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Hi Molly, just checking in to see how you're doing :)

Hi Plum sounds like you're doing great! I haven't checked into minimins in ages. Saw on the GI forums that you started up over here, so I decided to come check out your updates :) Keep up the good work!

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Hello ladies! It's been awhile. I've been naughty, had a very hard time kicking the sugar habit this time. Sadly I have to admit that I gained most of my weight back. Booo, bad me! Really scarey how it can creep so quickly. Though on a happy note I am much healthier this time around. I...

Tomorrow is a new day, 80/20 rule :) Sorry to hear that your ME flared up:( It's very strange how the foods we eat can cause our bodies to act up. I hope you're feeling better today. I really hate it when the body acts up, it's the awful reminder that we still have to be careful with our bodies.

Looking good Littlestcupcake! You're doing great! Keep up the good work !

Good job Laurenista on saying no to office sweets. Those are always the tough ones to say no too. Sounds like you're in charge of your diet :)

Sounds like you're on a roll Molly! I agree, the pleasure of the sugar rush is not worth it. I'm feeling much better now, high GL foods makes the body feel so sluggish.

Hi Ladies! I'm still here. The past two weeks or so I've finally been feeling much better. So I've started doing much stricter low GL and workingout more. There aren't any results on the scale yet, but I did just have totm. So hopefully in another week or two there will be some results on...

Congratulations Plum and a job well done indeed! That's really great that you stuck through it! I think it's a great idea to build more lean muscles. It's great for you and you sound like you have much more energy than before. I'm really proud of you Plum! And I look forward to hearing...

Sounds like you had a nice time out. I think the walking and dancing balanced out the few drinks:) You have to be allowed to enjoy yourself even while dieting :)

Since Totm is near it is for sure water weight. I am sure soon after totm the gain will be gone. I do agree that it isn't a great feeling to see the gain on the scale even though it is totm coming. You're doing really great Plum!

Welcome back Laurenista! Sorry to hear about your shoulder:( I hope it will get better soon. Also sorry to hear how unfriendly the other section was. Not everyone has the time to post all day long, or needs to. It doesn't matter how much weight you have to lose either. We do have it lucky...

Food sounds and looks great Cupcake! I think you're doing wonderfully! I also love the pictures of the food you're posting!

Great job Molly! You are the low GL Queen! You did really great in being in control and stopping.

Food looks good! Keep up the great work!

Awww thank you ladies! Sorry I haven't been writing recently. The weather here has taken a icky turn from 30 degrees to 5-12 degrees with really cold wind. So the pains started kicking up again everyday. I tried workingout when I could I think it was only three times last week if that. Most...

COngatulations Plum! YOu're really near! You can do it!

Okay I'm a little bummed out with weigh in today. I started workingout again this past week. It was over a month ago that I did some serious workout. So I've been sore this week, but I noticed that on Tuesday the scale jumped over 2lbs. Since then the scale hasn't budged. I've been eating...

Oh my, your boss sounds like a really mean person. Maybe you do need to make a big fuss, it sounds like he's bullying you to leave or something.

Congratulations on the weightloss! Also you're doing really great with dealing with the stress and eating. I'm sorry to hear hubby isn't there and work is being a major a-hole. I remember around christmas time they were giving you a hard time too. I don't understand why people/jobs have to...

Feeling sore today from my workouts. I decided to give my body a small break, but I did go on a walk :). I also did a little bit of painting today, which will most likely make my arms sore tomorrow. Working on the house is a never ending task, but it always feels wonderful having new paint or...

Hi RosieMae! Congratulations on your weightloss and welcome to low GL! I think you'll enjoy low GL like the rest of us here do:)

Hooray for healthy choices Molly! It's not easy to make them with all the other temptations around.

Hi BabyCakes! Low GL will work great for a carbjunkie, as I'm also a carbjunkie:) I did a month of super low carb before and that really did my body bad, and plus it was pure torture for me. I love carbs in all shapes and form so eating healthy low GL carbs is wonderful:) Also being able to...

Food is looking good! Sugar is really bad, it's a love hate relationship with me.

They really do have a strange eating schedule. That'd put me off and make me hungry all day too. Shame on that man for pushing you. I hope you're feeling better.

I'm doing much better, cold isn't 100% gone yet, but it's getting there:) I've been able to workout since yesterday, and have done better with the eating as I'm feeling better. We've finally been getting some warm weather up here. Took it long enough but I'm enjoying the warmth and the sun...

Welcome home Plum! I know you'll be able to get to your goal :)

Hi Molly! I'm not better yet, I thought it was getting better for a day, but yesterday it took a step back. I think I did too much yesterday, and my body let me know with having the chills and fever. The weather here hasn't been helping as it's been chilly, raining and windy. Boy do I miss...

I ended up catching a cold, and it's been very hard to try to stay focused on dieting. I finally had enough strength to do yoga today, but I did sleep for twelve hours last night. I've gone through at least two and half boxes of tissues in a few days. Almost hard to believe that tonight...

Food looks good, love the pics!

That's a really strong scale, it needs to be inducted to the scale hall of fame:) . I superglued the scale before this one that broke. But after moving, it decided that it didn't want to go on anymore. I have a large dog, and when she was a puppy/young dog she'd accidently stampede on the...

Today I went to out to the city to find a scale. Luckly, the scale I've been wanting for awhile was finally in stock:). I felt like it was Xmas seeing a pile of the scales in stock:party0049:. Now the scale addiction will begin again:ashamed0005:!

Food looks really good. The pictures are making me drool!

Molly you are the low GL Queen! I have learned so much from you, and I'm still learning from you :). You've been maintaining weight with low GL for so long, you're a true inspiration to us all :)

I just got back last week from a two month vacation back home. I eventually broke down and ate things I shouldn't have. But then again it was over 4.5 years since I was back home in the states. Land of plenty it is, and so many foods I hadn't had since I moved = weight gain >_< Oh i love...

