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One thing both articles mentioned was that the metabolism has a less drastic drop with a low-carb diet than with a low-fat one. I'm making sure to keep plenty of fat and protein in my diet this time and I'm happy at the end of the day if my MFP scores have me on target with my calories, a little under on sugar, and a…

Ask them what a smoker looks like. I know lots of fat, rosy cheeked smokers -- high blood pressure makes their faces red. I don't believe in examining ourselves in the mirror for flabby bits or whatever other flaws we might find. Anyone who has lost considerable weight will have a little loose skin here and there, and…

We go to the local Chinese buffet once a week. I start with their tossed lettuce and tomato salad and a bit of dressing and maybe some cantaloupe. Then I have a big hunk of their salmon (if no salmon a scoop of butter chicken), a scoop (going for about a half cup) of the yellow rice) a half plate of the green beans. I log…

"Should you be eating that?" They have no idea what my plan is. "You've lost weight! I can see it in your face!" The one place I didn't want to lose, my face is too thin.

. (Thanks for the definition, Sunnybeach.) LOL I love that crap, too, beautiful Jane. I feel like a research scientist in my own kitchen! I've added several recipes to MFP. Anything I can control makes me feel good, it's the gray area that makes me nervous. My husband love buffets like Golden Coral and I come home from…

We've always known that a woman's body is genetically designed to hang on to it's weight harder than a man's because her body is responsible for carrying babies and feeding them afterward. Women are much more likely to survive a famine. Our hormonal cycle will effect hunger and fat loss and any added hormones, through…

What are "macros?"

I don't agree with most of the '6 advantages to slow weight loss' in the article. I think we lose a certain amount of muscle mass in any weight loss plan, most of us gain the weight back whether we've lost it slowly or not, there's lots of dispute about whether dieting causes the metabolism to slow down or not, and whether…

The simplest diet plan I ever went on was this -- "No Sugar." I lost about 50 pounds and reached goal. Obviously this only works if you're a big sweet-hog to begin with, which I was. So, of course, for me, giving up sugar created a big calorie deficit. It's not that I think sugar is evil, but that, unlike many other foods,…

I find it the opposite of motivating because I think further ahead when visualizing my goals and don like to be reminded that in five weeks I'll still be fat.

This is an interesting thread, pointing out differences between a young man's typical fitness routine and a woman's. Men often find fitness success through long grueling workouts. Their muscles respond well to being pushed hard. Women sometimes find that similar workouts put their bodies into stress, they end up retaining…

Don't eat after seven. Eat something every two hours. Don't eat anything white. ---all by Bob Green, the man who gave Oprah her weight problem.

Love the cartoon! I use canola oil. I really don't like the taste of olive oil and I found cocoanut oil a bit of a bother because it was solid when I wanted to pour it on salad.

So amazing! You look really, really great in your "after."