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RJLupin

I use a protein drink for the same situation just so I'm compliant with the drink part. I think the idea of throwing a spoonful of yogurt in a shaker cup with water is a good one. You'll get hydrated too, which is important for working out. The older I get the creakier I feel if I don't have someth...

RJLupin

Hi everybody, back again. The news this time is much better. My health hasn't been good, and I'm not able to get out much, but my weight is doing a lot better since I went back on "strict" No S. I've re-lost 10 pounds, and have my food cravings and such under control again. I'm feeling a lot more po...

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So I'm fairly new to No S. I actually started a long time ago for a brief period and overdid it on weekends and then I gave up altogether. I'm new to it again, but when I eat carbs for lunch, I feel guilty still. I did a low carb diet, and even though I am a little smaller, I didn't lose like I had...

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Good for you. I was on Ritilin about a year and a half ago and it had the same affect. I have read that some people on Ritilin have to be told to eat, they lose interest in food. :shock: Kepp going. O43 That's been more or less my experience (it's something like Ritalin I am on.) Pretty amazing; no...

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Happy Thanksgiving! (without all the searches for low fat recipes for all the holiday favorites -- come on, people, who wants fake gravy????) :lol: No doubt. I hate, this time of year, coming across articles exhorting us to have a "healthy" Thanksgiving and Christmas by replacing real holiday food ...

RJLupin

I actually feel bad for people when they order food like that. They're clearly misguided, and I wish there was a way I could point that out without sounding like a jerk or snob. I think it's important to always REMEMBER... PEOPLE are NOT ALL THE SAME. Personally, I do not think it is a misguided ch...

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It's only been a week or so, but I am doing ok on No S once more. It turns out, one of the meds they use to treat my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is also a powerful appetite suppressant, so my will to eat pretty much anything (and this includes my usual weaknesses like chocolate and salty things) is pre...

RJLupin

I think this was actually a very important "stunt" because it does show that there aren't any "magic" foods that cause one to gain weight; we gain weight because we eat too much. Now, I do think it's true that some people have problems with sugar, and too many refined carbs and such probably aren't ...

RJLupin

Thanks, everybody! Yeah, I'm still around. To be fair to me, I've got a lot of health problems (chronic pain, chronic fatigue) that tend to keep me indoors and inactive. Unfortunately, I tend to eat out of boredom/depression, and I've got a ravenous sugar addiction that's very hard to beat. In good ...

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Well, I'm back after months away. Sadly, after a great start, I didn't do so well in the end. I did lost about 20 pounds, and I felt great because it was like I had conquered my food addiction and I wasn't snacking and eating junk all the time. Unfortunately, as so often happens, I started to "slip"...

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Skim milk is diet food. It has all of the rich, satisfying taste removed and is basically coloured water, in my opinion. It's processed and altered, and I think it taste terrible. Worse, there's some debate that the de-fatting process (where the butterfat is removed) might make it more difficult to ...

RJLupin

I still pick up shifts at (Big Name Coffee Company) from time to time (I'm disabled, but I am allowed to work a limited amount) and yesterday one of the things that drives me crazy happened. Some lady came in, obviously "on a diet," and looked at the Greek yogurt. It's REALLY healthy, loaded with pr...

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Thanks, everybody, for the kind words. Maybe I am too hard on myself, I don't know. As Reinhard pointed out, even if I could just use No S to learn to eat moderately, I would be happy: by this time, even my weight itself doesn't bother me as much as the whole binge-eating thing does. And it's true, ...

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Well, after about 10 weeks of "being perfect" and losing 18 pounds, I crashed and burned and went back to my binging and snacking. I am not totally sure why; some of it was due to my health (I have chronic pain and fatigue, and sitting around all day on pain meds tends to motivate me to eat from bor...

RJLupin

I think of S Days as a treat, not a binge. If you're deliberately trying to gorge yourself silly on sweets "just because you can" you're setting yourself up for a failure. If you want chocolate, have a chocolate. If you want seconds, have seconds. But ask yourself, "do I really WANT this, or I am do...

RJLupin

I think it's very real, sadly. Especially high sugar, high fat foods. Having in the past kicked addictions, I think the problems I have with food are very similar. I've struggled with binge eating for years, and it's always the same thing: intense cravings, followed by uncontrollable behavior (eati...