Patrick Holford is wonderful. I have two of his books, and they taught me a lot too :) Food looks wonderful. With low GL you don't have to worry about doing low carb eating. As eating the right carbs is part of the low GL lifestyle :) Ohhhh refined sugar can be evil when you go away from...

Ohhhh Cyprus! I wouldn't mind dieting on their food :) Incase you don't stop in before you go; I hope you have a fun and wonderful trip :) We'll miss you, and look forward to hearing how about your vacation when you get back :)

Congratulations on the weightloss! Before my scale broke, I weighed myself daily. It's amazing how much the scale jumps up and down everyday. Plum, Ashie and I sometimes get hit with the weigh in day curse, where on weigh in day the scale is naughty to us >_<.

Hi Bex and welcome to the low GI/GL section. I think you'll enjoy low GL. It is a bit confusing at first, but give it a week or two and you'll totally have the hang of low GL. I got a lot of great ideas and tips from the ladies here, and from reading diaries. It's nice to be able to lose...

I'll be here for a good while, I'm taking things really slow recently. I'm trying to jump back in, as I've been away for two months. Taking a break is a good thing, as your body does need to celebrate and enjoy. We're all happy to try to help as best as we can. Everyone here is very...

Some people do have very different ideas on what's a perfect weight on someone else. I've had people tell me that I don't need to lose more weight, but they only met me a few years ago. People that's known me longer than a few years know that I wasn't this big until recently. Plum you're a...

It has new batteries in it. It was acting up a little bit before I left, but now it's completely a goner. One of the legs is broken. Poor scale has been through alot. My OH says that I do abuse the poor scale, as I like to weigh myself at least twice a day. So he says that instead of the...

Hi Littlest cupcake, and welcome to the low GI/GL section! Your food looks yummy, looks like you got the hang of low GL. You'll find plenty of support in this section :) Keep up the good work!

There won't be a weigh in tomorrow, as my scale is offically past it's expiration date. I forgot my scale here at home was in bad shape until I tried using it recently. Now it reads 0, error, or 300 lbs (I think that is the max on the scale). I know I don't weigh any of those three numbers...

Congratulations Plum on the weightloss! You're really doing great! You're getting really close to goal :) It's nice that the co-worker is concerned for you, but she has no need to worry. You aren't starving yourself, you're eatting really healthy and working out. You're doing things in a...

I've learned to dislike Totm a lot while dieting. Even if the weight gain is temporary, it's still not a fun sight to see on the scale.

If it's normal white wheat flour then it isn't low GI or GL. There are some mulitgrain tortillas or whole grain wheat tortillas which would have a lower GI/GL than plain white wheat flour tortilla. If I do have a tortilla I tend to pick the multigrain one, as it's a lot tougher, which means it...

Hi Rosie Mae and welcome to the GI/GL section. I think you'll enjoy eating low GI/GL, it's not that hard to do, and it's pretty simple once you get the hang of it. Eating low GI/GL isn't the dark side, it's actually a light, well balanced and healthy style of eating :). With low GI/GL I...

I'm a rice addict, being half Japanese rice is a main staple in my life. I've learned to cook it differently now, as I found living without rice impossible. I usually make a rice mixture, mixing it with wholegrain barley, oat, buckwheat, and sesame seeds. It lowers the overall GL level of...

Food is looking good!

My OH has become a lot more aware of what he eats since I started doing low GL. He tries to make healthier choices now, and eats a lot less candies.

Congratulations on STS! Gotta love chickpeas, they've become one of my favorites.

Molly and Plum make very good points. I myself find that doing low GL turns out cheaper at the end of the month, because I'm not buying all the sodas, cookies, crisps, candies etc. I tend to buy my meats on sale, and freeze them for future use, it helps keep the cost down. Also with using low...

Hi Katy and welcome to the GI/GL section of the forums. Food sounds good. Getting the family involved helps alot, my OH lost weight without trying, just from eating some low GL foods :)

Congratulations Plum on the weightloss! Woot, work it!

We didn't have a proper wedding. We're hoping that oneday we can have a ceremony in Hawaii or somewhere exotic. I have really bad luck or timing, since I haven't had an eye infection in many many long years. Two days before my date to get married my right eye decides to do its own thing. My...

Ohhh the picture makes it even more yummy sounding! Mmmmmmmmm.

I know far too many yoyo dieters, and I don't think what they do is healthy at all. Sure they lose weight quickly, but they gain it right back. Also they don't teach themselves to enjoy things in moderation. Sure I didn't drop a lot of weight quickly, I'm still on the larger side, but I'm...

Food sounds yummy, and the cake made with quinoa flour sounds really interesting. I wish we had a cake like that out here :)

Keeping to the GI/GL principles is wonderful. It's a great way to eat really healthy, balanced and varied foods. Also even if one stays at STS the health benefits are wonderful. I noticed that I don't have bloated stomach issues, headaches or sugar highs and lows from following low or medium...

I'm having horrible jetlag today. I finally fell asleep at 15:00 to about 18:30, then my OH woke me up, so I wouldn't be wide awake a midnight. My eating times were all over the place because of my jetlag. I didn't have the healthiest eating today, though compared to the sins I was eating...

I'm so glad that I'm back in Europe as there were still too many foods with HFCS in the states. Hopefully all companies will be forced to make foods with less chemicials and artifical ingredients as possible. Sadly, a lot of people still don't read labels, or even care what's in their food...

