...but that means poor chia is bald! Heh.

Woo, sj! And hooray for the new sellers, boo to the old sellers, may they rot.

Gorgeous paint job and color, Erin. Enjoy the bar food.

((smonster))

I am being a slug because--redacted for reasons. Just ick, and no fun, and bleh. So, Instant watch, cranberry and soda, and snarky fun with my hon. I'm so exciting.

Argh. I've been on this pretty strict diet for two and a half weeks (though I would say probably half the days I"ve cheated somehow--sometimes just spoonful of peanut butter or a few rice cakes, sometimes a bit more (cupcake the day I accepted the new job). Half the time because I'm out and about and can't figure out what's available and convenient that's part of the diet. And I was excited because I'd lost a fair bit...and then weighed myself this morning and magically had gained back three pounds. WTF I thought! And had a pineapple coconut bun from the new asian bakery down the street.

...and then tried to have more meat than allowed this evening (the diet is meat and veggies and some fruits) and an orange? And now I feel grossly overly full. So...diet does seem to be shrinking my stomach/appetite?

I'm also definitely realizing that while on the diet, 85% of the time, I'm not actually HUNGRY, I just WANT things. Hard to not give in to the cravings, but good for me to know.

...now to see if I can stay even a LITTLE bit good while on vacation. I kinda doubt it.

meara, I've been on a two shakes and a clean meal diet for the last 14 days. I haven't cheated once, but I've still days where I gained 4 lbs and others where I've lost a lb. a day.

It seems the body just fluctuates, regardless.

I haven't been hungry at all...but did have one WANT episode when I was upset. I think the supplements I've been taking really have increased my satisfaction and reduced my need for more food.

Now, if my skin would just clear up. I'd be golden.

...but that means poor chia is bald! Heh.

Heh. I'm a mean muthuh.

I do have to say, I think the chia seeds expand in the belly. I noticed that they had a kind of gelatinous thing going on when I chewed them. Now I'm _stuffed_.

Tomorrow, it's just fresh coconut milk and juice.

I chatted with a fellow who is on day 3 of the same raw juice fast and he said he felt terrific.

It'll be an adventure.

I do have to say, I think the chia seeds expand in the belly. I noticed that they had a kind of gelatinous thing going on when I chewed them. Now I'm _stuffed_.

Ground chia seeds mixed with water are often used as an egg replacer in vegan baked goods, because it becomes a gel and acts as a binder the way eggs do. So maybe it becomes a gel in your tummy and that's why it's filling. t /Cliff Claven

Ground chia seeds mixed with water are often used as an egg replacer in vegan baked goods, because it becomes a gel acts as a binder the way eggs do. So maybe it becomes a gel in your tummy and that's why it's filling.

This makes total sense to me.

Thanks so much for saying that. Now I know I wasn't imagining it.

edited because dyslexia never sleeps.

I am no good at things like juice fasts. They make me dizzy and headachy.

Out of sheer funk, I ended up with muscle spasms last night and I feel like I did a hundred situps and then was hit by a truck.

My trivia team did do the best we've ever done in a tournament today, so that's something.

You go, Nora. I was hoping for loving today, but nope. I didn't really try, though.

At corner bar. Neighbor friend is buying me beers and giving me smokes. Love my landlady. Hmm, I drink much more, I may try a booty text.

I am no good at things like juice fasts. They make me dizzy and headachy.

Same here.

meara, jeepers, how ungrateful. I hope your friend proves to be a lot of fun on your vacation anyway! I'm still gnashing my teeth that I can't go.

I am no good at things like juice fasts. They make me dizzy and headachy.

Same here.

Randomly, good GRIEF, gluten-free stuff is expensive. But now I have the ingredients to make GF popovers.

I would like this migraine to either go away, or actually happen for real, instead of this hazy halfway state. I feel like I *should* be doing things, but I'm not quite well enough.

Me too on no juice fasting. Need protein.

Swing and a miss on the booty text. Boo hiss.