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	<description>I lost nearly 150 pounds by counting calories.  I once weighed 344.2 pounds, now around 200.  My story has been told on CNN, CBS, and Newsweek and will soon be in a book.</description>
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		<title>By: Stephanie Denman</title>
		<link>http://www.344pounds.com/2009/05/counting-calories-518-522/#comment-10352</link>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Denman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think you&#039;re doing wonderful in just limiting your so called &quot;crap&quot;.  What&#039;s interesting and what shows in your blog is that, as you&#039;ve progressed, you&#039;ve been adding in other healthy changes that you didn&#039;t really speak about before i.e. cutting out some of the processed items and adding more fruit and vegetables.  It seems like maybe it&#039;s a fairly natural progression....once you start making healthy decisions, more healthy decisions follow.  Not that you necessarily are, but sometimes it seems like maybe you get a little down on yourself for what you choose to eat,  I think the fact that you&#039;re sticking to your caloric, exercise and water goals is what is going to see you continue to succeed and I think you&#039;ll intuitively tweak what you need to as you go.  Maybe, just like with how you started this, pick one thing in your diet that you think might need to go and either eliminate it or replace it with a healthier version...just one thing at a time and soon you&#039;re diet will be as enviable, health wise, as your weight loss.  Your blog really is interesting, inspiring and funny.  A year and a half ago my husband lost 112 lbs and I lost 67 lbs, then I promptly got pregnant (had a beautiful little girl) and we&#039;re both struggling again, he&#039;s only up about 25lbs but I&#039;m back at the start.  I enjoy reading your blog and it is helping me stay focused. Thank you.  One place we&#039;ve had some luck, recipe wise, is EatingWell.com they have some really great options, I&#039;m also including a recipe for homemade chicken pot pie that is a bit on the healthier side and it&#039;s quick.

 1 cup Reduced Fat Bisquick
* 1/2 cup skim milk
* 1/4 cup egg substitute (or 3 egg whites)
* 2 cups frozen mixed veggies, thawed
* 2 cups cooked, chopped white chicken meat ( we usually use a rotisserie chicken from Costco)
* 2 cans fat-free Cream of Mushroom soup
 
Directions  
Preheat oven to 400. Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray. Mix together veggies, chicken, and soup. Pour into casserole dish. In another bowl, mix Bisquick, milk, and egg. Pour over the top of the chicken mixture. Bake for about 30 minutes or until the crust is golden.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think you&#8217;re doing wonderful in just limiting your so called &#8220;crap&#8221;.  What&#8217;s interesting and what shows in your blog is that, as you&#8217;ve progressed, you&#8217;ve been adding in other healthy changes that you didn&#8217;t really speak about before i.e. cutting out some of the processed items and adding more fruit and vegetables.  It seems like maybe it&#8217;s a fairly natural progression&#8230;.once you start making healthy decisions, more healthy decisions follow.  Not that you necessarily are, but sometimes it seems like maybe you get a little down on yourself for what you choose to eat,  I think the fact that you&#8217;re sticking to your caloric, exercise and water goals is what is going to see you continue to succeed and I think you&#8217;ll intuitively tweak what you need to as you go.  Maybe, just like with how you started this, pick one thing in your diet that you think might need to go and either eliminate it or replace it with a healthier version&#8230;just one thing at a time and soon you&#8217;re diet will be as enviable, health wise, as your weight loss.  Your blog really is interesting, inspiring and funny.  A year and a half ago my husband lost 112 lbs and I lost 67 lbs, then I promptly got pregnant (had a beautiful little girl) and we&#8217;re both struggling again, he&#8217;s only up about 25lbs but I&#8217;m back at the start.  I enjoy reading your blog and it is helping me stay focused. Thank you.  One place we&#8217;ve had some luck, recipe wise, is EatingWell.com they have some really great options, I&#8217;m also including a recipe for homemade chicken pot pie that is a bit on the healthier side and it&#8217;s quick.</p>
<p> 1 cup Reduced Fat Bisquick<br />
* 1/2 cup skim milk<br />
* 1/4 cup egg substitute (or 3 egg whites)<br />
* 2 cups frozen mixed veggies, thawed<br />
* 2 cups cooked, chopped white chicken meat ( we usually use a rotisserie chicken from Costco)<br />
* 2 cans fat-free Cream of Mushroom soup</p>
<p>Directions<br />
Preheat oven to 400. Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray. Mix together veggies, chicken, and soup. Pour into casserole dish. In another bowl, mix Bisquick, milk, and egg. Pour over the top of the chicken mixture. Bake for about 30 minutes or until the crust is golden.</p>
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		<title>By: Jane</title>
		<link>http://www.344pounds.com/2009/05/counting-calories-518-522/#comment-1945</link>
		<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi, ok first - i&#039;m a total fan, not particularly overweight but very unfit and you&#039;ve completely inspired me to get in to the gym!

On the healthy food thing, like people said it&#039;s easy to switch.  I&#039;ve been trying to eat more healthily and found i feel better, my sugar levels are more consistent which stops me getting moody and shakey when i&#039;m hungry . My skin is better i look healthier. It&#039;s all good. Plus junk food isn&#039;t all that good. Sure it tastes nice but there&#039;s always things that taste better, that are better for you and make you feel full for longer so sort of help cut out snacking (not that you seem to do a lot of that!).  And you&#039;re missing out on a world of more interesting dishes!  :)     And as much as i am trying to eat well i give myself a little treat everyday (like a mini chocy bar or something equally &quot;naughty&quot;) and on Fridays i get junk food as a relax in to the weekend but only once a week, and if i can&#039;t i don&#039;t force it in to my weeks meals to make up for my missed treat.  I also found if i don&#039;t do these treats then i&#039;ll go binge on junk and it ruins all my good work!

