let me know how it goes!
bizi:)

I will. :) Might be a while though as I'm not having any hard liquor just now.

My weight is fluctuating so much. When we came back from the beach it went up to 157!!!
I about had a cow.
This morning it is down to 152 still higher than before the weekend. So need to be careful with my food intake. Had one "beer" last night the remaining one. Jeff asked me if I wanted him to get me more, I hesitated and him/hawed then said no. I was happy with that.
Started off the morning with a kale, blueberry, milk, protein powder, tumeric (may decrease inflamation) and maca powder http://www.vegkitchen.com/nutrition/...efits-of-maca/ ) and an indian blend of spices. Good, getting used to these new flavors.
bizi
The indian spice mix is called:
Kapha Surya Spice Blend
According to Ayurveda, a balanced diet contains all six tastes, sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent, at every meal. Surya Spice Blends are delicious mixes of herbs and spices lovingly crafted for you to easily enjoy these balancing flavors in your diet.
Kapha Surya Spice Blend - A delicious spicy blend of superior quality coriander, ginger, mustard, turmeric, cinnamon, and cayenne; designed to invigorate a Kapha mind-body type.
I bought it from the www.chopra.com if anyone is interested in learning about Ayurveda.

These are their recommendations to improve my kapha tendencies:

Body

• Take a yoga class to connect to your body and invoke your natural energy
• Perform a vigorous daily self massage with Invigorating herbalized oil
• Take deep breaths throughout the day
• Favor spicy foods with a predominance of pungent, bitter, and astringent tastes
• Walk 5-15 minutes after eating to aid digestion
• Drink Invigorating Tea
• Put your full attention on your meals when eating

Mind

• Meditate twice a day to clear the mind and rejuvenate the body
• Wear invigorating fragrances
• Listen to up-beat sounds to invoke your natural energy
• Organize the clutter in your environment – your outer world reflects your inner world
• Awaken at sunrise and create an invigorating morning routine
• Diffuse invigorating fragrances into your environment
• Favor bright, strong, bold colors with vivid shapes and designs
• Look for opportunities to be more spontaneous
• Embrace uncertainty

150.5:)
started off the day with my smoothie:
kale, blue berries, pea protein powder, maca powder, tumeric, indian spices and some ginger and fat free organic milk. I use my nutri bullet to make my smoothie, getting used to all of the flavors.
very good and good for me.
bizi
make it a great day!

started off the day with my smoothie:
kale, blue berries, pea protein powder, maca powder, tumeric, indian spices and some ginger and fat free organic milk. I used my nutri bullet to make my smoothie, getting used to all of the flavors.
very good and good for me.
had salmon and kale and beets and cantelope for lunch,
had mango chicken with creamed spinach for dinner.
went to a wine tasting at the local spirits store for a few samplings then had 2 beers over the course of the evening. pretty moderate.
happy about that.
I bought some chia seeds to add to my smoothies.
bizi

I added 2 tablespoons of chia seeds to my smoothie this morning.
They are high in fiber!
bizi

Yes, Chia seeds have omega 3.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/33...-vs-flaxseeds/

I hope that your day is going well.

M

had a shrimp salad for lunch
having a couple of raspberry beers and getting ready to go to our anniversary dinner. 18 years tomorrow.
Never been to the big little cup before in arnaudville about a 45 minute drive from home.
bizi

Bizi

:circlelove: :circlelove: :circlelove:
Happy Anniversary.

Have a good time.

M

We enjoyed our dinner.
Not on my diet:rolleyes:
Had a prime rib buffet which was delicious!
Ate catfish couvion(a red sauce)
spinach berry salad
mozarella tomato slices
stuffed mushrooms
pork shank which was spicy and fell off the bone!
crab rice
4 layered chocolate cake with a french silk frosting.
I am stuffed!
bizi
we were going to see the james brown movie but it is on too late, will see it tomorrow.

Hi, Bizi,

That is a nice dinner.
Enjoy your time together tomorrow at the movie as well.

M

happy anniversary!
bobby

Happy Anniversary.

Really good reason to go off the diet.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

Happy anniversary Bizi,and many more. BF:circlelove::inlove::hug::hug::hug:

WE had a lovely day. woke up to flowers and a beautiful card.
We were still full from dinner last night so I had a smoothie, went to see the james brown movie and then went to brewskis for drinks and dinner. Bar food. quisidillas and fries. angry orchard cider and shots of cinnmon , yummy. jeff has a practice for his band: rio luminoso. I hope he makes it thru the practice, he had alot to drink.

anyway. 18 years and going strong.
bizi

Bizi I'm glad that you woke up with flowers,and had a nice anniversary. I'm glad that the smoothies were good,and I hope that you have a nice evening.
BF:hug::hug::hug:

What kind of tooth paste do you use?
 

The james brown movie was good.
waking up sluggish the past few nights. was getting up before the alarm, now hitting snooze for half an hour then forcing myself out of bed. I guess what goes up must come down.
smoothie this morning and half a cup of coffee because that was all we had left. bought some organic coffee because I read that conventional coffee has been highly processed and subjected to many chemicals. It tastes fine hubby said. I bought some indian toothpaste because I heard that my crest complete had phosphates in it. I did not like my new tooth paste it tasted like licorish. I had my teeth cleaned and asked my hygienist about tooth paste and they all agreed that they recommend crest. So I am back to crest with floride. what kind of tooth paste do you use?
bizi

I use Biotein or Toms of Maine --switch back and forth.

I am not comfortable with my ability to choose toothpaste.



