PS I didn't keep the weight off, because I cracked and had a potato or something! I did end up stopping trying to lose weight, because every time I did I gained it back plus 20, so I figured I should stop around 220, and now I just try to eat in a healthier manner and make sure I get my veggies!

The salad-heavy everything else-light diet has been working (slooooowly) for me the last six months. It has the virtue of being sustainable indefinitely since I'm not really depriving myself of anything, just being watchful.

Atkins always worked for a couple months and then plateaued for me, though I actually find it easier to stick to an extreme no-margin-for-error diet than just sensible portion control. I am not trading bananas and grain-based snacks for Charlie horses and constipation if I'm not showing continued weight loss in the bargain.

O+ and seriously overweight. I haven't eaten meat in about 30 years, and honestly I was super skinny when I did. I may love the carbs and fruits and veggies, but they may not love me. Still I can't imagine going back to being a carnivore so I just have to be choosier with my carbilicious choices.

Timelies all!

I seem to have angered the traffic gods somehow, if the last few days are any indication.

I actually find it easier to stick to an extreme no-margin-for-error diet than just sensible portion control.

Oh, me too. The more regimented the diet the easier it is for me up until I just can't take it anymore. And when I go off the plan, I really go off. Atkins is sort of a happy medium for me that I can sustain for many months, even years, although currently I am rather tired of it and wanting something else.

I don't think I'll ever be a person who just never eats refined sugar again, (or red meat or whatever). I'm not even willing to commit to never eating white potatoes again and I'm legit allergic. Sometimes it's worth the risk.

-t, I had no idea you have thalassemia. I have another friend who has a severe version of it. She wasn't supposed to live past 18 and she is in her 40s now.

I'm at the airport, eating dinner and waiting for my flight home from this crappy trip. Well, work wise I accomplished what I came out here for. My asthma is on a hair trigger so I keep reminding myself to go slow, take long, slow, deep breaths, and I'll be home soon.

AB- and the Eat Right for Your Type diet worked for me pretty well.

I eat salt as a snack and my BP is super low. I want to drop 15-20lbs and gain some muscle.

I was a veg for 25 years and then became a poultritarian for 7ish years and it did me no good. Now I'm pretty much vegan after a year of being veg-ish.

My downfall is salty crunch carbs. Me and Frenchie Fries had to break up entirely. I just love him tooooo much.

O+, and though I need All Of The Protein, I also go bonkers if I don't have carbs at least once a day.

I wasn't diagnosed until well into my 30s and I don't really have severe symptoms. It's nice to have an explanation for some of the medical mysteries in my past, though.

I hope getting home is uneventful and easy, Suzi, and your lungs cooperate.

I'm A+, rather than describing my diet as high/low protein or high/low carb, I tend to think of it as high fat. Lots of nuts and nut butters (and even butter butter to be honest) and lots of avocado.