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CherylB · 06-29-2012, 12:04 PM

Popping in to congratulate all you ladies who are smoking this! Woohoo! I'm be joining you once again after the wedding on Saturday. I hope I can still walk after wearing those spiky heels all afternoon and evening. I guess I'll be parked in a chair much of the time. Eventually I'll kick off my shoes and just run around the reception hall in my stocking feet.

I was blessed today by my neighbor who lives up stairs from me (the other half of the duplex.) I decided to text her (when I heard that she was back home) and ask her if she had a smaller curling iron. SHE DID! She brought it to my door! Can't complain about that service.

I was nice and did poop patrol for them, since Cisco found something gross to roll in this morning (some wild animal that came through and left a large, pale beige dropping by the picnic table.) So she got bathed out in the yard and I took the time to pick up the rest of the doggie poops so my neighbors will have a poop-free yard for their party tomorrow. Then I watered all the thirsty, parched, baking plants outside.

I'm charging up camcorder and camera batteries and installing the software for said cameras into my new-to-me laptop. I decided to use my camera bag as my purse, too. That will help me to keep the bags down to something I can manage and be happy about. I hate to feel "encumbered." Men have a wallet and a comb in their back pocket. Why do we put ourselves through all that we do???

So have a lovely day, ladies! Stay cool and stay safe.

catjrow3 · 06-29-2012, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by verbqueen

Hey, Cat! Hope you aren't burning up there in CO. My friends in Woodland Park were evacuated from their home and are staying at a hotel in Denver right now. Having been evacuated by a wildfire a few years ago, I really feel for them. So freaking terrifying.

And yeah, I keep creeping back up into the 160s again, and I am determined to make the 150s my new home, so we'll see if another round will help me get there and stay there.

Jessica, that makes sense then. Mine wont stay where I want it either

(might be because of what I put in my mouth)...

Sorry about your friends. We are about 15 miles from the high park fire, but not in a position at all for evacuation...

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 01:51 PM

Embee -- Oh, PLEASE post the ice cream recipe!!!! I have an ice cream maker that I have never used, and that sounds like a great way to break it in!!!

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 02:45 PM

Lynne --

Extreme skincare! LOL -- SO true! Yes, I think this is a purge -- that is my gut feeling -- I had lots of congestion in the pores that needed to come out, that was clear. I just wish it didn't come out so spectacularly. Where my skin has cleared, though, it really looks better -- very smooth and plump -- there will be residual redness from the breakout for a while, but so be it.

Another few days, and I should look human again -- normal, even, if I put makeup on. Praying for no more cysts to appear!!!!

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 02:59 PM

I'm semi-power-eating today, and will be hitting the gym for a good weights workout in an hour or so. Definitely feeling the effects of more food in a good way -- body temperature is rising, energy and strength are better -- sleep cycle is still off though

I can't tell about the weight/fat right now, because I am retaining so much water -- TOM is trying to start, and these days, that is usually a two or three day process. A lot of this clearly IS water -- my skin has deep creases in it from clothing, and even my face is puffy.

Lynne, you and I are both having awful TOM stuff, aren't we? I'm sure the hormonal weirdness of menopause is a lot of why you are having a hard time shedding weight, and why I am having such a bear of a time keeping it off, and why I am having the crazy weight swings.

I'm having a fairly hard time trusting this refeeding process, but on some deep level, it seems like the best thing to do. At least with the hard workouts, I can insure that some of the gain is muscle, which makes it worth while.

Once the hunger is under control, I will see if I can start doing a zig-zag pattern of eating -- not dropping all the way to JUDDD levels probably, but at least staggering the caloric intake, to minimize fat gain and help with body recomposition.

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 03:05 PM

Paula -- you, Julie, and I are all in similar boats -- she's been working on metabolic repair too. I think she's doing really well with it -- sitting about 8 lbs above LDW, but that is with some pretty aggressive refeeding going on. Her temperatures have come way up, and she seems to be feeling great -- her energy levels are infectious, and she certainly looks fantastic and radiant.

