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I watch this on CBS in the afternoon and sometimes learn a lot.Their web site is:http://www.thedoctorstv.com/
Love S

What affects metabolism:
Bowel transit time Normal: The dye, food marker, or first pellets show up in the stool within 14 to 24 hours.Slowed: The dye, food marker, or pellets take 72 hours to show up in the stool.

What Affects the TestYou may have an abnormal bowel transit time if you:
Have an infection in your intestines.
Not drinking enough fluids (dehydration).
Not eating enough fruit & raw vegetables.
Have a disease, such as a narrowing (stricture) in your intestine, an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism), diabetes, or Hirschsprung's disease.
Taking medicines, such as cold medicines, iron, or medicine to control blood pressure and pain.
Love S


OK. I'll eat some green crayons and see how long it takes to go thru me. :)
Last night I had one of the tkgsvg dinners. There was mashed pots so I deleted that and ate the rest with ff mashed pots tjat I made frest. Very good.

We've finished your brunswick stew and will start on the black-eyed soup. I'll have that tonight.

OK. I'll try to remember to take 2 prunes each night.
Love B


I'm awake. The guy didn't come until 9:00 am ! GRRRRRR. I had yogurt & piece of toast for bkfst then 2 BMs. Didn't go back to bed. Didn't get undressed to weigh either. I'll do it tomorrow. It's killing me that I can't go outside to work in yard like I want to. I pruned a bush yesterday and last night my knee killed me. This is the season to transplant rhododendrums so 2 guys are coming this afternoon to move some to better places for me.

Your bean soup was delicious. Forgot to eat prunes last night until about 2:00 am. So I ate a few then with milk and a piece of toast to try to help me sleep.
talk to you tomorrow.
Love, B.

2 BMs THAT"S GREAT
Would a cane help take stress off your knee?
What's for din din tonight?
Love S


The less you eat, your body thinks it needs to go into survival mode and will shut down your metabolism so your body will store up fat...for the lean days it thinks is comming. It dates back to cave man, and they've proven it.
So it's not eating less that's important, it's eating right at the right times.
Love S


Hey, read your previous e-mail and you're right.
### again this am.

For this week my mind has been on either mama, getting my operation scheduled, will I go to SF for C's op, getting people to help me move plants, prettying up the yard, etc, etc. I haven't been eating regularly, taking my acia berry, drinking enough water.

I've got to concentrate on me, me, me. And get off this plateau I'm on. I've read in books that the mini meals every 3 hrs should include protein and good carbs. It would be easier if I cold just at an apple or carrots or such rather than worry about getting the protein in. What do you think?

I've made my chart and I'm going to concentrate on me and this eating regularly and healthily again.

Love, B.


Just eat at least 1/2 cup of something healthy every 3 hr. Whether it's an apple, oatmeal, steakburger, bananas, grapes, asparagus.......Just eat something healthy every 3 hours.

Ignore mom as much as possible.

Love S


OK, I may have to get a watch with an alarm on it.
The cane is a good idea. I have one from a friend. I use it when I have to walk a longer ways. I worked out in the yard today - for the last time - and did too much again. I'm transplanting plants that need to be done now. The rest can wait.

I have a problem remembering to eat when I'm very busy. I was busy all day til 3:00. Grabbed a handful of almonds and when to get my oil changed and door handle fixed. I was starving and specifically for a big CHUNK of meat so I got some broasted chicken and ate a whole breast (skin off of course). That was about 4:00.

I'll have some of your bean soup at about 7:00. That will be dinner.

I'm starving for some of that wonderful potato salad that my neighbor fixed for us and Mom had only about 3 spoons full of and I threw out the rest after I had 2 wee tastes. I'm starving for a pizza, a huge bowl of ice cream.

I guess I'll have some of your bean soup.

Love B



I know how you feel, I forget to eat too when I'm busy, but THAT IS THE WORST THING WE CAN DO FOR OUR METABOLISIM!!!!!!!!
Getting you on a steady schedule is one of the most important parts of this diet...why do you think I keep on about you eating 1/2 cup of something healthy every 3 hours...even though you never say you will. After excercise, getting your metabolisim up and working faster is almost as important as what you eat.
So until you get your knee fixed and are up and around again, diet & metab are the only things you have going for you...and nightly prunes that is :~}
Love S


### today and no BM yesterday.

I took the acia berry, ate throughout the day, drank lots of water, had 1339 calories and 34.5 grams of fat. 27 grams of fat were in the walnuts with my oatmeal and in the 1/2 pbj sandwich. So that was good fat.

YIPPEE ! ! !

Love, B



We need to get your body on a specific schedule. Here's a suggestion or sample...make it like you want, but save it in your email draftsection so you can copy & paste the blank one each day and fill it out and email it to me and yourself so you'll have a record.
I don't know what mom's schedule is so I couldn't work around it like I'm sure you have to do.
9:15 weigh in, make hot green tea, acia & vitamins write it down
9:30 chat with sam drinking hot green tea
9:45 eat a healthy breakfast with fruit instead of walnuts write it down
11:45 sit in a straight chair, exercise for 15 min write it down
bm? write it down
12:45 eat a healthy lunch write it down
3:45 eat 1/2 c of something healthy write it down
4:00 sit in a straight chair, exercise for 15 min write it down
6:45 eat a healthy dinner write it down
9:45 eat prunesAs you can see, it would work better if you got up at 8 a.m.
Every minute you are awake and up and about, your body burns calories & fat.
Love S


I know it's better if I'm on a strict schedule but that's harder than giving up sweets.
My current schedule is about what you've listed here.
And I've been writing things down for the past 3 days.
Yesterday I had this:
10:00 oatmeal w/walnuts & strawberries
12:30 grapes
3:00 1/2 pbj & orange
6:00 your stuffed cabbage dinner
9:30 bagel & milk
11:00 prunes & to bed.

I pretty much eat the same things for breakfast and lunch.
My snacks are always going to be fruit or carrots or celery. Something I can just pick up and eat.

I always have your hot green tea (I've changed to am) and have put my acia berry with my vitamins so I take it in AM and it's also on bathroom counter so I take it at night. I've moved to raw prunes to the bathroom so I remember to take them also. I keep a bottle of water with me always and refill throughout the day so I always have 6-8 glasses a day of liquid.

However, I didn't do all this strictly during the bad weeks. I can see that it makes a huge difference and I've been doing all this since Saturday.
Love B