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• Commented on On-Off Fasting: Does It Work?
  I wonder how similar this is to eating "warrior style", where you eat 100% of your calories at once and then just don't eat the rest of the day. In a sense, that's almost the same thing...you're fasting for almost...
• Commented on 400 Calorie Fix
  Ok, I'm not trying to villainize Oreos or anything...it's ultimately all about calories. And if you love Oreos, it's great Liz shows people how to eat them so you can still lose weight. Like, eat 2 Oreos not 8 of...
• Commented on 400 Calorie Fix
  From what I saw on the show, it's a plan that's mostly about portion control rather than eating specific foods. She mentioned that you can "eat Oreos and milk with your kids as one of your 400 calorie meals". I...
• Commented on 5 Factor World Diet
  I'm not so sure being Jessica Simpson's personal trainer is something to be exactly proud about. She's kind of the prime example of a yo-yo dieter....
• Commented on 400 Calorie Fix
  Actually, she was on Rachael Ray today and said you're supposed to eat 4 400-calorie meals a day for a total of 1600 calories, which is very reasonable for a woman who isn't terribly active. I would think it'd be...
• Commented on Vegetarians - You Are What You Eat
  That's a really awesome picture! But yeah, even though you can subsist on MOSTLY veggies, you also need protein and nutrients in other foods. Nuts, legumes, soy, etc., are great sources of protein for those who choose to avoid animal...
• Commented on Lola: The Weight Loss Chocolate
  Hmm, looks different. How much cocoa content does it have? If I'm going to have chocolate, I want chocolate with 60% cocoa or more. I kind of like the green color, though...it looks pretty....
• Commented on Quick Giveaway: Powerhouse Weight Loss Game
  That DOES look really fun! Beats my version of it where I draw playing cards to determine how many reps I do of certain exercises. I'd have a blast with this :)...
• Commented on UK Calorie Recommendations To Increase?
  To me, this is completely counterintuitive. The 2000 cal/day figure was created back when people WERE a lot more active. Now that most people are more sedentary, I would think they'd revise the number to be lower. I'm 5'3" and...
• Commented on Burger King Sues Burger King for $1
  So the whole theory behind making money on things like burgers is to sell people a burger for $1 and hope they buy a fries and a beverage to go with it. Fries and sodas are the highest profit-margin items...
• Commented on Fear of Vegetables: Do You Suffer From It?
  Certain foods exist that I would never eat...bleu cheeses, durian, raw octopus, etc. But I can survive withou eating them...you really can't have a healthy diet with no veggies....
• Commented on Anti-Theft Lunch Bag
  Happy Birthday, Jody! That bag is gross enough to make me not want to eat my OWN lunch. Yuck, yuck, yuck....
• Commented on Starving Myself and Exercising, But Not Losing an Ounce?
  You've probably heard it before, but I'll tell you again...you're not eating enough, especially protein. What you're accomplishing with your plan is this: your body is using muscle and fat for fuel and muscle is pretty metabolically active. Less muscle...
• Commented on $5 is the New "It" Word in Fast Food
  It's not just Subway, guys...KFC has a $5 meal deal thing, Arby's has their 5 for $5, Boston Market, etc. Subway's probably the lesser of the evils, unless you opt for a meatball sub covered in cheese....
• Commented on How Energy Gaps Help Maintain Weight Loss
  When I was obese, I was incredibly lazy and I ate some pretty bad things. I probably ate at least 3000-4000 calories a day, which was enough to make me gain 10 lbs a month for 3 months. I made...
• Commented on What's Your Diet Type?
  I'm a "thinker". I want to make sure that the way I eat will keep me satisfied without filling me with a lot of processed foods. I also want to make sure that what I am eating is healthy and...
• Commented on $5 is the New "It" Word in Fast Food
  Arby's does something like this. Every so often they have 5 roast beef sandwiches for $5 and my husband falls for it every time. Normally, he doesn't go there and buy sandwiches, but when they're 5 for $5, watch out....
• Commented on Is Teen Obesity Associated With MS Later In Life?
  What if you were obese as an 18-year-old but you slimmed down when you were 19 and stayed slim as an adult? If that still puts you at risk, I better watch out...I was definitely a heavy teenager....
• Commented on French Women ARE Getting Fatter
  I'd say it's probably a combination of French women eating more processed foods and not walking as much. I'm pretty sure they have Starbucks and other fast food places in France; people are probably getting busier and not worrying as...
• Commented on Your Shape: Video Game Set to Become a TrendSetter
  We don't "do" any of those high-tech video game systems, but I would maybe be tempted with something like this. It looks like it could actually be pretty fun....
• Commented on Eating Fiber Helps Cut Belly Fat
  If I didn't eat a high-fiber diet, I'd be the size of a house. The fiber helps to fill me up so I'm not starving between meals and it helps move everything along down there. If you're overweight, the best...
• Commented on Are Calorie Totals On Menus Effective?
  Putting the calorie count on menus is sort of like putting price tags on things...it lets you know in advance how much you'll be "spending" before you order your food. So in that sense, I agree with putting them on...
• Commented on Cookie Diet and Starving!
  I'm with ArrowSmith--cookie diets are BS. Do you seriously think you can survive on 6 overly-processed, fake-tasting, nasty cookies a day for the rest of your life? If not, then you shouldn't be on that diet. It sounds like whatever...
• Commented on 17 More Home Truths For Fitness Wannabes
  I hear you on #12...so many people eat just because they feel like they want food. My grandpa would eat like this a lot (he was really obese): he would eat a huge breakfast at 10:30 am on a Saturday...
• Commented on 17 More Home Truths For Fitness Wannabes
  Great list! I like #3 and #6 especially. I will also comment on the whole "non organic" food thing. Many people, myself included, can't afford organic produce. You are much better off eating conventionally-grown produce than to avoid it because...
• Commented on How Perfect is "Perfection"?
  I never really understood why most models have thighs that look like they could snap in half. I have a similar situation...my thighs are very large in proportion to the rest of my body, which is great for sports and...
• Commented on How Obesity is Changing the Healthcare Industry
  I don't work directly with patients, but I can only imagine some of the difficulties that are encountered with patients that are severely obese. I do know that when SMO patients are in for any type of surgery, we have...
• Commented on Kellogg's Nailed Over "Immunity Supporting" Cereal
  I call BS on Kellogg's for saying they weren't trying to exploit people's swine flu fears. That's EXACTLY what they're doing. Kellogg's cereals are nothing but sugar and corn with synthetic vitamins thrown in to appease the parents who foolishly...
• Commented on HCG Diet Has Stopped Working
  You don't have to be lucky to be skinny; apparently you're the ignorant one here. I used to be obese and decided to get healthy, so I changed my eating habits and started exercising. I lost weight at a rate...
• Commented on How Obesity is Changing the Healthcare Industry
  The popularity of weight loss surgery is definitely making a niche in healthcare. There's an entire facility in our area that does only bariatric procedures and I'm sure there are several other facilities like that statewide. Not to mention facilities...