Perpetual Healthy Eating and Fitness Rant & Rave thread

[Clementine]

Thanks, Clementine, for the research. The original link raised a few flags, but I didn't have time to fact-check it. Glad you did. 

No problem. I have a very hard time trusting any website with the tagline "News that Impacts Your Health that Other Media Sources May Censor!", whether it aligns with my personal beliefs or not. 

[Ice Cream]

Can I also point out the different interpretations/meanings of the word diet? Sometimes, it means "weight-reduction plan", but it can also mean "daily food intake".  The article, mentioned here, concentrates on weight loss.


"The report by the SBU recommends that eliminating carb-rich food such as bread and potatoes will speed up weight loss quicker than a conventional low-fat diet. However, in the long-term there is little difference between how effective various diet plans are says the report."

I suspect they are interested in telling people where they will see rapid loss, which may be encouraging in the early stages.

[CheryG]

Yeah, I didn't bother to fact check past the linked articles on the bottom, I was all distracted by a cool webinar I watched yesterday.

Props to my brother's fiance, she just posted on FB that she's lost 120#!  She's one of those "I now weigh less than I did in HS" people.
http://instagram.com/p/f0fYNciZQ5/#

[onawhim]

Yeah, I didn't bother to fact check past the linked articles on the bottom, I was all distracted by a cool webinar I watched yesterday.

Props to my brother's fiance, she just posted on FB that she's lost 120#!  She's one of those "I now weigh less than I did in HS" people.
http://instagram.com/p/f0fYNciZQ5/#

Fantastic!  My husband has lost 58 lbs so far doing low carb paleo

[CheryG]

Fantastic!  My husband has lost 58 lbs so far doing low carb paleo

Whoohoo! 

[MiniDriver]

I've been snacking out of control and have put on at least 20 pounds this year.  So back to no sugar, no wheat.  Today is the first day of the rest of my life.   

I have 13 weeks til we go to Negril.  If I can lose a pound a week in that time, I'll be more secure on the beach.  Incentive!

[merigayle]

I've been snacking out of control and have put on at least 20 pounds this year.  So back to no sugar, no wheat.  Today is the first day of the rest of my life.   

I have 13 weeks til we go to Negril.  If I can lose a pound a week in that time, I'll be more secure on the beach.  Incentive!

You know you can do it!

[MiniDriver]

You know you can do it!

Day 1 was successful!  Now, on to Day 2.

[merigayle]

Day 1 was successful!  Now, on to Day 2.

thatta girl!

[wherestheportojohn]

mini!

[CheryG]

Go Mini, go Mini!!!!

[MiniDriver]

Day 2 successful, on to Day 3.

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone.  I keep thinking "Jamaica, Jamaica."

[onawhim]

You can do this.  It gets easier after the first week for sure 

[MiniDriver]

Day 3 down, almost ready to stop counting days.  Going out to dinner tonight.   

[merigayle]

Day 3 down, almost ready to stop counting days.  Going out to dinner tonight.   

good job

[MiniDriver]

Staying constant, ate out twice, binged on plantain chips once, but otherwise doing well.  My skirt zipped this morning, though it's not as loose as I'd like it to be.

[merigayle]

Staying constant, ate out twice, binged on plantain chips once, but otherwise doing well.  My skirt zipped this morning, though it's not as loose as I'd like it to be.

small steps!

[MiniDriver]

One step back: Went out to dinner last night and had fried fish.  Delish, but not on plan.  Now that the kitchen's coming together, won't need to eat out as much. 

[merigayle]

today is a new day what will be the first meal you cook in your brand new kitchen? must be EPIC!

[Ice Cream]

What happened to Minidriver? She was posting diligently about the new diet.