Re: Sticking to Program

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Listmates:

I have been a member of the group for several years

but do not post to the main group because I was burned

as many of you were, so I just lurk there and enjoy

reading the information they dispense. This group is

very different so I have decided to " come out " .

I record everything I eat into a notebook, and once a

day I enter it into a program developed by one of our

members (whom I will not name). She can identify

herself if she chooses. I find it easier to use than

the DWDDP. I then can see exactly how I am doing

although I am pretty good at approximating the total

calories myself. I will probably not continue to be

this exact forever, but it works for me now.

I am probably one of the older ones on the list. I

just turned 59 but have been told that I look to be in

my forties. Of course, it depends upon what kind of

day I am having! I have full blown osteoporosis but

cannot blame it on CR. I am a small boned Caucasian

who ate little dairy, did no weight training, etc. and

most importantly had a mother who had osteoporosis. I,

like Francesca, fell the other day while walking, and

hurt nothing but my pride.

Here is a question for Ian. I have a Vitamix, which

sounds like his machine. It does not remove the fiber

from veggies, but when I try to make vegetable juices,

they are thick and unappetizing. How does your machine

work?

I am going to try the ricotta mousse as well as buy

some of the guar gum that Warren is going to get so

that I can try his pudding. In case any of you are not

already familiar with these sources, I will mention

some great almost calorie free flavorings that you can

use for the pudding or almost anything.

Davinci makes delicious sugarfree syrups using with

Splenda. They have incredible flavors that really

taste great. They are very sweet but the flavors are

very strong so you do not need much. I use them in

yogurt, kefir, etc. Check them out at

www.davincigourmet.com.

Also, www.lorannoils.com/products.asp have oils that

are unsweetened and have very intense flavoring that

you could use with your own sucralose. They are so

strong that I use a dropper as a measure.

Thank you for all of your ideas.

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