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Debbie, sorry to hear about your scare, but let me tell you about my

Daughter who is now 22 years old, she has soft signs of

mito, but starting when whe was 16, she was having what we were told

by the ER were panic attacks, but panic attacks can feel like a

heart attack there is no real pain associated with it, tightness of

chest yes, but not real pain, she would also black out, couldnt

breath, pain in her left arm, then numbness in her face,, neck and

arm, we later found out when she was 20, these were not panic

attacks at all, and yes this can be mito related, it is call Mitrol

Valve Prolapse, and yes all the heart monitoring can come back

normal. This is a valve that every now and then gets stuck closed

and blood is not flowing to brain, which would make your arm go numb

and have pain , chest tighting, eyes get blurry, (she says its like

bubble vision), also it mimics syptoms of a panic attack, but is not

a panic attack. And when the valve opens again there is no signs

of heart problem. an episode can last my daughter for a few seconds

to minutes to a hour, so the ER always missed diagnosed her, it

was only during an episode at her family doctors office that they

found this. Caffeine is a contributor and she cannot sleep on her

left side, as this also causes episodes, and she cannot take

medications with caffeine in it. You can live fine with mitrol

valve prolapse, once you are aware of it and know what to do, and

with a cardiologist care. If you feel that the episode you had was

not a panic attack, please consult your mito doc and cardiologist

about your heart and possible mitrol valve prolaspse or other heart

related, mito problems that could have cause your episode. I hate to

say i hope it was just a panic attack, but if it was not better find

out now so you can better deal with it next time. Barb

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ARe you taking digestive enzymes? I know when my little boy had eczema,

they really helped. He could eat some things that would ordinarily cause a

rash, but when he took digestive enzymes he was fine.

Houston enzymes work well for chidren.

HTH

Marilyn

leaky gut, SCD 8 weeks

please help

> Hi!

>

> My family has been trying SCD for a little over a week. My baby, 14

> mo., has leaky gut, and this looked like the best option for her

> healing. She has basically been eating boiled chicken, chicken

> broth, and scrambled eggs during this time. Four days ago, I

> introduced cooked carrot " coins " . She passed the undigested carrot

> in her stool, which otherwise consisted of diarrhea. I took them

> away again. I tried to introduce one raw banana three days ago. She

> hasn't had another banana since because I went back to the intro

> diet . . . boiled chicken, chicken broth, and scrambled eggs. She

> passed one movement that had a section of formed stool and the rest

> was diarrhea. And then this evening we had to induce a movement with

> a glycerin suppository because she didn't pass anything yesterday.

> This stool was a small amount of yellow diarrhea with small black

> specks throughout. What is this? What do I do? Do I have to keep

> her on this diet of boiled chicken, chicken broth, and scrambled eggs

> much longer (it has already been over a week with those few

> interruptions of raw banana and cooked carrots? I am worried about

> keeping her on the intro. diet too long because she is a baby. Do I

> take away the eggs? Do I just move on? Please help!

>

> Jeni Lynn

> mom to Elle, leaky gut, SCD days

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

> _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

> websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

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Hi Marilyn,

She is not currently on digestive enzymes, but I guess I will call our

nutritionist on Monday to ask for a recommended dosage. I have

Houston enzymes in the house because my other two children take them.

Do you have recommendations on how to feed her while I wait for Monday

to roll around?

Jeni Lynn

mom to Elle, leaky gut, SCD 8 days

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Hi Jenni Lynn,

> My family has been trying SCD for a little over a week. My baby,

14

> mo., has leaky gut, and this looked like the best option for her

> healing. She has basically been eating boiled chicken, chicken

> broth, and scrambled eggs during this time. Four days ago, I

> introduced cooked carrot " coins " . She passed the undigested

carrot

> in her stool, which otherwise consisted of diarrhea.

How were her bowel movements before starting SCD? This may be die

off. Did she eat carrots before starting SCD? If yes, did she eat

them as " coins " or pureed?

I took them

> away again. I tried to introduce one raw banana three days ago.

She

> hasn't had another banana since because I went back to the intro

> diet . . . boiled chicken, chicken broth, and scrambled eggs. She

> passed one movement that had a section of formed stool and the

rest

> was diarrhea. And then this evening we had to induce a movement

with

> a glycerin suppository because she didn't pass anything

yesterday.

> This stool was a small amount of yellow diarrhea with small black

> specks throughout. What is this?

