**Stillman's QWL APRIL 2008 "Get Er' Done!"**

[DEBI IN OHIO]

Ive eaten over 8 T of flax today, plus 3 doses of Metimucil the last few days, and more flax a few days ago...still no BM grrrrrr, I didnt take my ferritin last night, which I need, but didnt want more help staying blocked up..
Im off work for the rest of the day and I dont have to go in until tomorrow morning...I am hoping to spend sometime on the Thorn

ok enough nasty talk....its a nice day here...I need to go enjoy it

have a great day

[cskies]

magickal...so sorry that you are getting frustrated...and I totally understand the feeling.
Wish i knew the magic words to make the feeling go away. Scales can be so disappointing!! There are other things that are indicating that you are doing a wonderful job with your eating and weightloss...including the walking and better overall healthy outlook. I like to go by how things are fitting on me to get past the no scale loss.
You have done such a good job so far ....don't let the scale make you second guess yourself and what you have accomplished!

[magickal1]

Thank you all for ur support!!!! Just discouraged I been going over everything and I dont think i could be doing it any better than I am , so I will just push thru and hope for a whoosh , I am trying to add more water keep it flowin as much as possible...Ill just wait it out and see what happends....

[Determinedtolose]

Hi Ladies, Hi Slatman!

I guess most of us are playing the waiting game! Let's not get crazy here, we're just going to relax and let out bodies do it's thing in it's own time! Stressing doesn't help! We're eating right, so we know that something has to happen soon!!

Debi, are you drinking enough water? Maybe you can try adding some fat to your foods, or eat a green vegetable. I know when I ate a small green salad, the next day I was producing lincoln logs! It's worth a try!!!

[slatman]

warm water with grey celtic sea salt... works every time... sometimes too well

[Spenckey1]

Happy Friday Everyone!!!

Scales were up to 159 this morning. But I ate a buffalo chicken salad for lunch yesterday. Since the scales hadn't moved all week, I was like what the heck. I am eating. So I took 2 water pills this morning and then got on the scales again. I am down to 156 this afternoon. I will take it...

Thank you for all the encouraging post. Hopefully the whoosh fairy will come visit us all this weekend.

[LoraJR72]

Originally Posted by Spenckey1

Happy Friday Everyone!!!

Scales were up to 159 this morning. But I ate a buffalo chicken salad for lunch yesterday. Since the scales hadn't moved all week, I was like what the heck. I am eating. So I took 2 water pills this morning and then got on the scales again. I am down to 156 this afternoon. I will take it...

Thank you for all the encouraging post. Hopefully the whoosh fairy will come visit us all this weekend.

Remember! Water weight can fluctuate between 2 to 5lbs. daily!

Buffalo chicken is tasty but the seasonings are loaded with sodium and probably breaded. Mmmm...buffalo chicken with bleu cheese sounds good, too!

[DEBI IN OHIO]

Diana...i drink about 100 ounces of pure water per day..I dont eat vegtables, never liked them...that is how I found Stillmans..

OMG lincoln logs

slatman.....grey celtic sea salt????..........never heard of it........seems like most things I read about here on LFC's I have never heard of even after 7 years.....

[LoraJR72]

Oh my! I calculated my calories for the week and its "gulp" - 8,400 calories??

I still feel good but I know I need to add and amp up some protein tonight.

Good Luck, Ladies and Slatman.

[WHIRLYBIRD]

I think this is what Slatman is referring to:
Internal Salt Water Bathing

As it is necessary to bathe the outside of our bodies, so it is with the inside. Do not take enemas or colonics at any time during the cleansing diet or afterwards. They are unnecessary and can be extremely harmful.

There is a much superior method of cleansing the colonic tract without the harmful effects of customary colonics and enemas. This method will cleanse the entire digestive tract while the colonics and enemas will only reach the colon or a small part of it. Colonics can be expensive while our salt water method is not.

Directions: Prepare a full quart of luke-warm water and add two level teaspoons of uniodized sea salt. Do NOT use ordinary iodized salt as it will not work properly. Drink the entire quart of salt and water first thing in the morning. This must be taken on an empty stomach. The salt and water will not separate but will stay intact and quickly and thoroughly wash the entire tract in about one hour. Several eliminations will likely occur. The salt water has the same specific gravity as the blood, hence the kidneys cannot pick up the water and the blood cannot pick up the salt. This may be taken as often as needed for proper washing of the entire digestive system. If the salt wash does not work the first time, try adding more or less salt until the proper balance is found; or possibly take extra water without the salt. This often increases the activity. Remember, it can do no harm at any time. The colon needs a good washing, but do it the natural way - the salt water way.

It is quite advisable to take the herb laxative tea at night to loosen, then the salt water each morning to wash it out. If for some reason the salt water cannot be taken in the morning, then the herb laxative tea must be taken night and morning.

[DEBI IN OHIO]

thanks whirley for that info...warm water makes me wanna barf... I am also working every morning and I am an xray tech so I cant just leave a patient alone to run to the potty I only worked 5 hours today so I was hoping this flax seed would have kicked in...same as with the metumucil -just gas and bloating...even the dog doesnt want to be near me now )

I just read it again and it says will most likely clear out in about an hour..hmmmmm that doesnt sound too bad...guess Ill be buying some sea salt soon..