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The inference that because "this one person died, the diet is not valid" demonstrates a lack of understanding of statistics. Statistics do NOT predict individual behavior, only the behavior of a POPULATION - that is, the group as a whole. Statistically, the Mediterranean Diet does result in longer ...

RJLupin

What a ridiculous, hateful, mean-spirited article that was. NO diet, and I mean no diet, is a magic charm that can prevent death. What one has to look at are trends; people who eat a Mediterranean diet are LESS likely to suffer heart disease, and on the whole tend to live longer and health.er than t...

RJLupin

I think it's very real, sadly. Especially high sugar, high fat foods. Having in the past kicked addictions, I think the problems I have with food are very similar. I've struggled with binge eating for years, and it's always the same thing: intense cravings, followed by uncontrollable behavior (eatin...

RJLupin

Low carb worked well for me up to a point, but like you said, it's not something you can do AND have a life at the same time. One of the beauties of No S is that you can still eat normal food during it; you can go out with friends and don't have to order some special, diet food. Also, when you depri...

RJLupin

I agree, she's horrible. Obviously the only focus is for people to lose weight as fast as possible; not to help them keep it off. Nobody is going to work out for 4 hours a day on their own, and nobody should EVER be pushing themselves as hard as she's pushing them. One day, someone will die on a sho...

RJLupin

I would gradually start to transition back to a more normal, healthy diet. Nobody will ever stay off carbs and starches forever. It makes sense to limit sugars and simple carbs, because in my case at least they increase food cravings. However, if you're doing one of the "nothing but meat, cheese, an...

RJLupin

I drink lots of diet soda. I used to worry about it, but not so much now. I figure, I quit smoking (years ago) so I'm allowed one vice. And, it gets me through between meals with not snacking.

RJLupin

WHY would you try to get by on one meal a day???? That's a terrible thing to do to your body. Even short, sedentary people need a certain number of calories. You're literally starving yourself, it's no wonder you feel so horrible and sick. You are actually making yourself sick. The beauty of No S is...

RJLupin

It's just common sense, really. I think that's the real reason people who lose weight gain it all back; they go on these ridiculous diets that no one can stick to. No S and other things like it DO work, because it's easy to stick with. I love Julia Child's cooking, and it just goes to show you that ...

RJLupin

I think it's always been understood and even explicitly stated on the boards and in the book that S Days are NOT an excuse to do an all-day binge. Sure, there are times you're going to eat a lot, like on holidays, but a normal Saturday is not really an excuse to take to bed and eat whole pizzas and ...

RJLupin

I think there is some truth to it. I lost a lot of weight very fast in my late teens, and kept it off for years. I think quicker weight loss can improve the motivation and make one more likely to stick with it; nothing feels worse than trying really hard for two weeks, and then getting on the scale ...

RJLupin

I think it's a combination. Certainly there's lots of fast food advertising out there, and an overabundance of cheap, highly processed, caloric food follows us no matter where we go. However, I do not think that lets us off the hook when it comes to our choice to eat it. As soon as we say "oh, well,...

RJLupin

I didn't much care for it. His idea of a solution for everybody seems to be that everyone should get gastric bypass, because he thinks diet and exercise "don't work" or don't work forever. Well, surgery doesn't always work forever, either. He seems to equate weight loss with some kind of very restri...

RJLupin

It might not be PC to say so, but at work (I work part time in a coffee shop) I always keep track of who buys what. When someone obese comes in, they almost always get something really huge to drink, covered in whipped cream, AND get a pastry to go along with it (and sometimes, 2 or 3 pastries.) Th...

RJLupin

I think there's plenty of bad food -- but cake isn't necessarily one of them. I don't remember where I read it, but there are plenty of obese people who are malnourished because they're eating convenience and fast foods day in and day out. Those things eaten occasionally aren't a problem. But day i...

RJLupin

Knowing in your mind that being fat is unhealthy, and not wanting to be unhealthy, is not prejudice against people. Exactly! We don't say to an alcoholic, "Oh, you poor thing! Clearly your problems are in no way your fault! I won't ever judge you for drinking too much, or suggest you should quit fo...

