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Peanut Butter Diet

shrkntz said: "I like the carb watch peanut butter on brown bread toast for breakfast and sometimes during day. I do that because it is heavier and fills me up longer than a salad. I don't seem to get enough protein in a day so that is and alternative for me rather than a big steak at dinner. The carb watch peanut butter was way lower than that in fats and carbs and it tastes the same."

shrkntz said: "[color=teal]I can't believe that one post about peanut butter would make someone so irate. Sometimes I may not agree with someone but for the most part I take what I want and leave the rest. It is best to listen to different views because sometimes what you are doing may not work and someone else's tip might just get things moving along. I think that being open and honest yet conserving opinion if you get over worked about an issue might work best. I like to read posts and take what I need from it. I [color=red]don'[/color][color=red]t[/color] remember reading the peanut butter post and seeing ......YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THIS DIET AND LISTEN TO ALL IT HAS TO SAY.... I saw information and read it...and took to the account that it came from a person who seems to know what she is saying and/or is just trying to add some spice to posts. I have learned in this site that it is best to keep strong opinions to self and just let someone know personally that you don't like what they said. Instead of knocking them down, just listen and learn what you need to learn. Everyone is different, in shape, size, age, metabolism....each responds a different way to everything. My diets have been very varied and I have tried all the shortcuts, you just have to keep experimenting and find what works for you. I am no expert, I am only human.[/color]"

Heather said: "Unique.. Sorry to hear about what happened to you and especially your dad. (I just read this post this morning) I'm not going to get too heavily involved in the discussion on what it is right and what is wrong. Variety in your diet keeps it interesting. A serving of peanut butter every once again is better than a lot of other "snack foods""

helplesscase said: "I've heard of that before...."

UniqueMystique said: "Lose Weight on the Peanut Butter Diet Eat 4 to 6 tablespoons of peanut butter every day. You'll lose weight and you won't be hungry. Yeah, yeah, peanut butter is loaded with calories. But it's also packed with monounsaturated fats, which Men's Health magazine calls the original death-defying potion. In fact, the magazine goes so far as to say we should all be on the Skippy Diet to reduce the risk of heart disease AND to lose weight. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital concluded that people who consumed foods that were high in monounsaturated fats, including olive oil, avocados, and peanut butter, were more likely to lose weight and keep it off than people following a more regimented, lower-fat diet. These amazing claims were backed up by researchers at Purdue University. It's really pretty simple: Peanut butter is filling. BUT. Limit your Jif Diet to no more than 6 tablespoons of the gooey stuff a day. What do you eat on the peanut butter diet? Men's Health offers this menu: Breakfast: Peanut Butter and Banana Shake (1 cup of fat-free milk, 1 medium banana, and 2 Tbsp. peanut butter liquefied in a blender) Lunch: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich and an apple Snack: Peanut butter on a rice cake Dinner: It's peanut-butter free! But be sensible and enjoy a skinless chicken breast, chopped nuts, an avocado, and a salad for example. In case you need justification to go on the peanut butter diet, how about justifying a healthy heart? Peanut butter may just lower your risk of heart disease and stroke. Reuters reports that Italian researchers have concluded that women who consume less vitamin E may be at a far greater risk of heart disease and stroke. Vitamin E seems to protect against plaque build-up or arteriosclerosis at the carotid bifurcation, the Y-shaped branch in the arteries of the neck. And peanut butter is packed with vitamin E--along with canned salmon with the bones, canned tuna fish, olive oil, almonds, and sunflower seeds. Led by Dr. Paolo Rubba from Federico II University in Naples, Italy, the research team examined 310 women aged 30 to 69, measuring their blood levels of vitamins A, C, E, and other antioxidants. They also interviewed each participant about her medical history, drug use, personal habits, and food consumption. Based on this information, the women were divided into three groups based on their vitamin E consumption. (None were taking vitamin supplements.) Those who ate a diet that was the richest in vitamin E foods also had the lowest build-up of plaque in the carotid bifurcation. Reuters reports that those who consumed the least vitamin E were nearly three times more likely to have arterial plaque regardless of age, smoking habits, blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), and other heart disease risk factors. How vitamin E protects against heart disease and stroke is not yet known. The study findings were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition."

UniqueMystique said: "I've actually heard that eating a spoonful of peanut butter will keep you from feeling hungry throughout the day."

