Natural Living

That does sound like an extreme diet! Good luck to you! This past fall my husband and I watched a movie called "Sick, Fat, and Nearly Dead" about a man who had been suffering from a skin ailment for over a decade and was overweight. He went on a plant based juice diet and had great results with both problems. I'd also recommend that you watch "Forks over Knives" as these doctors have very strong evidence of the benefits of a natural diet. I'd be interested to know what you think if you do watch either movie. I, myself, am not on a plant based diet but have eliminated almost all meats and dairy and now processed foods. One of the downsides of plant based diets is that they are very expensive :(. Anyway, best of luck to you! Melissa

Wow Tracy that is really quite impressive to lose 90 lbs! WOW! I have never ever lost that much in a year. The most I ever lost was 45 lbs on the Original Weight Watchers plan back in 1990. I can tell you that you aren't alone when it comes to craving sugar, they say that humans have a natural affinity toward sweets! And we are all only human, right? Do you try to eat low carb? Have you ever tried Truvia or Stevia as a sweetener? It is extremely sweet and you only need a little bit, say in coffee or tea, or cereal, oatmeal etc. I think the problem is the American diet makes eating junk easier and more affordable. I am going broke on healthy food! But I guess an operation or hospital stay is more expensive, right? I have been on my plan for a little over a week, and I am already feeling the carbs sneaking back in, yest we ate pizza (with veggies) but still carbs. I find myself craving it today, maybe b/c of the pizza yest? Who know. I have no motivation to exercise, but that is just bec