Fat Enders

[Mozart]

That's exactly what I have found with thyroid meds. Plus,"natural" doesn't always equal "safe." Look at poison mushrooms! Herbal supplements have not been tested or standardized, so you don't know what's in them.

I just came back from the local fish store and farmer's market with lots of fresh, unprocessed foods, and it's good to eat that kind of natural food.

Who is talking about any supplement? Seaweed is not a pill its a natural growing food. It's like lettuce, lettuce doesn't kill.

[karlhenning]

Lettuce doesn't kill: Rabbits do.

[Harpo]

Who is talking about any supplement? Seaweed is not a pill its a natural growing food. It's like lettuce, lettuce doesn't kill.

Too much iodine and salt can kill, especially if there is a medical problem.

I think you will just need to continue to research dietary issues and choose what makes sense to you.

[DavidW]

Lettuce doesn't kill: Rabbits do.

Karl, you must eventually admit you have a problem: addiction to Monty Python.

[secondwind]

Hello Fat Enders (or in my case, maybe, Fat Continuers  )

I did a weigh-in this week, and the weight loss has again reversed course into a weight gain!    How can this be?   I continue to exercise, am extremely careful with diet, and I'm nice to my cats!  Surely I deserve to lose weight!    Nevertheless, the current weight to lose record is 43, 44, 45. 

Tonight, the ultimate sacrifice--NO CHERRY GARCIA after music!  If there is in fact a God. I should be showing a loss again next week.   0:)

[karlhenning]

I salute you!

[MN Dave]

I have to put my act back together. 

[secondwind]

Karl, you must eventually admit you have a problem: addiction to Monty Python.

And my problems is addiction to Cherry Garcia!  Monty Python would be better!

[karlhenning]

Karl, you must eventually admit you have a problem: addiction to Monty Python.

How did I miss this!?

Davey, you have guessed that this momentary flirtation with Tarantino is only a palate-cleanser so that I can go back in for more Python! 

[DavidW]

And my problems is addiction to Cherry Garcia!  Monty Python would be better!

I used to love Cherry Garcia too much... but now it's about Blue Bell's Homemade Vanilla, yum.

[DavidW]

How did I miss this!?

Davey, you have guessed that this momentary flirtation with Tarantino is only a palate-cleanser so that I can go back in for more Python! 

Poor Tarantino, he's just a rebound director.

[MN Dave]

 

[karlhenning]

C'mon, Dave, summarize Proust: you know you want to!

[MN Dave]

C'mon, Dave, summarize Proust: you know you want to!

What in God's name are you talking about?

[karlhenning]

You cannot mean it!? . . . once in a swimsuit, and once in evening dress.

http://www.youtube.com/v/uwAOc4g3K-g

[MN Dave]

Ah. Jeez, I haven't watched that stuff in ages. 

[karlhenning]

That's an uncensored clip, wherein he mentions all three of his hobbies.

[Elgarian]

I did a weigh-in this week, and the weight loss has again reversed course into a weight gain!    How can this be?   I continue to exercise, am extremely careful with diet, and I'm nice to my cats!  Surely I deserve to lose weight! 

OK let's be positive about this, SW. The extra can only be variations due to retained water; it can't be fat. Keep stroking the cats (essential), keep running, and insist on having a whole week with no treats. Lettuce rules. Grilled sliced tomatoes, sprinkled with a bit of seasoning on toast, are both wonderful and surprisingly satisfying, I'm discovering (but be careful what bread you use for the toast - watch the fat and calorie content).

I'm feeling more perky, and am living proof that persistence through grim patches works. I'll show you a graph when I've plotted it out.

[Elgarian]

OK, here goes. I've found there's a lot of scatter in the daily weighings, so I looked at a 5-day running mean over the last three weeks - that is, the first result was the mean weight for days 1 to 5, the next was the mean for days 2 to 6, and so on. This smooths out a lot of the scatter that's just caused by variations in water retention. And this is what I got:



Although there were many days when my weight seemed to go up and down at random (sometimes depressingly so), on average I've been losing weight at a rate of 4 pounds every 18 days during the last three weeks. (The zero on the scale is 14 stone, 0 pounds.)

[secondwind]

OK let's be positive about this, SW. The extra can only be variations due to retained water; it can't be fat. Keep stroking the cats (essential), keep running, and insist on having a whole week with no treats. Lettuce rules. Grilled sliced tomatoes, sprinkled with a bit of seasoning on toast, are both wonderful and surprisingly satisfying, I'm discovering (but be careful what bread you use for the toast - watch the fat and calorie content).

I'm feeling more perky, and am living proof that persistence through grim patches works. I'll show you a graph when I've plotted it out.

Thanks, Elgarian.  I do just need some encouragement to stay the course in the face of apparent lack of success!  Tonight's treat--some grapes (no Cherry Garcia  )  Tomorrow, grilled tomatoes!  And, of course, an hour of running.  Congratulations on your success.  I hope to match your rate sometime soon!