Posts by alegros

Stevia is good and so is Agave nectar. They are natural sweetners and don't spike your blood sugar (which I believe encourages your body to crave sweets).

However, I must admit, I just bought a huge bag of Splenda last night at the grocery store.....I'm going to return it. I had a weak moment and decided to cave in but today I am strong again!

I have used Agave in the past and I absolutely love it but it's more on the pricey side. I read a book called "skinny bitch" and it talks allot about the poisons in artificial sweetners and also references the information obtained to back it up. (not advocating the book what so ever but found it very informative;  they are super huge Vegans which I am not) I do also notice that when I drink a Diet Coke, I crave sweets. And when I drink Chrystal Light. The common factor in both of those is Aspartame. Yikes....

But hey, to each his own.

maybe try to read up on some information regarding  low self esteem. I am the queen of low self esteem all though I deny it half the time but when I cut to the chase that's the root of my problems. Losing your mom may have given you some abandonment issues as well and you may be taking it out on the person that loves you most.

Talking to a professional wouldn't hurt either, it's very refreshing to hear that #1 you get an unbiased professional opinion and #2 that there is a bright light at the end of our esteem troubles.

Good luck!

The way I look at it, crawfish, the season's only twice a year and I'll eat them. The worst they are is high in sodium, it's what we dip them in that's awful. I splurge on them because I don't eat them as much as I would like to so when I do, I enjoy!

I used to belong to a gym (not going to name names but it WASN'T curves :( ) However, I got this super serious illness from the machines being dirty. I'm all about home fitness now.

However, I have a curves less than two blocks from my house and it seems as though you get allot less for your money compared to other places.

Hello! In the morning I have permenantly switched to eating 1 cup of Kellogs All -Bran cereal with extra fiber with 3/4 cup of light soy milk. That is 26 grams of fiber to start off your day. Plus just make sure to drink plenty of water. You could start out with 1/2 cereal and then later on move up to 1 cup. Maybe that can balance you out a bit. Being constipated that much can end up obstructing your bowls and can lead to lots of other problems (as if constipation isn't enough!!)

Also, I add some brown sugar to give it some sweetness and I use the light Vanilla soy milk.

Good luck!

Haley,

I think you've done great!!! Clearly what you are doing is working. You have shown nothing but dedication! I don't think you should "let go" unless you feel like it is actually hindering your goals. But from what I've read on the weight and inches lost you're doing a great job!