Hi all. I'm new here and have just gotten real serious about losing my
excess weight, which was brought on by a sedentary period following serious
injury. I did not own a scale so I bought one. It's digital and measures in
.2-lb. increments. It was brand new until I took it out of ...

Thanks for your suggestions.  I need to fixate on the fact that I don'
want diabetes (I had it with both pregnancies) and I really do want t
be healthy.  It doesn't help that I am breast feeding, which just make
me hungrier....I only have 3 1/2 months more of that...my daughter is

I'm planning to lose some fat over the next few months to get below 10%
fat. For the last week or so, I've been devising a method to do this.
For the last few months, I've been tracking my weight to see how it
behaves from day to day. To detect actual changes in body mass, I came

   I have a confession to make. I like to eat Dorito Cool Ranch Corn
Chips topped with Newman's Own Peach Salsa. Yeah, yeah, I know it's
weird, but there's just something about the flavor combo that totally
does it for me.

I keep hearing the average size woman (in the U.S.) is a size 14. Does
anyone know what height she is or how much she weighs? Is this even
true? I know Americans are overweight but the average size is a 14? I am
currently a size 14 and I am taller than average but still 30 lbs.

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I have been really impressed reading at the remarkable weight los
results members of this forum have achieved, it is really inspiring.
At long last, I have finally begun to adopt a much more health
lifestyle and I am really interested in any feedback/advice from thos

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jayjay <no@noway.com> wrote:

I made it a light day on weights due to heat and aerobic work in AM. Body is
just tired today.
Food:
7:00 3 oz cantaloupe, ½ grapefruit, ¼ whole wheat bagel, 1 egg scrambled w/

I have been on a healthy eating programme now for 18 months.  My starting
weight was 308lb and by christmas 2004 I was down to 147Lb.
I have been able to maintain my weight since.
Last week I was on holiday and decided to just go for it.  The day before I

I'm trying to diet, and starting to lose a bit of weight. Not a lot, but at
least my energy level is increasing.
But, my problem is my mom. She either critisises me for eating too much, or
when I do eat light, she asked 3 or 4 times to go ahead and "eat the

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overarching obsession to be thin Strict regimens rarely work but, ever
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Today after work I went to give blood.  I hadn't drunk any water today
at all -- just two 24 oz. Diet Pepsis (and a cup of milk on my morning
cereal) -- and I walked 3 miles at lunchtime in 97 degree weather.  (I
was actually thirsty but kept putting off getting up from my desk to

I did a search in yahoo to look for the good old ephedra supplements fo
dieting and energy.  Typed in "stacker 2" in the search field and ther
it was on the number one spot.  The site is something wit
http://www.thatswholesale.com in it.  I was amazed to find all th

Alright, this is sort of cooking, sort of dietary/nutrition, sort of a
collection of other things, so I am putting it here and a couple other
places to get a nice, wide ranging response.
Allow me to explain my situation. I am a fifth year senior who is going