I have many friends who have severe food allergies such as gluten and wheat
issues - so as a "hobby" I started experimenting to come up with tasty
treats.
I have spent approx. 1 yr in the development of a Gourmet Organic Vegan

I don't understand why my waist gets smaller but my weight remains
constant. I am on the South Beach diet plan but I am not overly specific to
it. I avoid the starch and sugar but that's it. How can I be the same weight
and lose inches?

Hello everyone!  I too just happened to stumble upon this web site.  I am a
31 yr old female and iI need to loose 25 lbs at the least. I am 5'4 and I
weigh 149lbs.  I need to loose it fast.  I walk 3 miles a day and  take in
approx. 1500 cal. a day.  Any suggestions???????

Has anyone any experience with LA Weigtloss
I am thinking of joining.
But it seems kind of expensive.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.

I feel horribly fat today after eating out several times over the
weekend and avoiding the gym since Thursday.  I've only regained 0.5
pound but I feel terrible.
Will I ever have the strength to just say no to dessert or seconds??  I

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Pacific islanders are world's fattest.
Pacific islanders, especially women, are the fattest people in the world,
according to latest figures published by the International Obesity

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that
something new to eat will have materialized?

How depressing is that?  I'm not ever fully sure what I weight because
they're scale doesn't go up high enough for me.  (For the record
they're using a scale that goes up to like 385 or so...)  
Gotta wonder how you can measure progress when you can't even weight

I have little to no trouble eating healthily and moderately during the
day. My problem comes late at night. I get intense cravings for high
sugar and high fat treats. I have always had trouble sleeping and
binging seems to help this but I want to stop. Do you folks have any

Thanks to all for the great suggestions on eating more vegetables. In
order to encourage myself--and perhaps others--to incorporate some of
the ideas I am starting a veggie challenge. I envision this challenge
working similarly to the occasional water challenges on this group.

I am still trying to adjust to a healthier diet and to this end I am
attempting to eat more vegetables. I am buying enough, but far to many
of them are ending up in the stock pot and the compost pile. Soups and
salads are becoming boring to me. Anyone have some tips for sneaking a

Im not sure if this group is active or not, looks like everyone spams here..
?? Any real people ?
I came here to ask your oppinions about my bracelets, you can see them on
Ebay:

q)what is the effect  on the body with too little protein in the diet only
for a healthy person who eats and exercises especially if a training program
has started up?
will a person be losing muscle mass and weight?

Can anyone point me to a calculation which can calculate the base metabolic
rate / base calories burned, before exercise.
Thanks

For 3 weeks, my home has been a revolving door Bed/Breakfast to family.
They are all gone now.  I survived another year of the in-laws.   This one
wasn't that bad.
The last formal exercise was a few weeks back when one of our ASD members