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Try reading the book "You: On a Diet" - In it, the authors (Roizen and Oz, both medical doctors) discuss the different types of fat. There is subcutaneous fat (under the skin - the 'jiggly' stuff), and omentum fat, that is in your abdomen and increases your waistline (this is the typical 'beer gut' look many guys get -…

Ooops, sorry! Just looked up tomato in an online db (USDA) and 1 tomato DOES have a gram of protein! (who knew?) Anyways, I think the partial gram effect does kick in sometimes . . .

No worries - another thing is probably just an issue with this site. You get a gram of protein with a single tomato,or a cup of lettuce. Don't really think that that's the case. I think if the food contains part of a gram (or trace) it just rounds it up to 1. If you are eating a lot of fruits and veggies, this can result…

I'm totally with you. Also a woman 'of a certain age' and was beginning to believe that we are just programmed to stay 'a certain size'. Then I found this site (have done many diets) and use it to, as I call it, "do the math". Losing weight is calories in vs calories out and a diet is just the means to get you there. I…

There seems to be much debate about protein. This program will automatically set your goals at about 17%. If you look at the Zone Diet, it sets it at 30% and Atkins is (way!) more than that. I am doing 1200 calories a day and have a goal of 90 grams of protein (30%). I often go over this - and I'm not a big meat eater…

The magic bullet for potassium seems to be . . . zucchini! (Bet you didn't see that one coming). Hardly any calories (less than 50) yet way more potassium than bananas (over 500 mg). Also, check out the other fruits - strawberries and peaches are in season, have few calories (so you can eat more) and are also good sources.…