I've been trying different things. I'm using Diet Pro software from Radium Technologies to do my tracking. SparkPeople does a lot of the same stuff. I did Weight Watchers in the past with some success. I did NutriSystem with some initial success but then stalled out. I did Atkins for a couple months. I've also done Medifast. I would recommend Medifast except that the soy in the diet caused some problems with my hormones. At the beginning of the year, I tried the Master Cleanse. It ...

I've been trying different things. I'm using Diet Pro software from Radium Technologies to do my tracking. SparkPeople does a lot of the same stuff. I did Weight Watchers in the past with some success. I did NutriSystem with some initial success but then stalled out. I did Atkins for a couple months. I've also done Medifast. I would recommend Medifast except that the soy in the diet caused some problems with my hormones. At the beginning of the year, I tried the Master Cleanse. It seriously messed up my metabolism. I began gaining 2# a week and ended up regaining ALL the weight I had lost on my second round of Medifast and then some. I completed a round of the hCG Diet in hopes that it will reset my metabolism, as it promises to do. I wasn't very good about the stabilization phase, so I kind of bombed out on that. I can say that most people I know who have done the stabilization phase properly have done well with it.

I am currently reading "The China Study" back in 2010. I tried veganism for a few months, but it turned out to be a problem for me. I developed a physical type of depression. I added animal foods to my diet again, and I've been fine since. A close reading of "The China Study" reveals that the most vegan people tended to suffer from infectious disease and deficiencies. The fact that a vegan diet must be supplemented with B-12 should be indication enough that the diet is not natural to man. After all, B-12 pills are not found in nature.

I live in Torrance, CA, and I have a membership at 24 Hour Fitness at the corner of PCH and Crenshaw. I would love to have a female workout buddy there. I'm doing T-Tapp exercise routines using DVDs at home, and I'm looking into doing some HIIT as well.

I practice hypnotherapy in Redondo Beach. Weight control is one of my specialties. I've recently added Virtual Gastric Band Hypnosis to my repetoire. It's a method for those with a BMI over 30 to get the benefits of a gastric band without the risks of surgery. I've recommended SparkPeople to all of my weight control clients. No matter what program they follow, SparkPeople articles can inspire them to stay on plan.

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