Julie,

It's great to hear from you. I've missed your regular postings... you and But God have abandoned me! LOL

I was thinking, your metabolism is settling in now that your body has become used to the new way of eating. Why not give your metabolism a few pokes, make it uncomfortable so it will get back to roaring. Then you'll lose weight quicker.

The way to do that is to change the amount of calories you eat day by day and the foods you eat day by day. Say, today you eat grapefruit for breaky, salad with grilled veggies for lunch and grilled fish for dinner... tomorrow, drink your breakfast in juices, have an avocado for lunch and a salad and juice for dinner... then the next day after that, do the grapefruits for breaky, the salad for lunch, grilled whatever for dinner, then the next day juice all day long, maybe eat nothing. Just change your types of foods and amounts of calories daily.

By changing the foods and calorie intake, you're not allowing your metabolism to settle in and get comfortable so it will be at attention and the pounds should start coming off faster. Of course, keep up with the walking and workouts. Try this and see if your weight loss will speed up. You may need a week before you see results, because it may take your metabolism that long to wake up. Something to try anyway.

You know, if I was crazy enough to rent a speed boat to cross the Gulf to visit you, (hahahaha)you bring the wine (good Australian vintage) and I'll bring some green and we'll talk to the stars. LOLOL

I think you're doing great, Julie! I hope your husband's job brings him closer to home. He's missing all the gorgeous changes you're making in yourself. He may not even recognize you one day. You'll remind him of that beautiful girl he fell in love with and married.

Stay in touch,
~ Dazzle