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Are breaks really necessary?
June 20 2006 at 1:07 AM
PinkJewel (Login PinkJewel)
Hi girls,
I bought Lucille Splichal's e-book in which she tells that breaks are necessary after 3 months on NBE. My third month will be over tomorrow and I must admit that I've got almost no growing pains during this third month. I had those pains almost all the time during the first month and noticed that most of the growth I had was during the second month. I haven't grown during the third month (well, I don't think so) and I believe a break would be a good idea. What do you think about that?
-> May your boobies keep the pace! <-
Verlinda
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Re: Are breaks really necessary?
June 20 2006, 1:39 AM
I don't really know. I'm new to NBE. So I don't think I will be much help
However I did read on this forum that a break is needed because your body becomes tolerant to the herbs and they become less effective.
I wish I know more. I hope that someone else will help you more with your questionÂ… there are some pretty smart ladies on here.
VerLinda
jellyboobs
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breaking news from jelly !!!!
June 20 2006, 12:14 PM
hi pink jewlllel !!! im jelly. 2 weeks ago i got sick (a gastro enteritis thing ) and i didnt eat anything including herbs !!!! i went off my herbs for at least 5 days because of feeling sick, when i started taking them again i took a lot less as i was scared of getting sick and guess what i started to feel tingles and growth so far this hasnt changed and im so happy !!!!!!so for me a break was good. however you must consider i am 48 yrs old, i dont have periods anymore and i have started taking gaba which wors well for me !!!! everyone is different good luck love jelly......
PinkJewel
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Thanks Helen N for bumping this thread for me...
June 20 2006, 8:52 PM
Well, maybe I will surprise you all with my reply, but I'm studying to become a pharmacist and I can tell you that this "down-regulation" thing that Lucille talks about in her book is true. As a matter of fact, taking too much of a drug can cause the receptors of this drug to decrease, which will cause the drug to be less effective.
The herbs we use for NBE are not as strong as drugs though, which makes me wonder if this is true for the herbs or not. I don't have enough knowledge yet to judge that and we don't talk much about herbs during our courses, so I don't know if I'll indeed get an answer to that question someday...
You may be wondering why I asked you the question if I already knew this theory is true. As I told you, I'm not sure if this applies to herbs or not, so I wanted to get your opinions.
What I can tell you is that I had growing pains almost all the time during the first month. Then, I got them less and less often during the second month and almost none during the third month, which makes me believe this theory might be true for herbs also. I don't plan on ramping up my doses since I believe I will get the same results after taking a break, which will cost me less because I will use less herbs this way. I believe one should take only what's necessary to achieve her goal. I got results with very low doses and I'm happy of that. I'm sure growth will happen after my break and that I will get those pains again.
I'm still wondering about something, though. I didn't mesure myself before I started my program, so I don't know how much bigger I got. I feel tighter in my bras, but not enough to increase my size. I'd say I increased of 1/4 to 1/2 cup size in 3 months, so it's not bad. I'm a large 34 A/small 34B cup and never been pregnant, but I still want to get bigger. I took pics before I started and every month. I would like to post them, but I'm a bit nervous about it. And I wouldn't like other women to tell me that I already got big breast, like Christina was told sometime ago. I must admit this is flattering, but please respect the fact that I would feel better with bigger breast. Now, with this being said, I think I will post my pics...
-> May your boobies keep the pace! <-
Moon
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Re: Are breaks really necessary?
June 20 2006, 9:42 PM
Concerning these brakes, I feel that I need one too. I had more problems with gastric acid since I'm on the herbs and in the last month my kidneys started hurting occasionally. But I wasn't sure how long the brake has to be to do the trick and whether it may slow down your following growth. I'm thinking about making a few short brakes during my period and not take herbs in that time but milk thistle.
jellyboobs
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what do you think pink jewel ?
June 20 2006, 11:33 PM
so pink jewel what do you think of what happened to me??? do you think age had something to do with it? and do you think menopause cchanges things ??? love jelly....
