So we went several hours at the Doctor's office yesterday.  They took more
blood and are getting that test that will give a history of his blood sugar.
This doctor was not very concerned with the "chance" that he "may" be
diabetic.  She was more concerned about prescribing him 3 ...

I was coming to this group for a while. And went off the low carb thing.
Didn't end up gaining weight, but I did just quit smoking 3 weeks ago.
To avoid any weight gain I've decided to go back on the low carb thing. So
wish me luck!

I'm walking a mile a day!!! A mile day!!! Im the girl who was riding
the buggies in Wallies last month!!!! HOLY sh.t!!! Who wooda thunk
it??????? Im down 26 pounds in 15 days(postop) for a total of 38
freakin' pounds this past month. It has made all the difference in the

I stopped in to the drug store to get hubby some Valentines Day chocolate
and there were the Russell Stover Sugar Free candies- in a heart shaped box
marked down to 1/2 off.  I've ignored these things to this point, but
decided I could work a portion into today's carb allowance-

I hope JC has the good sense to leave Myra alone when she returns to
the group.
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You, in the red uniform, go see what that noise is!

I just got into a mini-argument on Yahoogroups about this.  Apparently
the group is very anti-argument, so I thought I'd bring it to Usenet
where people are thicker-skinned. :-)
Anyway, it's about the 'eight cups of water' thing.  This used to be

this is a response from joe, the mastermind behind my favorite restaurant
Chipotle:
From: "Joe Stupp" <jstupp@chipotle.com>
To: <hahayouwish@noneyabiz.nes>

Ive been swimming twice a week and really enjoying it but a dietician
recently told me that swimming is not good for weightloss. I did a bit of
googling and found this article which is really interesting:
http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/research/swimming.htm There are many

(http://observer.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5124135-110648,00.html)
Little and often
What foods you choose to eat may be crucial. But so are meal times ... Dr John
Briffa reveals why the secret to eating less is frequent feeding

I wanted to wish all of you a Happy Valentine's Day.  How will you be
spending it?  All i could do was get two dozen roses (plus 5 for the years
we've been together, its also our anniversary) and spend as much time as i
can with him.. (he's still in the hospital) :(  but please, ...

I'm sure we've seen the claims boasted by this diet, but are they true?

Certainly not the case IME.
http://gerd.msn.com/article.aspx?aid=12

This kind, I'm not sure about.  I had one set that I could not separate.  
The other set, however, was fine.
Tumaro's Gormet Tortillas
"Low in Carbs"

Wow, I needed a bathing suit for my April vacation, and hit the jackpot at
TJ Max today. I guess it was a good trip mostly because I have been good
maintaining my loss, but was surprised to need a smaller size 14 suit. The
old suit is a size 22. This is a good thing- I was ...

So... last night we found out that hubby is most likely diabetic.
We went into the ER because of his flu... his temperature was 102, his
heartrate was 141... and his blood sugar was 290.
After a few hours they checked his blood sugar again (they had been