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Well, I'm 61. Four years ago and one herniated disk later, I decided that I wanted a long, healthy life and sense of physical well-being. I got to my goal weight and have stayed there. Why would any age be too late?

I didn't start drinking coffee until I was in my late thirties. Now, I look forward to my ritual of grinding coffee beans and putting up the coffee every night to automatically brew. Carefully measured CoffeeMate and a little Splenda do fine for me. I don't consume many other processed foods, so I'm okay with it. but if I…

A doctor so adamant that you must lose 45 pounds in 11 weeks must surely have made some nutritional recommendations? It's generally not possible to lose 4 pounds a week consistently because that would require a draconian deficit, but base your food on lots of veggies, fruit, lean meat, eggs, carefully measured nuts, some…

You could examine your belief that you aren't drinking enough water. What is your factual evidence that you need to drink more?

So you are losing a pound just about every 2.6 days, or over two pounds a week. This is pretty much the maximum recommended loss most people cannot keep that up once they are nearer their goal. My advice is to keep doing what is working and give up thinking that you should way a certain amount by a certain date. I don't…

I don't think that at all. I'm eating much better and more enjoyable food than I was when I ate badly. Today I've had an apple baked with cinnamon and nutmeg, a banana, steamed broccoli and carrot, homemade coconut curry chicken, sliced strawberries, a lovely salad, a few ounces of juicy chuck roast. I still have calories…

What is this "purest form" nonsense? I cook quinoa in chicken broth and I add pine nuts and wilted kale too. I also eat the "purest" forms of dark chocolate, pasta with commercially made pesto, bottled salad dressing, Absolut Citron in my vodka tonics, and hundreds of other foods. My plan is heavy on fruit and vegetable…

One week is not enough time. If you have greatly increased your exercise, your muscles are retaining water, masking any beginning loss. Measure accurately and give it a few more weeks.

Just because you can google something doesn't make it true. This plan is ridiculous and unsustainable. Lots of woo.

Foods are not healthy or not healthy based on the number of carbs they contain.

Never say never. I have been able to maintain my weight for 3.5 years by eating mostly home-cooked and carefully measured food with doses of all my favorite things. And that does include occasional meals of my favorite Chinese cuisine. I get a to go box with the meal and put most of it in there, eating the rest. I can…

Really the only way to know how much meat you ate is to weigh the leg before you start eating and then weigh what's left when you are finished. The difference is how many grams you ate.

I have a hot bod at 61, so why not?

Your body does not really care if you eat the same food every day and cause you to stop losing weight. Gee, my dog eats the same food every day and she still weighs the same 11 pounds. "Eating healthy" means nothing in terms of weight loss. Check the accuracy of your logging. That is usually the first solution in these…

What does "around 1200" a day mean? If you are estimating your food, you don't really know. With as little weight as you want to lose, precision is everything. And if you just recently started that vigorous exercise program, your muscles are probably retaining water, masking any weight you might have lost. Log your food…

And here is the link to the podcast: http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/the-skinny-on-probiotics/

I did a lot of research on probiotics and decided to take Culturelle, which was rated highly. It has helped my digestion immensely. I don't have to scope out the restroom in every location I visit. And I say this from the position of a person who doesn't really take supplements at all. I listened to an outstanding podcast…

What? Cooking a food with another food and then making it cold does not reduce that calories? How would that be possible?

Keep junk food out of the house, limit screen time (which is entirely reasonable for her age), and engage her in fun activities: dog-walking, trampoline, skateboarding, roller blading, hiking, dance, biking. Go with her and encourage her to plan active outings with her friends. Learn to cook nutritious meals together and…

I've been eating oatmeal the same way for 60 years, exactly the way my parents made it for me: Quaker 1 Minute Oats, cooked on the stove. After putting it in a bowl, I add a small amount of butter and milk and a teaspoon of sugar. The texture is nice; it's not gummy. In fact, it is comfortably just right. Only do this on…

While I don't eat what I call "junk," I make sure I can fit in some treats that satisfy my needs and lead me to have a rich, satisfying life. That would include wine, dark chocolate, high quality ice cream, occasionally french fries, cheesecake or other high quality bakery. I stay in my calorie level and have finally found…

I think I'll just keep taking my probiotic, which has vastly improved my intestinal functioning.

Yes! Coffee mate and Spenda. My morning coffee is 60 calories.

Besides getting adequate nutrition, I mainly pay attention to calories. I eat bread regularly, but I switched to sandwich thins for sandwiches because I wanted to spend my calories in other ways. Like chocolate and wine. I've been at maintenance for over three years and I've eaten plenty of delicious fresh bread (and…

So you logged all your calories accurately, stayed in your calorie limit and that didn't work?

Why do you think that blending up your food and drinking it would help with weight loss?

Setting an unrealistic, overly-aggressive and not necessarily wise goal is not motivating. And if your former success (amazing results) at doing this kind of plan was so successful, why do you need to lose 35 pounds again? Perhaps better to make a plan that you can maintain for the rest of your life and does not need to be…

How old are you? What did you eat growing up?

If you aren't hungry in the morning, why are you going to try to have a "healthy" smoothie? To me, that is just ingesting calories that you don't really want and could save for later in the day.

Yup. Stay at a healthy weight. Eat most of your calories from whole nutritious foods, incorporating a wide variety (veg, fruit, lean meat, dairy, whole grain, nuts). Add in a few treats for emotional satisfaction. Try not to make it too complicated. There are no magic foods.