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Chocolate is delicious. Meat is just kinda there for a lot of us. As for a lack of athletes being vegan, vegans compose a very small portion of the population in general, so that accounts for a big reason for that. Star running back Arian Foster is a vegan. It's worth a try if you feel called to it. Do your research. Don't…

I never found the "OMGZ low-fat foods have soooooo much sugar in them!" to be true. Usually it's less than 3 grams more than a full fat product. And unless I'm buying super special milk, it's the same for eat fat level. It's a myth. We're eating more sugar than we used to. We're also eating way more calories, way more…

No. People like to eat. It used to be that food was expensive, and scarce. The percentage of American income spent on food has gone down every decade. That has allowed us to eat like we want. If food had always been this plentiful and inexpensive, obesity would have been a timeless problem. There is only one solution that…

I'm exactly the same way you are. I hear about how filling and satiating high-fat low-carb diets are and it just isn't true for me at all. An hour after eating a ton of eggs and bacon I am starving. I can eat a bagel and be good for many hours. Even keeping my calories low, I cannot lose on a low carb diet.

Call the cops, no question. Your wife has tried the diplomatic route enough times now and nothing has changed. These young men don't seem to care much about authority, so I'm not sure what Mom can do. Waiting even one more time before calling the cops gives the children's parents one more chance to smell it and pull their…

Two years ago there wasn't a single gluten free product in my grocery store, other than what was naturally so. Now, there's a whole aisle dedicated to it. Now I buy canned chicken, yogurt, and bags of rice that proudly claims it's gluten free. I find it impossible to believe that gluten intolerance, something that no one…

Yes, I hated it. I developed a skin infection (did a google search and found this is not super uncommon), was chronically fatigued, my cycle became a disaster (also not uncommon), and I don't like eating meat. It's not the diet for me. I think the basics of the diet are good, to focus on real foods, but peanuts and oats…

My mom has told stories of feeding me meat baby food and the patterns it made on the kitchen wall as I spit it out. I have always disliked meat. My natural inclination is not to eat it, and if you're not listening to your instincts, what are you doing. I did grow to eat chicken, but that's it. Also, for all the talk of…

The newest Atkins book has a section for vegetarians and vegans. You might not be able to get down to the lowest carb levels, but unless you really want to, it's not a problem. Low-carb veg ideas: spinach stuffed mushrooms, portobella pizzas, nuts, cauliflower crust pizza, light breads, salads, chili with tons of veggies,…

People are excuse makers, and we live in a culture that teaches us that nothing is our fault, nothing is our responsibility, and every opinion is valid. You can see it all over MFP, even in this thread. People who got severely obese who are here to lose weight but still REFUSE to accept responsibility. The carbs made me…

white flour products of any kind bagged or boxed snack foods grits breakfast (eat less without it) coffee (makes me super hungry) candy chocolates cheddar cheese nuts cottage cheese It's all about binge and trigger foods for me. I cannot, cannot eat one cookie and feel satisfied. One cookie and the craving becomes so…

To each their own. I find it odd that we take dating relationships as seriously as marriages these days, to the point where people are freaking the freak out because someone so much as suggests ending one.

My idea of a healthy diet includes less processed carbs, not more. But the real yardstick here should be: do you feel full after eating 3/4 c cereal with some skim milk? I'd be starving all day until dinner.

But think about it: if she's that unforgiving and rigid, wouldn't she be doing him a favor by putting him out on the streets? It may seem obsessive, but if you're a short girl with a low bmr, tracking everything might make a real difference. Marriages are worth preserving. Dating relationships are not. It ends in marriage…