PinkJewel
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Well, Jelly...
June 21 2006, 1:01 AM
As I said, I'm not a pharmacist yet, but I'm pretty sure that not taking your herbs for 5 days may be the cause of those tingles that you had. Your estrogen receptors probably became more sensitive, which made your herbs more efficient when you started taking them again. And about menopause, I don't know... I didn't get my courses about it yet. I'll probably learn about everything related to hormones in 2 years only, so I'm not much help for now. Sorry...
-> May your boobies keep the pace! <-
Helen
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Re: Are breaks really necessary?
June 21 2006, 12:43 PM
PinkJewel,
just to let you know that looking at your pics 1 and 4 I can definitely see your progress, and by the way you look lovely and I am so excited for you
I hope you reach your NBE goals, thank you for posting your pics and I'll be looking forward to your updates
Also thank you for your contribution to the breaks theory, your opinion as a pharmacy student counts very much. I have tried to read about this down-regulation of receptors caused from continuous use of drugs like painkillers, I can definitely see the analogy, but still as you say we are talking about herbs not drugs and everyone's individual reaction can vary, so one cannot be sure as to WHEN a break for this reason is needed. I guess everyone should "listen" to their own body and decide when it is best to break in order to recover sensitivity of receptors to herbs and resume the NBE process...
Please do not hesitate to add anything you want here in the future regarding NBE and herbs from your academinc knowledge and experience whenever you want, I am sure everyone would really appreciate your contribution
Take care
AND
-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
* Happy Growing! *
-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
Helen xx
PinkJewel
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Helen, you are so sweet...
June 21 2006, 12:59 PM
I'm very happy to see that you can see a difference between pics 1 and 4. That's very encouraging. Thank you. As I said in another post about my pics, I look at them so often just to convince myself that something happened that I'm not sure about my progress.
And I agree with you that everyone should "listen" to their own body and decide when it's time for a break. In my case, getting almost no pains during the third month makes me think I need a break because, like I said before, I had those pains almost all the time during the first month. By looking at the pictures, I can tell that most of the growth happened during the first and second months. The difference is very weak between the second and third month, I believe.
I'm happy that I could contribute to the "breaks" theory, although I don't have much knoledge for now. You can be sure I will tell you everything I learn in my courses that can be of any help to all the women here. Since NBE has not really been studied, (unfortunately) I feel anything relevant can be useful.
-> May your boobies keep the pace! <-
Lisa 121
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Re: Are breaks really necessary?
June 21 2006, 1:33 PM
I think that breaks help too, I do think though that it all depends on the individual and that a set rule of 3 months does not apply to everyone as Helen I believe and SugarQ already pointed out in the other thread.
I am in month four now and I notice that I don't seem to be growing as fast anymore as I did in the first two months, there are less pains and hardly any tingles now and I think I will take a short break while I have my period in a few weeks time too.
I do believe that we get used to the herbs just like other drugs, after all in a way they are drugs as they often can be as effective if not more than some other chemical drugs.
When I was on my first NBE attempt last year I took high doses of Fenugreek to start with and when I ramped down after four months things started to happen again, I seemed to have slowed down before around month three, just like I seem to be doing now.
I think one or two weeks off from the herbs can certainly do no harm and may actually help, but I would only take a break when I do feel I am slowing down in growth over a period of at least one to two months time, and not just going by Lucilles three month rule.
I am on holiday just now, hence the lack of my posting, I will update when I have a chance and sort my pictures out as well, just to let you guys know, I still try to check in as often as I can. I hope you all are well and good luck with your routines, I hope you are all growing splendidly.
On another note, the boobie oil mix I am using seems to be working the best on me the more Fennel extract I add to that, just in case anyone is interested.