Hi Bluekat, sounds like you're getting the hang of low GL. I've fallen in love with chickpeas since I started doing low GL :)

Hi Malteaster and welcome to the low GL forums! This is a good place to help motivate staying on track. I've been away for two months (vacation), and now it's time for me to kick in high gear too. We can do this!

Hi Natalie, I've been away for two months so I'm sorry for the late hello. Sounds like you're doing great, and congratulations on the weightloss so far :)

You're doing great Molly, you're always an inspiration to us all :)

Looks like I have a lot of catching up reading to do on the low GL forums, and also a lot of new threads to read too :) Hope everyone is doing well!

Good morning Molly! It's nice to be back, and get ready to kick back into high gear again. Can't wait for the jetlag to be done and over with, though sadly it might take a good week or two since I was gone for so long. I'm suffering from Jetlag as we speak, I've been up since 4:30am, and only...

Hi Plum, sounds like you're doing great with SBD. It can be very frustrating when reintroducing carbs back into the diet. It's tough at first to see the initial gain, but your body will lose the weight again when it adjusts. I remember my weight gain when I quit Low carb to low GL, but it was...

That's really cool that your mom used to be an animator :)

Hello Ladies, I just got back home last night. Which means that I'll start posting regularly again. Though I need to get over the jetlag, so I can be on regular eating schedule again. Not easy to kick in full gear when I'm sleepy or wide awake at the strangest times.

Things have been really really busy here. My mom's here, and my younger brother came to visit last week. It was really nice hanging out with the whole family. I haven't seen my brother since I moved so it was a really nice treat. Though on a not good note, it's been also very sad for me...

That's really helpful info Plum, thank you:) I'll have to keep that weightloss amounts in mind when I kick back into high gear.

Here's a link to 9 spices that are good for your health. I love my spices :) 9 Spices With Super Healing Powers | Yahoo! Health

How are you ladies enjoying the new design of the forums? It's taking a bit for my comp here to load it. Also still trying to figure out all the buttons since they're different now.

I ate yummy Greek food two days in a row. Hummus and falafel, mmmm mmm good stuff and low GL. I love my chickpeas :)

Congratulations! I say it does count! That's really great Plum, you've worked really hard to reach this milestone! :)

Congratulations Plum on your weightloss and on your non-scale victories! You've been pushing hard on your exercise and eating and it's showing:) You're really inspiring me and making me try to stay as focused as possible while I'm on vacation.

Congratulations Molly! Glad to see you back :)

Congratulations Plum you're doing great! You're really close to goal! You can do it!

I still haven't lost the weight I gained out here. But my mom swears I look like I've lost weight since I got here. I think I've toned up a bit. I am much more active here in the warm weather and being with family.

I should have known better, after all it is not a real scone since it was an American one. Much more sugary than the ones I ate in Europe, also it was HUGE. I've had ice cream, and other naughty things, but then again it wasn't on an empty stomach, the size was smaller, or I'd split it with...

I had a strawberry and cream scone today when I was out. I didn't think I was hungry, but I didn't have anything else with it but tea. I ended up with one of the worst headaches ever. My family believes that the scone was most likely too processed, sugary and artifical, so my body wasn't able...

Here's my food for today. It's leftover day so mmmmm good. Breakfast: Oat porridge with raspberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, agave syrup and milk. Lunch: Japanese curry rice, rice/barley mix. Snack: Watered down oolong tea, a small piece of rice cripsy treat >_< Dinner...

Congratulations Plum! I believe your exercise is really paying off:) You've become so strong now!

It's been very busy for me recently. I'm also out of my elements. I'm vacationing back home in the states. Strict low GL has been out the door for me, but I have been watching what I'm eating. I'm also doing yoga while I'm on vacation. Dieting while being at somewhere else or someone...

Mmmmm peanut butter!

I'm so proud of you! That's great that you're doing so well with your exercises:) You've come a really long way with it:) I remember when I first started getting into my exercise, my weight stalled for awhile. But I did lose inches and that was the best part:)

Food looks good :)

Welcome back Reddress!

You should check out Patrick Holford's the low GL Bible as that has much more information in it. Also at the end of the book they list the GL amount for basic foods.

I tend to eat some pineapples here and there, and you can still eat bananas too. Just can't eat alot of bananas. I think half or one banana isn't bad for low GL:)

Mmmmm hummus wrap! You can never go wrong with hummus:)

You're giving up chocolate!?! You're very strong and brave:). It's my weakness, I couldn't give up chocolate, so I switched to dark chocolate such as 70%.

Today is the first day that I'm feeling better, so I was able to do yoga again:) I can tell it's been about a week since I last did yoga, as I felt so weak. It's amazing how quickly the body gets lazy and becomes sluggish. Tonight I made Korean food, so it's healthy food but ate way too...

Hi Plum, I wasn't upset at all. I was really busy this past weekend that I didn't get to reply. I'm sorry if it made me appear I was upset, it wasn't my intention. I wanted to write earlier; thank you Plum for the encouraging words. I'm sorry I sounded so bummed out on my weightloss, I...

Hi Malteaster and welcome to the Low GI/GL section of the forums! I did really low carb for 1 month back in summer, and I am still having a tough time eating eggs. Luckly with low GL we don't get that funky low carb breath, headaches, dizziness or that weird withdrawl feelings. Since I've...

So I've been kicking in high gear on low GL the past couple of weeks. I was hoping to lose at least a pound a week, but for some reason I barely miss the mark. I know I should be happy for any loss, but it's not so fun when I'm trying hard and being good, and it still doesn't hit the mark. Oh...

I have bad knees too. I used to love running, but I can't run on pavement anymore as it just really hurts my knees. I use Esther Ekhart's dvds. She used to have them for sale on her Yogatics website. I'm not sure if she's going to be making any DVDs in the near future. But I really hope...