RJLupin

I think part of the problem is that we HAVE normalized bad eating behavior. This makes it sound like all overweight people are sinful gluttons. It's not "bad eating behavior" that's the problem. It's bad food. http://www.foodincmovie.com/ I think it's both. Actually, it's three things: eating too m...

RJLupin

I chose to go on No S as my first diet ever You're in a better place than many of us! Lots of us went through some terrible diets before finding our way here. And how! I have starved on diets of 900 calories a day, gone weeks without a singe carb except for lettuce, had shakes 5 times a day along w...

RJLupin

Thanks everyone! I actually LOVE to cook, and do it a lot. It's just that I live alone, and cooking the big portions most recipes make, to me, is too much of a temptation. Also I've got some health issues that cause me to be very tired a lot of the time, and I am not always feeling up to being in th...

RJLupin

I wouldn't say I'm ANTI gastric bypass, but I don't think it should be the first option offered nor should patients be told it's the only way they can lose weight. It's just not true across the board. I am pretty much anti gastric bypass except in the most extreme of cases, which is certainly not t...

RJLupin

I NEVER listen to those stupid articles. Something will just come out next week saying the opposite of what this week's recommend, anyway. I think it's all just hype, and often geared towards pushing some special diet or agenda (vegetarian groups are especially sneaky about this.) I do think that al...

RJLupin

I know exactly what you mean, it makes me angry, too. I saw this guy on TV, on a show called "The 500 Pound Virgin" or something. He was literally something like 400 pounds overweight, a total couch potato, and just a mess. Of course his health was terrible. No doubt he'd be told "gastric bypass is ...

RJLupin

Well, I'm back. After falling off the wagon for a few weeks, I am doing a lot better. My health is improving, and I am back on No S. In fact, I have lost 3 pounds pounds which brings my total weight loss to 17 pounds in just around 2 months. Even with my slip-ups, I am immensely improved. I've had y...

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It's sadly all too common. I remember once looking around me in the mall, and noticing how almost every person I saw was overweight......I just didn't see them and automatically NOTICE they were overweight, because everybody else was, too, and they no longer stood out. What would once have been frea...

RJLupin

I think being overweight is unhealthy and aesthetically displeasing. People were NOT always fat; it's only in the past 30 years or so that our gluttony has turned us into a nation of porkers. Many European countries are still quite slim, since they haven't (yet) adopted American ways of eating. So, ...

RJLupin

Yeah, the romantic stuff sucks. I used to be quite thin (through very hard work, I am not a naturally thin person) and I can tell you, the way I got treated then versus how I get treated NOW is night and day. I am only about 30 pounds too heavy, too....I can't imagine how hard it would be for someo...

RJLupin

I read a book this weekend that I think most NoSers would love. It's called Fit From Within by Victoria Moran. It was actually extremely similar to NoS in that it advocated 3 meals a day of real, whole foods you love along with the occasional indulgence. But that was only a small part of the book, ...

RJLupin

Thanks, everybody, for the support! I feel better today than yesterday; I spent the whole day gardening and stayed very busy, so no time to crave much of anything. I can sort of trace the latest outbreak of trouble to switching to "real" soda off diet soda, so I am going back to diet to see if it he...

RJLupin

Still struggling with food cravings. I finally ended up making yesterday an "S" day since I was really unwell (though maybe that wasn't the best idea.) I am all done with the steroids so hopefully I will be on the mend soon. I think, too, that maybe switching back to "real" soda instead of diet was...

RJLupin

After doing great for six weeks, I am having a VERY rough time controlling my food intake. I had an allergic reaction to something, and took steroids for a few days, and at first I thought that was the problem. That was two weeks ago, though, and I am still having problems. I've had a bad relationsh...

RJLupin

Still struggling with food cravings. I finally ended up making yesterday an "S" day since I was really unwell (though maybe that wasn't the best idea.) I am all done with the steroids so hopefully I will be on the mend soon. I think, too, that maybe switching back to "real" soda instead of diet was ...

RJLupin

I don't know if this is something that's been proven in the medical community, but my own personal experience with steroids (I had to take them after having mono for many months) was that I was starving ALL the time. I lost about 10 pounds while I was sick because I just wasn't hungry, but taking t...

RJLupin

The first six weeks of No S whizzed by, and I never had an issue sticking with it. This week, though, I'm starting to. I had a really bad allergic reaction on Friday that ended up with a trip to the hospital for a steroid shot. I wasn't sure what caused it until today, when I took my pain medicine (...

