Thank you Beverley for your supportive comments. I am in awe at how fit you
are - I don't think I could even balance on a bike these days, let alone
ride one. (Though I used to - miles every day as a child, biking to school.)
Anyhow - I had a "eureka" moment a few weeks ago, when ...

I started looking around for diet & fitness software and found quite a
number of candidates. Checking them all out would be a bit of work so
I thought I'd see if some of the folks on these ngs might like to
contribute.

Do you find it difficult to eat healthy? Were you able to lose/gain
weight in a healthy way?
I have some disordered behaviours like overeating and purging. I found
myself going back to purging after a few days of overeating. It's hard

BMI: 40.2
Foods (4086 calories... 21% fat, 62% carbs, 16% protein):
* 8:30am - Wake
* 10:30am - Jamba Juice (Original) & Jamba Juice, Blueberry Swirl

Calories In: 4246 kcal
5:30am - Awake (starving)
5:30am - 6 Pancakes, 24oz OJ, maple syrup (960 kcal)
8:30am - Smart Start cereal, 1/4 cup red. fat milk, med. banana (372

Forgive me for venting...
Years of experience and knowledge is not easing my frustration.  With a
"mental" deadline looming for me to reach my goal of losing 5 more lbs, the
scale is going in the opposite direction.  With the doubling of my efforts a

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/31/health/nutrition/31agin.html?ref=health
The guy mentioned in the article is six feet tall and 135lbs. There is
no way his stats are healthy. He probably doesn't have any muscle mass
at all, or does he? Any thoughts on the article?

Like Yogi Berra once said "If you don't know where you are going, you
might wind up someplace else." Don't let this happen to you. Setting
specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time driven (SMART)
goals from the beginning of your Program is essential to your success.

Now that winter is just around the corner I've been checking out
spinning classes available in my area.  My gym offers them but not at
the location near my home.  I've been able to locate a class just a few
miles from home that fits into my schedule and I can pay as I go - no

I guess I am back to losing weight this week. This week was very hectic
- and that is probably another clue that more activity - whether formal
exercise, or just keeping very busy, is very important for weight loss.
This week my average daily calories came to 1779 calories/day. This ...

This past weekend I turned 60 years old.
Last winter I decided to do something about my weight. Basically cut
out sugar, salt and
processed foods and started exercising.

Time for an update.

I HATE the word diet.  I've been on Weight Watchers and South Beach
and the Mayo Diet and they all work and have the capacity to make you
lose weight fast.  Eventually, though, you start to crave the carbs,
the sweets and the next thing you know, you've fallen off the wagon

Has anyone read this book and tried the Fat Flush program?   It sure sounds
like you drink a lot of cran-water (unsweetened cranberry juice and water)
all throughout the day.  I didn't know you could buy unsweetened juice.