The spiral thing sounds fun:) Also great that you're mixing up the calorie intake. I look forward to hearing how the calorie mixing up and chromium work out:) I think you're doing great Plum!

I can't even imagining eating milk chocolate atm. I tried some during Xmas, and they were too sweet for me. Even after I reach goal weight, I don't think I'll go back to eating milk chocolate. I think it'll be dark chocolate for me from now on and forever:)

I went over to a friend's get together today. Hints the naughty lunch and snack. Hopefully the damage won't be too bad for tomorrow's weigh in. I don't like having naughties right before weigh in. Though I tried to keep the damage to a minimal while I was there. I'm cold and tired today...

Thankfully it's raining today, even though it's 0 degrees. I am tired today, pushed myself a little too much yesterday. Next time if I shovel snow and do yoga, I'll make sure I'm not doing any power yoga moves. Just do some stretching and flowing yoga poses. I'm going to have to be careful...

Hi Plum! I haven't had my Valentine's day meal yet, we're waiting for Friday after weigh in, so I'm cheating on that part >_< Today is a new day and a new start, so no worries. Valentine's day comes only once a year, you're allowed to celebrate it with your hubby:)

The best thing to do is freeze some meals and keep them for the times when you don't want to cook. I have some leftovers frozen such as curry, soups, or chili usually in the freezer. If you really don't want to bother with cooking and you live in the UK, you might want to try out the Diet Chef...

I give you a lot of credit. Dieting alone isn't easy, but also doing placement sounds really difficult. I'm really proud of you that you're trying even during these trying times.

I didn't like porridge before doing low GL, I used to think of it as baby food. But I learned how to dress up the porridge to make it really yummy now. I use agave syrup to sweeten up things, it's low GI. Breakfast is really important when doing low GL, not eating breakfast can cause a...

Today I did both shoveling snow and yoga. Whew I feel wornout, maybe it was a little too much for me. I'm sore, cold and tired now, I should be able to sleep really well tonight. I have to becareful to not over do it. Breakfast: Oat porridge with raspberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds...

You're welcome Laurenista :) It is the weekend and it's okay to relax a little:) I don't drink so I'm not sure what's a good choice. I do remember someone on the forums talking about taking a light beer since it's lower in calories. There are times I do get in a funky mood, because it...

Hi Laurenista! Welcome back! It's been so lonely here >_< I think low GL is really healthy but it also has a little restrictions so it's easy to follow. I was sort of doing healthy eating with low GL during Jan, but it wasn't working as my weight didn't go down quickly. It was going down...

Hi GreenSaints and welcome to the low GI/GL section of the forums! I've tried several different diets, and those didn't work for me as I love my carbs, veggies and fruits. I found that it works for me because I can eat many times during the day and not have to starve myself. Also I basically...

I saw this link and thought it was interesting to see how much 100 calories of sweets is. Goodness it's amazing how little it is with high GL. Eating a whole apple with only about 60 calories feels so much better and so much more filling :) Photos of 100 Calories of Valentine Candy

I was hoping to doing yoga this afternoon, but I had a surprise visit from my mom-inlaw. It was really nice that she stopped by, we chit chatted and had some tea together:) I don't feel too bad that I didn't do yoga today, as I shoveled snow again today. Breakfast: Oat porridge with...

I tend to cheat with cheese, I usually use normal fat cheese >_< But I don't usually eat a lot of cheese. I cheated with my Japanese curry, my mom sent me a package of Japanese curry cubes. I think one of these I'll have to make Japanese curry without any cubes:)

Last night the weather report said it would be -6 celsius this morning. But when I woke up and went to the car it was -13. I wasn't able to open the garage door to get the car out. I struggled with it trying to lift it open for almost 5 minutes. It was completely frozen shut. I was finally...

Hi Reddress! I was wondering how it was going for you with WW. Each body is different and reacts differently to the diets out there. I'm glad to hear that you enjoy low GL. We look forward to hearing from you:)

Congratulations on your weightloss! That's really great that you lost 2 lbs! Also wonderful that you're still sticking to low GL even during busy times. Keep up the great work, and I look forward to seeing your next update:)

It was a leftovers kind of day:) Breakfast: Oat porridge with strawberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, agave syrup and milk. Lunch: Spicy chicken, cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, leeks, onion, and garlic stirfry. With barley/oat/buckwheat/rice mix. Snack: clementine, 1 piece of...

Very good article Plum. I agree with the whole cutting calories thing, sure you the scale goes down, but in the end he lost 20lbs of muscle on his body from it. Also the worst thing was he was going to the gym too, so ouch. It's always confused on how much to eat or not when working out. Like...

Tonight's food was a stirfry made from things I had in the fridge:). It came out really yummy. Breakfast: Oat porridge with raspberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, agave syrup and milk. Snack: (Ate them throughout the day) 1 slice of rye bread one with reindeer cheese...

Pretty weird to think another week has gone by. At least this time the weightloss was closer to a pound:) Breakfast: Oat porridge with strawberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, agave syrup and milk. Lunch: 1 slice of rye bread one with reindeer cheese, and grapes. Snack...

This week I've been trying really hard to be a good girl. The scale moved down all week, but stopped moving the other day. Sort of a bummer because I was really hoping for a nice loss this week of at least one pound. I can't be too picky since a loss is still a loss, and I'd much rather take a...

I can buy a scale online, but it's not the one I want and for the price I want it for:) I'm being cheap and picky >_< We don't have too many options here, and not too many inexpensive options either:(

I have a new non-scale victory today! I did 50 guy pushups! Yippie!!! Though I think I'm going to be a bit sore tomorrow>_< I'm so happy that I can do 50 guy pushups now, I've been dreaming of getting this far. Unfortunately, my arms aren't cut and muscled out as I would want them to be...

