Originally Posted By Tandelothien >>Since I don't have a sense of smell I need a STRONG flavored tea to give it taste<< OK now this is getting bizarre, I have no sense of smell either...I think you may be me lol. I slipped last night and had pizza, my family forced me, really :S, but I'm going to do more exercise this week and hopefully at least break even and today I'm gonna be chugging down the water haha.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 AH! I didn't know that about green and white tea so that's good to hear. I guess they don't say "no caffeine" on the box because it's a big duh Right now I am sorting through a weeks worth of mail and I have a big glass of water with a cute blue straw to entice me to drink it I used to have a rooibos tea and I did like it, thank you very much for the reminder. Now I feel like going shopping for tea
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 AND we were posting at the same time tand!!! Bizarroworld for sure!!!
Originally Posted By smedley LOL you're welcome amazed! Although I am not sure how keen your DH is gonna be on all this shopping I am making you do Oh and in a most bizarre coincidence, I also have very little sense of smell lol!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 OK this is getting spooky! I haven't had a sense of smell for about 25 years now and have only met 2 people in all that time without a sense of smell. My loss came about from major allergies resulting in over prescribing of a now taken off the market nasal spray OR a virus. LOL! in other words "no one really knows so lets just say a virus" OK, by then I was used to it and I was OK missing out on smelling my newborns sweet and not so sweet smells Maybe TMI there? Sorry. SO, I'm really liking this straw in the water glass thing. It makes it more mindless (no lifting of the glass more like drive by water drinking I succumbed to pasta primavera last night AND 2 pieces of garlic bread I was SO good all day and then it got late, I was tired and hungry and before I got a grip we had the take out menu out. DD and her boyfriend were here and I know if they hadn't been I would have just made a salad. Oh well, moving on........ Have a great day everyone
Originally Posted By smedley Moving on is the important part amazed, it's only one meal after all I am still trucking along, Fingers crossed for a good weight loss at weigh in next Thursday.
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon I haven't had the guts to step on the scale for a few days now. I've "mostly" stuck with my diet, but am getting absolutely no excersize other than what I get being on my feet at work. I've had a lousy cold and I'm beat when I get home. I sit and don't move. And I sleep. And the cold isn't going away, so I don't know when I'll feel like doing anything. <<The problem with food is that the bad stuff tastes so darn good. I'd happily eat salad and veges all the time if they tasted like bacon and chocolate >> I hear you Tandelothien!! Why does the bad stuff have to taste so darn wonderful?!! But you're doing a great job!! And have had some pretty steady losses. And Smed...you'll lose that last bit...I have no doubt about it. Funny how some pills can keep you from dropping some weight. But it sure happens. What is a detox like? Is it something that basically flushes out your system? It's not dangerous? Amazed, it sounds like you're doing just fine. I've tried to journal, but I ALWAYS forgot to write things down and decided it was not going to happen. We are in the same boat as far as the water is concerned. I am soooo not a water drinker but I've been making myself drink a lot more of it. All these different teas sound so interesting. I think I'd like to try that white tea. I've tried that redbush tea and it was okay, but not really "my cup of tea" ! hahaha Tomorrow I might throw caution to the wind and actually stand on that scale. If you hear a scream...that would be me!
Originally Posted By smedley Tinkeroon, doesn't even matter if you do scream, it's the getting on and moving on that matters Detox is just a flush out indeed, supposed to cleanse lymphatic system etc, we shall see, 4 day left of it to go, got my official weigh in Thursday, will have been a day short of 2 weeks, hoping for a loss! Keep the faith peeps
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon I didn't gain!!! Yay Me!!!! Didn't have to work today so I had a lot more energy and the cold seems to be on the mend. I did an energetic vacuuming of the whole house today, moving couches and everything. That was exhausting but it felt good to get it done. Thanks Smed, for the info on the detox! I wonder if I should try something like that. I could probably use a good cleaning out. haha
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt Great job Tinkeroon! House cleaning is a good workout.. I run up the stairs with laundry! Everything helps
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Seeing a loss is SUPER motivating! It makes you feel like you haven't done everything for naught. I just wish I would see that scale needle inch down on a more regular basis. But I do have to put in the exercise so I can't complain if I don't put myself into it. Reading all the Lpers weight loss stories and experiences, tips and secrets is also super motivating. I keep thinking about getting out and taking a good brisk walk. But it looks like rain and I'm afraid of getting caught in it. Not that it's likely to do me any harm, mind you. But...
Originally Posted By Tandelothien That is fantastic Tinkeroon! At the end of a month or two you'll turn around and see that all the little bits added up to an impressive loss And now a new tip that will make everyone who is struggling to drink water groan...a German research team has discovered that if you drink a large glass of water immediately after getting up in the morning, it boosts your metabolism. Don't know if it works but I'm giving it a go
Originally Posted By Tandelothien Ahhh that's the rub, they didn't say how much just that it kick starts it in the morning. I started doing it this morning. Blech, I hate water when I first wake up but I drank it all and will wait and see if it does anything
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I've been trying to do that glass of water first thing in the morning thing. I'm thinking that if I'm not that awake I won't notice that I'm drinking it Of course it's followed by a cup of coffee so it's probably negating the whole thing. I tried 2 kinds of rooibus tea yesterday and REALLY liked one and the other was just OK, not enough taste for me. Today I bought a 3rd brand. Soon I'll be able to open a tea shop My shoulder has been hurting me, yesterday it got really bad, to the point I couldn't do any of the Wii exercises that involved arm movement. I went to the chiropractor today and I had thrown my shoulder out of alignment. It wasn't popped out of the socket but thrust forward and it HURT. It's been moved back into place but it's still tender. Typical JUST when I was doing pretty well with forcing myself to do at least 15 minutes on the Wii each morning. Thanks, I felt like whining for a bit
Originally Posted By Tandelothien ^^There's nothing wrong with a little whining now and then, it relieves stress I actually hurt my shoulder on Friday as well and had to rest up on Saturday and Sunday. I'm not sure what I did but one minute I was shadow boxing and then I felt a click and a stab of pain. I don't punch so forcefully now, lol.
Originally Posted By smedley I hope the shoulders all feel better. I pretty much have about 0.5ltr of water when I get up with my breakfast, I know this comes as no surprise to any of you Still showing no signs of actual weight loss, but I am ignoring that and staying on plan 100% at some point the darn weight will come off! It will be interesting to see if it happens when I stop the detox after tomorrow. Unfortunately it is my official weigh tomorrow and I am not sure the 2 week figure is going to look pretty Tinkeroon, if you were going to consider doing a detox I would suggest you speak to your doctor first and make sure it's ok for you Ah well onwards and downwards girls, if not a lot of weight loss tomorrow I have my fingers crossed for inches instead
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo WEll it's been a while since i've posted in here. THings have not been great the last few weeks, and last week we ate whatever we felt like - KFC, Pizza, Chinese etc. I was worried. Stepping on the scales though, I have still managed to lose 2kg (4.5lbs) in the last 3 weeks. It is slower these days, but still in the right direction! I am nearly to the 300lb mark, but for me that is significant as I have lost just over 70 in the last 5 months. Still 120 lbs to go 1/3rd of the way there.
