tomatoes
*handful almonds
*2 slices chalah bread

The best part is how sexy I feel! I felt so good in my outfit going to work today. The stomach is nice and flat and the boobs were popping out in my shirt. I felt GOOD for a change!

Actually I'm thinking the raw foods might be having an important effect, rather than just the number of calories.

Here's a good site I was just reading:

Raw foods and enzymes

Most raw food, like our bodies, is very perishable. When raw foods are exposed to temperatures above 118 degrees, they start to rapidly break down, just as our bodies would if we had a fever that high. One of the constituents of foods which can break down are enzymes. Enzymes help us digest our food. Enzymes are proteins though, and they have a very specific 3-dimensional structure in space. Once they are heated much above 118 degrees, this structure can change.

Once enzymes are exposed to heat, they are no longer able to provide the function for which they were designed. Cooked foods contribute to chronic illness, because their enzyme content is damaged and thus requires us to make our own enzymes to process the food. The digestion of cooked food uses valuable metabolic enzymes in order to help digest your food. Digestion of cooked food demands much more energy than the digestion of raw food. In general, raw food is so much more easily digested that it passes through the digestive tract in 1/2 to 1/3 of the time it takes for cooked food.

Aint that the truth! I've been using the bathroom 3 times a day instead of my normal one time in the morning!

Cooked food burns more calories?

The calories we burn through digesting food, I personally believe is negligible and it is no comparison to the increased ability of the liver to metabolize fat. I got the raw idea from Alta and CurvieGirlie, who seem to be very successful with weight loss. Its certainly working for me right now!

Congrats on the weightloss thus far and breaking your plateau. I am kinda stuck on one right now and its really annoying me but i also know i'm not doing so hot in the food report area so i think that maybe my problem.. lol anyways.. keep up the great work.

That is very interesting. Like it says, " You Are What You Eat" my BM's are GREEN!!! It's Working, It's working! Because you ALL needed to know that. ;P

I am glad you felt great today! Than that is when we will see pictures? Where'd your Kick Ass Avatar go? I liked that one.

I don't have any advice, just at the same place. When I went for a foot thing back in March I was 189 at the doctor's office and well it's 4 months later and I weight 183 most days. UGH! 6 lbs in 4 months??? To me I'm still too high to sit on such an extended plateau with the amount of activity I do. One thing I did notice quite by accident is that I exercise quite a bit(I'm a freak of nature who likes it--every class is a challenge so I enjoy each session). Anyway, because of illness and some other obligations I backed waaaay off(this was 2 weeks ago) and I actually consumed more calories then normal because I ate out a couple of days. AFTER these two weeks and in my most bloated period(day before TOM) I was actually down to my very lowest in this journey 181 sooooo??? Now I'm 1 week back at it and I'm up 3 lbs????? Hello????

I'm thinking maybe it's time to take a break from working out so much. I might take the rest of the summer down to just an hour a day, 4 days a week until the kids start school again in Sept. I do have a feeling I may have adjusted to the activity level. My body seemed ready to 'let go' of lbs when I scaled back accidentally a couple weeks back. ugh!

Well, I'm not much help huh? sorry LOL

I hope your loss continues though!!!!

Great job on losing those pounds after two years! Plateau's are really frustrating and I'm glad you got past yours!

Hey Sexy MOMMA! you better be posting some updated pics now that your down all those pounds.

I'm so happy for you!!! Keep up the great work!!! I love RAW food! mmmm

GO RAW FOOD! mmmmmmmmm