A few questions...

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> Hi all,

>

> I just remembered some of my questions...

>

> 1. I am following Atkins fairly strictly (keeping carbs to under

30

> per day), and have not noticed that it really affects my ability to

> lift. Though I've been doing Atkins since starting BFL, I had done

a

> fair amount of lifting in the past, and it seems like my lifting

> ability and stamina are about the same now as they were when I was

> eating a more normal (i.e. higher carb, lower fat) diet. I am

> following the pattern of eating 6 small meals per day, but making

> them Atkins-type meals. I was just wondering if there is anyone out

> there that has managed to follow Atkins w/out making modifications

> while doing BFL.

I don't know much about the Atkins diet. I'm very pleased with the

BFL plan.

>

> 2. Should I be increasing my weights each workout? It seems like

> I'm increasing every 2-3 workouts now. And do people generally

> increase by smaller (i.e. 2.5 lbs) or larger (5-10 lbs) at a time?

Increase when you feel like you need to. You'll have to do

trial/error until you figure out how much.

>

> 3. I'm thinking of switching my ab workouts to after cardio. Is

> there any problem with doing abs 3x each week, as long as there is

a

> day of rest in between each workout?

I don't think this would hurt anything.

>

> 4. Those of you who are taking flax seed oil...do you count the

> calories/fat grams in your total daily caloric/fat intake, or is it

> considered more or a supplement?

Sorry-don't use an oil sup. I just cook with olive oil, occasionally.

>

> 5. I have not taken any free days or free meals, as I am concerned

> with them turning into a binge. I've been bulimic for 20 years,

and

> I think I do better completely avoiding the types of foods I'd be

> likely to eat on a free day. Has anyone had the experience of NOT

> taking free days adversely effecting progress on BFL?

I don't know. I usually have a kinda free day or a couple free meals

per wk.

Becky

>

> Thanks in advance for your help!

>

[Guest guest]

> Hi all,

>

> I just remembered some of my questions...

>

> 1. I am following Atkins fairly strictly (keeping carbs to under

30

> per day), and have not noticed that it really affects my ability to

> lift. Though I've been doing Atkins since starting BFL, I had done

a

> fair amount of lifting in the past, and it seems like my lifting

> ability and stamina are about the same now as they were when I was

> eating a more normal (i.e. higher carb, lower fat) diet. I am

> following the pattern of eating 6 small meals per day, but making

> them Atkins-type meals. I was just wondering if there is anyone out

> there that has managed to follow Atkins w/out making modifications

> while doing BFL.

Atkins can be very hard on the kidneys. You'll need to drink lots of

water. Anywhere between 1 and 2 gallons per day. I think most of

the women on here drink about 1 gallon per day now. Also your body

needs the carbs to carry the protein to the muscle. You also need it

for energy and brain function. Your brain is powered by glucose

which comes from the carbs. If you've never tried a diet of equal

portions of carbs and proteins then you should. Especially if you're

hitting the weights heavy. You can always modify if you find out the

original plan doesn't work well for you.

>

> 2. Should I be increasing my weights each workout? It seems like

> I'm increasing every 2-3 workouts now. And do people generally

> increase by smaller (i.e. 2.5 lbs) or larger (5-10 lbs) at a time?

You should increase your weight when your high-point set becomes too

easy or you can do all 12 with proper form. Someone on here said if

you can do more than 12 with good form on the power sets then

increase the pounds.

> 3. I'm thinking of switching my ab workouts to after cardio. Is

> there any problem with doing abs 3x each week, as long as there is

a

> day of rest in between each workout?

Again, according to Bill, the abs are a muscle group just like

anyother and need the days of rest between. Otherwise, you won't see

the results that you want. You want be giving them the rest they

need between workouts. Abs usually get good isometric workouts

anyway with your cardio, especially if your doing something like

kickboxing. But even with walking or running you have to keep your

abs tight to keep your back healthy, so they're working even if you

don't feel them burn.

> 4. Those of you who are taking flax seed oil...do you count the

> calories/fat grams in your total daily caloric/fat intake, or is it

> considered more or a supplement?

Sorry, no advice here. Don't take it. but I think I did hear

say that she kept all her supplements separate from her diet.

> 5. I have not taken any free days or free meals, as I am concerned

> with them turning into a binge. I've been bulimic for 20 years,

and

> I think I do better completely avoiding the types of foods I'd be

> likely to eat on a free day. Has anyone had the experience of NOT

> taking free days adversely effecting progress on BFL?

Do what you have to do to maintain. You don't want to fall off the

wagon into the mud.

