After being a diabetic for 25+ years (currently diet/exercise controlled)
and a recent open-heart surgery patient, I have been following my diet VERY
strictly.  My question is this:  All the recommendations I see are for less
than 30% of calories from fat, a minimum is never ...

How many whole-grain servings are you getting daily?  I average 3 -
rye crispbreads and 2 oatmeal. "In one, a team at cereal-maker General
Mills found men and women who ate three or more daily servings of
whole grain foods were the least likely to be overweight or obese."

I just wanted to say Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers and mothers to
be out there in ASD land. Have a nice day (({{{{HUGS}}}}))

Hey all.
After having 5 great weeks of eating I finally found a hard week.  And this
is why it was hard.
I was kept out most of the week preventing me from eating all the fresh

Hi there. My name is Mike. I'm 24 years old and I'm 5 feet and 11 inches
tall. Since the age of 11, I've had a spare tire gut. I've been through lots
of stages as far as my weight, but my gut has always been there. On April
1st I decided that I was going to do what I could to ...

If anyone has gone to a weight loss spa or retreat, can you please
post your opinion, review, etc., especially including the name of the
place and the cost, how was the counselling, programs, food, etc.  I
am thinking of going but they are quite expensive and none (that I

Hi! I'm a norwegian girl partisipating in this group fighting of the ekstra
weight after having my daughter in june last year.
I was quite active in thes group in 2000/2001 losing 44 ibs.
I've lost 22 ibs so far, halfway there!!

Do most people actually lose weight on Meridia or is it mixed?
Does anyone know if it can be mixed with Rialin?  I found an interaction on
drugstore.com for Meridia and Adderall, but not for Meridia and Ritalin.
Thanks,

I have an acquaintance who has recently moved into my neighborhood from
someplace in California.  We were discussing "working out" the other day, as
he is something of a fitness buff, and I need to lose weight.
He told me where he lived in California that he would go to the gym at ...

Dateline NBC
SUNDAY, MAY 9 - 7:00 PM  ET
Dateline profiles three mothers trying to lose weight in three different
ways - diet, exercise and surgery.

Just finished week 12 of my diet regimen.
6' 1", guy, started at ~232 lbs Feb 15. 44" waistline at start.
I'm eating, basically:
1 Bowl cold cereal w/ 1% milk for breakfast

Just wondering, what are some recommended -liquid- intakes for weight gain?
I'm getting into weight training but I'm a particularly small (and slow)
eater so I need to put on some bulk by means other than the solid meals that
I have.

I would like some suggestions regarding water retention. I do retain
during "that time" of the month, and I am noticing that the more
weight I lose, the more I retain water. I'm consistently drinking
water and 1 cup of unsweetened red clover tea per day. Water

Hi guys.  I'm returning to a healthy lifestyle on Monday and if anyone has any
suggestions, comments or words of encouragement I'd love to hear them.
First, some brief history...I'm 20 years old and I'm about 15 pounds overweight
(I know, nothing serious, but I just don't like the ...

I generally like CSPI, but their anti-fat crusade is misplaced and
quite silly.
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