Replies to post #20455 on Traders Cooperative

[Joe Stocks]

OT- Newly. We could have wonderful meals together.<VBG>
Sounds like my prefered diet. Funny, my wife of 15 years feels that I need more and makes these big meals. My favorite meal is Celery with peanut butter, apple slices, a few slivers of cheddar cheese, and some seedless grapes. Water is by far my drink of choice. I too am very near my weight when I got out of the service, although I think a few fat cells has replaced some muscle. My wife is a vegatarian and I can't eat anything with gluten so the salad thing works out great.

[See Shasta]

Good advice, Newly. My brother, who was on blood pressure medication since high school, was able to stop the drugs in his 40's by not eating anything from a cow. He dropped a bunch of weight too and says he feels great.

[extelecom]

Newly, Tks. The medication is barely required. I have come a long way from where I was 4 years ago when I started the medicine. I actually think my old Dr. was mad because I got better. I think he was disappointed I managed to avoid taking any Cholesterol drugs just by making a few sinple changes in my diet.<G>
I do eat a lot of Salad and cut way back on the beef/pork products. I never was a salt-a-holic like so many are. I rarely even touch a salt shaker.
I am going to visit some friends in Louisiana soon so I may have to start with the fruit/veggie diet when I get back!<g>

[steviee]

Newly, good advice for some people. I eat as much as i want of anything i'm hungry for and still weigh what i did in high school. If i followed your advice i'd be a bag of bones. Metabolism dictates ;)