Re: I am in the middle of my third week

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Cheryll,

Do NOT get discouraged!!!

I was very recently " stuck " at a plateau for ~10 weeks. Much of that

was because of my return to some other bad eating habits. So, I can

honestly empathize with you.

Just this week, the stars and moon must be re-aligning for me, because,

it seems like my body has decided to start shedding some of the fat,

once again.

These cycles do happen! And, what I have noticed is they get longer as

you move further into the program. Of course, the real progress

continues and your body morphs into something better, but, there are no

real tangible interim signs or evidence to motivate you beyond your own

hope and commitment.

So... Stay motivated. Keep up the progress!

As for your timing for your workout... Anytime is a good time for

working out. The mornings have been bantered as being better, but many

of us can not do the morning cardio, and still shed the pounds.

As for eating, I might suggest you eat the appropriate meals that will

keep you nourished. Do NOT try and eat lighter in the morning, then

heavier at night. That will just let the extra food lay there at

night... Speaking from personal experience, that is NOT a good eating

habit. If you want to adjust your meals, try having substantially less

fat in your early meals or focus on the good fats. Save the " fun fat "

for ~1 hour after your cardio. In fact, you might decide you like being

without that added fat.

I remember reading about having " stubborn fat " in Jon Benson's web site,

www.AllYourStrength.com, and increasing the good fat to compensate for

it. So, I tried it this past week and it seems to have worked! I think

one of the things that helped break my plateau was my return to eating

more salmon and tuna in the earlier meals. I also upped my Omega 3

supplements to about 5 grams per day (3 grams BEFORE my workouts).

Between the salmon, tuna and supplements, I am dousing my body with

lots of " good " fat, and, again, it seems to be working... for now!

Keep moving forward. Define your bad patterns of actions and make

changes to improve them. If it doesn't work, try another approach.

Each time you find something that does NOT work, that too is progress.

Remember...

Progress, not perfection!

HuckCheryll@... wrote:

> Good advice to Logan

>

> I'm actually not getting too many results either..... Looking at my

> diet and

> changing a few things around. (into my 3rd week also). But my body

> wasn't

> built in day so it'll take a little longer to tear down. I've been

> kinda off

> track this week to. I think I was a little discouraged. All your

> encouraging

> emails all over the board are inspiration. (All of you guys). My biggest

> workout problem is I can't do my cardio in the morning. I have two

> disabled

> children and I'm the only one home in the morning so I'm kinda stuck.

> I manage to get

> to the gym around 11:00am but that is already after I've eaten two

> meals. I

> try to make them really lite meals so as to limit my calorie intake but I

> think this is where my biggest setback has been. I decided I'm not

> stepping on

> the scale for 2 weeks. That should give me some time to get some weight

> results.

>

> Anyways you all are great....

> and as always says

> Progress not Perfection

> I love that!

>

> Cheryl

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So , what happens if I'm barely eating any fat in my diet at all. I

use fat free yogurt, fat free sourcream. Almost fat free dressings. Skim milk,

chicken breast boneless skinless, tuna in water, eat lots of fruit, cottage

cheese 1%. etc etc. I'd say I get about 30 grams of fat a day tops. If that.

But I did notice a change in my weight this week and my waist is down another

inch. So it must be working at least a little! I cut back on my portion

sizes from the first week cause I was literally stuffed. So now I'm down to

about 1500 calories a day and that seems to be working well.

Hey does anybody use the MYOPLEX CARB SENSE? I got it and I don't like it

one bit. It leaves a terrible aftertaste in my mouth and I have to plug my nose

to cut out the taste when I drink it. I think it's from the Splenda. Any

Ideas?

Cheryll

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I contacted the place that I purchased the Myoplex from and they said to send

it back and they would give me a refund so at least I'm not stuck with it!

I'm going to try Shaklee's meal replacement shakes. My sister says they taste

really good. So in a couple weeks I'll let you know!!

Cheryll Huck

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In a message dated 8/23/2004 6:12:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,

HuckCheryll@... writes:

I'm going to try Shaklee's meal replacement shakes. My sister says they

taste

really good. So in a couple weeks I'll let you know!!

Cheryll Huck

I personally like the SpiruTein meal replacement shakes. They come in a

multitude of flavors and are a soy protein source.

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Cheryll-

I get in about the same amount of fat as you, a little more due to

taking in 1600 calories, and have been seeing results (the last

couple weeks discounted because I can tell ya now, my fat intake

REALLY was up there...hehehe.) As far as the carb sense... BLECH! I

tried that last time around. I've been using Myoplex Lite products

and am actually seeing better results, minus the triggering of the

gag reflex due to the aftertaste and craptastic texture (referring to

the bars). I use predominantly shakes along with the occassional bar

when traveling (those caramel peanut crunch bars are dangerously

good.)

-Lianne

> Hey does anybody use the MYOPLEX CARB SENSE? I got it and I don't

like it

> one bit. It leaves a terrible aftertaste in my mouth and I have to

plug my nose

> to cut out the taste when I drink it. I think it's from the

Splenda. Any

> Ideas?

>

> Cheryll

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