Just a quick note to tell you about Low Carb Update:
http://lowcarbupdate.com.  It's a website that links to the latest
news about the Atkins diet, South Beach, and other news articles about
losing weight.

I have been reading this helpful newsgroup for awhile and appreciate it.
Can anyone tell me a good program to use to put my food intake into in order
to track calories?
I am 42 and started out at 232lbs August 18th,2003.  I recommitted again

I've been trying to stay under 2,000 calories a day and I've been
walking 2 miles almost every night for the last 4 weeks or so. Do you
know where that got me? 5 pounds lost. That's it. I passed up pieces
of my sister's birthday cake, I passed up handfuls of candy I normally

A scandal has just broken here in Canada about Power Bars. i will post
it when i find the details as it was a radio news item. Meanwhile chew
on this:
SHERRI DAY NEW YORK TIMES

Just tried to run one mile (measured by my truck tachometer). The
weather left much to be desired, as it was drizzling. I ran in my BDU
pants and a t shirt.
The result is 7 minutes and 52 seconds. My pulse right at the end was

Hello to all,
First, I'd like to thank you for your warm reception, it gave me a
warm fuzzy feeling inside to see that people actually want to help =)
I am going to do my best to integrate your advice into my routine.

Sorry, can't find a recent post with your email addy!!
Hey GF, drop me a note off line....coming out ONCE again for Christmas...Would
love to try to finally hook up!!
Love, laughter and friendship

Sorry guys.  I kinda went off the diet there for a couple of weeks.  Uni
work is getting on top of me.  However, I am back, and I am going to *post
regularly* to keep me on the rails.
The good news is that I haven't *gained* any weight - I am still 188lbs.  I

Food Inspection Agency investigating sports nutrition, says Globe
TORONTO (CP) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has launched an
investigation into sports nutrition products such as energy bars, power
drinks and weight-loss preparations, the Globe and Mail reports.

i was following weight watchers for 6 months and lost 30lbs but when i
reached my goal i decided that i could go off the program and not have to
worry about gaining the weight back. well i have gained some of it back. but
i don't want to go on weight watchers again because i think ...

With one week to go I'm back down to 189 (I started 11 weeks ago at
195.)  It's a see-saw these days, sometimes I'm up, someetimes I'm
down.  My measurements are slowly crawling down, though, so I know that
the slow fat loss is real.

Well, I thought I would have to lose even more weight to fit into this size.
However, I am able to (barely) squeeze into size 16 jeans now.  I bought 3
different brands, and I can put all of them on.... so I know it isn't
because just one brand is cut bigger.  The 18's are a little ...

I've been taking the lowest dosage of Eltroxin, a synthetic thyroid
extract for years as I have hypothyroidism and with medication the "T"
levels are normal Now that I've lost weight and kept it off, I
discussed going off the supplement for six weeks with the doctor who

New meal for me (eating out) - 3 fiber rye crispbreads with one
tablespoon of olive oil (200 calories.) At the restaurant - one
Guinness (dark beer) 200 calories.  Moderate drinking prevent heart
disease and diabetes, lowers inflamation, and can reduce BP slightly.

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