J. Foster

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• Commented on GIRLS Stop Using Unhealthy Ways to Lose Weight!
  Thank you so much for this post! The aim here on Diet Blog is to promote positive body image, and good diet practice in order to get healthy. Disordered eating and obsessive behavior is prevalent and it is not something...
• Commented on New Jersey Woman Aims to be World's Fattest
  So how does this differ from a smoker who also spends lots of money on their habit, and will require big $$$ in healthcare down the track... or a heavy drinker for that matter?...
• Commented on How Do I Work Out My Calorie Requirements?
  You're in luck because some time back we wrote an on-line calculator to do this: Diet Blog Calorie Calculator It applies the formula Kendra listed above. -- Jim...
• Commented on Serious Body Issues: How Can I Help My Friend?
  Some of us are wired to want to rescue people... unfortunately we can't rescue them. We can only be alongside if they choose to seek their own recovery....
• Commented on Concerned My Mom Has An Eating Disorder
  "My dad doesn't know anything, he doesn't really pay attention..." That says a lot, and it sounds like you are taking responsibilities upon yourself that are really those your dad should be taking. Is it possible to talk to him?...
• Commented on Serious Body Issues: How Can I Help My Friend?
  What a story. I would like to say one thing clearly to you. You CANNOT save your friend. It is up to her to choose her recovery is she wishes, but right now it seems that all her neuroses and...
• Commented on Concerned My Mom Has An Eating Disorder
  Hi, sounds very much like the behavior of a bulimic. The bathroom after dinner is all likelihood to "purge" (or vomit). Eating disordered behavior like this often tends to be hidden, and the sufferer can become highly adept over time...
• Commented on Starbucks Tests Out a 31 Ounce Drink
  A while back I compiled a chart of Starbucks caffeine. A Venti of brewed coffee had 415mg of caffeine. I can't imagine drinking this monster drink - we're probably looking at half a gram of caffeine....
• Commented on The New New Atkins Diet
  You've shown that Atkins has - at the least - been useful in educating us. We don't actually need as much carbohydrate as what we thought. Thanks Soozeequeue....
• Commented on McDonald's Joins Forces With Weight Watchers
  Surely this has GOT to hurt the Weight Watchers brand?...
• Posted McDonald's Joins Forces With Weight Watchers to Diet Blog
  It's a scandal. McDonald's New Zealand are about to use the Weight Watchers logo on their menu boards and tray mats. According to the chief executive of McDonald's NZ it's a "noble cause". Three meals: Chicken McNuggets, Filet-O-Fish and a chicken wrap will be labeled with the Weight Watchers logo....
• Commented on The New New Atkins Diet
  Nice to see you around Dr J......
• Commented on The New New Atkins Diet
  True, but I think you'll find that most of the world consumes carbohydrates as a staple. The Inuit are a very small exception to that rule....
• Posted The New New Atkins Diet to Diet Blog
  The Atkins Diet is legendary. It is one of the few diets that caused a kind of mass hysteria. Food manufacturers lined up to bring new lines of low-carb food, and everyone was talking about Atkins. Dr Robert Atkins passed away in 2003, and since then the super-fad of Atkins has slowly ebbed away. This hasn't stopped numerous versions...
• Commented on Kirstie Alley Weight Loss Program: Organic Liaison
  I gotta hand it to Kirstie for having the guts to put something like this together -- but you've nailed it-- it's the blind leading the blind....
• Commented on Kirstie Alley Weight Loss Program: Organic Liaison
  Easy Duane... I would love to see a more supportive community of people here at DietBlog. and I'm sure you could be a great part of that......
• Commented on Finally on Facebook
  Ha, fair call. You don't want everyone knowing your business......
• Posted Finally on Facebook to Diet Blog
  A big shout out to all Facebook users (yes all 350 kazillion of you)... we've finally setup a page for Diet Blog on Facebook. Great for all you FB addicts out there. Check it out here...
• Posted Kirstie Alley Weight Loss Program: Organic Liaison to Diet Blog
  It's official. Kirstie Alley now has her own weight loss program called Organic Liaison. Two years ago she was sent packing from Jenny Craig - possibly for not sticking with the program. She promised she would come back with her own program, and here it is....
• Commented on Oprah's Chocolate Set: Bad Taste?
  Somebody tell me why Oprah is so popular. I'm missing it....
• Commented on Oprah's Chocolate Set: Bad Taste?
  Yeah, welcome to your new socialist overlord... It would have been more interesting if Oprah had decided to eat them all herself (or maybe that happened off camera). That would be entertaining TV....
• Posted Do You Like Having Skinny Friends? to Diet Blog
  Kate Moss + friends. Late last year, research into consumer behavior showed that eating with skinny friends could lead you to eating more than if you were with overweight friends. "We think 'if she can eat like that and stay thin, so can I,' or 'she is having cake, then I can too,'"...
• Posted Oprah's Chocolate Set: Bad Taste? to Diet Blog
  Oprah Winfrey rebuilt her entire on-stage set in Godiva chocolate. The set consisted of a grandfather clock, table, books, chess set, fireplace and a vase of flowers (all made of chocolate) and was created with 7,000 Godiva bars and 2,400 truffles over the course of 1,400 hours. There was also a chocolate chandelier made from 1,500 pieces of chocolate....
• Commented on Do You Want an Hourglass Figure?
  Good spotting. I've fixed it....
• Commented on The Shake Weight: Scientific Validity?
  Well at least it accomplishes something... I guess....
• Posted Do You Want an Hourglass Figure? to Diet Blog
  NY Mag There is a strange dichotomy in the fashion world. Very lean high-fashion models regularly get called 'fat', yet we also laud hourglass figures on the cover of magazines. Madmen actress Christina Hendricks talks about body shape in New York magazine - in particular how her figure has been discussed more than her acting ability. Anytime someone talks about...
• Commented on Grandparent Carers Boost Obesity Risk
  As Mike said, the 3 points nailed it. I watch my own children with their grandparents and see all 3 factors at play. I guess it's a grandparents prerogative to indulge their grandkids... parents get to deal with the consequences...
• Commented on Fructose: Evil or Misunderstood?
  Trade protectionism I guess. US & EU are very protective of the agricultural industries, despite the fact that it goes against the much-lauded principles of free market capitalism. In 2004 $2.84 billion was paid out to farmers for growing corn......
• Commented on Fructose: Evil or Misunderstood?
  Good work Mike. To be honest the HFCS issue tightly tied to subsidies and trade issues (As PS implies above). Until the US stops the phenomenal subsidizing of certain agricultural crops (as the EU does), then HFCS is going to...
• Commented on My Recovery From Anorexia
  Thanks for sharing your story... I wonder, how do you deal with the obsessional drive now that you don't restrict? Are there other routines and rituals that you do? Kudos to you for seeking wholeness and moving forward......