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Hello Lovelies ~ T.G.I.F.
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The T-Rexes seem to be very calm today and Big Boss T-rex is gone until Monday.
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(For the newbies, I call all the Leadership at my office T-Rexes cause they roar, screech, run around and wave their tiny arms about at any bump in the road.)
Sorry I don’t have time to catch up on you all, but know I’m in there, cheering for every single day you stay POP. It is so great to do healthy things for YOURSELF, because you are the only one that can and will.
My P2 is going slow, but with only 20 total pounds to go until I get to my personal weight goal, I knew each P2 is going to be a struggle. I’m down 7 pounds in 13 days, which ain’t too shabby. I’m back to the weight I ended with on my last P2, so every pound or inch from this point forward is a victory.
WELCOME to all the newbies in this Forum!
April – congratulations on your P2 this month – you slayed it!! I get calf & foot cramps all the time, no matter what I eat. I have to make sure I drink enough water every day, BUT NOT TOO MUCH, or I’ll have to add more salt & electrolytes (hubby found a good one that tastes like salted watermelon, no really! I forgot the name, but I’ll get it and post). That helps, zero cals, zero carbs, tastes great if you like salted watermelon.
I’m gonna have to talk to you a little about your Insta Pot & your fav foods to cook in it – I got one for Christmas and it is STILL sitting in the box. I don’t know why I’m scared to break it out & use it, but there it is.
Lovelylady – thanks so much for the enzyme information. I’m shopping for that this weekend!!
Mz.P – Congrats on a great P2! 4 months of bronchitis . . . AND a successful P2? You truly are . . .
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BTW, Quest is now making a pre-made pizza, with whey protein being the main component of the crust. I am buying some next week and will let you know how they taste. They might be an easy & tasty meal for you while you are recovering. I have to have foot surgery at the end of August, so we are both gonna need easy but heathy options.
https://www.questnutrition.com/
I didn’t think about trying Biofreeze on leg cramps. Hmmmm . . . .
Leez – thank you for that pearl of wisdom – I NEVER thought of pressure points to get rid of cramps, even tho’ I do the thumb pressed at the center of my eyebrow line for relieving sinus headaches (it works for me, but sometimes I have to do the pressure thing multiple times before I get any relief). You know I will definitely try that for leg cramps. I suffer from them 2 or 3 times a week.
Shmeans – so good to see you!
Kimberly – well done making through the Big 50 with no emotional eating repercussions! In August, I hit the Big 6-O and in my rebel 1970’s years, I always thought that was ANCIENT. To say the least, I have changed my thinking on that a bit over the years. BTW, I always have to go up a full size OR TWO in Mr. Ralph Lauren, so I don’t give him very much of my $$$.
About Headaches when beginning P2 – yep, I always get them. A lot of people blame detoxing, but since I normally NEVER eat sugars or grains, and I continue with my morning coffee as usual on P2, it isn’t lack of caffeine. I do not load with sugars or grains – maybe a couple slices of pizza accidentally falls in my mouth; or a pint of Halo ice cream. Or a large glass of very good red wine. But that is the extent of “bad” foods on loading, so I’m not headachy for days because of detoxing. I truly believe (for me) it is the lack of foods = constant low-blood sugar headaches. Since I usually don’t each much of anything during the day (I also do Intermittent Fasting in P3 while eating Keto), and when I do eat, it is a zero fat as I can get it, I think my blood sugar levels fall very low over night = waking with a killer headache. Pearly, I think you have had this problem for years as well. I don’t believe hcg has anything to do with it.
Excited about Healthy Food – we had a new Whole Foods market open up near our home and I’m so thrilled. So many of the specialty foods & mixes I purchase online are now there, including my beloved Coconut Aminos. They also have FRESH zoodles daily, so I’ll be getting those – along with my spaghetti squash, I really & truly don’t miss spaghetti any more. They have a full selection of Simple Mills products (I like their pizza crust mix & black peppered crackers made with cassava root flour). For those of you fighting the Chocolate Fiend, Lily’s now makes a dark chocolate/almond bark along with all their other sugar free/great tasting chocolate bars.
Weights & Sizes – I’m a size 8/10 and weigh 170. Yep, you read that right. I still have to wear Larges up top (thanks to HCG, I lose weight and inches, but not my DD’s). At 150 (which I was in college and after 2 years on Nutri-System foods in my 40's, don’t even ask/it was horrible) I was wearing a 6/8. If I got down to 135, I’d probably easily be a 4. But I’m happy and feel really super good between 155 & 160, so that is my personal final weight goal.
Mz.P – “Eeeeeek!!!! Math! >>runs down the hall and hides behind the sofa” move over, I’m hiding with you. Math is always against me.
Originally Posted by Christy824
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