RJLupin

I know I can't have Splenda; that more than anything seems to trigger horrible migraines in me that last for days. I am doing a little better on the "real sugar" soda, but I have to watch my consumption.

RJLupin

I cut my food in to very small pieces and take the time to chew each one. The taste is the same, of course, but it feels like I have eaten much more than I have. It also takes longer, and encourages you to slow down instead of wolfing down massive bited.

RJLupin

You sound like me before I started No S. The trick I have found is, don't think about "all week." Think about TODAY. If I start thinking "Oh, it's Monday, I have to go all week before I can eat a snack/sweet/etc!" I will feel very down and nervous. Instead I think "I just have to be perfect today" a...

RJLupin

I am an absolute soda junkie; I literally can't go a day without one. For many years I've been drinking Diet Coke, but the new research into artificial sweetener and weight (not to mention that fact that I have terrible migraines) has made me decide to cut out all artificial sweetener from my diet. ...

RJLupin

I totally believe this. Before I started No S, I was binging on huge amounts of junk food (cookies, cake, ice cream) daily because it gave me an almost morphine-like high. It got to the point where I literally felt like I had no control over it, and I was miserable and depressed. Somehow I made it t...

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I have always been annoyed at the articles that crop up every holiday in magazines and newspapers that have all of these "slimmed down" or "light" versions of holiday favorite foods. Even before No S, it drove me nuts because doing this encourages the notion that to be slim, people have to watch th...

RJLupin

I totally agree, just commented on this on another message. Those "light" versions never taste good, and if anything make one bitter and longing for the real thing. I would never be satisfied with "diet" cake or "diet" turkey or "diet" gravy. Most holidays only last one day; if you eat like a sensib...

RJLupin

I hate that "healthy/non healthy" thing when applied to food, especially because it literally changes from one day to the next (eggs were healthy, then they weren't, now they are again.) Not only is it inconsistent, but I think it encourages unwise eating. "I don't know why I can't lose weight, I ea...

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oliviamanda- You are so right! I posted on the 3 Fat Chicks Boards that I was going to try the No S diet and explained the rules. You would not believe the negative responses I got. There were all sorts of dire predictions about how I was going to binge on S days because I couldn't possibly be trus...

RJLupin

I have noticed the same thing. Whens something bad happens, I no longer reach for food. If I were to eat a box of cookies, it wouldn't make things better: it would just mean something bad had happened, AND I had eaten a box of cookies. Sorry about your loss, but I am glad that you're getting the hab...

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It's been almost six weeks since I started No S. In that time, I have lost 11 pounds and thrown away all my other "diet" books. I still have a way to go on my weight loss, but No S has already become a habit so I have no doubt I will make my goal, and stay there. Thank you, Reinhard, for devising th...

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More and more products are making the switch from HFCS back to real sugar; I notice that Raisin Bran now boasts "no HFCS" and I've seen the same on other products. I had a Pepsi a while back that had sugar instead of corn syrup, and it did indeed taste better. I, too, hate those commercials from the...

RJLupin

I think people want some sort of magic-fix diet, where they can continue to gorge on something (magic, "safe" foods) or else something so rigid and harsh that they can feel "good" following it. Common sense has gone the way of the Dodo as far as dieting is concerned. "Eat less and only at mealtimes"...

RJLupin

I can justify one snack daily -- late in the afternoon if dinner is going to be late, say, after 7 or so (assuming lunch was around noon). That's it. RJLupin -- I saw a new way of cooking French fries yesterday and thought of you! Time consuming, but possibly not quite so messy and supposedly the f...

RJLupin

I have never, ever bought the idea that, for poor people, it "costs too much" to eat healthy, and that/s why they are fat. I myself, though not starving on the street, am disabled and living on a fixed income. I know for a fact that only is it not more expensive to eat healthy, it's less. I check ou...

RJLupin

It's sweet, it's eating between meals, it's got calories: I would call it a snack.

RJLupin

All of the diet books I used to ready seem foreign and bizarre now. You have to be really desperate to try some of the weird stuff I tried. Also, snacking doesn't even occur to me now. I have started to watch people around me, and I've seen how much they eat, and how frequently they eat it. It's no ...