She plans to do another short hcg round later in the summer.

catjrow3 · 06-29-2012, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by minimonkey

Paula -- you, Julie, and I are all in similar boats -- she's been working on metabolic repair too. I think she's doing really well with it -- sitting about 8 lbs above LDW, but that is with some pretty aggressive refeeding going on. Her temperatures have come way up, and she seems to be feeling great -- her energy levels are infectious, and she certainly looks fantastic and radiant.

She plans to do another short hcg round later in the summer.

You could add me to that too, the metabolic repair and eating up...

manders · 06-29-2012, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by minimonkey

Manders, Lynne, and anyone else -- do you guys believe in the skin purging theory -- that when you start using a new acne product, your skin purges out toxins and causes a break out?

Likewise for systemic cleansing -- that breakouts can come from internal cleansing? (I know a cleanse is a guaranteed break out for me, but I am not sure why)

I've been reading the back and forth on this, and would love to know what you folks think....

Like Lynne said, there are so many reasons one can break out. Sometimes people break out from new skincare products due to a sensitivity, or an allergy, or that product is really bringing out the pre-existing congestion.

When I first began cutting out wheat, dairy and sugar back in Feb, my skin went NUTS!!!! So much of those toxins are built up everywhere in your system. So now whenever I eat wheat or dairy or sugar, I immediately break out. Hit the water HARD!

I also wanted to ask you about these ones that you said were "weeping". Can you be more specific? That sounds a bit concerning to me.

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Originally Posted by paulabob

How do we extract at home? Does that require a machine? I confess, I've had the same blackheads on my nose for 30 years now...

No machine necessary. You could use a face steamer if you have one, but your other option is to have a hot steamy shower to soften up the sebum and open your pores. Sometimes if I'm too impatient to bring out my steamer, I'll bring a wash cloth into my shower with me and continually wet it with the hot water and then hold it on my nose for about 10 mins in total. Wash your face with a gentle cleanser or an exfoliant. Then when I get out of the shower, I go right to my mirror and wrap a kleenex around each index finger. I locate the biggest, worst blackheads and gently squeeze them from about 1/16th inch out on each side (I think, I'm canadian, I don't use inches LOL). Ideally you want the entire blackhead to come out and you'll have a little open pore like a hole!

If you soften the blackheads well enough, they should come out easily. Sometimes you may need to loosen the layers with a needle but that's really something that should be left to a skincare professional. If a blackhead doesn't come out the first or second try, leave it. If you poke and prod, you'll make it angry lol

ALWAYS make sure you use an astringent/toner after to clean and close those pores.

paulabob · 06-29-2012, 03:43 PM

K, sounds like I have some steamin and squeezin to do tonight! And not in the romantic sense...

Glad I'm not the only who's been repairing my metabolism. I should be fixed now, but heaven knows how long it will hold!

manders · 06-29-2012, 03:47 PM

Good plan! Keep in mind that if you've had them for a while, you won't be able to tackle them all in one night. It's taken me about 5-6 months to really get rid of almost all the ones in my nose. Just focus on the big ugly ones tonight!

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by paulabob

K, sounds like I have some steamin and squeezin to do tonight! And not in the romantic sense...

!

EmBee · 06-29-2012, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by minimonkey

Embee -- Oh, PLEASE post the ice cream recipe!!!! I have an ice cream maker that I have never used, and that sounds like a great way to break it in!!!

Plain vanilla
2 Cans Full fat Coconut milk
1/2 to 3/4 cup sweetner (I like to use 1/2 cup xylitol and 1/4 cup coconut nectar) Xylitol, stevia, your preference
1 Tbsp Cornstarch or Arrowroot ( I have seen recipes without it...but this makes it creamier and I haven't stalled using it)
1 tsp Vanilla (homemade is the BEST)
1/2 tsp Salt

for chocolate and 3/4 cups cocoa for chocolate
Add ins: macadamia nuts, almonds, peanut butter, Raspberries, blueberries, strawberries...GO CRAZY

Blend all ingredients together ... chill for about and hour and follow Ice cream maker instructions

I ate this the other night....more that I should for P2, but I still Lost

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 04:06 PM

Okay -- gross description ahead -- be warned!