Recipe for Japanese Grain Teas; Sobacha (buckwheat tea) and Mugicha (Barley tea) They're really good and caffeine free. Depending to how dark you roast them will have an effect on how robust they are:) You can toast them on a pan for about 5-15 minutes on medium heat until the grains are a...

Recipe for Japanese Grain Teas; Sobacha (buckwheat tea) and Mugicha (Barley tea) They're really good and caffeine free. Depending to how dark you roast them will have an effect on how robust they are:) You can toast them on a pan for about 5-15 minutes on medium heat until the grains are a...

Congratulations Plum on your weightloss! Really wonderful with all the results:) You're kicking some major butt and that's awesome! You're also really close to your goal! You'll be there in no time!

Today I decided to make myself some homemade Japanese teas. They're called sobacha (buckwheat tea) and mugicha (barley tea). In Japan you usually get sobacha when you're at a soba restaurant. Mugicha is something we usually drink cold during summer. Though at Korean restaurants they serve it...

I bought some fruits yesterday, I thought it's better to eat fruits than some naughty things. I'm trying to be better this week. So I passed up buying a semla, which looked really good, and got grapes instead. Brunch: Grilled ham, cheese, tomato, and mushroom sandwich; made from 2 rye...

I used to have problems walking up a flight of stairs before I did yoga. I started doing yoga for about 10-15 minutes in the beginning. I felt stronger, and thought I'd give doing pushups a go, and pumped out 10.

Awww we'll miss you Laurenista. It was tough for me too when I first started dieting, as my OH always ate things I couldn't. So the smell and temptation was/is always there. I've gotten used to it now, and sometimes cheat with just a small little taste or sip and get it out my system. I'm...

I like to practice yoga about 4-5 times a week. Since I started doing yoga, I'm able to do guy pushups. It first started off with 10, and now I'm up to 40 guy pushups:)

Hi Kirst! I'm still doing yoga and loving it:). I've gotten much stronger since I started doing yoga. Just the other day, I was helping my OH lefting and moving heavy things. He was surprised that I was walking around carrying some of the things all by myself, as they were really heavy. I...

It's actually a soft Swedish cheese that comes in a tube or a tub. It comes with all sorts of flavors, my favorites are smoked reindeer, bacon, and shrimp. It has actually pieces of meat in it. Really yummy, though not too sure if it's low cal.

It was a leftover kind of day today:) I can't complain about that. I have to admit that the curry was really yummy. Breakfast: Oat porridge with strawberries and raspberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, agave syrup and milk. Lunch: Chicken tandori, kale curry with a boiled...

STS is really good especially when totm hits. I think you're doing great, keep up the good work.

Thank you Skerry:) I'm still tryign to lose my Xmas gain. Slowly but surely I'll get there:) The kale curry was really yummy. It tastes pretty similar to spinach curry:)

Tonight's food was really yummy. I was actually hoping to make spinach curry, but I didn't have any spinach. What I thought was a bag of frozen spinach was a bag of frozen kale. My OH thought kale curry sounded horrible, but in the end it turned out really yummy:) Doesn't hurt to try and...

Congratulations on the weightloss Plum! You're rocking it!

I hope you're feeling better!

I need a new scale. So I'm a bit iffy on what it reads. I make sure jump on the scale several times to see what it reads. I went to look for a scale today, though the one I wanted was sold out. It's one that does the fat and muscle reading, and saves your info. I almost bought the other one that...

I woke up really sore today, so I didn't do my exercise. My scale seems to be broken, one of the legs is wobbly and moves. Looks like I'll have to go find a new scale, hopefully I can do that this weekend. Not sure how tomorrow's weigh in will be. Also not sure if I can really trust what...

My shoulder felt better today so I did my exercise. I didn't get to do the whole routine, but some is better than none:). My shoulder does feel much stiffer now. I decided to make soup today. It's getting colder here, and I thought that soup would be very comforting. Also it helps keeps...

I have several low GL meals. The ones I can think of off the top of my head are: Chili con carne Hummus (or pita-less kebab salad) Stir-fries and my grains/rice mix Big chicken salads (during summer) I know there are more, I'll write them when I remember:)

Since you're doing so much exercise, you should make sure to eat enough calories so you don't starve yourself. You can give into your cravings. We all have off days or off meals or snacks, and that's okay. We're human, and we're doing this for life, so it's not a fast race. The 80/20 rule is...

Woot you did good not eating the cakes or biscuits!

My shoulder is better today, but still stiff. I've been using the massager on it, and it's helping. Really hope it'll be better tomorrow. I don't enjoy not doing yoga for this long. >_< Breakfast: Oat porridge with strawberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, agave syrup and milk...

Thank you Laurenista! Yes, it's a Japanese type of day today. My in-law comes over for Japanese lessons, and I try to introduce her to Japanese foods as well:). I'm using one of those handheld massage thing on my shoulder. Hoping it will help loosen up the knot >_<.

Food looks good Ice pop, you can eat cheese, as long as you don't eat A LOT of cheese. It's good protein:) I agree with Laruenista that the cheese and grapefruit balances out. Keep up the good work Icepop :)

Hopefully my shoulder will be much better so I can do yoga. I am still having trouble moving my right arm without pain. The knot is a bit smaller, so knock on wood, that tomorrow it'll be gone :) Breakfast: Oat porridge with straw berries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, agave syrup...

I hope you're feeling better Skerry. Also hope that they'll fix your heater soon, maybe that's why you haven't been feeling well:( Though I can say mmmmm falafel, so yummy. They're so good and low GL :)

It's been one very busy busy weekend for me. I'm a bit worn out today, but I still have to finish up cleaning house, just taking a small break. Food hasn't been the nicest, but I haven't been home. Yesterday from 7am I was on the go, we helped a friend move all day. Did I mention the temp...

