1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is
often mistaken for hunger.
3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.

I don't remember if I ever mentioned that I had set an "intermediate" goal
of losing 30 pounds in 6 months but it's now been achieved  and three days
earlier than my "goal-line" of March 8th.  I started officially on the
re-loss journey on September 8th. Now to set Intermediate Goal ...

Can anybody tell me if it is OK to go on an excersise bike every day Monday
through Friday and take the Week End off or is it better to stick to Monday,
Wednasday and Friday?
Regards

I'm in a great mood this morning -- with the exception of a brief
foray into the world of Hershey on Sunday night, I've really been
sticking to my diet/exercise in March and am down to 243. I'm sure
this sounds like a lot to some of you, but for me, this is the least

Can someone help me figure out the calories in chicken drumsticks?
say 450grams of chicken drumsticks (with bone) and no skin.. how many
calories would they have in total?  Just cooked in the oven, no oil,etc...
Obviously I dont eat the bone :)

I'm curious to know if taking herbal supplements really does help you
live a longer life and help to avoid health problems as you age?
Tammy
http://herbalremedies.blogspot.com/

Has anyone tried that? I learned yesterday that I could make oat bran
cereal with water and spice containing dried vegetables and MSG. It
tastes great. Now I had this idea to cook hot oat bran cereal with FF
milk and cocoa powder. I am curious if anyone did that.

She made a good case on Larry King laast night. I liked the Atkins Food
Pyramid, but America's Agricultural Grain Lobby will not.
Diva
The Grain Free Granny

I would like to participate in a upcoming April 25 5K run/walk in our
community park (Western suburbs of Chicago). I never participated in a
race before and have some basic question.
The ad says that the race begins at 8am.

iv got an excersise bike which shows caliories burnt, its fairly accurate
for the average person and iv looked on websites and their estimated
calories burnt whilst cycling stationary are the same as the bike says, just
varies on the weight of you.

I decided to give up sugar for lent in hopes of jump starting healthier
eating.  40 days to healtier me :)  As I am a Christian it means a lot to me
to keep that promise.
I chose sugar specifically because of the problems I have with elevated

 I read in the Times(UK) today about people having less healthy
lifestyle in more deprived areas. It also states there're more fish &
chips shops in those areas.
I thought fish is a healthy food, so eating more fish surely helps??

I'm getting my 'old' cravings for the SF ice cream and it's sitting
there in my fridge so I decided I needed it last night plus today. I ate
about 1 cup both times and stopped. I think maybe I'll not get this
again as I ate it several times at night . Is it a good food? WHY is it

Every morning I wake up fat.
Every day, I live thin.
Cryptic? Not really.
After nearly five years of hanging in between the high 130's and low

Seem to remember my mother had taken Chromium Picolinate and she said it helped her lose weight.
Anyone have any insight or experience with this?
Also, what supplements are you taking on the road to losing weight?
Matty