The yellow diarrhea and lack of stool does seem to corrrespond with

die off symptoms. Lots of changes will happen as the microbial

population in the body shifts. Epsom salt baths and/or activated

charcoal may help.

See:

http://pecanbread.com/difficulties.html#initial

http://pecanbread.com/badreaction.html

What do I do? Do I have to keep

> her on this diet of boiled chicken, chicken broth, and scrambled

eggs

> much longer (it has already been over a week with those few

> interruptions of raw banana and cooked carrots?

No, you should start to add more foods (best to stick to easy to

digest ones: cooked peeled (deseeded if necessary) fruits and

vegetables.) Ripe bananas yellow with lots of brown spots/freckles,

cooked carrots (maybe even pureed if she has a problem), cooked

squash, homemade apple sauce, homemade pearsauce.

Sheila, SCD 58 mos, 21 yrs UC

mom of , SCD 43 mos

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Hi Jenni Lynn,

> My family has been trying SCD for a little over a week. My baby,

14

> mo., has leaky gut, and this looked like the best option for her

> healing. She has basically been eating boiled chicken, chicken

> broth, and scrambled eggs during this time. Four days ago, I

> introduced cooked carrot " coins " . She passed the undigested

carrot

> in her stool, which otherwise consisted of diarrhea.

How were her bowel movements before starting SCD? This may be die

off. Did she eat carrots before starting SCD? If yes, did she eat

them as " coins " or pureed?

I took them

> away again. I tried to introduce one raw banana three days ago.

She

> hasn't had another banana since because I went back to the intro

> diet . . . boiled chicken, chicken broth, and scrambled eggs. She

> passed one movement that had a section of formed stool and the

rest

> was diarrhea. And then this evening we had to induce a movement

with

> a glycerin suppository because she didn't pass anything

yesterday.

> This stool was a small amount of yellow diarrhea with small black

> specks throughout. What is this?

The yellow diarrhea and lack of stool does seem to corrrespond with

die off symptoms. Lots of changes will happen as the microbial

population in the body shifts. Epsom salt baths and/or activated

charcoal may help.

See:

http://pecanbread.com/difficulties.html#initial

http://pecanbread.com/badreaction.html

What do I do? Do I have to keep

> her on this diet of boiled chicken, chicken broth, and scrambled

eggs

> much longer (it has already been over a week with those few

> interruptions of raw banana and cooked carrots?

No, you should start to add more foods (best to stick to easy to

digest ones: cooked peeled (deseeded if necessary) fruits and

vegetables.) Ripe bananas yellow with lots of brown spots/freckles,

cooked carrots (maybe even pureed if she has a problem), cooked

squash, homemade apple sauce, homemade pearsauce.

Sheila, SCD 58 mos, 21 yrs UC

mom of , SCD 43 mos

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Hi Jenni Lynn,

> My family has been trying SCD for a little over a week. My baby,

14

> mo., has leaky gut, and this looked like the best option for her

> healing. She has basically been eating boiled chicken, chicken

> broth, and scrambled eggs during this time. Four days ago, I

> introduced cooked carrot " coins " . She passed the undigested

carrot

> in her stool, which otherwise consisted of diarrhea.

How were her bowel movements before starting SCD? This may be die

off. Did she eat carrots before starting SCD? If yes, did she eat

them as " coins " or pureed?

I took them

> away again. I tried to introduce one raw banana three days ago.

She

> hasn't had another banana since because I went back to the intro

> diet . . . boiled chicken, chicken broth, and scrambled eggs. She

> passed one movement that had a section of formed stool and the

rest

> was diarrhea. And then this evening we had to induce a movement

with

> a glycerin suppository because she didn't pass anything

yesterday.

> This stool was a small amount of yellow diarrhea with small black

> specks throughout. What is this?

The yellow diarrhea and lack of stool does seem to corrrespond with

die off symptoms. Lots of changes will happen as the microbial

population in the body shifts. Epsom salt baths and/or activated

charcoal may help.

See:

http://pecanbread.com/difficulties.html#initial

http://pecanbread.com/badreaction.html

What do I do? Do I have to keep

> her on this diet of boiled chicken, chicken broth, and scrambled

eggs

> much longer (it has already been over a week with those few

> interruptions of raw banana and cooked carrots?

No, you should start to add more foods (best to stick to easy to

digest ones: cooked peeled (deseeded if necessary) fruits and

vegetables.) Ripe bananas yellow with lots of brown spots/freckles,

cooked carrots (maybe even pureed if she has a problem), cooked

squash, homemade apple sauce, homemade pearsauce.