> Thanks in advance for your help!

>

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1. I say throw out your Atkins book and strictly follow the BFL

plan. I don't belive you can successfully do BFL while only

consuming 30 grams of carbs a day. Your body needs carbs for energy,

and though I agree with Dr. Atkins in that carbs make you fat, I'm

leaning towards it being processed, refined carbs that make people

fat. I believe fresh fruits and veggies are Gods gifts to keep us

healthy, along with whole grains. The BFL has been proven successful

just the way it is, so if it ain't broke, why ya tryin' to fix it????

2. I only increase my weights when I don't feel like I'm hitting my

10's. I think it goes on an individual by individual bases, and by

setting a certain amount you increase at a certain time is only

setting yourself up for failure and injury. If you feel you're not

hitting your 10's, add some weight.

3. I don't think switching your ab day would do any harm, if that's

the muscle group you're focusing on, and you'd like to get in extra

days. As long as like you said, you get a day of rest for your

muscles to recover.

4. Have no clue about the flax seed as I have yet to convince myself

to swallow the stuff.

5. I am concerned about you not taking any free days only because I

specifically remember reading in Bill's book that free days are a key

to the success of the program. Not only is it good mentally to allow

yourself a day to splurge on something, it also reminds the body that

you're not starving and it's ok for it to use up that stored fat.

Mind you, this is coming from a person who has no experience with

bulimia.

Good luck to you,

Jill

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Almond extract or almond butter would be different, but almond oil and

sweet almond oil would be the same thing. If you want the therapeutic

benefits of hazelnut oil, get hazelnut oil - if you want the tast, get

hazelnut flavor - if you want the smell, get hazelnut fragrance. You can

use the extract in place of flavor if you want the alcohol, but it's really

for baking I think. The syrup would be for adding to drinks and you can get

some flavor from it, but flavorings are better. These are made for the kind

for specific uses you want,but not common in small town health food stores

and you might have to order them. HTH,

Traci

a few questions...

[Guest guest]

Hi bluerose

I'm assuming you bought almond oil at the health food store? If so it

is probably Sweet Almond, Prunus dulcis . There is a bitter almond oil

also, but it's not something you would want to use as it can be toxic.

Sorry I can't think of the latin name off the top of my head.

Anyone???

You really need a flavor OIL for the lip balm and possibly the edible

massage and a fragrance OIL for the scrub, salts and body butter you

want to make. I believe Walmart carries some flavor oils in the candy

making section, and some fragrances in the candle and soap section,

but I don't know how extensive the selection would be. Otherwise you

could do like the rest of us and shop online. There are plenty of

places that carry them both, www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com is a good

place to start.

In your edible massage oil, if you mix oil and glycerin (oil and

water) you will need a preservative, or it will go bad very quickly.

It's easier to use one or the other. If you chose to use glycerin you

will need a water based flavoring (the extract might work in glycerin)

instead.

HTH

Heidi

http://www.heidisherbals.com

a few questions...

> Good Morning *smile*

> I have a few questions I would like to ask. One of them I already

did

> but to date haven't gotten an answer. Is there a difference between

> almond oil and sweet almond oil? I have several things I want to try

> and just want to be sure I have the right thing.

> Ok now for the biggie LOL

> I have a good friend whose birthday is next month and want to make

> her some things. Her favorite smell and taste is hazelnut. She

drinks

> hazelnut coffee all the time. I want to make her a scrub, bath

salts,

> lip balm and whipped body butter. The problem in part is the two

> local health food stores we have near me are very small. They carry

> hazelnut extract and hazelnut syrup but not oil. I wonder if you

used

> the extract in these things if the smell would evaporate or even

> blend right since they are alcohol based? Is the syrup something

that

> can be used? I'm not really sure what you would use it for other

than

> perhaps a topping for food. I thought of making the bath salts with

a

> hazelnut and coffee smell to it and am not sure how to do that.

Would

> not want coffee grounds in it.

> I also have a friend that is begging me for hazelnut flavored edible

> massage oil. I think I would use grapeseed oil with some veg.

> glycerin (I think just plain glycerin would be to thick and sticky)

> in it but again could you use the extract since there isn't any

> flavored oil?

> Thank you for all your help with these questions.

