Hi There New to site

[bigjoe]

I was listening to Doug's CD today and the one part I like is when he says eat only when your hungry. Many times we hear make sure u eat a big breakfast first thing in the morning. Well most of the time I am not hungry in the Morning. I like my Morning coffee and will be good until 11:30 AM.
Glad I am not the only one thinking this way...

[umpa]

I agree with that Joey.Most days we eat our first meal at 11:00(lunch or breakfast)Snack at 3:00 .Then dinner at 6:00.
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[bigjoe]

Weekly weight in:   Been very busy week at home and and work. Have not been at 100 pct with the diet but doing better then before.. Lost 1 lbs for the week.

Started   11-25-11 @  328 lbs
Current   01-06-12 @  318 lbs

[umpa]

Just keep moving forward Joey you are doing fine

[bigjoe]

Well another weight week: Gain 1bs... Been a  bad week....I went back and reviewed what was different last couple of weeks and one thing i have been lacking is sleep. This week been avg 4-5 hrs a night and compare to 6-7 hrs.  My meals have been about the same no major changes.

Well just gotta get more rest and do better this week.  I must say I do feel better then before.

[umpa]

Sleep and lots water.You are doing great Joey!

[bigjoe]

Thanks, Now that you mentioned water my intake has been low.

[Marty]

As an incentive to drink more water, remember that plain water flushes fat from your body. Now that I've cut down on my coffee intake, I'm drinking more water - sometimes just plain hot water. I had an older friend who used to drink plain hot water with every meal. She claimed it was good for digestion.

[mouseissue]

You are doing fine, Joey!
Just drink more water and get more sleep.

And about water... VERY cold water causes our bodies to burn more energy.

This is because the body seeks to maintain that 98.6 mark.
And when you add something cold, it must burn energy to rebalance the temperature.

Although it's winter, I still drink ice water even though my wife thinks I'm nuts!

[Marty]

That's nice to know, Tony! I don't care for ice water, but I'll give it a shot.

[umpa]

i love water with a splash of lemon

[Marty]

A little more lemon and some Stevia and you'll have Lemonade! I asked for lemon for my water in a restaurant once and they brought a whole cut-up lemon, and I did just that!

So I emptied the ice bin and it made new ice - clunk, clunk, clunk all night!

[umpa]

Between the ice maker and the garage door you are gonna go crazy!

[Marty]

  I just hope it's not already too late!
 

[Doug Varrieur]

Hi Joey,  I want you to remember this lifestyle change is just that... a lifestyle change. Stay the course my friend :-)