Sheila, SCD 58 mos, 21 yrs UC

mom of , SCD 43 mos

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Hi Sheila,

Thanks for responding.

> How were her bowel movements before starting SCD? This may be die

> off. Did she eat carrots before starting SCD? If yes, did she eat

> them as " coins " or pureed?

Back in September we had our first DAN visit because, in addition to

leaky gut, Elle has heavy metal toxicity (lead, mercury, arsenic,

cadium, antimony, bismuth poisoning). Our DAN works closely with a

nutritionist who is pro-SCD. Prior to this visit, Elle's bowels were

formed, of varying colors (depending on what she ate), and not of a

particularly strong odor. She did eat pureed carrots, but they were

organic, jarred, baby food bought at the store.

After our visit with our doctor we worked our way into an SCD menu

but we didn't begin with the intro diet. She began having more and

more loose bowels at this time. We also began her on diflucan and

weaned her to nystatin to fight the yeast because we are also

chelating her. Would she still be having a die-off reaction if she

has been on these anti-fungals for months now? We had our second

appointment with our DAN on Nov. 28. At that time, we were able to

see what her metabolic issues were and the nutritionist said to do

SCD, beginning with the intro. diet. We began the intro. 9 days ago,

and you know the rest. So to answer your question . . . prior to SCD

her bowels were formed (although she was probably passing undigested

pureed food since the color varied). However, prior to the intro.

diet of SCD her stools were already diarrhea with undigested food.

> The yellow diarrhea and lack of stool does seem to corrrespond with

> die off symptoms. Lots of changes will happen as the microbial

> population in the body shifts. Epsom salt baths and/or activated

> charcoal may help.

> See:

> http://pecanbread.com/difficulties.html#initial

> http://pecanbread.com/badreaction.html

How do the epsom salt baths help? I need to be careful that she

doesn't get more magnesium since she already has a diarrhea issue.

Will the epsom salts help her bowels to be more formed?

> No, you should start to add more foods (best to stick to easy to

> digest ones: cooked peeled (deseeded if necessary) fruits and

> vegetables.) Ripe bananas yellow with lots of brown spots/freckles,

> cooked carrots (maybe even pureed if she has a problem), cooked

> squash, homemade apple sauce, homemade pearsauce.

Thank you for your help. I will pick something to try to introduce

to her.

Jeni Lynn

mom to Elle, leaky gut, SCD 9 days

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Hi Sheila,

Thanks for responding.

> How were her bowel movements before starting SCD? This may be die

> off. Did she eat carrots before starting SCD? If yes, did she eat

> them as " coins " or pureed?

Back in September we had our first DAN visit because, in addition to

leaky gut, Elle has heavy metal toxicity (lead, mercury, arsenic,

cadium, antimony, bismuth poisoning). Our DAN works closely with a

nutritionist who is pro-SCD. Prior to this visit, Elle's bowels were

formed, of varying colors (depending on what she ate), and not of a

particularly strong odor. She did eat pureed carrots, but they were

organic, jarred, baby food bought at the store.

After our visit with our doctor we worked our way into an SCD menu

but we didn't begin with the intro diet. She began having more and

more loose bowels at this time. We also began her on diflucan and

weaned her to nystatin to fight the yeast because we are also

chelating her. Would she still be having a die-off reaction if she

has been on these anti-fungals for months now? We had our second

appointment with our DAN on Nov. 28. At that time, we were able to

see what her metabolic issues were and the nutritionist said to do

SCD, beginning with the intro. diet. We began the intro. 9 days ago,

and you know the rest. So to answer your question . . . prior to SCD

her bowels were formed (although she was probably passing undigested

pureed food since the color varied). However, prior to the intro.

diet of SCD her stools were already diarrhea with undigested food.

> The yellow diarrhea and lack of stool does seem to corrrespond with

> die off symptoms. Lots of changes will happen as the microbial

> population in the body shifts. Epsom salt baths and/or activated

> charcoal may help.

> See:

> http://pecanbread.com/difficulties.html#initial

> http://pecanbread.com/badreaction.html

How do the epsom salt baths help? I need to be careful that she

doesn't get more magnesium since she already has a diarrhea issue.

Will the epsom salts help her bowels to be more formed?

> No, you should start to add more foods (best to stick to easy to

> digest ones: cooked peeled (deseeded if necessary) fruits and

> vegetables.) Ripe bananas yellow with lots of brown spots/freckles,

> cooked carrots (maybe even pureed if she has a problem), cooked

> squash, homemade apple sauce, homemade pearsauce.