RJLupin

One of the BEST things about No S is that a lot of the foods I really like, but I thought were "bad" (depending on the diet of the week) are back on the menu. French fries, for example. I bought some today in the freezer section. The only ingredients are "potatoes, and salt." Sure, if you deep fry t...

RJLupin

Thanks for all the replies! I didn't think it was a "cheat" for real because it was a one plate thing, but it still felt like one. I won't count it as a cheat; I haven't had one in the entire month I have been doing No S.

RJLupin

I have been doing No S for almost a month, and haven't done anything even remotely like "cheating" until today. I had a very busy morning, and had plans to meet up with a friend mid-afternoon. Breakfast went fine, but it was too early to eat before I left. We went to see a movie, and all they had wa...

RJLupin

I have lost 8 pounds in a little over 3 weeks doing No S. I am thrilled! I was one of those people who said, "Oh, I can't lose weight on a normal diet, I have to follow low carb/no sugar" but this is working out great for me, and I don't feel like I am "on a diet." Even in this short amount of time,...

RJLupin

I drink lots of diet soda, and have never had a problem with the aspartame sweetened ones. Aspartame has been studied for so many years, I doubt we'll find out anything horrible about it (thought it would probably be best to avoid it "just in case.") I can't use Splenda, though.....I feel that it gi...

RJLupin

I don't consider most drinks to be snacks, within reason. I drink tea or coffee every afternoon. I add cream to the coffee, or milk and honey to the tea. I WOULD consider a latte a snack myself; it's got lots of milk, and a few hundred calories. Every now and again, if I didn't eat enough lunch, I w...

RJLupin

Yeah, my pants were the first thing that changed. I had some that a few weeks ago would barely zip up, but now they are getting loose. I also noticed that I have less flab around my midsection.

RJLupin

Try to get the No S habit down first, before you start to worry about weight loss. Will you lose eating this way? Yes, most likely, but it won't be overnight. I would concentrate on the basics of three meals a day with no snacks or sweets, and once you've got THAT down, THEN you can concentrate on t...

RJLupin

Starvation mode is the biggest lie that the diet industry has ever come up with, along with 'confusing" your "metabolism" and any other stupid excuse to over eat. When you haven't eaten for 72 hours, that's when fasting switches into starvation. Not eating for six hours? You might actually lose som...

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I know, instead of telling people to give "healthy snacks" why not tell them "no snacks at all?" A lot of people can't deal with that. They seem to go nuts at the suggestion. "If you're hungry, you should eat!" Yes, that's true, but 1) You don't have to eat right away or at the slightest whim of hu...

RJLupin

I know, instead of telling people to give "healthy snacks" why not tell them "no snacks at all?" As long as you eat healthy meals, there is no reason to be constantly nibbling on things between them. Regardless of how "healthy" the snack might be, it only reinforces the permsnacking behavior that l...

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I know, instead of telling people to give "healthy snacks" why not tell them "no snacks at all?" As long as you eat healthy meals, there is no reason to be constantly nibbling on things between them. Regardless of how "healthy" the snack might be, it only reinforces the permsnacking behavior that le...

RJLupin

Good Morning America will be running a show on kids and snacking tomorrow, the 12th. I saw an ad for it earlier, and it looks like it's going to be critical of the snack habit and the massive overeating that comes along with it. I hope I catch the program.

RJLupin

I don't doubt it when they say people who eat many times a day put the weight back on. Unless you count every calorie, it's easy for those 6 "mini" meals to turn into six BIG meals, especially because most of what people snack on is terrible for you. Also, it only reinforces the "eat all the time" b...

RJLupin

Just had a breakthrough related to this topic. I was looking for a product on Amazon UK and yet ANOTHER diet book popped up. My old self surfaced and kind of spiked up in interest... ooo.... wow! Another way to lose weight! But then as I started reviewing the sample pages I realized it was the same...

RJLupin

I think eating too frequently does increase the appetite, and only reinforces the habit of constantly snacking. I, too, used to think that if I had one sugary treat, I couldn't stop eating them. Not so anymore. Now that I have stopped snacking, and only have the occasional treat on the weekend, I no...

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I would avoid anything "diet" like Yoplait; if you need yogurt, why not get some Brown Cow brand? No artificial anything, and it's a lot better and more filling than the diet stuff is. I try to fill my plates with a mix of protein, fat, and at least one veggie. I live alone and don't cook big meals,...

