rambling #1...  some doofus put 100lb plates on the leg press machine and
didn't have the decency to remove them when done.   When I got there I tried
to find someone to help me get them off - but no guys were around and the
women were all old.   So, I skipped that and worked on ...

I have posted a couple times in the last few days, but I thought I
would post an update. Things have been really tough the last couple
weeks.
I went to work on Monday, Feb 28th, and came home sick a couple hours

I had heard about refeeds a few years ago, that you needed them to raise
leptin levels & keep your metabolism from dropping too much. Although leptin
has been mentioned in this ng, I have seen no mention of refeeds, so I
googled it & got some info & decided it was probably time ...

Is anyone from our group (besides me) still doin the President's Challenge?

OK, I am back on my diet. And this time I am serious! My last
successful diet was basically vegan. But my urges got the better of me
after about a year. But I did lose 75 lbs or so. But now I am fat
again. Getting married sure didn't help!

Folks:
Since I got back on the WOL bandwagon, I've been having a hard
time implementing exercise into my program.  A busy career and
personal life make exercsing difficult as it also seems to

I reached normal weight around Sep 10, 2003. Today marks 1.5 years
since that day. These days, I am somewhat more hopeful that I can
maintain this weight for some time. Amusingly, I weighed at 173.6
today, and a year ago I was 173.8 lbs (the number in my sig is the

Ive looked it up on the net, and i think thats whats happened to me cause of
my dramatic weight loss!  Can any one explain it in English really simple
non medical words ... lol
Ive read heaps of medical info and it only confuses me ..

OA:
I discovered that Overeater's Anonymous does regular meeting sessions by
telephone conference call.  Monday morning I got to be a fly-on-the-wall
during one of their meetings.  (Use of a speakerphone helps.)  The schedule,

Two pounds per week, that is.
[insert evil maniacal laughter]
Before photo: http://techmart.com/~cubit/11_2001.jpg
Current photo: http://techmart.com/~cubit/Cubit187.jpg

I was wondering, is it really necessary to eat low fat/fat free dairy to
lose weight? I mean you can have some fat, right? I drink 1% milk and
eat 1% cottage cheese. I almost bought some fat free feta cheese
yesterday but I took a look at it and it looked like some rancid

I happen to like chocolate. Lately, I have been eating unsweetened
chocolate (from the baking secion of the store, 2 net carbs per ounce,
no sugal alcohols etc), it does not seem to be doing any obvious
harm. Usually, 1 oz a day is what I eat, if I eat it at all. Since it

We are under 'house arrest" missing only the unremovable ankle monitor
which would only add weight :-)
It's been brutally cold here, interfering with my recently launched
walking project.

I got on the scale at the gym (after staying away for the entire week
as I felt really "fat") and it read 140. I have not been 140 in at
least four months, and all of a sudden BAM, I hit 140. I started my new
way of eating/living plan last October at 146lbs, and my lowest weight

S/one here posted a link to a website where you could calculate your body
fat using the 'Navy' method: http://www.he.net/~zone/prothd2.html
After filling in the boxes, it takes you to a page to 'calculate your
protein requriements'. On this page there's a line that reads: