1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jan 25, 2007, 8:16 pm PST

and lose the full benefits of resveratrol in my red wine? i think not.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jan 26, 2007, 6:48 am PST

The keywords here are "in moderation". As with any foods, too much can be a bad thing. I would personally cut out any of the alcaholic beverages that did not provide a health benefit such as beer or whiskey. Portion control is not only important with meals but also in what you drink. don thebiggestloserforums.com

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jan 26, 2007, 8:12 am PST

i heard one beer a day was fine too. i heard beer did have health benefits too...in moderation.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jan 26, 2007, 1:16 pm PST

For toast, pancackes, french toast,... if we add syrup, no need to add butter, TOO!

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jan 26, 2007, 1:18 pm PST

YES, moderation!!!!!! of ANYTHING....even vegetables!

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jan 26, 2007, 5:05 pm PST

I love all the advice, but honestly is all stuuf I've heard before. I need new ways to cut calories.

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jan 26, 2007, 9:12 pm PST

The other problem with alcohol is possible addiction leading to lack of exercise (and healthy social contact).

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Jan 27, 2007, 6:42 pm PST

well, i can see this has to do with alcohol, and we all know that moderation is the key, but with respect to mixed drinks I have to say that the weight loss and wellness program that's worked so well for me brings up the same point for alcoholic drinks as for so many other sugar-laden drinks--watch out for syrups and sugars that contain high fructose corn syrup. LoneStart points out how high fructose corn syrup actually slows your metbolism and fails to send the "I'm full" message to your body.

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Jan 27, 2007, 10:36 pm PST

does wine have fructose?

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 28, 2007, 11:47 am PST

check out this site: www.bellaonline.com Also this one: cardhouse.com Very good information on high frutose corn syrup.

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Jan 29, 2007, 2:16 am PST

While you guys are busy being nervous , and having these senseless talks about dieting. The Japanese drink alcohol daily and eat all the wrong foods, but still stay thin, not to mention they smoke a lot, but yes they do eat a lot of vegetables, why dont some of you just eat a vegetable plate and stop complaining.

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Jan 29, 2007, 2:16 am PST

While you guys are busy being nervous , and having these senseless talks about dieting. The Japanese drink alcohol daily and eat all the wrong foods, but still stay thin, not to mention they smoke a lot, but yes they do eat a lot of vegetables, why dont some of you just eat a vegetable plate and stop complaining.

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Jan 29, 2007, 4:02 am PST

Stand Up Man I was listening to bullet head (Dr Phil) the other day, watching his darting eyes of silver as he hawked his latest money making scheme. This time he descended into the lucrative fat arena along with Dr Atkins and a host of others……….why not. If we will fall for Dubya we will fall for anything. I too will descend, who knows I may utter the winners pealing shouts (if you don’t know who said that then I ain’t a plagiarist). I am a very handsome man……yep, I said that and twenty years ago you could add another very on that. That and the fact that I have this way with words had the girls tripping me when I passed by… no brag, just fact. Except for the times I was fat….Jesus. I found out I had a weight problem when I traded in my baseball spikes for a briefcase my first year out of college. From year one in the real world my weight averaged a sixty-pound variance every year from the age of 24 to the age of 54, I think you will agree that this is not good. In June I would weigh 174 to 180, then in the Fall I would start to gain and by December I would weigh 205 to 210. I would become super charged to lose weight after the Super bowl (mainly to start getting a date) and do all the things we all do, diets, running, spas, light beer, hold the cheese on the whopper. My vanity stopped me from weighing a thousand pounds plus I became a rheumatoid arthritic, which ended the physical crutch I had been depending on. I was like a Dali character with boiled beans or in my case hoagies. I discovered what I’m going to tell you during one of my “blind leading the blind, double blind” studies. The discovery was quite by accident, I noticed it when I looked over my shoulder, kind of like that Fleming guy with the mold. Remember, all that other stuff like: pulling the skin off the chicken and why you do that and frying it up finger licking good in a mixture of 40% Olive Oil and 60% Canola Oil and aerobics and cutting down on fast foods to a once a quarter celebration. No don’t forget those things but they are not the major, major, major problem. THE PROBLEM IS RITUAL AND THE INCREDIBLE MEMORY AND POWER OF THE DOUBLE HELIX. (DNA) NUMBER ONE: EAT STANDING UP I now eat all meals standing up and have since 1996, I prepare them my self, I am not a vegetarian, and I drink 6 to 8 bottles of Guiness Extra Stout a day. I eat baby back ribs, pizza, the occasional take out (sub, Chinese)……anything and everything. See when you sit for a meal, it’s usually about the same time of day and that, the seated position and the first smell of pizza alerts the double helix and it switches on the “feeding ignition”, just like it did 6000 years ago, 60,000 years ago, 6,000,000 years ago…..back in a time when three meals a day weren’t automatic, back when surviving the winter meant increasing body fat (especially for the female for the little ones). When you eat standing up several things are going to happen. First is that within a short period of time the “feeding signal” is going to diminish……then dim. I make myself something to eat (after I make my mother’s meal, I take care of her). I put it on the counter, take a couple of bites and a swig of Guinness then I walk over and turn on the TV then I realize I promised mom I would water her plants, I do that then take a few more bites (the ritual is being dismantled) then tune my guitar……get the picture. There is one more thing……[THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DINNER MUST END TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY] Especially Thanksgiving. In yesteryear (60, 600, 6000, 6,000,000) when things got cool and crisp that set the double helix into overdrive and the urge to gorge evolved into a gorge celebration and this day alone can cause metabolic insanity. I am at http://zebox.com/misipitrik and the rest of StandUpMan is at http://zebox.com/misipitrik2

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Jan 29, 2007, 4:23 am PST

good

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Jan 29, 2007, 5:30 am PST

Someone mentioned syrup on pancakes? I've been learning about high fructose corn syrup and how difficult it is for the body to use as energy. It simply stores it(in your fat cells) as it is undigestable. What's very surprising is I've found it in a wide variety of foods that I thought were healthy, like whole wheat bread and bagels, yogurt, and even "lite" salad dressing and spaghetti sauce too! I avoid all foods with hfcs now, even my sports drink has it. I see that it is replacing regular sugars because it's cheaper. If you're drinking regular soda or sports drinks, energy drinks, etc. it's no wonder you can't lose weight. It's in ketchup, turkey sausage, canned fruits, it's even in peanut butter unless you get the natural, 100% kind. But the list goes on. Since I stopped buying foods and drinks containing hfcs I dropped ten pounds in two months without changing my workouts. I warm up frozen fruit to put on my french toast, much better. I use plain yogurt and sweeten it with fruit and honey. I go to health food stores to buy my breads. If you're going to use syrup, go with the 100% natural maple with nothing added. It tastes better too!

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