The other day I went on a hike with my GF, half of it was uphill.
I actually walked a faster pace on the uphill side than she did. I haven't hiked in about 20 years !

Also- and I hope this isn't too gross, but I have noticed a strange green tint in my urine.

Is that a bad thing ?

I also have this burning feeling in my stomach- not uncomfortable, but it is unusual nontheless.

Maybe that is a good thing ?

Energy good!! You should put all that new found energy to use. It helps really change your body when all the weight goes...

Green tint? Are you taking any vitamins or supplements???

Burning tummy???? Are you working out.. sometimes muscular awareness

B-vitamins give me a green tint...they also make me "yack" so I don't take them anymore. (I won't use the vomit emoticon, 'cause it icks me out.)

I have been taking Vitamins, so maybe that could be the reason for the unusual color. I also have been making alot of trips to the bathroom.

My urine tends to be greenish-bright yellow after I take my Vit B complex....sometimes foods you eat can also change the color of your urine.

The burning inside or outside? Inside means acid and something you are eating may be causing it. Outside, exercise can cause muscular burning/soarness and will go away.

Energy is great....I love this WOE because I have more energy now than every ... even when I was in my 20's!

My B vitamin makes it a bright greeny yellow too. I've heard that lots of vitamin C can do the same thing.

Yep, B vitamins make it look like Gatorade. Weird side effect, eh? The only problem with that is that you have to trust your body that it is hydrated enough. I used to use urine color to gauge that. Something my HS swim coach preached about and have used it since then. B vitamins muddy that up.

I am still pretty new at this- what is WOE and OWL ?
Is there a list of abbreviations ?
Thanks

WOE= way of eating
OWL= Ongoing Weight Loss (the second phase of the Atkins program)

There may be a newbie list of board abbreviations.

Other popular ones:

WOL= way of life
TOM= time of month
DH= dear husband

Commonly Used Acronyms
AS - Artificial Sweetener (generic, applies to all, not just aspartame)
BF - Body Fat
BMI - Body Mass Index
BTW - By The Way
CAD - The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet (the book)
CALP - Carbohydrate Addict's Lifespan Program (the book)
CHO - Carbohydrate (Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen)
CKD - Cyclical Ketogenic Diet
DANDR - Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution (the book)
DH - Darling Husband (or otherwise, depending on context)
ECA - Ephedrine, Caffeine, Aspirin
ED - Elimination Diet
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
HFS - Health Food Store
HG - Hunter-Gatherer
HRT - Hormone Replacement Therapy
HTH - Hope This Helps
IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IDDM - Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (Type I)
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IR - Insulin resistance
JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion
LBM - Lean Body Mass
LC - Low Carbohydrate
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
NIDDM - Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (Type II)
NT - NeanderThin (the book)
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OWL - Ongoing Weight Loss (Atkins Diet)
PCOS/PCOD - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome/Disease
PP - Protein Power (the book)
PSMF - Protein Sparing Modified Fast
SAD - Standard American Diet
SF - Sugar Free
SLS - Stein-Leventhal Syndrome (see: PCOS)
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TKD - Targeted Ketogenic Diet
TOM - Time Of the Month
VBG - Very Big Grin
WOE/WOL - Way Of Eating/Way Of Life
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

Yep, a common tactic for throwing of urine tests if - you think you're gonna fail - is to pop a bunch of vitamin B pills to make your piss go so green they'll ask for a retest.
Dont ask me how I know that :P