Here is a series of articles that were pretty eye opening:

Part 1: The Bittersweet Truth About Sugar

Part 2: Sugar Molecule Linked to Liver Damage

Part 3: How Sugar Hijacks Your Brain

Part 4: Waging War on Sugar to Win the Battle of the Bulge

Part 5: Experts Weigh In On Stopping the Obesity Crisis

And it get’s worse and worse.

WOW

One of my readers shared this with me, and all I can say is WOW – it’s not short, but it’s worth watching.

Sugar:  The Bitter Truth

It’s a presentation by a pediatric endocrinologist at UC San Francisco Medical School on the statistical and biochemical effects of fructose and sucrose in our bodies and on national health levels over the last 20-30 years, specifically on children.

Very eye-opening, and it gives me plenty to think about.

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R4P2 Starting Weight 184.4
Yesterday – 167.6
Today – 167.4
0.2 lb LOSS Overnight
8.0 lb UNDER LIW of Round Three (175.4)
17.0 Lost Since Start of R4 (VLCD) 01/22/08
83.4 Total Lost Since Start of Protocol (VLCD) 06/26/07

Here is my menu for yesterday. This is what I had:

My mainstay menu yesterday, Jenn said I didn’t have to show it anymore that you folks would know what I was eating! LOL – Anyhoo, it was Ground Beef Patty with Lettuce Salad / Mustard Dressing / Apple thrown in, Grapefruit for snack, dinner was Creole Catfish

A total of around 427 calories divided this way: 9 Fat, 44 Carbs, 44 Protein

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Phase 3 – The Stabilizing Period

Why Couldn’t She Have At Least Called?

Yup, Aunt Flo is paying me a visit, absolutely no call ahead or nothing. Sure, the ‘girls’ were hurting a bit over the last few days, but that could gave been something else. But NOOOOO, it had to be Aunt Flo, well that just isn’t right ya know?

I am sure that she just wanted to come by and knock the wind out of my sails, surely she is that sinister. Making me come down off my high horse of mega losses for two weeks, just to teach me a lesson. The .2 loss (I know, I know, ANY LOSS IS A GOOD LOSS) is directly a result of her visit. Well BE GONE AUNT FLO! Me thinks you are not welcomed here.

Shoot, I wish it was that easy. I wish I could just wave my hands and she be gone, but alas, I have to live with it.

Point is that she was JUST HERE, Jan 13th – 19th – why does she feel that she needed to pay me another visit this quickly??? Could it be cycles are struggling to get regulated – my body is really trying to get into a rhythm instead of the haphazardness that has been my life since giving birth? If so, I will take it. Being ‘regular’ will be a whole lot better than all over the map!!!

Anyhoo, so this is my day – me and Aunt Flo – send good thoughts.

I MADE MY GOAL!!!

I know, we have already chatted about that a few days ago, but today I made my goal, today is my two week anniversary of the 4th round, and I have made my goal. I am still going on, the rest is just GRAVY!!!

Thank You So Much!!!

I would like to send a collective thank you for everyone for their eMails and comments for the loss that was suffered over the weekend. I spent a few hours there yesterday just doing ‘busy’ work, and my husband took the widower out along with his best friend for some coffee and chit chat. Each day will be rough, but each day they make it through is one more day behind them and a chance to heal.

Thank you Lili, Shelly, Marshall, Ed & Jenn, Mary, CB, EweWho, Crystal, Monica and Mariel for your beautiful thoughts – you folks are all the mostest. Wow.

Biz