Thank you for your help. I will pick something to try to introduce

to her.

Jeni Lynn

mom to Elle, leaky gut, SCD 9 days

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Hi Sheila,

Thanks for responding.

> How were her bowel movements before starting SCD? This may be die

> off. Did she eat carrots before starting SCD? If yes, did she eat

> them as " coins " or pureed?

Back in September we had our first DAN visit because, in addition to

leaky gut, Elle has heavy metal toxicity (lead, mercury, arsenic,

cadium, antimony, bismuth poisoning). Our DAN works closely with a

nutritionist who is pro-SCD. Prior to this visit, Elle's bowels were

formed, of varying colors (depending on what she ate), and not of a

particularly strong odor. She did eat pureed carrots, but they were

organic, jarred, baby food bought at the store.

After our visit with our doctor we worked our way into an SCD menu

but we didn't begin with the intro diet. She began having more and

more loose bowels at this time. We also began her on diflucan and

weaned her to nystatin to fight the yeast because we are also

chelating her. Would she still be having a die-off reaction if she

has been on these anti-fungals for months now? We had our second

appointment with our DAN on Nov. 28. At that time, we were able to

see what her metabolic issues were and the nutritionist said to do

SCD, beginning with the intro. diet. We began the intro. 9 days ago,

and you know the rest. So to answer your question . . . prior to SCD

her bowels were formed (although she was probably passing undigested

pureed food since the color varied). However, prior to the intro.

diet of SCD her stools were already diarrhea with undigested food.

> The yellow diarrhea and lack of stool does seem to corrrespond with

> die off symptoms. Lots of changes will happen as the microbial

> population in the body shifts. Epsom salt baths and/or activated

> charcoal may help.

> See:

> http://pecanbread.com/difficulties.html#initial

> http://pecanbread.com/badreaction.html

How do the epsom salt baths help? I need to be careful that she

doesn't get more magnesium since she already has a diarrhea issue.

Will the epsom salts help her bowels to be more formed?

> No, you should start to add more foods (best to stick to easy to

> digest ones: cooked peeled (deseeded if necessary) fruits and

> vegetables.) Ripe bananas yellow with lots of brown spots/freckles,

> cooked carrots (maybe even pureed if she has a problem), cooked

> squash, homemade apple sauce, homemade pearsauce.

Thank you for your help. I will pick something to try to introduce

to her.

Jeni Lynn

mom to Elle, leaky gut, SCD 9 days

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Hi Jeni Lynn,

> > How were her bowel movements before starting SCD? This may be

die

> > off. Did she eat carrots before starting SCD? If yes, did she

eat

> > them as " coins " or pureed?

>

> Back in September we had our first DAN visit because, in addition

to

> leaky gut, Elle has heavy metal toxicity (lead, mercury, arsenic,

> cadium, antimony, bismuth poisoning). Our DAN works closely with

a

> nutritionist who is pro-SCD. Prior to this visit, Elle's bowels

were

> formed, of varying colors (depending on what she ate), and not of

a

> particularly strong odor. She did eat pureed carrots, but they

were

> organic, jarred, baby food bought at the store.

>

> After our visit with our doctor we worked our way into an SCD menu

> but we didn't begin with the intro diet. She began having more

and

> more loose bowels at this time. We also began her on diflucan and

> weaned her to nystatin to fight the yeast because we are also

> chelating her. Would she still be having a die-off reaction if

she

> has been on these anti-fungals for months now?

Yes, it could still be some die off and certainly if you are still

chelating. It sounds as if it may be a good idea to puree or at

least mash her food (vegetables and fruit) for a little while

longer. This will make it easier for her to digest and leave less

for any microbes you are trying to starve.

We had our second

> appointment with our DAN on Nov. 28. At that time, we were able

to

> see what her metabolic issues were and the nutritionist said to do

> SCD, beginning with the intro. diet. We began the intro. 9 days

ago,

> and you know the rest. So to answer your question . . . prior to

SCD

> her bowels were formed (although she was probably passing

undigested

> pureed food since the color varied). However, prior to the intro.

> diet of SCD her stools were already diarrhea with undigested food.

>

> > The yellow diarrhea and lack of stool does seem to corrrespond

with

> > die off symptoms. Lots of changes will happen as the microbial

> > population in the body shifts. Epsom salt baths and/or

activated

> > charcoal may help.

