Another massive day...

Over 2500 hits yesterday, but better than that I weighed this morning and (somewhat astonishingly) I lost another pound, which I didn't really deserve, but hey, there's been weeks I've felt cheated so what the hell. This means I am no longer 17St, but 16St....... Okay I'm 16St 13lbs, but I was 18St 1lb, so I'm feeling pretty good right now!

A marathon caption day yesterday, and believe it or not, this is my 700th post since April 4th. We should also be hitting the 200,000 hits mark later on today, which isn't bad for 4.5 months...

Well, Mistress R is off to have her pedicure done and later I will be taking care of her, after the week we've had I can't wait.

Candida - the real reason why you are fat.

Hi guys - just wanted to share my weight loss story. Over the last few years by weight really started to go up. I'd always been an average to small frame but - hitting 40 I was a UK size 12/14. I could not figure the weight gain out because I ate very healthily  and very small amounts. People were always hinting that I was secretly scoffing large amounts of chocolate on the sly ...but nothing could have been further from the truth.

What bothered me most was my huge bloated stomach in particular - many people asked me if I was pregnant it was so big. Naturally, my self esteem plummetted . I'd always been regareded as an attractive woman and in my twenties I was always being complimented on my good looks  but  in the last few years the compliments stopped  and were replaced with 'little chats' on weight gain.

.I felt so bad about my appearance that I , pretty much, stopped going out .I was constantly tired, run down, and depressed. I also found it really difficult to concentrate . I could not sit down to read a book because I could not focus long enough . The best way that I could describe it is that my mind felt 'fuzzy'. A month ago I was chatting to a friend of mine - who is an authority on health and healing. " You know, " she said " From what you've told me - I think that you have candida."

Candida is a yeast infection , that many woman and men can get. The symptoms are exactly what I had- chronic fatigue, depression, low energy - and a bloated stomach.  It's also  called  'pregnant woman syndrome'. She suggested that I try Grapefruit Seed Extract , which you can find in any good health store. Well, that was a month ago and the weight is dropping off me - it's astounding. My mind is really sharp and I've so much energy I feel electric!

Perhaps you've been struggling with your weight? Perhaps you too have Candida? If you suspect that Candida may behind your  unexplained weight gain - you can self diagnose by trying the spit test .

As soon as you wake up in the morning before you put anything in your mouth, get a glass of water in a clear glass that you can see through. Don't use tap water.

Collect saliva in your mouth with your tongue and spit it into the glass.

Now keep an eye on your saliva in the glass for the next 15 minutes and observe what it does.

According to advocates of this method, if you see any of the following, then it indicates the presence of yeast colonies:

• Your saliva stays at the top and you see thin strands that look like strings or spider legs extending downward.
• Your saliva floats to the bottom and looks cloudy.
• Your saliva is suspended in mid-air and looks like little specs are floating.

See the picture below for guidance.

This is  the easiest way to determine if you have candida or not.- without having to spend a fortune visiting doctors.  I just wanted to share this info because I was so totally miserable about my size for so long and no diet seemed to work.If you have been gaining weight and you are not exactly sure why - it's worth doing the test. Candida is a nightmare to live with - so the sooner you find out if you have it - the sooner you can begin to treat it.

Here's a list of the daily suppliments that I take to control my candida.

SUPPLIMENTS
Dida
A vogel -- UVA -URSI
Solgar -Cran Flora
Sona - Acidophilus
Threelac probiotics
Grapefruit Seed extract

Recommended Books

This book saved my life!  Highly recommended.
*The Missing Diagnosis (Orion Truss, M.D.)
The Yeast Syndrome (Trowbridge,M.D.  and Walker)
The Yeast Connection (William Crook)



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