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Originally Posted by *maria*
Hi Mihri, I'll see you this weekend! BTW, in Evergreen we're at super high elevation, so make sure to plan to drink more water than you normally would, otherwise you'll get a bad headache. Try not to drink lots of coffee, either. Oh, and alchohol affects you more too. I get drunk on two sips of alchohol, and in Colorado it's one! or smelling it!  When I first moved to Boulder from NYC it took me 6 months to acclimate. It is really super dry out here!
see ya soon,
m.
20 lbs in a month? Holy cow! How'd you do that? Just salds and lean meats, any fruit? |
Not to worry, Maria. I grew up in Colorado Springs and come "home" regularly, so I know the drill. You forgot to tell me to pack lots of lotion and chapstick though!!
Thanks for looking out for your lower elevation visitors. I too have seen many people succumb to the perils of the mountain air!
As for the 20 lbs, no, I didn't do fruit the first month. Phase 1 of South Beach forbids it. You only do phase 1 for 2 weeks, but it's safe to do it longer if you're feeling like you can, so I did it for a month. Basically you eat lean meat and dairy and vegees and nuts. That's about it. I'm on to phase 2 now, which adds in fruit and whole grains as well as the occasional dark chocolate indulgence.