Count me in, girls!! Great idea, Tina!  We can work at holding eachother accountable, LOL  I need to lose 30-40#...  *sniffle* I want to get a juicer... can't afford one yet. My rice cooker is in storage, as is a LOT of my stuff (because we are trying to move) so I am limited. Everything that would make preparing things easier on me. I have gotten in a bad habit of convenience foods and need to get away from that. Dharma, I am not sure, and I bet Christine will have a better answer for you, but I believe from what I have read up on it, that going gluten-free can take a couple of weeks to begin feeling the benefits... It takes some time to finish getting what's already in your system all the way out. It looks like to me that the average turn around is between 2-4 weeks, is that clsoe, Christine?? Although I do know that some people can start seeing results right away. When we first switched off casein, etc. my daughter saw results after just a couple of days, and then we just continued to see further & further improvements oer the course of that first month once her system was flushed of the residuals still in her system. Hmmmm, exercises??? I am trying to figure out how to get myself back into doing something. I have had such a bad episode that I have spent by far too much time in bed lately. I have an oval jogger/rebounder with the stabilizer bar and that has served me best... no impact. And with the bar, I don't have to worry about losing my balance and falling off..... which is a real concern these days. I also have one of those big medicine balls or whatever,. the giant ones you sit on and bounce or balance. I have to pick & choose when I can use it though because my hips are so bad now. Just that little bit can cause a great deal of pain so I haven't been using it. I also have one of those balance boards you stand on... on a circle board with a half ball on the underside. You're only a couple inches off the floor and you just use your leg muscles to stand there, balanced. I have to pick & choose that one, too,.... So, the rebounder is my best choice right now. I was told by someone here on MDJ that it's EXCELLENT for supporting your Lymph system, too. How shall we do this?? Add tips & whatnot that we're doing/not doing, and then post weekly progress reports or something? Or should we try to check in more regularly so we can attempt at holding eachother accountable..... ie "Did you exercise today??"  I'm F.I.N.E. Frustrated, Irritated, Nonfunctional & Everything hurts!! Sarcasm: Embrace it!  ______________________ "Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level" - Max L. Foreman ______________________ I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much. - Mother Teresa ______________________ "There's always light at the end of every tunnel, just pray it's not a train! " ______________________ Faith makes things possible, not easy! |
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