OMG They Found the Cure for Stupid

Hey Veggy here is my #1 cure for stress.  Be sure to read it until the end...there's a surprise

"Stress Reduction Technique"

Sit quietly and inhale deeply and slowly through your nose.

Exhale slowly.

Picture yourself near a stream.

Birds are softly chirping in the crisp cool mountain air.

Nothing can bother you here.

No one knows this secret place.

The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity.

The water is clear.

You breathe deeply.

You can easily make out the face of the person whose head you're holding under the water.

Look.....

It's the person who caused you all this stress in the first place.

What a pleasant surprise.

You let them up....just for a quick breath....then ploop.....back under they go.

You allow yourself to take as many deep breaths as you want.

There now.....feeling better?

Okay, I'm printing that out and posting it on my wall next to my computer!! Too funny! Ahh....

I am going to have to join a 12 step program to get through this detox.  Am a failure augh!!!!!!!! 

14 days ago, started it.  No cheating for 28 days, none, and all people on her 'recipes' get cheat days, not me.

Soooooooooo

NO meat, poultry, seafood, grains, mushrooms, dairy, fruit, sugar of any kind except stevia herb, NO potaotes, tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, corn, peas, coffee, tea, NO oils, butter, salt, pepper.... and i forget what else. 

Day 1 - there were brownies in cupboard to be made so HAD to deal with those, that box couldn't sit in there all month talking to me.  Ate the best brownies.

Day 2  Ate more brownies.

Day 3 the last little brownie, but I did perfectly on all else.

Days 4 - 12, did fine.

Day 13, had a Memorial Day dinner with all the fixins, except skipped sugar stuff and fruit.

Day 14, reruns of Memorial Day dinner only this time had the sugar stuff.  Also that morning had onion rings (breading peeled off) but there was oil. 

Today, had a traditional breakfast out.  Wasn't even that good to me, Hubby liked it okay.

Now am eating my black beans cooked in seaweed with raw onions.  Made a pot of unforbidden soup w spinach.  Trying again.

But darn Fuzzy, ice cream w drizzle!  Hubby used to bring me ice cream too, sounds good right now.  Now he brings green drinks and seaweed stuff.

Point is, like asparagus, everyone around me has bought into the 'cure' but I am not buying it all the way.  Except I will not be forgiven if I don't try this stuff for two more weeks.  Question is, am I to continue eating this stuff everafter?  I don't think so!

D-Essa - for 6 months I ate:

for meat:  lamb only

no tomatoes, no mushrooms/fungi, no milk products, no eggs, no legumes (no peas, beans, soy, peanuts, etc.), no garlic or onions, no citrus, no grains (including corn), no coffee or tea (tea was hard for me, coffee not as much), no alcohol, no apples or pears, no potatoes.

After 6 months my DH rebelled and said enough was enough.  I didn't want to quit, as I never felt better in my whole life!  Lost 30 lbs (which I subsequently gained 20 back after going back to my old habits).  But it did get difficult at times - going out to dinner was just downright weird

The brownies sounded good....

ducky, that is the best way to take off the pounds AND KEEP THEM OFF.  Mom was obese, much of the time morbidly so.  She was also a yoyo dieter and tried every diet that came along.  She would even get down almost to goal weight but she always fell off the diet and balooned right back up. 

I was over 10 lbs at birth and struggled with overweight all my life.  In my early 50's I hit 220 g0oin up just as DH hit 220 coming down.I decided I had to seriously loose and refused to be like Mom.  I did it your way, reached goal weight and had no trouble keeping it there.  Since I had slowly changed my life style there was no diet to fall off.  The weight loss was slow but permanent. 

Good luck.  I know you can do it.

Wren what about building walking, mall walking is nice if you have access. I lost 23 lbs with my BC, then 30 lbs with DH's , it's stayed off , but I watch it like a hawk. Could easily need to lose another 20-30. If it wasn't for my Aromasin pouch, I'd look the picture of health. Actually feel better too. Now if I wasn't crazy, it'd all be good Brawgkkkkkkkkk.

OMG!!! That relaxation technique made me cry!!!! Only because I'm such a frigging disaster right now and it really is AWESOME! I have to post that on my fridge....

It might be just me....but if I even think about dieting, I screw it up immediately and instantly gain weight....

Scales must have been created by men....break from finding the Cure Guy and get ahold of that Guy.... LOL

Friend sent this to me. Have had lots of stupid recently. Especially oh you look so well you can't possibly have had cancer! 

Hope no one has signed off Nancy's Mom had a "sudden death event"was revieved by bystanders .It Happened at UcLA MED office buildiing. In ICU now __Has had surgery already Nancy asking for prayers. Posting now 10:39