Take care everyone,
Lisa
June 20 2006 at 1:07 AM
PinkJewel (Login PinkJewel)
Hi girls,
I bought Lucille Splichal's e-book in which she tells that breaks are necessary after 3 months on NBE. My third month will be over tomorrow and I must admit that I've got almost no growing pains during this third month. I had those pains almost all the time during the first month and noticed that most of the growth I had was during the second month. I haven't grown during the third month (well, I don't think so) and I believe a break would be a good idea. What do you think about that?
-> May your boobies keep the pace! <-
Verlinda
(Login verlinda)
Re: Are breaks really necessary?
June 20 2006, 1:39 AM
I don't really know. I'm new to NBE. So I don't think I will be much help
However I did read on this forum that a break is needed because your body becomes tolerant to the herbs and they become less effective.
I wish I know more. I hope that someone else will help you more with your questionÂ… there are some pretty smart ladies on here.
VerLinda
jellyboobs
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EVE MEMBERS
breaking news from jelly !!!!
June 20 2006, 12:14 PM
hi pink jewlllel !!! im jelly. 2 weeks ago i got sick (a gastro enteritis thing ) and i didnt eat anything including herbs !!!! i went off my herbs for at least 5 days because of feeling sick, when i started taking them again i took a lot less as i was scared of getting sick and guess what i started to feel tingles and growth so far this hasnt changed and im so happy !!!!!!so for me a break was good. however you must consider i am 48 yrs old, i dont have periods anymore and i have started taking gaba which wors well for me !!!! everyone is different good luck love jelly......
PinkJewel
(Login PinkJewel)
Thanks Helen N for bumping this thread for me...
June 20 2006, 8:52 PM
Well, maybe I will surprise you all with my reply, but I'm studying to become a pharmacist and I can tell you that this "down-regulation" thing that Lucille talks about in her book is true. As a matter of fact, taking too much of a drug can cause the receptors of this drug to decrease, which will cause the drug to be less effective.
The herbs we use for NBE are not as strong as drugs though, which makes me wonder if this is true for the herbs or not. I don't have enough knowledge yet to judge that and we don't talk much about herbs during our courses, so I don't know if I'll indeed get an answer to that question someday...
You may be wondering why I asked you the question if I already knew this theory is true. As I told you, I'm not sure if this applies to herbs or not, so I wanted to get your opinions.
What I can tell you is that I had growing pains almost all the time during the first month. Then, I got them less and less often during the second month and almost none during the third month, which makes me believe this theory might be true for herbs also. I don't plan on ramping up my doses since I believe I will get the same results after taking a break, which will cost me less because I will use less herbs this way. I believe one should take only what's necessary to achieve her goal. I got results with very low doses and I'm happy of that. I'm sure growth will happen after my break and that I will get those pains again.
I'm still wondering about something, though. I didn't mesure myself before I started my program, so I don't know how much bigger I got. I feel tighter in my bras, but not enough to increase my size. I'd say I increased of 1/4 to 1/2 cup size in 3 months, so it's not bad. I'm a large 34 A/small 34B cup and never been pregnant, but I still want to get bigger. I took pics before I started and every month. I would like to post them, but I'm a bit nervous about it. And I wouldn't like other women to tell me that I already got big breast, like Christina was told sometime ago. I must admit this is flattering, but please respect the fact that I would feel better with bigger breast. Now, with this being said, I think I will post my pics...
-> May your boobies keep the pace! <-
Moon
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SENIOR MEMBER
Re: Are breaks really necessary?
June 20 2006, 9:42 PM
Concerning these brakes, I feel that I need one too. I had more problems with gastric acid since I'm on the herbs and in the last month my kidneys started hurting occasionally. But I wasn't sure how long the brake has to be to do the trick and whether it may slow down your following growth. I'm thinking about making a few short brakes during my period and not take herbs in that time but milk thistle.
jellyboobs
(Login jellyboobs)
EVE MEMBERS
what do you think pink jewel ?
June 20 2006, 11:33 PM
so pink jewel what do you think of what happened to me??? do you think age had something to do with it? and do you think menopause cchanges things ??? love jelly....