The weepy sores are the cysts/nodules that have broken open -- the whole area of inflamed skin peels off, and I am left with a seepy, weepy patch that is spitting out a very oily liquid!!-- the worst ones are about the size of a dime. After the weeping stops, a scab forms and it heals. Sea salt in warm water will usually get them to crust over fairly quickly - -though it isn't unusual for a lot of fluid to build up under the scab, and for it to go through another round or two of weeping

This isn't a terribly rare thing with my skin -- I've come to expect it with the deep nodules as they emerge. Actually, once all the fluid comes out, the throbbing and swelling go away and the thing starts healing -- but I must say that the whole thing is pretty ugly while it is happening.

I am amazed that I have had very minimal scarring with all of the bad break outs I've had in the last couple of years -- a few tiny scars, but very minimal relative to the huge areas that have had the break outs.

manders · 06-29-2012, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by minimonkey

Okay -- gross description ahead -- be warned!

The weepy sores are the cysts/nodules that have broken open -- the whole area of inflamed skin peels off, and I am left with a seepy, weepy patch that is spitting out a very oily liquid!!-- the worst ones are about the size of a dime. After the weeping stops, a scab forms and it heals. Sea salt in warm water will usually get them to crust over fairly quickly - -though it isn't unusual for a lot of fluid to build up under the scab, and for it to go through another round or two of weeping

This isn't a terribly rare thing with my skin -- I've come to expect it with the deep nodules as they emerge. Actually, once all the fluid comes out, the throbbing and swelling go away and the thing starts healing -- but I must say that the whole thing is pretty ugly while it is happening.

I am amazed that I have had very minimal scarring with all of the bad break outs I've had in the last couple of years -- a few tiny scars, but very minimal relative to the huge areas that have had the break outs.

That sounds A LOT like my staph infections. I'm not a doctor, but...

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 04:17 PM

Paula -- you certainly aren't alone in the metabolic repair department! Theoretically, hcg should have done that for us -- but it didn't work that way for me. Maybe if I had done it more by the books, it would have worked. I think the long p2s really did some damage to my overall system

THIS is the main reason I feel, on a gut level, that JUDDD is a terrible idea for me right now. I don't want to be engaging in further caloric restriction -- and at the end of the day, JUDDD is just that -- it may well be a lot less damaging due to the cycling, but my net calories on it still end up being very low for my energy needs.

I don't want to live forever on a program that leaves me feeling weak and dragged out and without energy -- it isn't sustainable. I can deal with the hunger, but the weakness and lethargy are another matter altogether.

I may well do another short round of hcg at some point, but I am not at a point to think about that right now. I'm just hoping that regular eating of nutritious low-carb foods, combined with the working out, will start to turn things around for me.

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 04:19 PM

Manders -- that is really interesting. I wouldn't doubt that there's a bacterial component to this.

They do heal up though, once they've spit out all the liquid. Does staph heal on its own, without antibiotics?

manders · 06-29-2012, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by minimonkey

Manders -- that is really interesting. I wouldn't doubt that there's a bacterial component to this.

They do heal up though, once they've spit out all the liquid. Does staph heal on its own, without antibiotics?

Nope. Staph always needs to be treated. Like I said, the 2% Fucidin that I use works great. The sores start to clear up within a day or two. I'm actually in the middle of a staph infection right now. grrr! I broke out from my loading days last week and it went utterly nuts.

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 04:48 PM

I guess that is the thing that makes me doubt staph -- they do heal, and it stays clear for a while after.

Sorry to hear about your break out!!!

manders · 06-29-2012, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by minimonkey

I guess that is the thing that makes me doubt staph -- they do heal, and it stays clear for a while after.

Sorry to hear about your break out!!!

Could be a different type of bacteria, but that's definitely not just cystic acne, that's for sure.

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 07:08 PM

Manders -- LOVE the new avatar -- it's gorgeous. That lip color is spectacular

That is really good to know about the acne-- I will do some research and see if I can figure out what it might be. I am actually without insurance for the summer (didn't get a class this semester -- I'm a university lecturer) but will have coverage again at the end of August, so I will also look into seeing a dermatologist then.

