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Definitely 200... The highest I ever saw the scale was 213, and I almost fainted after I screamed OH MY GOD! Come to find out, in the morning with an empty stomach, I was only about 208. Still, I would much rather be 160-170!

Hahaha! So true!

I thought I'd share my two cents... although keep in mind this is coming from a gay guy, so I tend to empathize more with women than I do with men. (Except in this case, apparently) I don't see anything wrong with the webcam situation... to me, it's just another form of porn. Yes, it may be live and interactive people…

@sktllmdrhmz The black and white photo. It looks so vintage! Love it.

I love THESE suggestions! (: I totally agree. I have chili, pot roast and chicken taco soup frozen in my freezer for when I'm running low on options. I'm a big fan of options that include meat and veggies combined, so I make a lot of chili, stew, etc. Also, chili is incredibly low on calories considering how filling it is!…

I read through most of the first page of this, but since I'm at work didn't have time to read through every single reply. However, I will say the same thing as everyone else... EAT MORE!!! I was VERY startled when I saw your diaries from how low your calorie intake is day to day. At these levels, there is cause for concern…

Wow, none of the stores in my area are like that, and I've been to at least 3! I'm surprised it's so bad considering how great it is here. Maybe you should complain to corporate? Maybe it's just bad management at that store...

Kerr, for the longest time I didn't know about it either! Oddly enough, I found out while I was going to EMU. A girl I knew that was from Ann Arbor said she loved coming to the Dearborn area, because she could go to the one at Telegraph and Van Born. She raved about their prices as well. There's another on Eureka in…

Brilliant!

Alright I'm at work, so I don't have time to read through 5 pages of comments to see what has been said and not said. I agree with a lot of what I've read so far, so I'll reiterate that here. First off, most importantly in my opinion, is you need to eat more. 1200 is quite a low calorie goal -- VERY low, especially for…

I don't think they are quite as worthless as people make them sound... yes, they are loaded with sodium. Without a doubt. But so are canned foods. I just try to buy reduced sodium items whenever I can. Additionally, people complain that they are still hungry... but that's only because the amount of calories in these things…

Hey everyone! I started off doing a lot of cooking at home, and I feel myself getting lazier. This is a super easy way to prepare my chicken... and I'm even more excited that it's boneless! I love it. I usually buy Light n Fit and not Greek... do you think that would work as well, or is it too thin?

I agree with most of the other comments... you won't see the changes as soon as other people see them. It is definitely mental and emotional, too. After I gained weight in middle school and dropped it in high school, I always felt like I was heavy... on the scale, in the mirror, whatever. Now, looking back, I can't believe…

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It definitely does -- I've checked the labels. They list the amount of caffeine included. It has guarana as well.

^^^Agree with that! If you're looking at it from a health perspective, buy Pepsi Throwback... it's made with real sugar, not high fructose corn syrup or artificial sweetener. You just can't drink it too often because of the cals. From a taste perspective on diet soda only... I say either Pepsi Max, Cherry Coke Zero (better…

I agree so much! I'm worried about my mom because she has gained a fair amount of weight, more than I did before I started counting in January. She mentioned something about her doctor talking to her about diabetes... but said she wasn't borderline or anything. Regardless, if her doctor even brought it up, it worries me. I…

Well, I was honest in the OP and said that I had cut aspartame out of my diet a while back. A logical conclusion would be that I'm leaning toward that side, and the content of my post suggests that I'm reconsidering and looking for additional input. So... even if I am leaning toward that side, so what? It sounds like you…

I'm quite aware that it was not 'data driven info'... but I still welcomed it because as I stated in the first post, I was fine with opinions, personal experience or advice from medical professionals. It's great that you are so well informed, but the self righteous part isn't so great. What is I was politely trying to say…

I dig ya! Have you looked in the mirror lately? I'm sure lots of people love you!

Guilty... (:

I love the way you presented the information. Very informative and easy to read.

Thank you again for replying! I appreciate you taking the time to send me the links. I will check them out when I get home. And as for the back and forth... it's inevitable, unfortunately. Thank you for sharing even though you knew it was coming! At the very least, I am grateful and appreciative. (:

Just because you haven't had any negative side effects doesn't mean it is healthy. It also doesn't invalidate her opinion and experience. I appreciate your reply and how you examined the flip side of the argument... but you seem rather combative with this person and I don't really feel that is necessary.

I understand your concern about the drama that occurs in the message boards... I have seen it many times myself. Rest assured that I won't ridicule or harrass you, even if I don't agree with you. Thank you for offering to send the links, I would like to read up more on it. And, thanks for replying to my post!

Thanks for your reply. I'm sure that Splenda isn't great either, I'm leery of most artificial sweeteners... but that same article that scared me about aspartame suggested that Splenda isn't quite as bad. As far as your claim of being bad for you, can you elaborate? Why do you think it is bad for you?

LMAO!! I'm sure mustard is probably toxic too, then...

"Whole Paycheck" instead of Whole Foods. That is hilarious! I don't think I've ever bought more than 10 items there because I don't want to end up emptying my bank account. Lol.

Seriously? It should affect EVERYONE. When you are patronizing an establishment and spending your hard earned money there, they have no right to give you attitude AT ALL. You're saying that when people judge you, verbalize, and make snide remarks to you that it doesn't bother you in the slightest? You need to mass market…

Definitely eat them... personally I think the cravings are worse when you cut certain foods out altogether. I stopped eating fast food when I started this site, and after like a month and a half I finally broke and had McDonald's last week. I wasn't horrible and just had a small dinner, under 600 cals... but eating that…