Wednesday – gym day – and the kids ASKED to go to the track with me and they want to take soccer balls so when they get bored on the playground they can play soccer and practice kicking.
WHA? This good example thing is working already??
So…
Breakfast – english muffin, peanut butter, nectarine, milk
Lunch – ???
Dinner – Small turkey sandwich, salad
Snack – Tomatoes, cottage cheese
Today is going to be a bit weird because my husband has to work late but I still want to get to the track by 7:30 so I can finish up by dark. Totally doable – he may just have to hang out and wait for us to be done before we go pick him up.
So what do you know about Hoodia? I started hearing the stories about it a couple of years ago and I was DYING to try it, but I waited until a couple of months ago to actually buy it because I was waiting to hear about all the horrible side effects. The worst I heard is that it doesn’t really work…and I have to be honest and say most of the time I completely forget that I have it. You’re supposed to take it an hour before your biggest meal. I just plain forget – so I guess my question is – is it worth remembering?
Hey! I wanted to leave a comment yesterday for you but it wasn’t working so I’m glad it is today
My suggestion was for your dilemma regarding the “what to pack for a lunch” since you couldn’t always get to a microwave. Wraps! You can make wraps with the whole wheat tortillas or even with lettuce! So all you’ll need is a cooler and some ziploc baggies. Salads are a good choice too, you can put some diced grilled chicken in a baggie for added protein. Sometimes I opt for crackers and tuna or salmon with a side of cherry tomatoes and cucumbers, myself 
Hope that helps!
Comment by serialtrainer — August 6, 2008 @ 11:21 am
And here’s what I found from MyApex.com (I really trust them, their sole purpose is research, pretty much) about Hoodia. You can even call APEX and ask them questions about supplements and they will send you/tell you anything you want to know.
What do you know about the supplement Hoodia as an appetite suppressant? I tried it. It seems to really diminish the feeling of hunger but of course I’m interested in your perspective.
Hoodia has become a popular weight loss product used to suppress appetite.
Hoodia is a succulent plant that grows in the South African desert and used by a tribe to curb appetite, quench thirst, increase endurance when on long hunting expeditions and when food is scarce. The plant’s active ingredient has been identified as P57, and has been patented by PhytoPharm*. In an unpublished study by PhytoPharm, a small group of men took P57 (not the Hoodia plant) and cut back on calories and lost weight. At this time, no supplements contain the patented P57; therefore you are likely to get a product called Hoodia that contains little or none of the purported active ingredient. The Hoodia plant is now grown in many different regions but no one knows if the plants outside the Kalahari Desert have the same effect on the body. More significantly no one knows if Hoodia is safe, especially if used continuously. The tribesmen themselves rarely used it and not for weight loss. One of the original researchers from Pfizer cautioned “that P57 may have unwanted effects on the liver.”
Due to the lack of published human research and safety data as well as the aforementioned uncertainty of the currently sold products’ actual contents, we recommend you stay clear of any supplement claiming to contain Hoodia Gordonii.
*Hoodia’s active ingredient is a steroidal glycoside, labeled P57AS3. The active component seems to exert its effects on the hypothalamus by increasing ATP activity. To date there has been only one published study on Hoodia gordonii, or more specifically P57. It involved injecting rats with P57 directly into the hypothalamus and then recording the effect on appetite. Rats injected with P57 decreased their food intake 50-60% over a 24-hour period.[i] The effect on appetite increased with a higher dose. Whether or not the decrease in appetite would result in weight loss is not known. After the initial 24-hour period (after injection), the rats were euthanized to study the effects of P57 on brain tissue.
http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/q_a_detail.php?story=216
Comment by serialtrainer — August 6, 2008 @ 11:25 am
I have been taking the Hoodiburn.com brand of Hoodia for over a year. I have had no side effects and have lost over 65 pounds. This stuff really works
Comment by Mike Shannon — August 7, 2008 @ 7:38 am
Serial Trainer – Thanks for the tips! I will try wraps week after next (next week I am at a Conference and that will present its own set of challenges!)
Mike – Thanks for the info – does your doctor know you are taking it? My doctor would be in one of two camps – NO! STOP! or FOR GOD’S SAKE WOMAN LOSE SOME WEIGHT, NO MATTER WHAT!
CC
Comment by Cupcake — August 7, 2008 @ 11:42 am