UniqueMystique said: "Peanut Butter, Nuts Lower Diabetes Risk The More Consumed, the More Protection for Women By Sid Kirchheimer WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 Nov. 26, 2002 -- You stick it in the kids' lunchbox and it sticks to the roof of their mouths. And now, researchers say that peanut butter may help stick it to the nation's diabetes epidemic. In a new study, Harvard researchers found that women who regularly consume peanut butter and nuts have a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes compared to those who don't -- and the more they eat, the lower the risk. Their findings are published in the Nov. 27 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association. "While peanut butter and nuts do contain lots of fats, most are unsaturated fats -- the healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats that previous research shows can improve glucose and insulin stability," says researcher Rui Jiang, MD, of Harvard School of Public Health. Women who reported eating a tablespoon of peanut butter at least five times a week had a 21% reduced risk of type 2 diabetes compared to those who rarely or never ate it, according to the study. A 27% decrease was noted in women who consumed five ounces of nuts each week compared to women who never or almost never consumed nuts. The findings are based on questionnaires sent every four years to 83,000 women participating in Harvard's ongoing Nurses' Health Study, which has tracked their dietary and health habits over 16 years. During that time, the researchers documented 3,200 new cases of type 2 diabetes in these women. "We didn't distinguish what types of nuts were consumed -- we just asked if they ate nuts or peanut butter and did the calculations," Jiang tells WebMD. "But we do not expect the association to differ by the type of nuts, because they have a similar nutrient profile. Most nuts, as well as peanut butter, are rich in the healthy types of fats and a good source of antioxidant vitamins, plant protein, and dietary fiber." Type 2 diabetes is among the fastest-growing epidemics in the U.S. During the 1990s, the number of new diagnoses jumped 50%, reports the CDC. About 200,000 Americans die from its complications each year, which include heart disease and stroke. In the December 1999 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Penn State researchers found that a diet rich in nuts and other foods high in monounsaturated fats reduced risk of heart disease by 21%, compared to a 12% drop noted in a more traditional low-fat diet. A one-ounce serving of peanuts supplies about 14% of the daily recommendation for protein, 8% of fiber. It also contains 25% of vitamin E, 20% of niacin, 12% of magnesium, and 10% of copper, folate, and potassium. That handful of nuts also contains about 170 calories. That's why the Harvard researchers and others urge that regular peanut butter and nut consumption be used as its original intention -- as a replacement for meat and other foods, not in addition to them. Peanut butter was originally used as a nutrient-rich meat alternative for patients of health guru (and later cereal baron) John Harvey Kellogg, who patented the creamy spread and introduced it as such at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. "There is quite a body of literature showing that regular nut consumption can have all these benefits, but if it promotes increased body weight, we may be buying one advantage and losing on another," says Rick Mattes, PhD, RD, of Purdue University. "And that's where our research comes in." He is currently investigating the best way to eat nut products in order to reap the maximum benefit of his previous research -- that peanuts and peanut butter satisfy hunger longer than other snacks. "We have already found that people who regularly consume nuts spontaneously eat less at other times of the day," he tells WebMD. "Our newest study, which we're doing right now, is to test when and how it is best to eat nut products so you don't gain weight, such as with a meal, before a meal, after a meal -- and in what form.""

UniqueMystique said: "I didn't say anything about it being a 'bit' higher in calories or anything else. It wasn't my intention for anyone to switch to a diet of mainly peanut butter either. I just posted it for information's sake...and Razor added even more information. Thanks! That was an eye opener! There are people here on a vegetarian diet though and adding a bit of peanut butter to their diet could possibly help them get in some needed protein and necessary fats for healthy living. Personally...I hate peanut butter. I was in a serious rafting accident when I was 17 years old. I was stranded for three days and nights on the Rio Grande River in the early part of January. When I was rescued...the first thing I was given was a jar of peanut butter and a spoon....nothing to drink with it. When they got me back to the ranger station...they gave me Gatorade (which I also now hate)."

UniqueMystique said: "Yes, Razor...I have been through a lot. I don't regret any of it though. I've learned a lot in my relatively short lifetime. I had went on the rafting trip with my father and my boyfriend (now husband). It was the first time my boyfriend and I had ever been rafting. My dad was an avid rafter. I had frostbitten feet and had lost 20 pounds by the time they found me three days later. I was on a small sandbar, in the shade, with nothing but a cliff and water around me. My boyfriend managed to get out on the sunny side a few miles before me. My father did not return from this trip...he died on the river. He died doing something he loved doing.....I hope that's the way I go and not from some stupid illness that I could have prevented."

UniqueMystique said: "I love this place! :D Something always interesting! ;)"

UniqueMystique said: "......I love you....You love me.....We're a happy family........"

UniqueMystique said: "HeHeHeHe!!!! Putting the "FUN" in dysFUNctional, eh????"

UniqueMystique said: "*Smiles* Razor...you are very knowledgeable and I do not think that I have ever disagreed with your method of weight loss. In fact...I don't think that many here disagree with you. There's nothing wrong with being a drill seargent at the gym either...if you have willing participants. You're right...many people have tried other ways of weight loss...and many were successful.... to only find that it all creeps back plus some. I am going to disagree with you that your way is the 'only' way to lose weight though. People can lose weight with numerous methods. However...they have to be religious about eating right, drinking water, and exercising (both cardio and strength). Now having said that.....it would be easier to just start with your method and keep it up. Now, Razor......how long had you been trying to lose weight before you had the epiphany to lose it this way? How many diet fads and gimmicks did you try before you came to the realization that this was 'the way'? If someone had came to you and told you that this was 'the way' in the beginning...would you have listened? Probably not....just like many others here. If someone had tried to brow beat this information into you early on....you would most likely have resisted it too. The lure to this site is the feeling that you aren't going to be judged or beat up over your decisions.....I have tried to explain that to Stroutman too. Now the positive side to the lure is.....even though they are here for 'their way' people can learn a healthier way of living and if they witness other's losing 'your way'...then they may likely follow and try it. The other side is.....people may have health and physical reasons why they cannot do things 'exactly' as you wish they would. Some people require different diets....some people are restricted to what they can do for exercise, etc. Just try and keep in mind that there are 'some' differences in people and their abilities. That's all I ask. If you disagree with a post......feel free to disagree......but the harshness is unneccessary."