RJLupin

Yeah, I am stoked. My pants feel a lot looser, and I think I even LOOK a little thinner. I will weigh again in two weeks.

RJLupin

I finally weighed today after 2 weeks, and 5 pounds gone! It was a piece of cake, and I never felt deprived. Can't wait to see how I am doing in a few months.

RJLupin

I have lost 5 pounds in my first two weeks doing No S, and I did it eating all the sorts of things that the low-carb people told me would make me fat: baked potatoes, bread, pasta. I also ate the stuff the low-fat people told me was bad: cheese, butter, sour cream. I never once counted calories or f...

RJLupin

I try and watch my sugar and refined carb intake, too, but those people are just crazy. Even if you could eat nothing but meat at all (and I don't think anybody will ever stick to that) why would you? Can you imagine never having another baked potato, a slice of birthday cake, another slice of bread...

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How much those "bad food" diets can start to resemble a cult? I say this because I was checking in on my low-carb forum (no, I am not doing low-carb anymore, but was into it before I started No S) and was really creeped out by some of the stuff I saw. Some people claimed to eat nothing but meat and ...

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I think I have a similar problem; I eat when I get depressed. I haven't done it since I started No S, though. You just have to find a way to dissociate "food" from your problems. I've got a guy I'm really into, but he's not into me (but he's still a good friend.) I am pretty upset about it, but wher...

RJLupin

Welcome, Journey, and congratulations on your new baby! I hope your labor and delivery is quick and routine. To me, ending the food obsession may be the greatest benefit of No S. I no longer have "diet head," as Mimi calls it. The best description I ever read of the mental change of No S came from ...

RJLupin

I hope this works out well for you! I have done all the other diets, and I couldn't ever stick with them. Sure, in the old days I could stay on them for a couple of months and lose 20 pounds, but then I would go off them and gain it all back. Before I started No S, I had terrible, terrible food crav...

RJLupin

I have now been on No S for two weeks. Around Thursday, I hopped on the scale and was let down because it said I hadn't lost anything. However, over the past couple of days I have noticed that my clothes are definitely looser (my jeans, which I had to suck in to do up a couple of weeks ago now slide...

RJLupin

Well, I am sorry if I offended you. I used to be vegetarian myself, so I can totally understand the cruelty thing. I do NOT approve of factory farming, or how animals are treated by the meat industry. My criticism was mainly directed at the Bitch people, but also it's been my own experience with my ...

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See, if I DON'T drink coffee, I get more hungry than if I did. I think it really jump starts me in the morning, and gets me moving. I hated the parts of "Skinny Bitch" that I read. First of all, who wants to be a bitch? Isn't that a BAD thing? Second of all, it had nothing to do with health and ever...

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I don't buy it at all. Practically every week, they change their mind about coffee; they being whichever self-appointed "health" guru is getting exposure. Caffeine can suppress appetite, and is good for memory and mood. Also, it's just plain enjoyable to have coffee. So if you want it, go ahead and ...

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I think the problem with 'The Biggest Loser" is that nobody can continue to do at home what they did on the show. Is anyone who has to work REALLY going to work out for 4 hours a day? Or have some kind of personal chef cook for them? Of course not! Because the emphasis is on losing weight as fast as...

RJLupin

I haven't found that diet sodas can sugar or carb cravings, or have hindered my weight loss. I just think I drink too many of them. I don't use any sweetener in my coffee, just heavy cream. I do drink honey in my tea, though.

RJLupin

Here is another good article about permasnacking and its unfortunate consequences. It does a good job of pointing out how constant eating has largely replaced playtime with children.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/dining/20gusti.html

RJLupin

I believe it, and it's not just kids. Adults I know, including myself before No S, do the same thing. It's as though we now view hunger as a disease that must be prevented at all costs, by snacking/eating 24/7. Even the diet books tell you you should be more or less constantly eating. In schools, th...

RJLupin

I am now on Day 10, and it's going great! I don't know how much I have lost, since I don't plan on weighing until day 14. It's at least 4 pounds, though, because my pants are already looser. This is the easiest thing ever. Before I started, I was literally gorging on sweets and junk food pretty much...

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