>

>

> bluerose ~~from the great state of Maine~~

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Traci,

Thank you so much for your help. I was just confused when I saw

hazelnut extract and syrup but not oil. I tried to question a woman

that was working there if these could be used for what I wanted and

all I got was " geeee I don't know " . I am going to try and go to

the " big city " lol and check out a store there over the weekend if I

can't find what I need will do as many of you do order on line.

bluerose ~~from Maine~~

[Guest guest]

Traci,

Thank you so much for your help. I was just confused when I saw

hazelnut extract and syrup but not oil. I tried to question a woman

that was working there if these could be used for what I wanted and

all I got was " geeee I don't know " . I am going to try and go to

the " big city " lol and check out a store there over the weekend if I

can't find what I need will do as many of you do order on line.

bluerose ~~from Maine~~

[Guest guest]

Hi Heidi,

Thank you for helping me. I did buy the almond oil in a heath food

store and was hoping it was right. The woman working there was not to

helpful. She just may have been new. I asked her if there was a

difference between almond oil and sweet almond oil and she didn't

know.

I haven't checked out what Walmart has for oils yet as we don't have

a super Walmart and seems to be very little in the " craft "

department. I did look for M & P and didn't see a thing there to make

soap at all.

One question to just be sure I understand you.......glycerin is a

water base???

bluerose ~~from Maine~~

[Guest guest]

I wish you luck. Look for a store that sells cake or making supplies. I'm

99% sure you won't find a hazelnut fragrance anywhere but online, from a

fragrance supplier.

Re: a few questions...

> Traci,

> Thank you so much for your help. I was just confused when I saw

> hazelnut extract and syrup but not oil. I tried to question a woman

> that was working there if these could be used for what I wanted and

> all I got was " geeee I don't know " . I am going to try and go to

> the " big city " lol and check out a store there over the weekend if I

> can't find what I need will do as many of you do order on line.

> bluerose ~~from Maine~~

[Guest guest]

heloo,

to my knowlege almond oil and sweet almond oil is the same.

About hazel nut,the oil is great ptiy u can't get it around.

Here we have ppl who extract oil from any nuts u give them for a

fee....do u have someone like that?

the syrub contains sugar, so thats a problem.

i made soap earlier and used a cocoa syrub with sugar....ants were

all over the thg i had to discard everythg.

Why don't u grind fresh hazel nuts?...u can make soap, scrub.

WHt about bolign ur base oil with hazel nuts? like we do herbs?

that sould flavour the oil ....

natasha

> Good Morning *smile*

> I have a few questions I would like to ask. One of them I already

did

> but to date haven't gotten an answer. Is there a difference between

> almond oil and sweet almond oil? I have several things I want to

try

> and just want to be sure I have the right thing.

> Ok now for the biggie LOL

> I have a good friend whose birthday is next month and want to make

> her some things. Her favorite smell and taste is hazelnut. She

drinks

> hazelnut coffee all the time. I want to make her a scrub, bath

salts,

> lip balm and whipped body butter. The problem in part is the two

> local health food stores we have near me are very small. They carry

> hazelnut extract and hazelnut syrup but not oil. I wonder if you

used

> the extract in these things if the smell would evaporate or even

> blend right since they are alcohol based? Is the syrup something

that

> can be used? I'm not really sure what you would use it for other

than

> perhaps a topping for food. I thought of making the bath salts with

a

> hazelnut and coffee smell to it and am not sure how to do that.

Would

> not want coffee grounds in it.

> I also have a friend that is begging me for hazelnut flavored

edible

> massage oil. I think I would use grapeseed oil with some veg.

> glycerin (I think just plain glycerin would be to thick and sticky)

> in it but again could you use the extract since there isn't any

> flavored oil?

> Thank you for all your help with these questions.

>

>

> bluerose ~~from the great state of Maine~~

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I think it might depend on how old your child is and whether it's an

issue if she does get anything a.

bw

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In Vaccinations , " a " <ericadakin@h...> wrote:

>

> I have a few questions in regards to vaccinations...

> My friend just had her baby vax with 4 vax...MMR, 2 others and the

> chicken pox vax...now, my questions are these: Do I need to keep

my

> daughter away from hers...and if so, for how long?? We do play

> together often and both girls are a year old, so they do play

close

> with one another...my daughter is NOT vax...any answers will be

> appreciated...

> Thank you!

> a

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In a message dated 1/4/2007 7:40:32 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, leslieinohio@... writes:

I was thinking of either looking into Curves or another place called It Figures. I was wondering if anyone was a member of either one of those, if you could tell me some basic information about them and your opinon of them as well.

I love Curves - have been going for just a little over a year. I'm sure you've seen or heard that they have a circuit set up and you go around 2-3 times depending on how many stations they have to equal your 30 minutes. Then they recommend you do something for cardio on the off-days.

