4MyChildren's Journal, 29 September 2009

How exciting to have someone else on here who is on the same diet as I am! You will be amazed at how quickly the weight comes off if you follow the diet to a tee. One suggestion -- the bars, drinks, pudding, etc., can be really expensive through QWLC. Much of what you get from them can be purchased on-line at Nashua Nutrition for much less (and there's even free shipping if your order is over $99). I have a good recipe for ground turkey breast chili if you're interested! If there's anything I can help with, let me know! Good luck! 

Thanks 'Buddy'. I have done some research today about the first 3 days and going to start on it tomorrow morning. Found some great sites with food and plan info. The links are on my other computer, so I will have to get those later. I haven't officially signed up. Just going on what I have read. However, I will look at getting the drinks and other items tomorrow, hopefully. Are you also taking the carb blockers and other vitamins?  

I am taking the herbs, carb blockers, vitamins, and EFAs. If you don't purchase them through QWLC, I'll bet you can get something very close through GNC or other similar store. My husband didn't sign up officially, but he follows along on the diet with me (since he really has no choice!) and substitutes a regular multi-vitamin for the QWLC vitamin and Fish Oil from SAM'S for the EFAs. I've done this diet once before and lost 43#. He lost 54# in the same amount of time (only I was working out 4-5X/week and he didn't work out at all). Since you've got your one-year-old's birthday today, you might consider restarting tomorrow. **On QWLC Diet you may have two diet sodas per day, but they can not contain caramel coloring, so diet Pepsi would be out. :-( I had to give up my 6-pack a day diet Coke habit the first time I went on QWLC diet. Now I enjoy diet Cherry 7-up and diet Sunkist when I have a soda. After I drink my 10 8-oz. glasses of water daily, I'm not usually in the mood for anything else to drink, though! 

Diet Cherry 7-Up sounds really good. I have been drinking Coke Zero which has no sugar, carbs, calories...but obviously has caramel coloring. :-( I take Fish Oils, Flax Seed and a multi vitamin. What are the names of the herbs, carb blockers and EFA's? I'll look them up and order some. Thanks for your help! Of course, I've got a birthday for my son on 10/6, mine on 10/16, a niece on 10/15...my sister had hers 9/28, my mother on 9/2, another son on 8/31...really tough couple months!! Once I get going on this, I probably won't want any cake.  

The herbs, carb blockers, and EFAs are from QWLC. I don't know if you can order them without being officially signed up as a QWLC client, but I have seen people list them on eBay from time-to-time. The herbs are called Herbal Slim Metabolizer and the carb blocker is Herbal Balance Carb Blocker. The program REALLY works. I've lost 10 pounds now in less than 2 weeks (it will be 2 weeks on Saturday). 

Wow - I never realized how much protein is in cod. I am going to get some steamed today for lunch!!