The Very Low Calorie Diet : Why it is the best way for the truly obese.

Ok, today you get to hear me go on today about the superiority of, fabulousness of,  benefits of,  the very low calorie diet. The 800 calorie a day diet and increasing calories a bit, up to 1000 as you start exercising more. Anyone that tells you that you cannot get adequate nutrition on this kind [...]
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Seven Secrets of Highly Obese People (pssst… Plate Size Does Matter)

A great article today about the eating habits of the obese. One of the first things I did when I started my weight loss journey was eat from smaller plates! They use larger plates. When offered two plate sizes, 98.6 percent of those with the highest BMIs took the larger of the two plates to [...]
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Study Says More Than 40% of Doctors Have Negative Reaction to Obese Patients

Good article today on CNN about race and medical care — also they mention this study about how more than 40% of doctors have negative reactions to obese patients. Well if you are obese, this of course comes as no surprise.  I am very thankful that I have a nice doctor these days that is [...]
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"Fat Acceptance" and Reality.

Today I was conversing a bit on twitter with someone about the whole “fat acceptance” movement. Now, being a fatty (on my way to being an ex-fatty) I believe I can discuss this without anyone yelping about “discrimination.” First, let’s take a look at what the “fat acceptance” movement says. You can find that over [...]
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Overeating, not Sedentary Lifestyle, to Blame for Obesity Epidemic

Some interesting news and research on this topic. This is something I guessed was the problem for a long time now. I’ve lived a fairly sedentary lifestyle most of my life, and I was never fat until about 10 years ago, which is about the same time as some harrowing surgery, recovery, and a mega [...]
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