Price-wise it is dependent on your club and location. Registration fee is $150 usually and from what I have gathered, the owners can run programs to waive that (food drives, etc). I pay $32 and change a month, but that is based on my area and having monthly withdrawal directly from my account (12 month contract too) - best bet would be to call or go talk with them and see what they say. They might be able to spread the regis fee out over several months to help you out. (Don't know)

There's also a group called Women_Of_Curves_Everywhere if you are interested in joining that to get a little more info.

And also, I was wondering if anyone knew of any good exercise dvd's, exercises to do around the house, etc.. so I could work out at home till I can come up with the money to join a health club.

I have 3: "Slim in 6" by Debbie Siebers, the "Biggest Loser" one and "Walk and Jog" by Sansone - some of these gals have others, some of 's...

Good luck!

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While you are looking, check the YMCA, too. They are usually pretty

inexpensive, comparatively, and they ofer lots of variety in workout

options. I LOVE the Y!!!

>I was a member of a health

> club but decided to join one that was closer to me. I was thinking

of

> either looking into Curves or another place called It Figures. I was

> wondering if anyone was a member of either one of those, if you

could tell

> me some basic information about them and your opinon of them as

well.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice! I may go by there next week when I go to the library.

-- Re: A few questions...

While you are looking, check the YMCA, too. They are usually pretty

inexpensive, comparatively, and they ofer lots of variety in workout

options. I LOVE the Y!!!

>I was a member of a health

> club but decided to join one that was closer to me. I was thinking

of

> either looking into Curves or another place called It Figures. I was

> wondering if anyone was a member of either one of those, if you

could tell

> me some basic information about them and your opinon of them as

well.

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Plus, the YMCA has things for your kids too... like free childcare, of course that goes along with the membership, but still free. The YMCA is an awesome gym to be a part of. Shirley in CO~*~inOhio~*~ <leslieinohio@...> wrote: Thanks for the advice! I may go by there next week when I go

to the library. -- Re: A few questions... While you are looking, check the YMCA, too. They are usually pretty inexpensive, comparatively, and they ofer lots of variety in workout options. I LOVE the Y!!! >I was a member of a health > club but decided to join one that was closer to me. I was thinking of > either looking into Curves or another place called It Figures. I was > wondering if anyone was a member of either one of those, if you could tell > me some basic information about them and your opinon of them as well. 100-Plus Files page 100-plus/files 100-Plus Links page 100-plus/links

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Hi, relatively new to the group but I've been reading all posts for the past

several months. I had to work up slowly to 50mg of Iodoral due to severe break

outs of cankor sores in my mouth every time I tried to increase. During this

time, I had seriously cloudy urine and foul smelling body odor for several

weeks. Assuming that is typical detox. I just got to 50 mg two weeks ago with

no problems now (started back at the beginning of Aug)! Perhaps i am missing

something but I would like to know what type of vit C to be using? I have

started to experience very loose bowels. Wondering if the combo of magnesium

and vit C are causing this? Also, what symptoms present if you are needing the

cofacotrs? I do have a little more energy and my temps are sometimes

approaching normal but my hair has been coming out by the handfuls since May and

continues to do so. I am sort of doing this protocol on my own as my doc knows

about it but seems to be nonchalant about it. My nutritionist painted iodine on

my arm and it was gone within 10 hours (this was just 2 weeks ago and I had only

been at 50 mg for a few days). She is also just learning about the protocol so I

feel like I may need a little guidance. I am supposed to be on Armour at 2

grains but this made me insane with panic attacks and racing heart rate. I went

down to 1 grain but as I increased Iodoral these symptoms have returned within

the past few days. On my own, I have stopped the Armour and waiting for my doc

to get back to me on what to do with that. I am thinking I would rather

continue working on adrenals and thyroid WITHOUT Armour. I don't think I would

have the courage to do this without the copious amounts of support you all give

so generously! Thanks so much!

[Guest guest]

The lowest dose you can find it in, probably 100- 250 mg.If you experience overstimulation drop the dose. Depends on your sensitivity.

[Guest guest]

I just have to ask-- please people, don't delete everything from the

previous email you're responding to. I can't remember what you're talking

about and I don't have time to go look up the old email. I'm sure I'm not

the only one who can't participate (or learn) when there is no context

provided for responses. In this case, I have no idea what supplement you

are talking about, or for what problem it is being taken.

Thank you.

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>The lowest dose you can find it in, probably 100- 250 mg.If you experience

>overstimulation drop the dose. Depends on your sensitivity.

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