In the mean time, I will use colloidal silver internally and also topically on it -- it is the best antibiotic alternative I've ever found... I swear by the stuff. Sea salt is also antibacterial, and that may explain why my skin responds better to it than it does to most anything else.

I'd probably be freaking out all over the place if this weren't exactly like so many previous breakouts that have all managed to heal on their own.

I got one patch on my chin that was particularly nasty this time, because I have a labret piercing, and the piercing got all inflamed as well

It's a totally healed piercing, too, but even those can become infected if something irritates them (this is an area of expertise for me -- I'm trained as a piercer.)

Sea salt soaks are far and away the best way to heal an infected piercing, short of antibiotics, which usually aren't necessary unless the infection becomes systemic rather than localized.

manders · 06-29-2012, 07:18 PM

Thanks girl! I love pink. =D

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 07:49 PM

I love pink, too! I have to be careful of getting the shade just right -- pink is tricky with red hair (much easier when I was blonde!) Looks fantastic on you, however!

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 07:51 PM

In totally non-skin-related news, I just finished a killer workout, and am about to make a burger the size of my head, with all the trappings (except the bun, obviously!)

Rarrrrrr --- give this girl some protein and some fat!!!!!!!!!

CherylB · 06-29-2012, 07:52 PM

http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?m...ation=WATCHNOW

I doubt this will work but I just saw the most hysterical comedy show on Netflix and I have to share! Clean, LOL funny and great for the whole family. I hope this link works. If not, go to Netflix and look up "Jim Gaffigan, Mr Universe." OMG! So funny. I never heard of him before and I just took a chance and watched it and I'm so glad I did.

Enjoy! I'm heading off to bed now. Did my nails on all four paws and I'm ready to slide into some serious sleep. Need to pick up my Mother after all, so I won't be driving to the wedding all by my lonesome. Should make for an interesting ride.

Hugs!!

manders · 06-29-2012, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by minimonkey

I love pink, too! I have to be careful of getting the shade just right -- pink is tricky with red hair (much easier when I was blonde!) Looks fantastic on you, however!

It took me 2 years to find the perfect liner, lipstick and gloss combo!!

your burger plan sounds delicious. i'm jealous! I found a box of honey garlic chicken wings in the deep freeze. >=(

CherylB · 06-29-2012, 08:23 PM

Okay. I know I'm totally not connected with y'all tonight cause I haven't been keeping up with all the talk about blackheads and pimple squeezing, but it's not because I don't love you.

But I have one more thing to say before I go to bed.

I tried the curling iron my neighbor loaned me and I can't believe how perfectly it works! I don't even have to do my entire head! Just the top and back and side and the lower parts of the sides and back and my bangs can stay natural. It won't take long at all to look rather attractive.

Will take pics! Please let me know if any of you were able to see that comedy program. It would be great to know for the future.

manders · 06-29-2012, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CherylB

Okay. I know I'm totally not connected with y'all tonight cause I haven't been keeping up with all the talk about blackheads and pimple squeezing, but it's not because I don't love you.

But I have one more thing to say before I go to bed.

I tried the curling iron my neighbor loaned me and I can't believe how perfectly it works! I don't even have to do my entire head! Just the top and back and side and the lower parts of the sides and back and my bangs can stay natural. It won't take long at all to look rather attractive.

Will take pics! Please let me know if any of you were able to see that comedy program. It would be great to know for the future.

Ooooh nice! what brand is it? I just got a new curling iron yesterday too!

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 09:00 PM

YAY for curling iron victories, Cheryl!

CherylB · 06-29-2012, 09:56 PM

REVLON. Nothing earth-shattering but just what the Dr ordered! Size definitely does matter! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!

minimonkey · 06-29-2012, 10:22 PM

OMG -- that burger was Dr. Atkins' fondest dream! Wow was that ever tasty! I won't elaborate for the sake of all you p2ers....

I am making some flax bread tonight, which is another bit of (generally accepted) p3 wonderfulness. I do hope my body ends up liking this because I sure am enjoying it right now!

