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Burning The Scale

October 22nd, 2007

Gary Taubes On Larry King Live

You might remember me mentioning the groundbreaking book Good Calories, Bad Calories by scientific journalist Gary Taubes. When I found out he was going to be on CNN’s Larry King Live last Friday, I knew I had to watch.
To make it as controversial as possible, there were several low-fat supporters on board. Dr. Oz, Oprah’s […]

By Claire -- 7 comments

September 30th, 2007

Another Great Milk Substitute

You may remember that I blogged back in July about Calorie Countdown milk, a low-carb, low calorie milk great for those on a diet. Well, at my local health food store I was looking through the various soy milks when I came upon Blue Diamond Almond Breeze. I found a vanilla version that was unsweetened […]

By Claire -- 0 comments

September 28th, 2007

The Kimkins Drama

You may remember a post I did around the time I started this blog touting Kimkins as a “miracle diet.” Indeed, you will lose weight fast on Kimkins, named for founder Kimmer, because it cuts out both carbs and fat, leaving you with an essentially all-protein diet. It’s also extremely low-calorie - as low as […]

By Claire -- 6 comments

September 28th, 2007

I’m Back…

Well, I flew in from Salt Lake City, Utah last night. We are now done with our honeymoon and I need to go about changing my name on all my credit cards, social security, IDs, etc.
We had a great time in Utah - although at the end of this long trip I am about 5 […]

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August 20th, 2007

Jumping On The Fage Greek Yogurt Bandwagon

There’s been a lot of buzz online and in magazines lately about Fage 2% greek yogurt. Some of the gals who’ve talked about include Dietgirl and Jen from Yet Another Weight Watchers Blog.
Apparently this yogurt, which is low in fat, carbs and calories, is deliciously creamy and wonderful. It comes in original, 0% and 2%, […]

By Claire -- 7 comments

August 16th, 2007

Smoothie King’s Low Carb Smoothie Review

Smoothies are increasingly popular these days, with many companies trying to make them healthier by substituting Splenda for sugar and such. Recently I was craving a subsitute for a smoothie I used to get at Smoothie King - a diet vanilla smoothie made with bananas as the thickener. So, I decided to try their low […]

By Claire -- 3 comments

August 13th, 2007

A Diet-Buster: The Airport

Several years ago, when I was about 16, I was en route to Salt Lake City with a stop in Houston, Texas. With a few hours to kill in the airport, we walked from one end to the other. Taking a look around, the only thing people seemed to be doing was eating. There were […]

By Claire -- 0 comments