Keep up the good work, maybe start the transition slow? No cheese on the burger? Or chicken burger instead and start sneaking some veggies in there. 5 a day is the general aim here in the uk and it&#039;s pretty easy (a handful counts as a portion) so a glass of OJ, an apple, salad with lunch then 2 veggies  with your main meal; and tada! Painless :)  Oh apparently fruit juice only counts as one regardless how much you drink a day!
Thou if you&#039;re really struggling i know people who grate veggies in to chillies etc so it&#039;s hidden from taste but still there doing good!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi, ok first &#8211; i&#8217;m a total fan, not particularly overweight but very unfit and you&#8217;ve completely inspired me to get in to the gym!</p>
<p>On the healthy food thing, like people said it&#8217;s easy to switch.  I&#8217;ve been trying to eat more healthily and found i feel better, my sugar levels are more consistent which stops me getting moody and shakey when i&#8217;m hungry . My skin is better i look healthier. It&#8217;s all good. Plus junk food isn&#8217;t all that good. Sure it tastes nice but there&#8217;s always things that taste better, that are better for you and make you feel full for longer so sort of help cut out snacking (not that you seem to do a lot of that!).  And you&#8217;re missing out on a world of more interesting dishes!  :)     And as much as i am trying to eat well i give myself a little treat everyday (like a mini chocy bar or something equally &#8220;naughty&#8221;) and on Fridays i get junk food as a relax in to the weekend but only once a week, and if i can&#8217;t i don&#8217;t force it in to my weeks meals to make up for my missed treat.  I also found if i don&#8217;t do these treats then i&#8217;ll go binge on junk and it ruins all my good work!</p>
<p>Keep up the good work, maybe start the transition slow? No cheese on the burger? Or chicken burger instead and start sneaking some veggies in there. 5 a day is the general aim here in the uk and it&#8217;s pretty easy (a handful counts as a portion) so a glass of OJ, an apple, salad with lunch then 2 veggies  with your main meal; and tada! Painless :)  Oh apparently fruit juice only counts as one regardless how much you drink a day!<br />
Thou if you&#8217;re really struggling i know people who grate veggies in to chillies etc so it&#8217;s hidden from taste but still there doing good!</p>
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		<title>By: jules</title>
		<link>http://www.344pounds.com/2009/05/counting-calories-518-522/#comment-1802</link>
		<dc:creator>jules</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 02:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Tyler --

Cutting out bad foods is not impossible, just don&#039;t try to do it all at once. If you wean yourself off fries, you will very soon find your craving for them goes away. Same with chips and other junky food. You may never lose your taste for them, but it will be much easier to pass them up when you feel you ought to.

Slowly add ing healthier foods like fruit, for example adding banana to some raisin bran in the morning, and will adjust your palate. You may never &quot;crave&quot; fruits and veggies entirely, but you can break the urge for diet-busting foods that sabotage your progress.

Good luck!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Tyler &#8211;</p>
<p>Cutting out bad foods is not impossible, just don&#8217;t try to do it all at once. If you wean yourself off fries, you will very soon find your craving for them goes away. Same with chips and other junky food. You may never lose your taste for them, but it will be much easier to pass them up when you feel you ought to.</p>
<p>Slowly add ing healthier foods like fruit, for example adding banana to some raisin bran in the morning, and will adjust your palate. You may never &#8220;crave&#8221; fruits and veggies entirely, but you can break the urge for diet-busting foods that sabotage your progress.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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		<title>By: Catherine</title>
		<link>http://www.344pounds.com/2009/05/counting-calories-518-522/#comment-1795</link>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 14:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@rose - great point!

Cooking shows (the right ones) will also help get you excited about cooking... something I suspect you have an aversion to, or no time for. Find the ones that excite you, Alton Brown&#039;s good eats... Iron Chef, Top Chef, even Kitchen Nightmares! It&#039;s fun and infectious to watch people get excited about well cooked food... and the gourmet stuff is often portioned far more appropriately than what you get at TGIF.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@rose &#8211; great point!</p>
<p>Cooking shows (the right ones) will also help get you excited about cooking&#8230; something I suspect you have an aversion to, or no time for. Find the ones that excite you, Alton Brown&#8217;s good eats&#8230; Iron Chef, Top Chef, even Kitchen Nightmares! It&#8217;s fun and infectious to watch people get excited about well cooked food&#8230; and the gourmet stuff is often portioned far more appropriately than what you get at TGIF.</p>
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		<title>By: rose</title>
		<link>http://www.344pounds.com/2009/05/counting-calories-518-522/#comment-1756</link>
		<dc:creator>rose</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 04:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The fact that you were able to give up soda leads me to believe that you will have no problem giving up junk food/restaurant food once you put your mind to it. The exact same reasoning applies to both cases. 

Believe me, with a little distance, you will lose your taste for junk food entirely.   Eating bad food is such a waste! 

I agree with the posters recommending healthy cookbooks.  I&#039;d also suggest watching some cooking shows on tv - lots of good tips there.  

Good luck!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The fact that you were able to give up soda leads me to believe that you will have no problem giving up junk food/restaurant food once you put your mind to it. The exact same reasoning applies to both cases. </p>
<p>Believe me, with a little distance, you will lose your taste for junk food entirely.   Eating bad food is such a waste! </p>
<p>I agree with the posters recommending healthy cookbooks.  I&#8217;d also suggest watching some cooking shows on tv &#8211; lots of good tips there.  </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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