I think if I end up switching gears towards weight/fat loss mode soon, I may give Atkins induction another try -- no flax bread there, but one can eat mightly well even on induction -- and with all the working out, it just might work for me again. I do build muscle like an amazon when I am eating a lot of meat, which I generally do while on induction. That really might be the way to go -- my body is just built to thrive on low carb, and most other plans really pale in comparison. I have just about boundless energy when my carbs are super low and fat and protein are high.

Okay, off to the kitchen -- flax and eggs are calling me.....

I'll enjoy the bounty of a more generous carb limit ( a whopping 40 grams!) for the next couple of weeks while I continue to refeed, and then see if I am up for giving induction another go -- I suspect I might be, and I suspect that might be just the answer at this time. I find induction pretty painless .. the question is whether I will lose on it, or whether it will be a wash. I guess we'll see....

06-29-2012, 12:04 PM	#181
CherylB Big Yapper! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 14,072 Gallery: CherylB	Popping in to congratulate all you ladies who are smoking this! Woohoo! I'm be joining you once again after the wedding on Saturday. I hope I can still walk after wearing those spiky heels all afternoon and evening. I guess I'll be parked in a chair much of the time. Eventually I'll kick off my shoes and just run around the reception hall in my stocking feet. I was blessed today by my neighbor who lives up stairs from me (the other half of the duplex.) I decided to text her (when I heard that she was back home) and ask her if she had a smaller curling iron. SHE DID! She brought it to my door! Can't complain about that service. I was nice and did poop patrol for them, since Cisco found something gross to roll in this morning (some wild animal that came through and left a large, pale beige dropping by the picnic table.) So she got bathed out in the yard and I took the time to pick up the rest of the doggie poops so my neighbors will have a poop-free yard for their party tomorrow. Then I watered all the thirsty, parched, baking plants outside. I'm charging up camcorder and camera batteries and installing the software for said cameras into my new-to-me laptop. I decided to use my camera bag as my purse, too. That will help me to keep the bags down to something I can manage and be happy about. I hate to feel "encumbered." Men have a wallet and a comb in their back pocket. Why do we put ourselves through all that we do??? So have a lovely day, ladies! Stay cool and stay safe. __________________ What we sow today, we will certainly reap tomorrow. Spend your time wisely. Make it count. There are no do-overs in life. And the clock is ticking.

06-29-2012, 02:59 PM	#185
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	I'm semi-power-eating today, and will be hitting the gym for a good weights workout in an hour or so. Definitely feeling the effects of more food in a good way -- body temperature is rising, energy and strength are better -- sleep cycle is still off though I can't tell about the weight/fat right now, because I am retaining so much water -- TOM is trying to start, and these days, that is usually a two or three day process. A lot of this clearly IS water -- my skin has deep creases in it from clothing, and even my face is puffy. Lynne, you and I are both having awful TOM stuff, aren't we? I'm sure the hormonal weirdness of menopause is a lot of why you are having a hard time shedding weight, and why I am having such a bear of a time keeping it off, and why I am having the crazy weight swings. I'm having a fairly hard time trusting this refeeding process, but on some deep level, it seems like the best thing to do. At least with the hard workouts, I can insure that some of the gain is muscle, which makes it worth while. Once the hunger is under control, I will see if I can start doing a zig-zag pattern of eating -- not dropping all the way to JUDDD levels probably, but at least staggering the caloric intake, to minimize fat gain and help with body recomposition. __________________ Rogue p2 cycling: 8/28:128.6 .... 10/7 118.4 ....10/20: 115.8

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06-29-2012, 01:51 PM	#183
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	Embee -- Oh, PLEASE post the ice cream recipe!!!! I have an ice cream maker that I have never used, and that sounds like a great way to break it in!!!

06-29-2012, 02:45 PM	#184
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	Lynne -- Extreme skincare! LOL -- SO true! Yes, I think this is a purge -- that is my gut feeling -- I had lots of congestion in the pores that needed to come out, that was clear. I just wish it didn't come out so spectacularly. Where my skin has cleared, though, it really looks better -- very smooth and plump -- there will be residual redness from the breakout for a while, but so be it. Another few days, and I should look human again -- normal, even, if I put makeup on. Praying for no more cysts to appear!!!!

