Thanks and Yay!

[SleepyD]

Thanks FlorayG,

I agree that the classical math doesn't add up. I was talking to an NP yesterday about this, and she adheres to the counting calories version of truth, which never gets falsified because it can't be tested. The fallback excuse for people who eat a ton but never gain weight is "they have faster metabolisms" - so what would that mean exactly? All i know for sure is that the people who do this for a living haven't got it all worked out, so I don't think i'll get to the bottom of it in my spare time. "Whatever works for me" is henceforth in effect!

[Aradasky]

No I wouldn't want to be in the same room as lettuce again! And I can say that I loose more if I keep my calories down as well. some days I eat fewer than 20 carbs, and if there are enough of those days, it seems I do loose more. Your statement is what the Atkins propels say, add carbs until you stop loosing or start gaining and then that is your limit. Makes sense. Very interesting about triglycerides.