Shock Horror Arrrgh.

[Bugbear]

No, I live off grapefruit, oatmeal, and cactus.

[Nighthawk]

Me personally, I switched to a whole foods diet two years ago. I love it. No processed crap. No preservatives. I dropped 140. I feel better than I did in high scool. I don't so much think it's the carbs as it is the amount. Not to mention the garbage that comes with all the carbs...

[Nighthawk]

No, I live off grapefruit, oatmeal, and cactus.

Mmmmm.... Cactus... I sat on one of those once. Me mum was cleanin' me bum for days!

[davedove]

Me personally, I switched to a whole foods diet two years ago. I love it. No processed crap. No preservatives. I dropped 140. I feel better than I did in high scool. I don't so much think it's the carbs as it is the amount. Not to mention the garbage that comes with all the carbs...

I believe it's mainly the processing. I watched a show once that made the claim that between the time wheat goes from the field to a loaf of bread, it loses over 90% of it's food value. In other words, it's mostly refined calories.

[Nighthawk]

I believe it's mainly the processing. I watched a show once that made the claim that between the time wheat goes from the field to a loaf of bread, it loses over 90% of it's food value. In other words, it's mostly refined calories.

I don't know exactly- all I know is that it worked wonders for me. I ate like a danged horse over the holidays, and I remember now why I stopped eating processed food. Blech...

[Howard Clark]

For me it is all those wonderfully delicious and totally nutritionally void holiday goodies that are around, and get eaten, because they are there...

I did better this year than last though. I only put on 8# this year between Thanksgiving and now. Getting it back off is always the hard part.

It really is simple; calories in, calories out. If they are not equal, then your weight changes.

[kevinkinney]

Hmm,

Gotta love those flaps on a Doublet. That ole' PC just leaves too much open....

Kevin out.

[Frank McGrath]

When I was sick after Thanksgiving (US), I lost about 10 lbs. Between Christmas and New Years i Gained 15. So now I must lose 5 before I see the cardiologist again. No more beer until St Patricks day.

[Bugbear]

Me personally, I switched to a whole foods diet two years ago. I love it. No processed crap. No preservatives. I dropped 140. I feel better than I did in high scool. I don't so much think it's the carbs as it is the amount. Not to mention the garbage that comes with all the carbs...

NightHawk, I do eat flesh, but that doesn't count. I guess I eat one cup of long grain rice with meat in it every day and that's the main meal, then I go out in the garden and stick my face in the plants and graze. Then I chew on dry oatmeal the rest of the day.

[Chef]

For the last few years I have always kept to a schedule for my workouts that put on weight during the winter while I was lifting heavy. Starting April 1st I would go lighter with more aerobics and burn fat.

Worked perfectly for 5 years. Added about 7 lbs but cut my body fat to around 12%. The I ran into this year. it was a tough one for several reasons. So I put the weight on during the winter..but I wasn't lifting very often. Then I didn't get to my spring workouts but I kept eating. then I was home on Bute taking care of family matters. Didn't feel much like cooking so I ate at the pub or had a take-away most nights. And voila almost three stone heavier than I should be than I was. Now that I'm back I've lost half of it. The weight loss slowed down a bit over the holidays (didn't gain any though) and now its started to pick up again. I have about 17 to go. Thank god kilts are adjustable.

I'm in the middle of a 4-week gastric cleansing. Last week was white meats, fruit, veggiies, nuts, and gluten/wheat-free grains. This is week 2, nothing but fruits, veggies, rice, and protein powder - it gives the gut a chance to rest and rejuvenate and eliminate bad gut bacteria and dietary allergens.

What regime are you using? it sounds interesting.