06-29-2012, 03:05 PM	#186
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	Paula -- you, Julie, and I are all in similar boats -- she's been working on metabolic repair too. I think she's doing really well with it -- sitting about 8 lbs above LDW, but that is with some pretty aggressive refeeding going on. Her temperatures have come way up, and she seems to be feeling great -- her energy levels are infectious, and she certainly looks fantastic and radiant. She plans to do another short hcg round later in the summer.

06-29-2012, 03:43 PM	#189
paulabob Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 6,545 Gallery: paulabob Stats: 204/124.6/110 49%/27.4%/20% 5'2" WOE: Atkins/hHcg/Optimal whatever works Start Date: restart March '10	K, sounds like I have some steamin and squeezin to do tonight! And not in the romantic sense... Glad I'm not the only who's been repairing my metabolism. I should be fixed now, but heaven knows how long it will hold!

06-29-2012, 03:47 PM	#190
manders Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 817 Gallery: manders Stats: 232/167.2/140/5'8 WOE: hHCG Start Date: Feb 2012	Good plan! Keep in mind that if you've had them for a while, you won't be able to tackle them all in one night. It's taken me about 5-6 months to really get rid of almost all the ones in my nose. Just focus on the big ugly ones tonight!

06-29-2012, 04:06 PM	#193
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	Okay -- gross description ahead -- be warned! The weepy sores are the cysts/nodules that have broken open -- the whole area of inflamed skin peels off, and I am left with a seepy, weepy patch that is spitting out a very oily liquid!!-- the worst ones are about the size of a dime. After the weeping stops, a scab forms and it heals. Sea salt in warm water will usually get them to crust over fairly quickly - -though it isn't unusual for a lot of fluid to build up under the scab, and for it to go through another round or two of weeping This isn't a terribly rare thing with my skin -- I've come to expect it with the deep nodules as they emerge. Actually, once all the fluid comes out, the throbbing and swelling go away and the thing starts healing -- but I must say that the whole thing is pretty ugly while it is happening. I am amazed that I have had very minimal scarring with all of the bad break outs I've had in the last couple of years -- a few tiny scars, but very minimal relative to the huge areas that have had the break outs.

06-29-2012, 04:17 PM	#195
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	Paula -- you certainly aren't alone in the metabolic repair department! Theoretically, hcg should have done that for us -- but it didn't work that way for me. Maybe if I had done it more by the books, it would have worked. I think the long p2s really did some damage to my overall system THIS is the main reason I feel, on a gut level, that JUDDD is a terrible idea for me right now. I don't want to be engaging in further caloric restriction -- and at the end of the day, JUDDD is just that -- it may well be a lot less damaging due to the cycling, but my net calories on it still end up being very low for my energy needs. I don't want to live forever on a program that leaves me feeling weak and dragged out and without energy -- it isn't sustainable. I can deal with the hunger, but the weakness and lethargy are another matter altogether. I may well do another short round of hcg at some point, but I am not at a point to think about that right now. I'm just hoping that regular eating of nutritious low-carb foods, combined with the working out, will start to turn things around for me.

06-29-2012, 04:19 PM	#196
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	Manders -- that is really interesting. I wouldn't doubt that there's a bacterial component to this. They do heal up though, once they've spit out all the liquid. Does staph heal on its own, without antibiotics?

06-29-2012, 04:48 PM	#198
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	I guess that is the thing that makes me doubt staph -- they do heal, and it stays clear for a while after. Sorry to hear about your break out!!!

