Posts by 1skyprincess

Grape is my favorite...but the guava was okay too! I wish I had a Whole Foods nearby so I could guzzle the grape one daily!

Ok, this is so me!!! Dreadful, isn't it?

I love this thread. I'm 19, 5' 11" and I weigh about 157. My goal is 140 lbs...I'm young and my bone structure isn't big, probably average. I'm definitely all legs...and my waist is quite small, but my hips are average. You can imagine what a nightmare it is finding pants or jeans that fit. They'll be way too short, the waist is too big, but the hips fit right...the waist fits, but the hips are way too tight...Ooh, what trials we must suffer through.

And I LOVE heels, but I always feel bad wearing them...especially since a lot of my guy friends are my height or shorter. I almost feel disrespectful to them being taller, but of course, that's silly. This is the way God made me and I love being tall. Of course, I'd be a lot happier if I slimmed down to 140 FAST...I'm SO impatient.

Anyone?

I'm not so sure...if you use a infared sauna (the best!) it draws out toxins (sweating is one of the main ways we get toxins out). I personally think that waste equals weight...the more toxins we get out, the cleaner inside we're going to be.

I use it almost every other night, not only is relaxing, it's so hot that it gets your body working as it heats up more and more. Yes, you lose water weight, but your metabolism is working harder too.

We're about the same age, but I'm 5'11" and I weight 150-155 about. I think you should slowly up your miles...and if it's cals you want to desperately burn, just upping the treadmill in incline helps burn more faster. My running background: Six weeks ago I thought running 3 miles was killing me...but now, since following a ten-week running program, I consider those miles almost relaxing. Two days ago I ran 11 miles, the most I've ever run in my life. Over the past 6 weeks...I've run a total of 105 miles. I never dreamt I'd be able to do that. 10 miles alone is about 1,100 and more for me.  Hope that's inspiring for you, because if I can do it, ANYONE can!

Of course, it's still winter where I live so I've been doing this on the treadmill. I expect that once I'm outdoors again, it will be harder, since you're dealing with hills and different terrain, but doing things a little a time really works. I'm not a hardcore runner like my brothers...I run for about 9 minutes and walk about 1 minute. I've tried the other way, where you just don't stop at all, but the prospect of running 2 solid hours does not sound appealing.

I had that a couple days ago...what I did...I did a Master Cleanse for 2.5 days...it works...but because it's heaps easier...just fast till supper and then eat a sensible meal...it will get rid of that poochy feeling. Just did it and it works like a charm. And drink lots!

Mmmm, good thread...it's making me hungry. I love whole food, natural, healthy "diet" snacks...they just feel SO good, don't they?

Ok, thanks...but you know it's just frusterating because...you know, we all cut the bread differently...it's never the same amount of slices per loaf and how many pieces of lasagne do you know the pan will have, when you don't cut the whole thing?

It's good advice...I appreciate it...but I'm almost wondering if there's some other type of diet/lifestyle plan I should be following, that doesn't take any cal counting?

Any ideas? 

Wow, couldn't agree with you more. Jesus is always the answer and HE's the reason I live and I want to make a difference for Him.

I know if I truly always let God lead me, I'll be what I need to be...I just need to give up those things that I often let replace Him...going to food for comfort instead of Him, or being so hyper I eat, instead of going to God with my joy. Life will be so much more beautiful that way.

I like this thread. :)

I love that book and tried it for a while, feeling really good that way....you know, just eating very small meals, when strictly hungry, and once I did that, I was always hungry at meals...it is often inconvenient when I'm not at my 0 hunger level and the whole family is eating...guess I just need to let my system be adjusted, but really, for the most part, I eat only when I'm hungry anyway.

I know. That's how I am too...I do that nearly all the time too and I love how good I feel when I do!!!! I love the Eat Clean magazine and suscribe to it and I adore her cookbook, Tosca Reno's.

My biggest one is that I'm challenging myself to a year without refined sugar, except organic or dark chocolate (cuz my quality of life decreases with out it, lol).

I'm also going to serioulsly avoid white flour, bad fried foods, bad fast food, chips, fries, and white rice.

Me too, so my problem...especially during that time of the month...lol.

I have cravings just to eat cocoa powder straight...so I actually have done that, lol. A little funny...but I like to mix it with 1 tsp. of maple syrup and 1 TB or cocoa powder, super low in cals and nixes the craving.

No, that's exciting!!! So happy for you...that feeling is great, ey?