Hi Laurenista, I love your attitude. The body works in mysterious ways, sometimes it will drop pounds, and sometimes it won't. But keep on trying and don't give up:)

Darn me, well it's just as I thought or as OH keeps saying that totm is on it's way. In the past two days I gained over 1 lb. I haven't been eating over my usual portions, and I haven't been snacking on naughty things. But when the body starts retaining water for totm, there isn't much to do...

Food looks good Icepop:) I'm sure you'll do well with low GL this time. IrishMolly is a great example of someone who has been maintaining her weightloss on low GL. I look up to her as an inspiration for when I lose weight I want to keep it off for good too:)

My knee isn't that good yet, but it was good enough to at least do yoga:) So I'm really happy about that. A little nervous about weigh in tomorrow, since the scale jumped up this morning. I don't know how, but it did. So we'll see what happens in the morning. Breakfast: Oat porridge with...

Breakfast sounds yummy. I love fruit salad and yogurt. You're reallly working it at the gym! You're doing great!!! :)

Congratulations Plum! You're doing wonderful, I'm so proud of you! YOu'll soon reach your goal weight!

Congrats on your weightloss! Mmm baked beans!!! I haven't had that in a long time. Yummy!

Thank you skerry. I really like my rice mix. I found that it was impossible for me to give up eating rice as I eat a lot of Asian foods. So I found a way to adjust it to a low GL way:) Ohh the daffodils sound nice. Here it's become really cold last week and this week. Winter weather has...

Hi Kate, and welcome to low GI/GL! Food's looking good. Though potatoes are a bit on the higher end of GI/GL. I tend to eat them on my weekends for my 80/20 rule. If I eat pasta, I try to get wholegrain pasta or spelt pasta. They taste a bit different, but I got used to it and actually...

Hi Icepop, food looks good. I love satsumas and clementines, I've been addicted to them lately. Finally restocked on them today:)

Food sounds good, and it's great to celebrate! :)

Didn't get to do my exercise today, as my knee is hurting and I'm feeling a little under the weather. I went grocery shopping today, and it's really cold out, it's done a number on my knee. Breakfast: Oat porridge with apple, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, agave syrup and milk...

Hi Icepop, I make my own rice grains mix. I usually mix up oats that aren't rolled, barely, buckwheat, sesame seeds, with my rice. It's usually 3/4 grains, and then 1/4 rice ratio. It becomes really similar to sticky rice, but with a nutty taste and chewier texture. Cooking time is usually...

Food looks great Laurenista, and wow you did really great today when you were out. There were temptations hitting you left and right, and you said no! That's a super victory! I would have had major problems saying no to subway sandwich and a cookie, as I love them >_< So I give you major...

Food looks good Skerry, and glad to hear you're feeling better today! Welcome icepop! Also congratulations to your weightloss:) You can start your own food diary in the GI forums sections, that way it's easier to track yours:)

Yes, semla are evil, those things are made for fatting up. So the mini one, and homemade is only small naughty. Though they are so wonderful, and only in season now. Yoga victory > bad button and computer. I was just a little annoyed for a minute since I had to type everything 3x >_<

Thank you for the articles Plum, they're very interesting. The one about starvation mode was super interesting. It's not fun when the metabolism isn't working right. That's how I gained my weight, but fixing my body and metabolism is how I'm losing it:) Thank you low GL and yoga!

OMG!!! I so hate when I lose what I was typing. This is the 2nd time now. Argghhh! Breathe, wooo saaaaa, wax on, wax off>_<. I was almost done writing and I miss hit a button and it goes to a different screen. Booo. Sorry about that, just get's a little annoying:( Let's try this again. Food...

Poor Skerry:( Tummy bugs are no fun, and it's amazing what germs get spread around from schools and daycare. But, on a happy note, Congratulations on your weightloss! I think you're doing wonderful, keep up the good work!

Awwww we'll miss you Reddress! Good luck in WW, I'm sure you'll be able to use low GL ideas there:) It's always nice to diet or exercise with a buddy, it's a great push:)

Oh darn, I accidently hit some button and it took me away from this page, so I lost all that I wrote:( I'm clumsy. Food looks good! I wish it was easier to find nuts in shells here. I really like them, as I find they're fun to eat, and I do eat much less of them. So far most Swedes aren't...

Don't do it Plum! Don't go to the low carb side! Sure you lose weight quickly, but there isn't that clean energetic wonderful feeling from the food. Also once you go back to eating any little carb you stop losing weight, or gain a good handful of pounds back. Also if you're more of a...

Not much of an exciting food day. I didn't get to squeeze in my exercise today:( Will have to get better in making time for it. Breakfast: Oat porridge with raspberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, agave syrup and milk. Snack: 2 pieces of dark chocolate. Lunch: Pasta cassrole...

Hmmm, since I've been doing low GL, all the fiber in the foods keep me regular. The only time I had problems with constipation was when I was doing low carb diet, because there was a serious lack of fiber. But each people's movements are triggered differently. Are you having enough fiber...

Response to Plum's diary: I'm so guilty of dumping food on other people, actually my inlaws during toward the end of the holidays. On Xmas I left a thing of store bought cookies on their counter when noone was looking. Though a week later when I saw them, they thanked me for them saying they...

Hi Plum, I missed you, it's always nice to see your posts! :) I'm going to respond to dumping food on other people on my section, because I don't want to hijake your diary:) Congratulations on skinny jeans and tunic top! Rock it girl! Do you remember the skinny jeans from the 80s with...

Food sounds good:) Tomorrow is a new day, and no worries about the weekend:)

I love your attitude :) You're doing great, and you're right about tomorrow beinga new day. Don't let a few slip ups get to you. It's always a new day tomorrow, and GL isn't about completely banning certain foods. Keep up the good work!