06-29-2012, 07:08 PM	#200
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	Manders -- LOVE the new avatar -- it's gorgeous. That lip color is spectacular That is really good to know about the acne-- I will do some research and see if I can figure out what it might be. I am actually without insurance for the summer (didn't get a class this semester -- I'm a university lecturer) but will have coverage again at the end of August, so I will also look into seeing a dermatologist then. In the mean time, I will use colloidal silver internally and also topically on it -- it is the best antibiotic alternative I've ever found... I swear by the stuff. Sea salt is also antibacterial, and that may explain why my skin responds better to it than it does to most anything else. I'd probably be freaking out all over the place if this weren't exactly like so many previous breakouts that have all managed to heal on their own. I got one patch on my chin that was particularly nasty this time, because I have a labret piercing, and the piercing got all inflamed as well It's a totally healed piercing, too, but even those can become infected if something irritates them (this is an area of expertise for me -- I'm trained as a piercer.) Sea salt soaks are far and away the best way to heal an infected piercing, short of antibiotics, which usually aren't necessary unless the infection becomes systemic rather than localized.

06-29-2012, 07:18 PM	#201
manders Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 817 Gallery: manders Stats: 232/167.2/140/5'8 WOE: hHCG Start Date: Feb 2012	Thanks girl! I love pink. =D

06-29-2012, 07:49 PM	#202
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	I love pink, too! I have to be careful of getting the shade just right -- pink is tricky with red hair (much easier when I was blonde!) Looks fantastic on you, however!

06-29-2012, 07:51 PM	#203
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	In totally non-skin-related news, I just finished a killer workout, and am about to make a burger the size of my head, with all the trappings (except the bun, obviously!) Rarrrrrr --- give this girl some protein and some fat!!!!!!!!!

06-29-2012, 07:52 PM	#204
CherylB Big Yapper! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 14,072 Gallery: CherylB	http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?m...ation=WATCHNOW I doubt this will work but I just saw the most hysterical comedy show on Netflix and I have to share! Clean, LOL funny and great for the whole family. I hope this link works. If not, go to Netflix and look up "Jim Gaffigan, Mr Universe." OMG! So funny. I never heard of him before and I just took a chance and watched it and I'm so glad I did. Enjoy! I'm heading off to bed now. Did my nails on all four paws and I'm ready to slide into some serious sleep. Need to pick up my Mother after all, so I won't be driving to the wedding all by my lonesome. Should make for an interesting ride. Hugs!!

06-29-2012, 08:23 PM	#206
CherylB Big Yapper! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 14,072 Gallery: CherylB	Okay. I know I'm totally not connected with y'all tonight cause I haven't been keeping up with all the talk about blackheads and pimple squeezing, but it's not because I don't love you. But I have one more thing to say before I go to bed. I tried the curling iron my neighbor loaned me and I can't believe how perfectly it works! I don't even have to do my entire head! Just the top and back and side and the lower parts of the sides and back and my bangs can stay natural. It won't take long at all to look rather attractive. Will take pics! Please let me know if any of you were able to see that comedy program. It would be great to know for the future.

06-29-2012, 09:00 PM	#208
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	YAY for curling iron victories, Cheryl!

06-29-2012, 09:56 PM	#209
CherylB Big Yapper! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 14,072 Gallery: CherylB	REVLON. Nothing earth-shattering but just what the Dr ordered! Size definitely does matter! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!

06-29-2012, 10:22 PM	#210
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	OMG -- that burger was Dr. Atkins' fondest dream! Wow was that ever tasty! I won't elaborate for the sake of all you p2ers.... I am making some flax bread tonight, which is another bit of (generally accepted) p3 wonderfulness. I do hope my body ends up liking this because I sure am enjoying it right now! I think if I end up switching gears towards weight/fat loss mode soon, I may give Atkins induction another try -- no flax bread there, but one can eat mightly well even on induction -- and with all the working out, it just might work for me again. I do build muscle like an amazon when I am eating a lot of meat, which I generally do while on induction. That really might be the way to go -- my body is just built to thrive on low carb, and most other plans really pale in comparison. I have just about boundless energy when my carbs are super low and fat and protein are high. Okay, off to the kitchen -- flax and eggs are calling me..... I'll enjoy the bounty of a more generous carb limit ( a whopping 40 grams!) for the next couple of weeks while I continue to refeed, and then see if I am up for giving induction another go -- I suspect I might be, and I suspect that might be just the answer at this time. I find induction pretty painless .. the question is whether I will lose on it, or whether it will be a wash. I guess we'll see....