PinkJewel
(Login PinkJewel)
Well, Jelly...
June 21 2006, 1:01 AM
As I said, I'm not a pharmacist yet, but I'm pretty sure that not taking your herbs for 5 days may be the cause of those tingles that you had. Your estrogen receptors probably became more sensitive, which made your herbs more efficient when you started taking them again. And about menopause, I don't know... I didn't get my courses about it yet. I'll probably learn about everything related to hormones in 2 years only, so I'm not much help for now. Sorry...
-> May your boobies keep the pace! <-
Helen
(Login Helen_N)
EVE MEMBERS
Re: Are breaks really necessary?
June 21 2006, 12:43 PM
PinkJewel,
just to let you know that looking at your pics 1 and 4 I can definitely see your progress, and by the way you look lovely and I am so excited for you
I hope you reach your NBE goals, thank you for posting your pics and I'll be looking forward to your updates
Also thank you for your contribution to the breaks theory, your opinion as a pharmacy student counts very much. I have tried to read about this down-regulation of receptors caused from continuous use of drugs like painkillers, I can definitely see the analogy, but still as you say we are talking about herbs not drugs and everyone's individual reaction can vary, so one cannot be sure as to WHEN a break for this reason is needed. I guess everyone should "listen" to their own body and decide when it is best to break in order to recover sensitivity of receptors to herbs and resume the NBE process...
Please do not hesitate to add anything you want here in the future regarding NBE and herbs from your academinc knowledge and experience whenever you want, I am sure everyone would really appreciate your contribution
Take care
AND
-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
* Happy Growing! *
-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
Helen xx
PinkJewel
(Login PinkJewel)
Helen, you are so sweet...
June 21 2006, 12:59 PM
I'm very happy to see that you can see a difference between pics 1 and 4. That's very encouraging. Thank you. As I said in another post about my pics, I look at them so often just to convince myself that something happened that I'm not sure about my progress.
And I agree with you that everyone should "listen" to their own body and decide when it's time for a break. In my case, getting almost no pains during the third month makes me think I need a break because, like I said before, I had those pains almost all the time during the first month. By looking at the pictures, I can tell that most of the growth happened during the first and second months. The difference is very weak between the second and third month, I believe.
I'm happy that I could contribute to the "breaks" theory, although I don't have much knoledge for now. You can be sure I will tell you everything I learn in my courses that can be of any help to all the women here. Since NBE has not really been studied, (unfortunately) I feel anything relevant can be useful.
-> May your boobies keep the pace! <-
Lisa 121
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EVE MEMBERS
Re: Are breaks really necessary?
June 21 2006, 1:33 PM
I think that breaks help too, I do think though that it all depends on the individual and that a set rule of 3 months does not apply to everyone as Helen I believe and SugarQ already pointed out in the other thread.
I am in month four now and I notice that I don't seem to be growing as fast anymore as I did in the first two months, there are less pains and hardly any tingles now and I think I will take a short break while I have my period in a few weeks time too.
I do believe that we get used to the herbs just like other drugs, after all in a way they are drugs as they often can be as effective if not more than some other chemical drugs.
When I was on my first NBE attempt last year I took high doses of Fenugreek to start with and when I ramped down after four months things started to happen again, I seemed to have slowed down before around month three, just like I seem to be doing now.
I think one or two weeks off from the herbs can certainly do no harm and may actually help, but I would only take a break when I do feel I am slowing down in growth over a period of at least one to two months time, and not just going by Lucilles three month rule.
I am on holiday just now, hence the lack of my posting, I will update when I have a chance and sort my pictures out as well, just to let you guys know, I still try to check in as often as I can. I hope you all are well and good luck with your routines, I hope you are all growing splendidly.
On another note, the boobie oil mix I am using seems to be working the best on me the more Fennel extract I add to that, just in case anyone is interested.
Take care everyone,
Lisa