[WHIRLYBIRD]

Watch out Deb... It will take about an hour but you really don't want to be away from home for about 2-3 hours after it kicks in. From my personal experiences, I've done the flush at 7:00am and started flushing out about 7:45am and didn't finish till almost noon. WOW, that makes me sound like I was just full of it!!!
It will die down a lot but you will have times where you are almost certain that you need to go again so it's good to know that you have your own place to go and not have to worry about being at work and that inconvenience. If I were you, I would plan to do it on your off day if possible.
Also, I love to eat raw spinach when times get tough. It works for me every time. It will take till the next day to kick in but it works.
Good Luck!! And don't worry too much, Stillman talks about this trouble in his book and that it is mainly because we aren't eating enough to produce a bm for a while.
Let us know what you end up trying so in case one of us has the same problem. )

[magickal1]

Omg !!!! thx so much for posting this im on my way to get some sea salt - so i can do this every morning and it will cause no bad effects? I swera i love this thread I get the best info here

[slatman]

I would use it only as needed... worst tasting stuff you'll ever put in your mouth you won't want to do it often...

[magickal1]

can i find that herb tea in the grocery store?

[Moretta]

What is this herb tea called?

How often should you do the cleansing with the sea salt?

I have not started the diet yet, but I am getting prepared with all this wealth of info. on here. I plan to start on Monday.

Thanks.

[WHIRLYBIRD]

I believe the herb tea is called Smooth Moves and you should be able to find it in most grocery stores as well as health food stores. It's main ingredient is senna which is habit forming and shouldn't be used too often. I don't use it at all. It causes too many stomach cramps for me but I've heard that others love it so I guess it just goes to show that everyone is different. I just copied and pasted the above article from CureZone.com. Like I said, I have done the sea salt flushes and THEY work!!! No cramping either! Yes, Slatman is right, they are super nasty tasting and I have to chase each drink with a taste of real lemon just to not gag but it does work.

[Moretta]

I will be trying the salt washes once I get into Stillmans...

Thanks for the info.

[magickal1]

well i got my supplies ill be doing it first thing in the morning, Im drinking the senna tea right now I do a sea salt bath all the time for my skin , but I had no idea I could for internal , few questions for u ?

1]did u feel good afterwards and wat did u notice in changes wise?

2]did u lose weight after wards?

3]did u notice any results in ur skin ?

so basically I could use this as a once a month cleanse and be perfectly fine or every 2 weeks?

[cskies]

Got my evening 3 miles in for today...it's been busy here...having to deal with hospice for my aunt and decided when to get her into a nursing home.

Not much to say...don't know anything about the internal salt water cleansing. hope it does what you need it to do!!

[Moretta]

MAGICKAL1: Good luck wih the tea and the sea salt cleansing, Let us know how you make out. I hope everything works out in your favour.

CSKIES: Way to go in getting your 3 miles in this evening. Hope you got things sorted out with your aunt soon.

[Moretta]

Is salmon okay to eat, or is it considered a fatty fish?

I have bought these kinds for the Stillmans:

Sole
Halibut
Trout - I believe its probably like salmond fatty.
Cod

I will be buying tilapia.

Meats

Veal
Lamb
Chicken breast

Any others that are good.

Thanks.

[shari]

Good morning everyone,

Man, have I been struggling over the past week. But I'm back and at it again. Didn't get all water in yesterday..but will aim to do so today. The whoosh fairy has been on hiatus from most of us...hopefully she'll come back soon!

Moretta, I think salmon is a higher fatty fish but I've still eaten it while on Stillman's. It's one of my fav fish. All your other meats look good.

Magickal~I've done the Master Cleanse and the herbal tea and sea salt are some of the main components for the cleanse. It will definitely work and as Whirlybird suggested, you want to do it while you're at home for a few hours. You will feel very 'clean' afterwards!!

Hello to all others and Slatman..congrats on maintaining your personal goal to not have soda!!

[DEBI IN OHIO]

I tried 1t of sea salt in 16 ounces, well I mixed it up LOL I drank 2 mouthfuls the thrid I spit back out into the sink.......that isnt going to make it down...worse thing Ive ever tasted in my life..
I have not thrown up because of something I ate since nutrisysytems back in the
80's....I came close with that.

off to work

btw 226.5 this am

[WHIRLYBIRD]

Oh Deb, I'm sorry. Slatman and I warned you. It's N-A-S-T-Y!!!
That's why I have to chase it with lemon. I either put it in the water or just suck on it after I have taken a drink. I know it's not Stillman approved to have lemon so I guess you could use those Real Lemon packets instead.
It does work though... It takes me about 30 minutes to get it all down.

Hey, I had a little movement on the scale, I lost a whole pound from yesterday to today! WoooHooo!! I worked out both AM and PM and pushed it pretty good to the max and it paid off.
Thank You Weight Loss God(s)
I'll be repeating that same work out schedule again today and see what happens.

I have to tell you, I have found something that might just keep me sane while on this WOE. I don't know if it's on the list of things we can eat but I've discovered fat free Ricotta cheese. OH MY GOSH!!! I picked it up yesterday at the store and looked at the numbers compared to fat free cottage cheese and there was really no difference so I thought what the heck, I'll give it a go. When I got home, I sprinkled a little bit of the Vanilla flavored Splenda on about 1/4 cup of Ricotta. It was so good I thought to myself "YOUR CHEATING, this can't possibly be good for the Stillman diet" Well, I'm down a pound so I don't think it stalled me in anyway so I'm going to try it again today. Oh, it's goooood! You don't hear that often on this diet...

Magical, I don't think I lost weight with the salt water flush. Maybe 1/2 a pound or so.
Yes, I felt good afterwords. I knew my colon needed a good house cleaning and that did the trick.
I don't think it would hurt to do this even once a week.
Those that are on the Master Cleanse Diet are advised to do it once a day while on the cleanse. (for more info, Google: Stanley Burrows, The Master Cleanse)

Good Luck to all today! Hope everyone is having beautiful weather like we are here in Texas today. I love me some Spring time in Texas!!! (you have to say that with a sassy, Southern draw )

Chow For Now,
Jenni