How is the CLA/GLA going?

[loveshinesthru]

welcome cheryl!

[Violet33]

Do you think my weight loss may stall even though I am only about to finish my 3rd week? I have had a stall of sorts with TOM and post Induction pause I suppose, but I'm encouraged by the loss of inches I see with you guys!. I'm sure the weight will come off, but I kinda want to know what to set my mental state to. I don't want the whole "I'm not losing, whine, whine, whine!"

[kycowgirl]

Yessssssssssss !!! I got on the scale this morning and it was 175 !!! Thats a 3 pound whoosh !!! I am soooo happy. Doin my happy dance
It is so wonderful to see so many new faces here. I wish you all alot of success

CHRISTIE, Thanks, it sure is more fun to go to the casino when you win. Thats wonderful that your hubby is taking it too. From what I have seen so far, it takes 2-3 weeks for people to really start seeing the difference in the way their clothes fit. Which isnt long at all compared to what the research says that it takes 8-12 weeks to see an improvement.

Phil, wow the changes in your avi is amazing. WTG !!! Dont be afraid of the scale stall, it will catch up and the inches lost will be well worth the wait. Glad your wife is taking it too. As for taking it after reaching goal....Tom and I feel so good on it and its a natural everyday suppliment, we will continue taking it for life. Your body needs it and it cannot hurt you.

Amy, woohoo congrats on your whoosh !!! Doesnt it feel wonderful?

Cheryl, welcome , you will find lots of useful info here. Glad your joing us

Elyse, hang in there, it will work. I know we all get impatient for results, but remember, we didnt get this way overnight and its not gonna go away over night lol. What have we got to lose but weight and inches? And its actually better to lose it slowly

V , I would start with just 2 of your Borage a day, and up it to 4 later if your not getting the desired results. No use taking more than you need and wasting money. Everyone is different on the scale stall issue. Just dont get discouraged if it happens, it will catch up and the inches will still keep melting off

Caly, Michelle and anyone else I missed good morning to you too

[elyseelyse]

Thanks Trish for the reality check. No it did not happen over night. It happed b/c for the last 15 years I ate more fried food, pasta and bread then most people twice my size w/ no regard. It was simply too "hard" to not eat the appetizer sampler w/ drinks . . then a large meal . . then brownies. Why think about your food - just flip open the menu and order the best "looking " thing possible (and a lot of it I might add). I am finishing up a three day water fast and I am getting a little nutty now - so bear w/ me.

I did write a little poem for your reading pleasure . . Ready?

"Tum Tum go away, little Leesee (my nicksame) can't come out to play. . "

Ok, back to you sane people now!

[epix]

hiya.. I ordered some CLA/GLA last night. Should be here this week sometime. I'll make sure to take progress photos.

[135Bonnie]

and I don't mean Rover! After 4 days on CLA/GLA combo, poochie is down 1.5 inches! I am exercising and eating right so its probably the combo, but I'll take it!. Thanks for all of your guidance everyone. I love this thread.

[kycowgirl]

Elyse, I'm right there with ya. After my neck injury and my restrictions and more sedetary lifestyle, the pounds kept piling on. But we dont have to accept that anymore. *stomps foot* We are here and doing something about it and thats what counts. I love this place and all the support you get here. lol Love your poem too

Pete, we are so glad your joining us. I have read about your progress so far and I think your an amazing young man with what you have already accomplished . Hang in there, we will all get there together. We would love to see those progress pics

Bonnie, woohoo that is wonderful news. keep it goin girl

[135Bonnie]

Trish and Caly---Congrats on those whooshes! Way to go girls. I will do a weigh in tomorrow and post.

[REBECKAKELLEY]

hey everyone, ok i got really impatient, and couldnt wait the 3 to 4 days for my cla to arrive ..so i went to walmart and got the pills until i get my liquid in the mail. i also got the borage oil because i didnt order it offline, and i ALSO go some flax oil. (i was told that would help out the combo is that correct?) ok so here is my question. how much do i take. the CLA is tonalin cla by rexall and says its got 1000 mg and the nutrition panel says its 74-82% cla. with a serving size of 2 softgels. the borage oil says its 500 mg per one softgel and doesnt mention the gla. the flax oil that i got is a liquid and it says 1 teaspoon is a serving size and it is 4,650 mg of flax oil. and it also says to take it 2 times a day.. (thought that sounded like a lot) anyway, please tell me how much to take. is it 5 of the cla and 5 of the borage, or what?? i cant wait to get started. !!

