Originally Posted by alicat

Cowman: Are you a nutritionist? Your post sounds to me like an amalgam of every diet book on the market currently. Who said I only eat veggies? I said that we eat alot of tomatoes, garlic and olive oil, not that that's all we eat. They are accompaniments to lean meats like Talapia, ground Sirloin, shrimp, chicken or turkey breast. We prefer Italian or "mediterranean" dishes, of which the aforementioned ingredients play a big part in.

I did not say I eat one meal a day, I said I eat 1 1/2 meals a day, which was a slip on my part. My family has always called lunch a "half" meal because breakfast and dinner were the main meals of the day. You load up in the morning, sate your appetite midday and then satisfy your hunger in the evening. Can you tell me what the sense is in eating breakfast only to ralph it up 15 minutes later? No nutrients are being absorbed and I have to deal with being sick every morning. No thank you, I gave up on breakfast when this started a couple of years ago (and I love the "typical" breakfast foods, whether it's bacon, oatmeal, cereal, bagels, eggs, yogurt, etc.). Do you know something my doctor doesn't that would allow me to keep food down in the morning? I can't eat breakfast but I eat lunch (the 1/2 meal but for me is a full meal) and dinner.

My hubby has the same thing happen to him if he eats later than 9 at night and he is as thin as a rail and healthy. I've had tests, all normal. I know what a calorie deficit is. I use a computer program everyday to track my fat intake, calorie intake, calories burned, etc.... I have been excercising (as previously stated) to the best of my ability and I think losing 50 lbs. in a healthy amount of time is an accomplishment. I know that muscle burns more calories than fat, and no, I am not losing, but gaining muscle. Why are you so eager to point a finger at me without knowing anything factual and not paying attention to what I've said?