Well I broke down...

[Pasofever]

This article has the stats

More Diet Drinks, More Weight Gain
Fowler's team looked at seven to eight years of data on 1,550 Mexican-American and non-Hispanic white Americans aged 25 to 64. Of the 622 study participants who were of normal weight at the beginning of the study, about a third became overweight or obese.

For regular soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was:

26% for up to 1/2 can each day
30.4% for 1/2 to one can each day
32.8% for 1 to 2 cans each day
47.2% for more than 2 cans each day.
For diet soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was:

36.5% for up to 1/2 can each day
37.5% for 1/2 to one can each day
54.5% for 1 to 2 cans each day
57.1% for more than 2 cans each day.
For each can of diet soft drink consumed each day, a person's risk of obesity went up 41%.

thanks Kwillia I had NO idea..

 

[virgovictoria]

Congrats on your journey towards a good healthy weight loss program!

 

[Blondie76]

This article has the stats

More Diet Drinks, More Weight Gain
Fowler's team looked at seven to eight years of data on 1,550 Mexican-American and non-Hispanic white Americans aged 25 to 64. Of the 622 study participants who were of normal weight at the beginning of the study, about a third became overweight or obese.

For regular soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was:

26% for up to 1/2 can each day
30.4% for 1/2 to one can each day
32.8% for 1 to 2 cans each day
47.2% for more than 2 cans each day.
For diet soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was:

36.5% for up to 1/2 can each day
37.5% for 1/2 to one can each day
54.5% for 1 to 2 cans each day
57.1% for more than 2 cans each day.
For each can of diet soft drink consumed each day, a person's risk of obesity went up 41%.

OMG - I'm not drinking anymore diet soda

Has anyone tried the 3 hour diet? You eat every 3 hours; breakfast, lunch and dinner is 400 calories each; midmorning snack and midafternoon snack is 100 calories each and an evening snack is 50 calories. I've been on it for a week and lost 5 lbs already. A girl at my work has been on it for 2 months and lost about 20 lbs already.

 

[Pasofever]

Congrats on your journey towards a good healthy weight loss program!

thank you...I am still doing good I am proud of myself..

 

[Pasofever]

Well today I put on a pair of Rockies that I have not been able to button and zip for a LONG TIME...I put them on and even over a pair of long johns...I am so happy with myself...even went somewhere tonight and they had a table of goodies out..I had NO cookies and only some fruit and veggies and a couple small pieces of cheese.

 

[barncat]

I got on the scale and almost hit a big scarry number so I am on a diet..But I love to eat and eat alot out just because. I have to feed mom high calerie high fat food to keep her weight on so I have to cook different for me. I have been on the diet 2 weeks and have lost almost 10 lbs..I know this is too fast but I am NOT starving myself. lots of salads, fresh steamed veggies and broiled chicken. (NO butter or mayo) I have not moved to 100% whole wheat bread but will...

This am I had 1 eng muffin (nothing on it)
1/2 avacado (easter bunny brought and cant let go to waste. but I had to put a 1/2 teasp mayo on it as I cant eat it without..so this am I figure

120 caleries for the E muffin 1 G fat...85 for the avacado and 6 gr fat and 45 for the mayo with 5 gr fat...

Do you have any other ideas for bulky foods that taste good..or a way to spice up that dry baked potato or veggies with out butter?

The fake butter (in the spray bottle) has 0 cals and 0 fat. I don't know how they make it taste like butter, but that is all I use on veggies.

 

[Pasofever]

Well since DoWhat had me post my weight I thought I would let you know..I just now got on the scales I was 175 with jeans, socks, tee shirt and sweat shirt..

 

[Pasofever]

165 this am with a night shirt on

 

[BS Gal]

165 this am with a night shirt on

Good for you!!!! I need to drop 20.

 

[virgovictoria]

165 this am with a night shirt on

WTG!!!!!

 

[mommarock]

Good for you!!!! I need to drop 20.

Ditto!

 

[Pasofever]

Good for you!!!! I need to drop 20.

I plan to drop another 20 if I can..

 

[vraiblonde]

Awesome, Paso!

 

[Big Fatty]

I plan to drop another 20 if I can..

Congrats!

You should share how you lost weight and how you plan to lose more. With more than 2/3s of this country being overweight, people need to hear success stories like yours.

Keep up the good work! Nice to see desire in people.

 

[Pasofever]

Congrats!

You should share how you lost weight and how you plan to lose more. With more than 2/3s of this country being overweight, people need to hear success stories like yours.

Keep up the good work! Nice to see desire in people.

I started April 1 ...

I am eating a lot of chicken breast no skin..Veggies and salads..I am eating a lot of volume several times a day. Fat free low calorie dressings etc..just cutting my calories and fat I really feel a lot better too..

 

[mingiz]

Oh Paso you forgot the work out and calories you burn Riding Vence..... If i keep fat pony in front and let Vence chase her you'd burn more.... I'll keep getting butt shots of you and we'll see how look each month.....

 

[Pasofever]

Oh Paso you forgot the work out and calories you burn Riding Vence..... If i keep fat pony in front and let Vence chase her you'd burn more.... I'll keep getting butt shots of you and we'll see how look each month.....

Thanks.. I will be glad when my ass is smaller then his...

 

[sockgirl77]

Sounds like the ATkins diet to me? Is that what you are doing? Me and wife thinking about it. Quit smoking about a month ago and we have put on the pounds even though I go to gym 4 x a week.

Can't be Atkins. She wouldn't be eating the baked tater or english muffin. :shrug: