As far as I know, pineapple is OK. I don't drink shakes very often, but one that tastes like piña colada sounds better! Got a fresh pineapple here
I didn't know discharge can be a pointer to where you are in the cycle. Especially the ovulation: may be easier than the thermometer.
Thanks Susan,
Yes you're right: L-glutamine. But it's a bit of a hassle to get it right:
http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/vitami...s-try.html
I've had the goat's rue here for quite a while, but fenugreek does the same in diabetes prevention. If my waist size doesn't go down fast enough, I'll add goat's rue.
OK no ice cream for me tonight. I'll fix something with cottage cheese and fresh pineapple (and no rum). My apple tree is shedding its small apples. These will make a great dressing in the microwave with raisins and honey.
Going to get my groceries now: more cheese, cottage cheese, ham, eggs, and other proteins.
Hi again Susan,
I measure waist, but I mean the belly. There is even two kinds of abdominal fat: there is "fat around the abdomen" (the belly you can squeeze), and fat inside the abdomen (visceral fat).
Not sure if I remember it right, but I think visceral fat is the nasty one for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It's also the one fenugreek and goat's rue and nigella sativa and omega-3 fatty acids (flax, fish) do something about.
When I measure on Monday, I will check if it's going in the right direction. Even if my weight is still too high, I hope my waist hip ratio has gone down
So that is why other then those girls on the other site taking coconut orally lose in the tummy (I think that is cleans out the digestive system more then reducing fat) but when they massage the coconut oil there and wrap it in they lose inches in there belly..very interesting..
Heeey ... I can try that
I have coconut oil here. By the way, the taste is really right for baked potatoes. My kids love it!
the visceral fat is the nasty fat around the belly that can kill you. more important than for vanity sake, you should do all you can to minimize this fat. i'm glad to hear goat's rue and fenugreek helps since i'm taking both right now. my abdominal is almost flat now, and it hasn't been like this since a decade ago. but i don't know how much goat's rue and fenugreek contribute to this or if it's me eating much less carb than before and pretty much cutting out sugary deserts.
coconut oil is amazingly good for you. it is full of good saturated fat. i've been adding a spoonful to my shake every morning and using it to cook with and i've lost weight. goes to show that eating fat doens't make you fat.
Oh yessss I love coconut period..I use to it eat all the time mostly coconut oil and mostly in my drinks and coconut milk too.
Hey between the herbs and whatever cleansing routine I am using (my new one) I was putting on some make up and noticing my face is soooooooooooooooooo much better then it has even been (well in HS I had perfect skin) especially my acne scars ...I still have some acne on chin and 2 on forehead sp? but just he radiance of it too..you know the maca is making my skin nice and def. PM..since taking PM today it is keeping the skin nice..but the key is the hormone balance of some kind and dont dont dont overload the body with too much of anything it can mess up hormones and more..
Hey Susan, that's awesome
I knew you'd get it in check. I agree that carefully balancing all the hormones helps more than overloading on random supplements.
I took your advice and tried another 1,000 mg of fenugreek half an hour before dinner:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=8440&pid=33582#pid33582
Wait and see if I feel anything, maybe go to 4,000 tomorrow.
Thank you, lled,
I posted this before on visceral fat. If you follow the link to the wikipedia page, there is a very detailed paragraph about the relation between visceral fat and insulin resistance:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=8419&pid=30949#pid30949
I know herbs like fenugreek, goat's rue, and nigella sativa fight both insulin resistance and visceral fat. They prevent diabetes too. What I'm not sure about yet, is whether we will also decrease the risk of cardiovasular disease by taking those herbs. Cardiovascular disease is seen as a consequence of visceral fat, but that does not mean every way to reduce visceral fat will also reduce the risk of cardiovasular disease.