1. Posted by princess on Tue, Dec 11, 2007, 12:30 pm PST

Joy, you suggested to try low calorie/diet mixers, which are loaded with aspartame. I can't believe you would suggest that someone drink that crap. I work in a Doctors office, and I have seen first hand what artificial sweetners can do to someone. That stuff stays in your system, and it has been proven to cause cancer. It's a whole lot better to suggest to someone to drink "pure" sugar in small amounts, than to suggest drinking artificial sweetners.

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2. Posted by Jade J on Tue, Dec 11, 2007, 10:18 pm PST

o....Great!!I ll post this on gothicmingle.com ..and share this with my freinds there....they r crazy about this very much.....

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3. Posted by cafereva on Wed, Dec 12, 2007, 8:21 pm PST

I knew about eggnog, but had no idea about some of the other drinks. Thanks, Joy!

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4. Posted by Rhonda L on Thu, Dec 13, 2007, 11:31 am PST

The problem with the succesful dieticians is that most were educated about nutrition in the 80s when the low fat craze was in full force. Language like "artery clogging fat of cream and butter..." is ridiculous. The fat in these foods do not clog your arteries. Your body fat clogs your arteries not food fats. Insulin stores fat in your body. If you are already overweight,when your insulin levels are out of wack from eating high carb foods, then you are more likely to store fat. Ditch the carbs, eat whole foods, keep the fat and you will lose weight. I have done this exact thing and never felt better.

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5. Posted by isophd on Thu, Dec 13, 2007, 2:31 pm PST

enter single malt

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6. Posted by chrissy on Mon, Dec 17, 2007, 12:35 pm PST

Rhonda L your right on the money when you say dietitians were educated when the low fat craze was in full force. I too fell into that mindset when I was going to school to become a diet technician. Thankfully for my health I have seen the light and now eat low sugar/low carb and feel great!! Insulin levels in your body are a better indicator of how healthy your heart is not cholesterol levels. Also shame on all the health care professionals for pushing diet foods loaded with artificial sweeteners.

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7. Posted by Fredrikaplay on Mon, Dec 17, 2007, 9:06 pm PST

you know what, new years eve only comes once a year! im drinking! for one night im not gonna care how many calories or carbs is in what i drink. ( but just one night). jan 1st its back to the treadmill.

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8. Posted by gshrtwg on Tue, Dec 18, 2007, 1:13 pm PST

This info was good, however too general. You need to be more specific using brand names. I think there is a big difference when using specific brands.

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9. Posted by laraphill on Fri, Dec 21, 2007, 12:54 am PST

Was shocked to see the amount of calories.

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10. Posted by Just Ask J on Fri, Dec 21, 2007, 1:40 am PST

After loseing 115 lbs over 6 years ago i like to read stuff like this going into the hoildays. some of it i know but lots of it i don't i read Men's Health every month,and have come up with an eating plan that right for me. I also workout to the power 90 dvd's 6 times a week that helps alot i can't believe how may body has change over the years. My old weight was 330 plus lbs my weight now is a very tone and muscular 225 lbs.

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11. Posted by pahump1 on Fri, Dec 21, 2007, 1:51 am PST

a moment on the lips and forever on the hips

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