How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months. — Page 2

#26

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:14pm

Someone here mentioned that sodas, regular and diet, deplete the body of nutrients.

"Bone Weakening
Animal studies demonstrate that phosphorus, a common ingredient in soda, can deplete bones of calcium. And two recent human studies suggest that girls who drink more soda are more prone to broken bones. The industry denies that soda plays a role in bone weakening."

"Soft drinks have long been suspected of leading to lower calcium levels and higher phosphate levels in the blood. When phosphate levels are high and calcium levels are low, calcium is pulled out of the bones. The phosphate content of soft drinks like Coca -Cola and Pepsi is very high, and they contain virtually no calcium."
-Michael Murray ND and Joseph Pizzorno ND
Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Revised Second Edition

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#27

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:16pm

Yes yes yes and some people believe Bigfoot roams their backyard.


You can take my Diet Coke when you pull if from my cold dead and still very strong fingers.

#28

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:26pm

"WHEN (not if) you fall off the wagon and splurge, pick yourself up, and get back on your diet."

So true! I think that same philosophy is what finally enabled me to quit smoking after many years of failed attempts. I've now been off the nasty things for ten years or so.

Chita, thanks for the soda info. I'm running of to check my fresca label for phosphate and calcium content. I can't promise I won't slip into denial if what I find doesn't suit me.

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#29

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:28pm

I don't know about Fresca, but Diet Coke bloated me and made me crave food. Giving it up has really helped me.

arts, I really admire being able to give up the "white" food group. I can't imagine it.

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#30

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:33pm

Congratulations Chita - what an accomplishment!

#31

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:34pm

I dropped 30 pounds just by not drinking any more.

Easy Cheesy!

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#32

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:36pm

Rath- I do think we get into patterns- If you drink Diet Coke with meals, you'll condition yourself to expect food when you pop one open. I know I'm that way with Breathing- I take a few breaths and reach for the 20 0z.

Meanwhile, Diet Coke is Acidic. Not nearly as acidic as say, stomach acid. Maybe stomach acid weakens your bones, too.

#33

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:36pm

That only works if you were drinking to begin with, Diva!

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#34

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:41pm

Are you telling me that Chita doesn't drink? What else would explain all of his posts?


And I guess not working on a cruise ship has also helped to drop the weight since I gained all of it on the ship.

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#35

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:42pm

Oh, no, I was talking about me.

As usual.

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#36

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:43pm

Focus Woman!

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#37

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:47pm

Actually Diva T, it wasn't too much drinking. It was not enough medication.

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#38

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:48pm

Drinking AND pills?!

My God!

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#39

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:52pm

congrats, chita. you sound better every day and now you'll look better too!

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#40

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:55pm

Well Broadwayworld doesn't GO for boooooze and DOPE!



Diet Coke, on the other hand...

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#41

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 12:57pm

Yep, a Diet Coke in one hand and a sock puppet in the other and you're golden.

#42

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 1:03pm

Borstal, I should've know you'd know where to find the boys...AND the booze!

#43

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 1:07pm

P.S. I tried to upload a Faye Dunaway pic but failed twice! Oh well.

#44

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 1:41pm

The Next Best Thing

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#45

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 1:43pm

Ha! You got the eyebrows and the mouth PERFECT.

#46

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 2:07pm

What the hell is Diet Coke? Don't you mean Coke ZERO?

#47

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 2:10pm

After an initial infatuation with Coke Zero I came running home to my one true love, Diet Coke. I can drink a Coke Zero with pleasure, but Diet Coke is my lode star, my morning sun, the chocolate chip in the cookie of my life.

#48

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 2:14pm

Okay. Hep me here. What is the big diff with Coke Zero? Is that the one with the vitamins that kept me up all night EIGHT HOURS after I drank it? Or is that the one that they tried that had Splenda instead of aspertame that was pretty tasty?

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#49

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 2:31pm

The Splenda one. I think the other you might be thinking of is that Pepsi soda they infused with vitamins (at least, I don't remember Coke doing that). I've tried Coke Zero, but I honestly just like Diet Coke better...maybe even than regular Coke.

#50

re: How I lost 50 pounds in 6 months.

Posted: 11/27/07 at 2:33pm

They put vitamins in PEPSI? With all that other garbage in there, what's the point?