I found a new rant!

   Ok, this is diet related but something happened that got me on this rant.  People who are overweight desperately want to lose weight.  Most have tried every diet and every diet fad out there.  You lose a few pounds and back it comes.  Because of this desire to lose weight scum bag people have sprung up touting this and that miracle weight loss pill or drink.  Increase your metabolism, burn fat, lose weight while your sleep, eat this and eat that, jiggle this and jiggle that.  Most the of the people parade before and after pictures of the wonderful results you get if you only fork out your hard earned dollars and buy their products.  They are fit healthy looking people and it all sounds so simple. 

   Problem is most of these don't work or if they do it is mostly getting rid of some water weight.  Some are downright dangerous.  Take that product and you might end up coming to see me and be sick the rest of your life....if you make it.

Alot are just vitamins, how dangerous can that be!  Water soluble vitamins you can take pretty high doses and not do any lasting harm.  Get some of those fat soluble vitamins building up in your body though and you can be in real danger.  They are stored and build up and too much of a good thing is just that, too much.

  I really like all my J-land friends.  I like people actually.  If you have any of those products sold on infomercials, shop at home, nutrition shops etc..... read the labels.  Before you take it ask your doctor to check the label and to check you for any underlying disease that may make taking this product life threatening.  And remember if it sounds too good to be true, it is.

   Now over the years I have fallen prey to some of these products.  Did they work?  Well I first get the product and read the instructions.  The fine print always say, use with a sensible diet and exercise program,  the pictures of all the success stories always say results not typical.  So if you take the pills or drink and follow a sensible diet, yes you will lose weight, but it is because you are eating right and maybe the pill or drink is dehydrating you slightly so you lose some water weight.  What gets the lightest though is your checkbook.

   Older has made me wiser.  There is no magic pill to lose weight.  It really is like the doctor said.  Eat less, eat well, and exercise.  Pure and simple. Choose your foods wisely.

   When I started my weight loss program I said I was throwing my diet out the window.  Basically I have.  My goal was to get healthy and not become a diabetic.  I kept tract of my calories and chose my foods for their healthy benefits rather then for the momentary taste.  Nothing is off my plan but everything is in moderation and treats are rare, not daily.  Now I slip and gain but mostly doing this I easily get back to eating right and slowly the weight is coming off.  No magic bullet, no quick fix, but tried and true.  That is why programs like Weight Watchers and South Beach work.  They teach you how to eat right and encourage exercise.  With WW you get more points meaning more to eat if you exercise....hey I like that, LOL.

   So with this little rant and rave.  I have a couple of sites I really like.  Read The New American Plate

http://www.aicr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pub_nap_index_21 

Good information.  I like the Glycemic index....don't want to become a diabetic, http://www.glycemicindex.com/

I like this site showing old WW recipe cards, makes you lose your appetite, LOL http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html

http://mypyramid.gov/pyramid/vegetables.html  Another good site.

http://www.lightandtasty.com/Default.aspx?r_d=y   I love this magazine.  The recipes are good, most of the recipes are with ingredients I have on hand or can even get in this town and they tell you all the calories and break it down nutritionally.

 I also like allrecipe.com.

   Ok, I am going to get ready for work.  Check out my graph.  I am back on track!  Now to get through the pot luck at work tonight by listening to my own advice, LOL.  Have a good day all.