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Barbara, your comment #17, all I can say is cheers, babe! When I speak this reality, my friends who all know me to keep a bright outlook get shocked but the writing is on the wall and you just read it out loud, thanks for that. Facts are facts no metter how optimistic I remain…

I’m excited at the response to the ZL healthy lifestyle plan (part of it is never using the word ‘diet’ it just implies working too hard and something you do short term)…just a few quick things to cover (btw, all info will be parceled out gently, this is a starter program, we’re taking baby steps here) – but these 3 things are important now!

#1 Stacey, you will NOT let anyone EVER call you ‘tubbo’ again. Part of the ZL deal in conjunction with this program is self mastery skills, (I’m sooo tured of the words self esteem) hmmm, so what will you do when the hubby/fam calls you that again? You will not answer, just go deaf, until they call you Stacey, mommy and/or honey/sweetie/etc…you may want to have a chat with the hub (if you even care about such an insensitive man, if you don’t, do the same) and the same is this – do not answer to tubbo, when someone attempts to make it clear they are calling you, you become a broken record and say calmly, ‘my name is Stacey/mommy/honey, please use my name if you would like to speaak with me’ end of story, they try it agian, say that again…you could get all ornery and go ballistic but 1. it won’t change anything and 2. you allowed the behavior to begin with, now it’s time to change it bc once you shed the first 5 lbs they’ll see that your a force to dealt with ; ) they’ll stop, believe me. You must respect you first and not allow such piss poor behavior, that’s obnoxious and they should come around with an apology but no need to force that now…there’s plenty of time for them to watch and learn : )

#2 – Reba, please drive the 3 miles to the store, buy the items and then when you get home, put it all away and go take a walk around the neighborhood for a 15 min to a half hour, don’t get sidetracked by pals you haven’t seen, just wave and walk briskly, point to your watch if you must – they’ll get it after day 2 that you’re onto something.

#3 – this is important, buy fruits and veggies that are low glycemic, so I’ll make it easy, no corn, carrots, potatoes, pineapple, watermelon, grapes, cherries…try oranges, apples, nectarines, strawberries and blueberries are excellent – high in anti-oxidants as well. For veggies, try spinach, brocoli, asparagus, artichokes, all of these taste great lightly steamed. Try salmon or another fish high in Omega 3′s like swordfish, seabass (oily fish) and if your tight on cash sardines, anchovies, mackerel, and tuna work just as well in salads (use the spinach, way better nutritional content but romaine is fine also). If you can find Bragg’s amino acids it is high in amino acids (obviously) but has replaced soy sauce and salad dressing around here, you just add a tablespoon of olive oil to it and it tastes great. A giant bottle is $8 and you’ll be using it a long time, they sell it on-line if you’re in an area that doesn’t sell it. braggs.com, they have healthy recipes there as well.

Oh and the first week or two, eat small meals every 3 hours instead of larger 3 meals, if you eat dinner with the fam, make them salmon, brocoli and rice – if they look at you like what’s this, just say, ‘dinner’ and feast out, they’ll get over it.

This is lots of beginner info, so I’ll stop now, Stacey and anyone being called names in reference to your weight, you have my empathy and also my permission (if you need it) to just give em’ the broken record until you teach and/or they reteach themselves how to treat someone of value (that’d be you).

Al, I’ve spent time in FL and the humidity is similar to Singapore, there are days when you just can’t wiat for nightfall bc then it’d be below 85 degrees, wahhaha, glad your air con works.

Howie, it makes no sense when and why the portal here on Mischa’s blog opens, I think I get in every time bc I am an original girlZ and you, Al and Doug are original – hmmm, boyZ?!

Caio, Zen Lill

Thanks for you comment. You make sense. As usual Howie is too self absorbed to feel the angst of others. He brags about how easy it is for him to get in. Good for you Howie.

However, I do remember you complaining about not being able to get in some time back. That was when I was too reserved to write in myself.

Oh, how convenient for you to forget when an occasion arises for you to brag. We know that you have some advantages that the ordinary person may not be privy to, but, a little humility could be in order.

Like lecturing Dnrs, If someone wants to write in and pretend to be an alien, so what. Who died and made you the Alien Police?

I like you comments when they are not about you. Every body talks about themselves sometimes, but you cross the line.

Sorry to bring your name up Dnrs. But you know what I mean.

Billy

I have never had a problem getting on this blog using several different computers. I have checked in 10 times a day for several days in a row and found no comments. It has nothing to do with Michelle’s Post, althought certain topics do draw more comments than others.

Where are michelle’s ‘Loyal Readers’ on the empty days? do thousands of readers decide not to blog in on the same day? I noticed last week 4 or 5 days passed without anyone but myself or Al blogging in. It was not a matter of difficulty because I blog in any time I want as many times a day I try to.

Is there a conspiracy going on here? It just makes no sense to me.

I read this blog daily and comment when I feel like it, 24 hours a day. What about everyone else?

This does not make sense statistically. Are you loyal readers claiming difficulty getting on this blog? I find it hard to believe that anyone cannot get on after 3 or 4 days of trying. Perhaps I will never find out the true reason this happens, but it intrigues me.

There is a wide cross section of the poulation reading Michelle’s blog so there should be a steady flow of commentators, yet ‘Dead Days’ occur too frequently.

Is ‘Big Brother’ interfering? I surely would like to understand this meaningless observation.

HOWIE

Zen Lill,
Yeah, the old AC is working just fine today. It is only 85 outside, but the heat index says 95. It has been very humid lately. Ugh!
Left the house twice today and I keep having to change shirts. You could say I had taken a few “concrete” hikes today.

How you been doin’?

Al