mrguse Member

I misread a little. I thought that the depression came *after* eating. I didn't realize it came before. She's right. You may want to figure out the depression first. That's way more important than weight.

If it only happens every few weeks, why stress yourself out about it? Call it your cheat day and get back on the horse tomorrow. Trust me, you're not the only one on this site that says "screw it, I'm having cake" and blows their diet for a day. Or, hell, it isn't hard for me to overeat "health food" to the point of being…

The artificial sweeteners are probably rotting out my intestines as we speak, but a life without Diet Dr. Pepper isn't a life worth living.

Paleo is a diet filled to the brim with great ideas... and then taken to bat-crap-crazy extremes. Lower your gluten and carbs? Good idea. Minimize the dairy on top of it? Swell... we Americans tend to eat way too much gluten and dairy (it is, after all, a national pastime to put cheese on anything that sits still more than…

That's great! My kids would probably murder me for it, but it would be totally worth it.

We all do. That's why we're here. As for losing motivation... you're going to have down weeks. Weeks where you ate right, exercised, and were good and lost virtually nothing or gain a pound or two. It happens and it sucks. Resolve to do as good next week and you can normally average out to where you need to be. Don't…

I don't believe in eating back workout calories... it seems like defeating the purpose to me. Some people here disagree with that passionately for perfectly valid reasons (my wife is one of those). Fair warning: This thread has the potential of exploding into a 130 page slug-fest like most of this breed do.

Mercola? Whew. I'm glad you didn't get your source someplace *totally* crazy... Diet soda will not make you fat, change your brain chemistry, eat holes in your teeth or anything of the like. You can and will lose weight drinking it. It's not evil and has no agenda.

I agree. Scientifically repeatable, empirical evidence is vastly overrated. I mean, what does that mean against my own personal biases and opinions? For example, some homeopathic websites say that to counteract LSD, you should eat belladonna. Never mind that it can be poisonous, it may have worked for someone! Sure does.…

I've heard it, yes, and eat only local honey because I think it tastes better. Sadly, I haven't noticed any real difference in my allergies.

Can I suggest Eat This, Not That? Google it. Some food is a bit out-of-date, but it can be a life-saver.

Oh, I've read all that before and besides thinking it's utter bunk, my "is that a joke" was referring to the idea that all one would have to do to gain 100 lbs by Christmas would be to eat late-night carbs and drink diet soda.

My wife and I sit down every night and have a bowl of ice cream. 1 serving, mind you, not a tub (that's 1/2 cup of ice cream). It's in no way filling, but also isn't that bad for you and helps curb my sweet tooth during the day because I know that the ice cream is coming. I'm sure someone here will tell me how horrible…

That's a joke, right?

All good tips, but here's my thoughts: when beginning to eat healthy, just accept the fact that your cost of living has gone up. The tips above can minimize the damage, but it's just more expensive. I can buy 2 apples or a case of Toast-Chees for the same price. I can get a cheeseburger for $1.99 or a salad for $3.99, etc.…

Hmm... why not? It's still water. Regardless, I use the stuff and love it.

You won't be able to get through them... probably not for a long time. That's how it's designed. Heck, unless you're already pretty fit, 90 minutes of any type of workout is a tough order. 90 minutes of advanced plyometrics would exhaust anyone (and I mean anyone). Here's the thing: if you're okay with not finishing the…