M

Bizi,

I used Crest for years... it was the one I preferred when I was over there. I can't get it here. Here I use Colgate Total. Lately I've been experimenting with whitening toothpastes. Can't say I'm much impressed. From time to time only, I brush with baking soda alone or dip my paste in it -- kind of a deep cleaning.

Hey Waves,
I just read the last post about the Colgate Total. I haven't read previous posts yet, but others might want to know about this as well.
There's been so much in our news here lately about the ingredient Triclosan.
I'm not sure how many other toothpastes it's in. I had used it from time to time depending on what was on special, but I stopped using it because of all the warnings.
Just letting you know. You might want to search about it.

Edited to add:

Oh, I just read a local news article and they said that the only toothpaste sold in Australia that contains Triclosan is Colgate Total.

i think they used triclosan in hand washing soaps here, but am not positive about that.
bizi

Hi, Lara,

I looked it up and then got overwhelmed.
Triclosan has several different names


The Canadians are going to revisit the issue in 2015.
The EU has banned most of it:


In the US our toothpastes are mostly free of it except for Colgate but it is in other products

http://www.rodalenews.com/antibacterial-soap-allergies
Toothpaste
Mouthwash
Other hiding places:
Your country has more concern for the environment then we do.


M

Thanks, Lara.

I'll check mine to see if it has Triclosan in it.

I know that it is used in mouthwashes here. :o

Thanks Mari and bizi,
Yes, you've reminded me of the antibacterial soap issue.

I knew I had a post in the TS forum about it so went looking.
There are actually lots of posts across many different forums here about the Triclosan.

I don't think we're doing a good job caring for our environment either.

thanks for that link. Interesting.

I thought of you, Waves, with all the mouth problems.
Might be something to steer away from.
I read an article just before from the EU about banning certain products containing Triclosan but I think the ingredient needs to contain a certain percentage for them to ban it.

my crest doesn't list its ingredients how are we to know if it has triclosan in it?
bizi

bizi,
I just did a search.

I asked " Does Crest toothpaste have Triclosan"

The company website says No.

:)

mine is crest complete, not pro health.
wonder if they mean all crest products????
thanks lara.
bizi

bizi, on the very bottom of their website it says that all Crest products are 100% triclosan free.

Edited to add: It's actually a Banner at bottom of site.

I was looking at the pro-health page when I posted earlier, but I just re-checked and it's all of them they say.

thank you, you are a peach!:)
bizi

I am looking to change up my tooth paste.
I don't want any artificial sweeteners in mine.
I am going to try hello. a new tooth paste available at cvs and other stores, walgreens, target etc.
bizi it is approved by the ADA american dental association so that is good to me. no artificial ingredients and no tricloson!
Think I will run over there.
bizi

Bizi I use Crest complete also. BF:hug::hug::hug:

Hi,

No Triclosan in my current one, which is actually Colgate Whitening. I finished the Total I guess. Also I had to find the box to see the ingredients -- they were not on the tube. (Bizi they might be listed on the box for you as well, if you ever need to see stuff?)

I just did a google and see that the local formula of Aquafresh contains it, and another link says that Colgate Total contains it, and that it is a carcinogen? :( I was not aware of that at all!

waves

WEll I could not find the hello tooth paste.
any body hear anything about phosphates being bad for us?
bizi

I looked up my Crest toothpaste,and it doesn't have Trilosan in it,but it has Sodium Saccharin in it,and so does the Colgate Optic White that my sister uses. Hers doesn't have Trilosan either in my research.

I'd better ask my dentist what's going on with a small amount of Saccharin in these toothpastes.

I've got a feeling that allot of our food,and things in our environment have carcinogens. Even our cell phones transmit radio close to the side of the head,and it's hard to get the truth about it.

The more we dig,the more questions we will have. :Sigh: BF:hug::hug::hug:

I know steve!!!! what is up with the sacharin in our crest?
I think it looks like I can get hello at target. so will look there tomorrow. It doesn't have any artificial ingredients or sweeteners, it says 99% natural on the tube.
bizi

I,m getting in touch with Bryanna on the Dentist forum. It will be OK. BF:hug::hug::hug:

Bryanna may be asleep right now,and we can hear from Bryanna tomorrow.

We are in over our head about this subject right now. BF:hug::hug::hug:

Guys,

Saccharin is not considered a carcinogen. It used to be considered a suspect carcinogen -- that is no longer the case.

None of the approved artificial sweeteners have been found to cause cancer in humans. Some experiments found such associations with rats, in high doses. When you read this kidn of thing, realize that for safety testing the quantities used on the poor rats are orders of magnitude larger than those we consume.

This is from the National Cancer Institutes (US):

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/f...ial-sweeteners

Further down on the same page, on saccharin and cancer:

We do not eat our toothpaste is quantities like we do food.

I was always taught to spit it out.
Small amounts get into the body via the membranes or via swallowing or whatever other means. But spitting it out helps somewhat.

Saccharin is fine.

How to brush
http://www.dentalhealth.ie/dentalhea...ivetoothb.html

Most toothpastes are kind of gross.
For example, what do you thinking causes the foaming action?

What is in this link is gross. This is a warning for those who get disturbed by lists of weird ingredients. It is possible that is it not 100% updated. For ex, I am not sure about the formaldehyde for 2014
http://www.hornellcityschools.com/te...e_bodanis.html

The link from TOM's refers to all their products -- not just toothpaste.
They are slightly better than some other brands.
http://www.tomsofmaine.com/products/...n-Our-Products

M