Brunch: Oat porridge with apples, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, agave syrup and milk. Snack: 1 piece of dark chocolate, two handful of peanut rings. Dinner: Pasta cassrole, spelt pasta, broccoli, mushrooms, onions, and garlic. Also a tomato, cucumber, corn, and feta cheese salad.

Food looks good Kalie :) Keep up the good work!

Food looks good, and I think you did great for being out:) Mmmm your fried rice sounds yummy!

Congratulations Kalie on your weightloss! You've done really well! I agree with Plum, you aren't eating enough meals. You posted only dinner, and had snacks throughout the day. That can really hinder you losing those last pounds, as you might be actually starving your body. I've learned the...

Another week has gone by, and that means another weigh in. I was actually really surprised about the results of the scale this morning. I had to double check it just to be sure, since I had some really naughty days during this week. I didn't expect any weightloss at all this week, I was...

:worthy:Can I borrow the magic wand? I would so love to use it on the house, and on losing weight:) I promise to return it;)

Felt a bit lazy today so I only did 20 minutes of yoga instead of 30 minutes. Food was pretty good and yummy. Tomorrow's weigh in day, so it's always a bit of surprise how the scale will move. Breakfast: Oat porridge with apples, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, agave syrup and milk...

Food looks good, and I agree with what Plum says. We all have our odd day or days, and that's fine. We are dealing with the real world, and if we don't give into to our cravings here and there, we'd completely fall off the horse for good. Keep up the good work, and today is a new day:)

Congratulations on the weightloss Plum! Also congrats on fitting into those yoga pants! That's really wonderful that you can fit back into them again, wear those pants with pride and a big smile, you've worked hard to get to this point:) You'll reach 12 stones next week:) Darn those...

Mmmm chicken salad :). It's good to take a day off from the gym to let the body recover:) Keep up the great work!

I also get oats with oat fiber, as they're even better. I've noticed alot of companies if you get with fiber ones, they cheat and use wheat fiber, which isn't as good as oat fiber.

I have Patrick Holford GL -Diet Bible and cookbook. It was really helpful when I was starting out, gives a lot of great info and recipes. Though now I've learned to do low GL my way. Take the foods I used to eat and sub out the heavy GLs with low GLs.

Food's looking good Skerry, and mmmm cauli cheese and ham. Yummy! It's winter, so I'm always craving comfort food. Ohh nooes that your boiler is being bad. Though it sounds romantic to cozy together in a blanket with the fireplace going :)

Tonight we had leftovers, yippie! I love eating leftovers, as it means I didn't have to cook tonight:) Also the food is really yummy, so it's nice to enjoy it again. I have two non-scale victories today that I'm quite proud of myself for. First was I did 40 guy pushups today. I decided to try...

Food looks good, mmm broccoli soup!

Food was pretty good today, expect for breakfast was naughty. Though I am proud of myself for only eating half of one instead of a whole one. Sort of go me!?! >_< Breakfast: Half of a semla, and ½dl of milk. Lunch: Grilled cheese, ham, tomatoes, bell peppers, and mushroom sandwich, made...

Mmmm hummus! Hummus is a very popular food with us low GI/GLers! Food looks good, and great job with going to the gym, and going for a walk!

Downward facing dog, isn't as easy as it looks when you're new to yoga. I remember when I first did yoga, and did downward facing dog, I thought "omg how long are we going to hold this pose for?" Food looks good, and I think your weekend naughties were much better than mine. So no worries...

Congratulations Skerry on your weightloss! That's really great that you are enjoying low GL, and feeling that it's little effort :) Food sounds yummy today, mmm venison sausage!

This past weekend was a half off weekend. Most of the foods I ate were good, and there were a couple which we shall not speak of. OH and I weren't feeling too well Saturday night, and some of yesterday. He's still getting over his cold, and I'm trying not to catch it. On Saturday we were out...

Food sounds really yummy, especially dinner! Thank goodness there wasn't mister creepy gym guy today.

Congratulations on the 2 lbs loss Shoegirl! You're doing great, also great job on passing up the galaxy bar! :)

Food looks good, and great job for 1 hour at the gym! Though really creepy that a guy was following you around.

Food looks good Skerry, and the just dance on the wii sounds fun :)

Food looks good today Laurenista. Somedays we have a slightly higher low GL day, and that's okay too:) Keep up the great work!

Shoegirl your food wasn't that bad. I would say that you didn't eat enough, but it does happen. The occassional hot cocoa and cadbury finger isn't bad at all:). Nothing is banned in low GL, it's about moderation:). You were still in the 80/20 limit :). I think you'll do great on weighin day :)

Food looks good skerry, I'm sure you'll do great on weigh in :). Mmmm bacon!

Go Plum! You're on a roll with planning your meals, that's really great! It's a weekend and you're allowed to enjoy yourself a bit :) Remember that today and tomorrow is a new day, so no worries:) Your food sounds really yummy. The fluffy blueberries pancakes sound yummy. Recipe please :)

Thank you ladies:). Skerry - Yoga was something I always wanted to try too, but always felt too embarrased to go be a newbie, or felt too fat (even when I was skinny) to run around in yoga pants:copon:. Yoga helps make people gradually flexible:party0011:. When I first started doing yoga I...

Congratulations on the weightloss! The rest of the weight will fall off in no time:)

Great job on the baggy pants!