> > See:

> > http://pecanbread.com/difficulties.html#initial

> > http://pecanbread.com/badreaction.html

> How do the epsom salt baths help?

The epsom salts help with detoxification. There is a great

explanation at

http://www.enzymestuff.com/epsomsalts.htm#1

I need to be careful that she

> doesn't get more magnesium since she already has a diarrhea

issue.

> Will the epsom salts help her bowels to be more formed?

Since the die off may be at the root of her diarrhea the epsom salt

baths may help clear it up. If concerned just strt with a small

amount maybe 1/2 cup in the bath tub - (don't let her drink the

water).

> > No, you should start to add more foods (best to stick to easy to

> > digest ones: cooked peeled (deseeded if necessary) fruits and

> > vegetables.) Ripe bananas yellow with lots of brown

spots/freckles,

> > cooked carrots (maybe even pureed if she has a problem), cooked

> > squash, homemade apple sauce, homemade pearsauce.

>

> Thank you for your help. I will pick something to try to

introduce

> to her.

Sheila

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I would try and slow down on the cheese....lots of people find that cheese is a

diet buster and will cause them to stall. I am not sure how big your salads are

but I am wondering if you are getting in your 4,5 cups of veggies a day?

Besides that....you look to be doing awesome. And don't forget you are working

out and may be converting some of that fat to muscle.

MB

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Thank you so much Carol and Pam. I really need this kind of support right

now. I don't really have much of a support group besides my wonderful boyfriend

who is a chef and is making things pretty easy for me, dinner wise! lol!

I guess my time of the month does usually fluctuate me, and I promise I will

stop weighing myself so much... Guess old habits are hard to break, huh?

Carol, that's a good idea about posting my diet and exercise, I didn't

realize that people would go that far to help and give me some advice. Here

goes:

Breakfast - 3 eggs scrambled or hard boiled and either turkey bacon,

canadian bacon, or low fat turkey sausage and coffee w/ sweet and low and skim

milk.

Snack 1 - two stalks of celery with either peanut butter or low fat south

beach or laughing cow spread (one triangle) and water.

Lunch - Salad with some type of meat, either chicken, ground sirloin or

turkey bacon. I use romaine, cucumbers, green pepper, salt, pepper, garlic, no

dressing. This is a really big salad, by the way. and water.

Snack 2 - three low fat mozzerella string cheese or two turkey roll ups and

water.

I have a cup of decaf tea around 1:00 with sweet and low and skim milk

Snack 3 - (after I work out) two low fat mozzerella sticks.

Dinner - Salad (romaine, cucumber, pepper, salt and pepper)

Either grilled chicken, sirloin steak, pork tenderloin, turkey

breast or fish.

I'll have either broccoli and cauliflower, braised radishes or

fennel, turnips, asparagus, lima beans, black beans, (i had green peas one night

till I realized they weren't okay to have) I can't recall what other veggies I

have..oh...edemame, too.

Dessert - sugar free jello cup or a couple of sugar free ice pops (only 15

cals. ea.)

I work out five times a week. I begin with stretching, then do 40 minutes

on hill climb on the eliptical machine. Then I do the full circuit of weight

training, arms, chest, shoulders, back, legs, glutes, abs. I've only started

this routine for a week, but I really enjoy it. I'm also trying to hit some

classes for sculpting. Someone told me to make sure to use weights so that I

stregthnen my muscles while losing weight.

But since I just started, I assumed I wouldn't have gained any muscle weight

yet.

So, please, fellow SBDers, let me know what you think. You are all such a

valuable resource to me right now...Thank you.

Melody

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LOL

I am so bad I chug vitamin D fat milk right out of the jug when no one is

looking...

I know I know I am ashamed...

But it's just a couple chugs and it hasn't stopped my weightloss.

I feel like a naughty little kids..

Only a 236 lb kid.

Nikki

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I think you are doing awesome. Great going on the exercise and food

plan. Do you have the updated list of foods to enjoy? It has skim milk

and yogurt on it. You are allowed 2 cups of either skim or 1% milk or

plain low fat yogurt. The only thing I can see is that sometimes too

much cheese can be a diet buster. It is for me, I guess cuz of the

sodium so I can't have too much of it. It also constipates me. I noticed

I can have a weight gain if I eat too much cheese.

I think you should stick to your program and just have more patience.