[am2106]

Okay, so now I have a question about the Borage Oil. I have the Spring Valley kind (bought it at Walmart). On the label, it reads:

Serving Size: 1 softgel
Amount per serving:
Vitamin E 15IU 50% (Daily Value)
Borage Oil 500 mg

Now, do I understand this correctly? The 500 mg is Borage Oil, but Borage Oil is not 100% GLA. So I can figure that they have about 240 mg GLA and need to take 4 to get close to 1000 mg?

How is this different from the Borage Oil sold on Netrition? How many of those do you need to take to get to 1000? And what is the brand name?

Edited to add: I just saw Rebeka's post, and it looks like my question is the same as hers. Also, I don't remember reading about the flax oil - what does that do?

Thanks!
Anna

[Violet33]

I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO can't wait to see my results. Hubby is intrigued so I am eager to show him how well it works! I took bikini pics!

Yeah, don't be looking for those any time soon!

[Violet33]

Thanks, Trisha! I think I will do that! I think all I need to do is come here and I will stay encouraged!!

[kycowgirl]

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[kycowgirl]

Originally Posted by am2106

How is this different from the Borage Oil sold on Netrition? How many of those do you need to take to get to 1000? And what is the brand name? Thanks!
Anna

Now Brand Borage Oil, 240mg GLA from Netrition has a higher amount of "actual" gla in them then walmart brand so you can take less and save money. Take 2 for 480mg a day or 4 for 960. Tom does well on just 2 but I need 4. I also take 1000mg Flaxseed Oil Capsule a day. I tend to get backed up when I Low carb and the flax keeps me more regular

[iabowhunter]

Originally Posted by Violet33

I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO can't wait to see my results.

I'm with ya there, Violet! Good luck to you!

[court613]

Hey everyone I've been keeping up with this thread and I started my combo today. I was trying to hold off until I lost a little more weight b/c I didn't want to see a stall on the scale, but I'm aggravated with it already so I figured I should start anyway I bought my pills from walmart but I'm about to place an order w/ Netrition b/c I can't stand taking all these pills! I took my measurements this morning and will take pictures tonight, although I won't be posting those for a longggg time I also started exercising at curves Friday and I really like it so far. A lot of people diss curves, but hey it gets my heart rate up and I sweat a good bit! I'm so out of shape right now that any kind of exercise will help. I think it's good for beginners, to help get you in some kind of routine. So I'll be working out there for 3 months and I'm going to start using our bowflex this week (if I can figure it out).

I noticed some of you got whooshes recently (trish, caly, michelle, im2cute - sorry if I'm leaving someone out). Congrats to all!

[kycowgirl]

Patience people, Patience.....if you take it, it will happen !!!

[kycowgirl]

court613, , Glad your joining us. I joined Curves too last August and I love it. Your right, it is very good for beginners to get back into exercising and the support there is great. You will only get out of it what you put into it. I've slacked off since the holidays but I am going to get back to it. Netrition is out of the Borage Oil caps till Jan 23. We just put our order in last night. I dont know anything about bowflex but I have read alot of good reviews for it. Good luck

[valf]

Originally Posted by kycowgirl

court613, , Glad your joining us. I joined Curves too last August and I love it. Your right, it is very good for beginners to get back into exercising and the support there is great. You will only get out of it what you put into it. I've slacked off since the holidays but I am going to get back to it. Netrition is out of the Borage Oil caps till Jan 23. We just put our order in last night. I dont know anything about bowflex but I have read alot of good reviews for it. Good luck

Hey! I ordered the Now Borage Oil from Netrition on Jan. 17 and got it in 3 days. This is the one I ordered -
153-0273 14.99
NOW Borage Oil, 240mg GLA, 120 softgels

[kycowgirl]

Originally Posted by valf

Hey! I ordered the Now Borage Oil from Netrition on Jan. 17 and got it in 3 days. This is the one I ordered -
153-0273 14.99
NOW Borage Oil, 240mg GLA, 120 softgels

Thats the one

[Violet33]

Originally Posted by kycowgirl

Patience people, Patience.....if you take it, it will happen !!!

"I WILL be patient, I WILL!!" ( I say impatiently! heehee) These things take time...1 day is a measurement of time, right?

I'm just kidding!

[valf]

Oops! I just checked and it is OOS now. Sorry! I must have bought the last 3 bottles!

[kycowgirl]

Originally Posted by valf

Oops! I just checked and it is OOS now. Sorry! I must have bought the last 3 bottles!

j/k

[valf]

[Cutie]

Originally Posted by Caly1

violet, take no more than 4200 mgs of Cla and 100 mg of gla a day for best results.

Hey V-

you do know Caly meant to type 1000mg of GLA, not 100, right?