I did this one (the 10 day detox) a year ago. It wasn't presented in a way that said my gut needed cleansing from parasites or whatever other detox programs try to sell you on. This was focused on getting off of sugar. I had been wanting to stop depending so much on sugar for months before I got up the nerve to start it. I really needed a crutch to mentally get going on the changes I wanted to make, and this did the job for me. I followed it faithfully for the 10 days. Like I said, it was my crutch! Stopping sugar was a head game as much as anything else for me and I really wanted hand holding. I have told people that there is nothing necessarily groundbreaking in this book, but it was what I was able to use at the time. There are many other similar books and programs out there. I think that finding the one that you are able to stick to is what matters. If I recall correctly the author mentions that the restrictions are pretty extreme for the 10 days and talks about how to see how you feel adding things back in after you are through with the 10 days. I lost 7 pounds over that time and have continued to keep sugar to a minimum in my diet for the past year, although definitely not to the extreme of those 10 days. Since then I have been able to work out what works for me in my eating so that I really ended up with a sustainable lifestyle change.

green chilis sopaipillas my grandparents- I spent almost every summer growing up there. I think of a lot of other things, too, but those were the first three that came to mind.

Me! I recently started getting terrible stomach aches about an hour after drinking smoothies and couldn't figure out what was causing it. I tried changing up the recipe in case it was dairy or something but the stomach aches kept coming. I didn't piece it together until I ate an actual banana. About an hour later I had excruciating stomach cramps, chills, vomiting, etc... It lasted about 45 min. to an hour. I was so miserable. I tried googling it and didn't get very much information about it being an allergy though. At least for me, there is no itchiness or other symptoms. Just a terrible terrible stomach reaction. All I know is that I have no desire to eat bananas anymore!

This is so interesting. I love seeing the variety of languages that could be spoken here on this board! I think I emphasized the spoken part of it because that is what is currently motivating me to become more proficient at Spanish. I studied it for 5 or 6 years in school, but like others here I didn't keep it up. Now I am looking around me and seeing all these people who I could be interacting with instead of just smiling at awkwardly. I have requested a program from the library to get myself started again! For those of you who learned a language well in school, or who didn't learn a language well despite having it taught in school, what do you think the difference is? A family member just ran across a family visiting the U.S. who could all speak Dutch, English, and French. Is language learning more non-negotiable in other countries? I wonder if the fact that a lot of our languages are offered as "electives" changes the way we think of them as students. Or is it because some places teach a number of languages from the time the children start school, and in others it is something to start when students are coming into their teens?

Definitely!

fairly well? As in, you feel confident having a conversation with native speakers beyond asking things like their name or where the restroom is. What can you speak, and where did you learn? I am feeling like a slacker lately for only speaking English. I am in a town with a large number of Spanish speakers, and I would love to be able to do things like chat with the Spanish speaking mom at the playground. I am making it a goal to get better! I would also really like my kids to speak Spanish as well. I think I would need a tutor for that, though!

Pocketbook reminded me of what my grandma says. She always has a billfold. I have never known anyone else to have one (although AAS uses the word in one of the levels). She also refers to the commode in the bathroom. I never understood why she didn't just call it a toilet like everyone else.

I visited years ago and loved it. Gorgeous. I have heard there is a ton of snow in the winter.

I agree with Audrey. I think he needs something more of an explanation. My gut feeling is that if I were that age, I sure would never let something like that go. I would go the rest of my life remembering my mom brushing it off, and wondering what it was that she was hiding. What a hard spot to be in!

I like calling them sharts the best. And to for the op, yes, I still occasionally remember things that happened 10 or 20 years ago and feel the same embarrassment!

When you get nauseous while riding a carousel (or while swinging :001_huh: ) When you ask your kid to roll up the car window and they ask you what you are talking about!

We have a few new frogs as well. We have been scouring the neighborhood for aphid covered weeds. We are releasing them soon since we can't find many more aphids!

Congrats! He is so cute! We found that glass pyrex dishes were great for feeding crickets. For some reason they don't really jump out of them. Growing beardies eat tons (and I mean tons) of crickets. We ended up buying them in bulk on-line. We used Ghanns but there are other companies as well. You might want to check out beardeddragon.org. They have all the information you could ever want or need, as well as a lot of pictures of bearded dragons! :) Have fun with your new addition!

I don't have an answer to your question, so I am glad that there are people here who can help you! I have never heard of this type of class and am intrigued. I do love the thread title though, because every time I read it I see "Care Bear Class." It makes me want to find a cute Care Bear shirt to wear.

This made me think of the line in the movie Madagascar where Marty is running away from Alex. "Oh, sugar, honey, iced tea!" I only watched that 800 times with my kids before catching on.