The other thing I didn't mention is that weightloss also has a lot to do

with age, metabolism, and how much weight you have to lose. The older we

get, the slower our weightloss will be, and if you don't have " that "

much to lose (20 pounds or so), the weightloss will be a lot slower.

Everyone is different in their amount of weightloss. Since you loss so

much right at the beginning, your body could be catching up. Make sure

to take your measurements, too, cuz you will OFTEN find that you will

lose with your measurements but not on the scale. Your clothes and the

tape measure will probably be a better indicator than the scale,

specially if you are working out. :)

Carol

princess melody wrote:

> Thank you so much Carol and Pam. I really need this kind of support

> right now. I don't really have much of a support group besides my

> wonderful boyfriend who is a chef and is making things pretty easy for

> me, dinner wise! lol!

> I guess my time of the month does usually fluctuate me, and I promise

> I will stop weighing myself so much... Guess old habits are hard to

> break, huh?

> Carol, that's a good idea about posting my diet and exercise, I didn't

> realize that people would go that far to help and give me some advice.

> Here goes:

>

> Breakfast - 3 eggs scrambled or hard boiled and either turkey bacon,

> canadian bacon, or low fat turkey sausage and coffee w/ sweet and low

> and skim milk.

>

> Snack 1 - two stalks of celery with either peanut butter or low fat

> south beach or laughing cow spread (one triangle) and water.

>

> Lunch - Salad with some type of meat, either chicken, ground sirloin

> or turkey bacon. I use romaine, cucumbers, green pepper, salt, pepper,

> garlic, no dressing. This is a really big salad, by the way. and water.

>

> Snack 2 - three low fat mozzerella string cheese or two turkey roll

> ups and water.

>

> I have a cup of decaf tea around 1:00 with sweet and low and skim milk

>

> Snack 3 - (after I work out) two low fat mozzerella sticks.

>

> Dinner - Salad (romaine, cucumber, pepper, salt and pepper)

> Either grilled chicken, sirloin steak, pork tenderloin, turkey breast

> or fish.

> I'll have either broccoli and cauliflower, braised radishes or fennel,

> turnips, asparagus, lima beans, black beans, (i had green peas one

> night till I realized they weren't okay to have) I can't recall what

> other veggies I have..oh...edemame, too.

>

> Dessert - sugar free jello cup or a couple of sugar free ice pops

> (only 15 cals. ea.)

>

> I work out five times a week. I begin with stretching, then do 40

> minutes on hill climb on the eliptical machine. Then I do the full

> circuit of weight training, arms, chest, shoulders, back, legs,

> glutes, abs. I've only started this routine for a week, but I really

> enjoy it. I'm also trying to hit some classes for sculpting. Someone

> told me to make sure to use weights so that I stregthnen my muscles

> while losing weight.

> But since I just started, I assumed I wouldn't have gained any muscle

> weight yet.

>

> So, please, fellow SBDers, let me know what you think. You are all

> such a valuable resource to me right now...Thank you.

> Melody

>

>

> " To thine own self be true "

>

> ---------------------------------

> Yahoo! Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover

> Photo Books. You design it and we’ll bind it!

>

>

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Thanks everyone for the responses so far! I am learning so much. I'm going to

cut back on the cheeses for a bit, wait a week for the 'bloat' to go away, stick

with the exercising, and be patient.

I am pretty certain I'm getting 4 or 5 cups of veggies, but it may be that I'm

eating tons more of them than ever before! I'll double check that, thank you!

Well, my starting weight is 142 and my target is 110. So maybe my weight

won't come flying off like I hoped? I'm trying to make my body toned and strong

while I'm losing so that I won't have to start doing it later! I guess that's

active procrastination!

Please, please keep the tips and comments coming. You have no idea how much

this is helping me, not to mention the warm fuzzy feeling of you all taking time

out to help and reassure me....

Thank you!

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Oh, I'm below average height! Just almost 5'0! Normaly, 110 looks healthy and

curvy on me. I am short and small boned, but still pear shaped, which is fine

with me! I happen to like that. Untill I quit smoking I was usually pretty

slender. Now I just have to work hard to get back there....

Thanks for all the responses!

Melody

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> As I understand in the SBD book it says the use of eggs is

> unlimited???? Am I wrong about this??

Last I read on the oh-fishy-all site, eggs were limited to 7 a week -- one

of many contradictions within the diet, especially since the food to enjoy

list for P1 says eggs are unlimited unless restricted by a doctor.

As you'll note from the what I said in the other post, I don't put much

stock in the one a day limit. :)

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