Lol Paul, I too have to try to convice my family to not give me all the
sweets they can find lol.

Lelia


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 5:49 AM
Subject: Re: MENU


> Thanks, Brad.
>
> Now that Christmas is coming I'll have to convince folks to stop giving me
> chocolate and start giving me things like this book and introducing me to
> women.  Hey, you burn off calories your way and I'll...never mind.
>
> Paul who hopes he doesn't turn into Richard Simmons when he loses weight
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BD" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 6:07 PM
> Subject: Re: MENU
>
>
> > Paul,
> >
> > You are exactly correct. There are too many diets out there. I
personally
> > do not care for the Atkin's diet, in a case of MS, a friend of ours
> > developed, it was a great source of aggravating it, I won't say it
brought
> > it on, but it is a bad potion for anyone who is in danger of it.
> >
> > I personally like the Body For Life plan which includes working out.
> > Nothing can replace exercise no matter how you chop up a pill, diet
plan,
> > drinks, shakes or whatever. In a nutshell ahhahaha, pun intended, the
plan
> > is eat a fist sized portion of a protein and carb six times a day and
> > veggies are free foods. Do that six days a week and the seventh day is a
> > free day to eat whatever you like, within reason of course. This and the
> > exercise plan does really great. Proteins can be found in cottage
cheese,
> > tuna, meats, eggs, other fish. Carbs you might try a baked potato, wheat
> > bread, not enriched wheat bread which is sold falsely, but 100% wheat or
> > seven or five grain breads. Potatoes do contain high starch and like
Kathy
> > said will produce sugar but not like eating sugar straight up. You then
> can
> > use Stevia in place of sugar, or honey is good too. If cholesterol is a
> > concern then you adjust those foods accordingly for example remove the
> > yokes out of the eggs or eat only a percentage of them. Protein is in
the
> > whites anyway. It really depends on the plan you wish to subscribe to,
if
> > it makes sense to you helthwise, and more importantly, that it is not a
> > splash in the pan diet plan that you can't live with from here out. That
> is
> > why I like Body for Life. Admittedly I strayed off, due to several
> > circumstances, but I'm now returning to it having corrected those
> > circumstances as well, and I'm not really too out of shape. You might
pick
> > up the book Body for Life and see what you think or check it out at a
> > library for free.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > At 12/08/2003 on Monday, you wrote:
> > >See, though, Kerri  those on Atkins say that cheese is good and stay
away
> > >from the bread.  There's so much conflicting information out there.
> Growl.
> > >
> > >Confused lion
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "kerri" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 4:06 PM
> > >Subject: Re: MENU
> > >
> > >
> > > > Paul, that sounds pretty healthy to me as long as you eat whole
grain
> or
> > > > multi grain bread made with whole grain flour. Also, cut down on the
> > >cheese
> > > > I think or at least try. grin. Also, do you get sufficient exercise.
I
> > >take
> > > > apple cider vinegar vitamin tablets with chromium in them and I've
> lost
> > > > quite a fair bit of weight. hth. Kerri the health nurse.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 7:34 AM
> > > > Subject: MENU
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Okay, since we've been discussing off-topic stuff like sugar
anyway,
> > >I'll
> > > > > risk posting an off-topic note and asking about what a healthy
menu
> > >would
> > > > > be?  I'm trying to behave myself but have put on any weight I lost
> going
> > > > > into the hospital last year.  And I think I eat healthy.  Despite
> all my
> > > > > teasing about chocolate, I really don't eat all that much (only
the
> > > > > Ovaltine, and that as a vitamin supplement).  And I am about to
try
> to
> > > > even
> > > > > kick that and just swallow vitamins instead.
> > > > >
> > > > > My biggest problem seems to be breakfast and lunch.  For
breakfast,
> I
> > >eat
> > > > > Cheerios and orange juice which is supposed to be good for you but
> have
> > >to
> > > > > admit I don't feel any better after eating them and maybe a little
> > >worse.
> > > > > For lunch, I'd like to go without the bread in the sandwiches, but
> it's
> > > > kind
> > > > > of messy eating cheese and cold cuts without bread.  So what other
> > >options
> > > > > are there?
> > > > >
> > > > > So am I supposed to flip and have cold cuts for breakfast instead
of
> for
> > > > > lunch?  And what for lunch?
> > > > >
> > > > > Oprah, send your chef to my house!  Heh-heh.
> > > > >
> > > > > Weight watching but confused in South Carolina
>