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Blood pressure tablets forbid both of us to eat grapefruit..

I don't think they knew this years ago... my mother took BP tablets and ate quite a lot of grapefruit.

Himself has now lost 14kgs... we ran into a friend of his at Nosh where I get our veges and this chap has put on over 8kgs since Sept. He looked terrible, he was already quite heavy but now he looks decidedly pasty faced as well ...maybe that should be pastry faced.

I should add this is not to be taken seriously my observations have no medical reliability. :-S

I also cannot have grapefruit in any form, because of the High Cholestrol drug I take.



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OH left for the airport about 20 minutes ago

....... bus to the Skytrain station, Skytrain to the airport .... total travel time about 15 minutes, including waiting time :-)


Skytrain being our version of the tube / metro / subway /whatever you want to call it!




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Hi all
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bit delayed today



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To add to Cyn I love grapefruit but can't have it as there is a major adverse reaction with the Lipitor I take to keep my cholestrol.


http://cholesterol.about.com/od/statindrugs/a/grapefruitstat.htm

R

Hi all.

Sorry was not on yesterday had to look after small monster.

Gins happy to share the weight loss with you! I started with WW on Wednesday so am only two days in but so far so good.

Only thing is that I am finding I am getting up even earlier to try to have a cooked breakfast and get everything ready for lunch. I will have to be more organised for the next day I think.

Mind you I am enjoying having hot prridge with a chopped up date, then adding strawberries and a banana and maple syrup. Quite yum and keeps me satisfied until lunch!

It has changed a lot, so a little ocnfusing but I guess I will work it out!

Trace

Thats the once I saw you mention on FB --- thanks

I gave up smoking -- and the weight has piled on

Is the plan / diet on line somewhere please

Dea's been quiet today! :-S


Guess she has gone to bed by now......night Dea ~~~~


Sylvs is late.............and ain't seen jax.......... :-S


Oh well. Book at bedtime. Night all.

Ha ha ha......so where in this diet does 'vodi' come in Miss T :-D

Yeah diabetics cannot have Grapefruit juice either... the diet works just as well without the juice :-)


T x

It's worth checking on any meds being taken though. Apparently, grapefruit has an adverse affect on some drugs. My OH can't have grapefruit. Gotta be careful unfortunately. :-(

AAaaaahh now you see Gins, i have eaten diet food :-D

The diet is basically a no complex carb diet. No Bread, Pasta, Rice, white vegetables (Potato's, mushrooms etc etc)

The diet is mainly about fresh easy living.... it helps to change your eating habits as well as lose weight.

You can eat as much meat, fruit or vegetables as you like in each meal..... you can even have Chilli Con Carne for dinner (it only has all the allowed ingredients)

Tonight i had a 16oz rump steak and a huge salad at the local pub, was delish....

The diet isn't about portion control...far from it, the more you eat the more weight you lose. It's about using more calories than are in the foods to digest the foods!!! Altho you end up on about 1000 calories a day, your constantly full because your body finds it harder to digest the foods you eat and therefore digests slower and burns more calories up doing so!

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Most versions promise a 10-pound weight loss during the 12-day diet. Dieters who want more than 12 days of monotony must wait two days before starting the diet again. Exercise is recommended in some versions and absent in others. Long-term weight control is not part of the diet plan.

The Grapefruit Diet: What You Can Eat....

In most versions of the Grapefruit Diet, a small variety of foods are required at breakfast, lunch, dinner, and at bedtime. Dieters are encouraged to drink black coffee and plenty of water throughout the day.

Sample Meal Plan:

* Breakfast

2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon, black coffee, 1/2 grapefruit or 8 ounces grapefruit juice

* Lunch

Salad with salad dressing, unlimited meat, and 1/2 grapefruit or 8 ounces grapefruit juice

* Dinner

Red or green vegetables (except starchy ones such as peas, beans, corn, sweet potatoes) or salad, unlimited meat or fish, and 1/2 grapefruit or 8 ounces grapefruit juice

* Bedtime snack

8 ounces skim milk

In the Grapefruit Diet you can use all the butter and salad dressing you desire and prepare foods in any method, including fried. Grapefruit juice must be unsweetened. Any food or beverage not on the diet is not allowed. Snacking is only permitted after dinner. Drink 64 ounces of water daily. Eat all of the approved foods.

The Grapefruit Diet: How It Works....

This low-carbohydrate, moderate-protein diet is another low-calorie diet averaging 800-1,000 calories in most versions. Most people will lose weight -- with or without grapefruit on the Grapefruit Diet -- when calories are dramatically reduced to this level. Unfortunately, there are no explanations for how the mysterious grapefruit enzyme works and why it is only contained in grapefruit and not other citrus fruits

woop woop....Tracey's in da hoooooooooooooooooooooouse!

Yo Biatches.... how is ya all huh??

I hear one-a-ya-homies wants a little bit of my time?

:-D


T x

thanks Gins


I will ask her what that diet was ---I liked the fact that you had one day off a week and she ate proper food

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Renes

Trace is out to dinner but will be on here when she gets back in about an hour...bet she's not eaten diet food!

Gins

I cannot start my dieting until I return ---- I need to lose 10 - 11 kgs --- I want the diet/plan thing Tracey did ---- she lost loads and was always posting her meals --- they sounded great


Will go with you thought -- and record my ( hopefully) losses


Renes xxxxx

Yep. Definitely wishful thinking Gins.. :-P

Yep, I knew what she meant by wanting to be 12 again.......but then its a story close to my heart at the moment :-(

I feel like I have lost some weight already....maybe thats wishful thinking

You are SO right Jonesey. Any woman reading that story would know immediately what his wife was on about. sigh................. :-P



Busy afternoon.....quick lunch with one friend and then took my 'poorly' friend out to a garden centre for half an hour. It was a lovely afternoon and she really enjoyed the outing. :-D :-D


So, where IS everyone? :-S

Oh To Be 12 Again...

A man was sitting on the edge of the bed, observing his wife, looking at herself in the mirror. Since her birthday was not far off he asked what she'd like to have for her Birthday.

'I'd like to be twelve again', she replied, still looking in the mirror.

On the morning of her Birthday, he arose early, made her a nice big bowl of Coco Pops, and then took her to Alton Towers theme park. What a day!

He put her on every ride in the park; the Death Slide, the Corkscrew, the Wall of Fear, the Screaming Monster Roller Coaster, everything there was.

Five hours later they staggered out of the theme park. Her head was reeling and her stomach felt upside down. He then took her to a Mc Donald's where he ordered her a Happy Meal with extra fries and a chocolate shake. Then it was off to the cinema with popcorn, a huge Cola, and her favourite sweets...........M&M's. What a fabulous adventure!

Finally she wobbled home with her husband and collapsed into bed exhausted. He leaned over his wife with a big smile and lovingly asked, 'Well Dear, what was it like being twelve again?'

Her eyes slowly opened and her expression suddenly changed. 'I meant my dress size, you retard!!!!'

The moral of the story: Even when a man is listening, he is gonna get it wrong.