Surprisingly enough, I don't have problems w foods that contain msg - other than cheese or tomatoes. I did get instant headaches when eating/chewing (i.e. gum) anything w Aspartame/Sorbitol. Educational Moment: Other than affecting the neurotransmitters in your brain, significantly increasing the likelihood of getting Altzheimer's (this is a study that was done in the early 90's on rats), I can taste the chemical-ness of that stuff, so I stay away from it.

I'll look into the Hydralite. We have MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) here, that has beautiful kayaks, snowshoes and camping stuff - on and pretty cool clothes too - and little packages of expensive camping meals in a bag...Or I could just drink more water! : 0 )

As far as the Vega scoop, some days I'm finding the whole scoop to be a bit much, so am going w 3/4 full most of the time.

I got the Coconut Bliss brand of coconut ice cream at one of the nearby health food stores (5 in two blocks!) - the Vanilla Bean Coconut flavour is what I got. It's yummy, and I have a tablespoon or two at a time. I did say to a friend, the other day, "The problem with this stuff is that I'm eating it!"

I must say, I'm missing my Master-Cleanse lemonade. This eating stuff takes up a lot of energy. I did some P90x yesterday and tonight and it's a different kind of energy than during the cleanse. I'm thinking I should start thinking about doing a Liver Flush - it's been almost 2 weeks since I began Ease Out...Given my schedule right now, it's hard to find a day that I can devote to it...I could not eat for 40 days, and now I'm being sucky about the Liver Flush. I guess it's the fear of the unknown!In your experience, how long did the process take for you w the LV and what's the best and worst of it? Am kinda fascinated about having stones - maybe I'll make jewllery outta them! ; 0 )

Having my body breaking down food is work! I'm so much more aware of the energy it takes after the MC! One nice difference I've come across in my experience (post cleanse) is that I'm more selective in what I'm eating. Probably because I'm fuller more quickly and am enjoying my food more, so I take more time to shop and choose/cook.

I'll check out the recipes! There used to be this chef that I liked called the Urban Peasant (this is in the 90's) and he had a recipe for avocado w instant coffee, you mix it all up and it tastes like coffee ice cream.

I do what you folks in the States call Color Guard. It's flag twirling (choreography, dance, whipping heavy flags around our heads and bodies, and hopefully not whacking anyone in the process). Now it's getting to Santa Claus Parade season, so I have a min. of 2 out of town parades every weekend until the middle of December - hence limited time for Liver Flush. We have weekly/sometimes bi-weekly rehearsals. The first parade day is always brutal cuz we're 'on' as performers, trying to remember the routine, avoid horse poop and small children running in front of us, as well as smiling for the crowd (and tv cameras), and not whack anyone on the head (last summer I clocked a tv camera woman's camera w the pole - but hey, we can't see behind us, and she ran up - metal on metal, luckily I missed her head). It's totally fun, and the crowd loves us cuz we actually DO something, they SCREAM for us! Some parades are all uphill, some are really, REALLY long...etc. But I love it! I pretty much love anything w performance (esp. acting) - not shy! : 0 )

I've watched the film noir footage (thanks for the links)- most of it, over the past few days (haven't had much time to sit down w it at once). Love the look. It really keeps reminding me of the film "Bound"...I'm curious as to the other one - I feel like I was missing something like info around the title..or something...?