R&D'sNona

After doing an Ionithermie treatment on Island Princess, and taking a personal training class, I also bought the Elemis. I think my salesman was pretty honest because he only sold me a 3-month supply, he said I didn't need more than that. I did not notice any change at all. No weight loss, no difference in the way I functioned. That said, I drastically changed my eating habits over the last year because I am totally vegan now and I eat a lot of raw fruits and vegetables, beans, nuts, rice and whole grains, I eat no sugar, don't drink alcohol and I very rarely any processed foods or pizza, so I don't think I have any toxins to lose except what I get from coffee (the only vice I have left). I also started a more intense workout program, so things are going well. Invest your money in a gym and consult a nutritionist to add high fiber foods to your diet like whole grains, fruits and vegetables - especially raw veggies. You will feel fuller after eating and your system will thank you.

The less you eat, the less your metabolism works. Eat more = higher metabolism, cardio more = higher metabolism.

I have a question for you, since I respect your opinion and I think your posts are very interesting and informative! Have you ever heard of the rotation diet, where you eat normally one day and greatly reduced calories on alternate days? The theory is that you trick your metabolism by following calorie-deprivation with calorie-normal.

For me, I'd rather not count calories but I have a general sense of what's high and low. I'm now 120 pounds and goal is 115, I eat a lot of raw veggies and fruits on the low-cal days, and on the alternate days I eat complex carbs, protein, low-low carb, fruits and veggies. Another rule is ZERO sugar, no pasta, no white flour. Typical 2 days:

BIG DAY

Meal 1 - steel cut oats, 1 banana; OR 2 eggs scrambled, with a little cheese and a thin slice of whole grain black bread

snack - seasonal fresh fruit (melon, peach, cherries...)

Meal 2 - black bread with hummus or goat cheese OR a salad OR sushi and rice

Meal 3 - stir-fry shrimp, stir-fry veggies, OR an omelette, always with a big, raw salad.

snack - fruit

LIGHT DAY

Meal 1 - banana

snack - melon

Meal 2 - 1 or 2 bananas

Meal 3 - more fruit OR raw veggies (typically either carrots, tomato salad with basil and garlic, peppers, or corn, which is great raw if it's very fresh)

For exercise, I try to do full-body heavy weight training 2x/week, situps and a few arm reps with small free weights each day, and I walk whenever I can for cardio.

Your opinion? I've lost 4 lb so far in 3 weeks.