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Fasting for the purpose of weight loss is not a good idea, but fasting has a variety of wonderful purposes outside of wieght loss. Personal discipline: saying "no" to meat and bread for a month, while you eat fruits and veggies is a POWERFUL self-control developer. The suggested fast is actually a high nutrient fast, not a…

My youngest daughter's 3rd birthday. Pink EVERYWERE! I hope this will do. :-)

Is this a breast cancer awareness thing or is it something else that I missed? Thanks. Clueless, Shane

EVERYONE ON THIS THREAD IS. . . Spot on. But I have one small thing to add. This happens to me sometimes. Normally it's late at night and I'm starved (in the fat American sense of the word--not the actual meaning!). I'll make the call: Go over X number of calories so I can make it through this craving without binging.…

I'm no expert, but after tilapia fell apart on the grill, we tried a grill basket (like the kind for shrimp), and found it very tasty and easy to cook. We used some seasoning mix. Just pick the kind you like best. Use a butter/citrus combination to lightly cover the fish so it doesn't dry out. Butter or oil (or Pam) the…

Just lost another 8 tenths of a pound! I guess I am swiftly heading to my next plateau. haha

Ice cream and pizza. Sounds like a plan to me!

I have septic (caused by infection) arthritis from toxic mold after Hurricane Katrina. I had to do what you are doing at first. First, I got my symptoms managed to some degree by anti-mold treatments for my lungs and joints. Once my pain was no longer requiring me to be on 14 prescriptions, use a walker, or park…

I take off a day or two every once in a while for my mental health. Still not at my goal weight, but trying to break out of a plateau after 54 lbs lost.

I have lost 54 lbs having a Chick fil A Spicy Chicken Sandwich, fries (or soup), and medium Dr. Pepper every Tuesday night. I plan to take my family to Chick fil A tonight where my wife (who has lost 47 lbs) and the kids and I will eat, the kids will do a Family Night activity and will play while my wife and I chat with…

I am not so sure they're better than regular sodas. I have been told by a couple (precisely two) experts that a better plan than drinking diet sodas is consuming very few regular sodas. The two "experts" couldn't be more different. One is a nutritional-store-owning herbalist and the other is my physician. When they agree,…

Great job!

Great Job! I'm right behind you at 229. Here I come. Keep it up, or I'll catch you. lol

Thanks for all the encouragement! I'm not sure whether to enjoy a shopping trip with my wife (shopping is her favorite sport!) . . . or should I add another hole to the belt? Maybe I should do both. My wife laughs at me cinching up my fat-boy pants and tells me it is time to shop. Maybe she's right.

From what I understand, calories are of greatest impact when losing weight. Recently a nutrition professor lost 27 pounds on Twinkies and Litle Debbies to validate this point. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html The article says his blood panels even improved! Goes against a lot of wisdom…

me too!

Shoot for high NUTRIENT, low calorie foods, so it's less likely that you go into starvation mode. Broccoli, tomatoes, blueberries, greens, fresh fruits, etc. There seem to be several websites out there that discuss nutrient density in foods. Don't waste any calories on grains or other starchy/sugary stuff. While you may…

My chosen snack is a Fiber One Bar. The high fiber fills me up, and the chocolate gives me a satisfying snack experience.