Hi Annabelle and welcome to the forums. There are a lot of kind and helpful people here:) The ladies on the forum help me stay on track. Also keeping a food diary on here in the GI section helps me stay on track too, as I know I will have to post what I ate that day :)

I saw this article about top 15 healthy foods and thought I'd share it with you. I think it's nice that it's all the things we eat in low GL. But I guess the general public doesn't label it low GL. Top 15 Healthy, Trendy Foods for 2012 | Jumpstart 2012 - Yahoo! Shine

Ohhh Cadbury caramel bar, and in the fridge mmmmm yummy! I would have had a hard time putting it down. Isn't it a really wonderful feeling to clear out all the old now baggy clothes? I know I enjoyed clearing out my closet:)

Food looks good today Molly, it's a Friday so you're allowed to enjoy yourself with the chocolate :) Plus you're doing really great all week long, 80/20 rule :)

I feel pretty good today from this week's weightloss:). I had a few too many choco digestives today, but it is Friday and my food weekend. So 80/20 rule :) Tonight's dinner was oven baked duck breast fillet. OH has been wanting to eat it for awhile now, so tonight we made dinner together...

Thank you for the recipe! I'll have to try it out one of these days :)

One of the first things I noticed about being on low GL when I first started was the amount of energy I had. It's great that you are noticing the new amount of energy you have from low GL too :)

Congratulations on the weightloss! Wow you're really knocking off those pounds! Keep up the great work and I know you'll lose your weight by your goal date :)

Food looks good. Have a good night tonight, and good look with the wedding planning :)

It's okay to have some prawn crackers, as you said this is for life and you're allowed to enjoy some things. Don't worry about the crackers as they fall into the 80/20 rule, and today is a new day which is a new start:) Food for today looks good too. The venison sounds really delicious.

I wasn't so strict this week with my low GL eating, but I did pretty okay. My stomach feels better than during the holidays where I was eating way too much high GL foods. I don't get bloated stomachs or acid burns, so that's always a plus with low GL foods :) I still have 2.8 lbs left to lose...

Wow the gym and walking the dog for 45 minutes! You're really trucking! That's really great, you'll lose pounds quickly :) Food looks good, the apricot and almond cookie sounds yummy. Please share the recipe with me :)

:party0011::party0011::party0011:Congratulations Plum! You're doing great!!! I'm sure you'll reach 165lbs by VDay:) Keep up the great work Plum!!!

Today was one of my "I don't feel like eating meat" days. I'm not vegetarian, but there are times when the thought of meat just grosses me out, or the taste of it just isn't pleasing. Luckly I had some Alaskan Pollock in the freezer, I know fish is still meat but somehow I am still able to eat...

Your menu sounds yummy! I was talking to my OH last night about making tandoori chicken too, Laurenista got me craving it now :)

Exactly what shoegirl says, that low GL is a lifestyle and not really a diet. It's not about this or that food is banned, it's about moderation when you do eat something high GL. So if you do eat something high GL, you can try to lower the effects by having something low GL. Vinegar and lemon...

I really like rooibos teas now, and they come in different flavors too. Really yummy :) I usually do a lot of yoga or stretches to help get rid of the stiffness :)

I don't have a cold offically yet, but it does feel like I'm catching it or fighting the symptons of the cold this week. I usually eat really seedy and grainy rye bread, almost like a pumpernickel, or I use crispbread. The grainy and seedy rye breads make great open faced or toasted...

I wasn't feeling too wonderful the past two days. So I ended up sleeping for about 11 hours today. I woke up feeling much better than yesterday, but still a little bleh:( Most likely I'm fighting a cold, my OH brought home last week. At least I felt more energetic than the past couple of...

Your food sounds yummy, mmmm kebabs. Sorry to hear that you got sick from the sugar spike, I hate when that happens. I know eating certain foods causes me to feel sick since I started doing low GL.

Breakfast and dinner looks good. Missing a meal or a snack can wreck havoc. I myself have been guilty of this many times >_< It's amazing how being hungry and shopping don't go hand and hand. Don't worry or stress about today, tomorrow is a new day and a new start :) So tomorrow you can...

Mmmm choco torte! I don't blame you for having a piece :)

The chicken mango sandwich sounds yummy and exotic :) It's ok to have a cup of tea here and there:) Part of the 80/20 rule.

Your menu looks really good, and I'm so proud of you for planning your foods :) (I'm not too good with planning my foods :( ) The pecan crusted salmon sounds really yummy. I love pecans and salmon so the combo of the two sounds double yummy! I hope your work week will go smoother the rest...

You did really great Molly! Also high five for passing up the dessert trolley! I would have had a very tough time letting it go by without a nibble >_<

Wow Reddress! Body pump and spin class one after the other!?! You're amazing!!! Keep up the good work, you're an inspiration to us all to exercise more :) Food is looking good too, don't forget because you're doing alot of exercise, you are allowed to eat more. Even according to Holford's...

Food is looking good! Sounds like you're getting back into the groove of low GL :)

I'm going to have to try your recipes out. They sound really yummy!

Food looks good, and mmmm tandori chicken :)

I'm really tired today, I didn't get much sleep last night. So I decided to write my food log now, since I might go to bed early tonight. I know what I'll have for dinner, so I'm going to fill it in:) Unfortunately, I'm way too sleepy to do yoga today >_<. I had a guest over today, so we...

If they're that yummy, maybe I don't want them, since I'd be tempted to eat them >_< hehehe. :)

Ohhhh I so wish they sold Nakd bars here. Ever since I joined these forums, I've been so wanting to try one. :)

Wow Lauren, you're really on a roll! You'll get to your goal weight in no time.

Food sounds yummy, and woot to the gym! :)

Food looks good Molly, and you're doing really well being out and having your bar :)!

The moroccan bean veg stew sounds yummy! I want some! You're achievements are great! Keep up the good work!

Congratulations on the weightloss! You're doing well, and the food sounds yummy! I've noticed that eating low GL makes my stomach aches, bloated tummy and acid burns go away.