UniqueMystique said: "*Smiles Again* Razor...I remember you posting a while back that this wasn't the first time you had tried to lose weight...that you had tried before this attempt. But that's not my point.....my point is that by posting your past and present experiences...what works for you...in a friendly and non-judgemental way goes farther with people than barking at them. Also including your experiences with others losing on the same regimen is also helpful. You seem like you won't freak if I give you some personal criticism...and I promise not to freak if you do the same with me. So...here goes.....and this is only 'my' opinion. You lack some people skills and you lack some tact. Both of which I have been accused of in the past. I've worked real hard to try and see other people's points of view...I may not always agree with thier views...but I do try and seek out why they think and feel the way that they do. Life is a learning experience and I think that we can all learn something from one another here. Razor...I like you, you are intelligent and quite knowledgeable about health and fitness...but I don't think people here really 'know' much about you. You've rarely responded to any of the posts that have nothing to do with eating right or working out. This makes you seem standoffish and unapproachable. Why not share some of your other interests with the members? Is there anything else you like doing? If you go out for the evening...what do you like to do? If people find you appraochable...they will be more apt to listen to you. Now...as for Stroutman not coming into the site anymore...... I'm not entirely sure that's true....he "HAS" been in the site recently, he just hasn't posted anything. True...maybe he feels that people aren't taking his advice. But to be fair...it takes him about two weeks to answer questions on his own message board. Also.....I'm sure that some people don't respect him as much as they would you. He's come to this site...never, ever having a weight problem and tauting that he has most of the answers. He is also quite young too. How can someone that has never been pudgy be a role model to other members? Does he know his stuff?......Of course he does!!!! Just doesn't make it any easier for others to relate to him. I love Stroutman to pieces...he's a great, fun loving, knowledgeable guy....but he also lacks in the people skills and tact department. (Sorry, Stroutman.....I hope you don't mind my being critical.) Get involved....let the people here know the 'person' behind your success! I promise you'll get farther. :)"

UniqueMystique said: "That makes perfect sense. I've only seriously tried twice. The first was prior to my last pregnancy and I posted my complications from that and my weight gain. This is my second and hopefully last attempt at losing....I want to be able to work on 'maintaining' and staying healthy! I didn't think that you were pissed. You are a strong woman and you have strong opinions. In script though.....it comes across much differently...especially if people don't know us."

UniqueMystique said: "Snap...I made peace with what happened on that trip a long time ago. Things happen for a reason. I learned a lot about myself. Just moments before I was rescued....I had said my good-byes to this world and was prepared to move on. I'm still alive for a reason...and when I do die...I wanna go out in a blaze doing something I love doing...Just like my dad did!"

UniqueMystique said: "Do I need to start singing again???? :D"

Razor said: "Y'all have got to be kidding me? Y'all are saying it is a little higher in calories. Um MORE THAN TWICE the amount of calories than protein and carbs. High in good fat yes but fat is still fat folks! Too much of it is not good! Peanut butter also has a decent amount of saturated fat as well. Breakfast: Peanut Butter and Banana Shake (1 cup of fat-free milk, 1 medium banana, and 2 Tbsp. peanut butter liquefied in a blender) [COLOR=Red]16g protein - 44g carbs - 16g fat = 384 calories in this one meal 38% fat! [/COLOR] Lunch: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich and an apple [COLOR=Red]12g protein - 67g carbs - 16g fat = 460 calories in this one. I only used 2 tblsp of PB and 1 tblsp of jelly. We all know we use more than that. I also used whole wheat bread.[/COLOR] Snack: Peanut butter on a rice cake [COLOR=Red]9g protein - 13g carbs - 16g fat = 232 calories Ionly used the serving size as 2 tblsp of peanut butter.[/COLOR] Dinner: It's peanut-butter free! But be sensible and enjoy a skinless chicken breast, chopped nuts, an avocado, and a salad for example [COLOR=Red]33g protein - 23g carbs - 47g fat = 647 calories. I did not even add in the salad. I used one medium california avacado, and 1oz mixed nuts.[/COLOR] All these meals equal out to: 70g protein - 147g carbs - 95g fat = 1,723 calories and you barely ate anything!!!! There is not very much fiber in this whole day and 50% of your calories are coming from fat, and you are only getting 16% protein. "That handful of nuts also contains about 170 calories. " <--- Folks! One oz of nuts is about 180 calories. One heaping full cup of green beans has about 20 calories and about 3 times the fiber that nuts have for the feeling of full! So you walk away feeling full and get to eat more than the choice of nuts!!! Why would anyone even say they might try it??????????"

Razor said: "Qian "A little higher in calories, " Holly "Hmmmm...I might try it. " I was talking about these two statements Unique. You are right about vegetarians though! They will benefit from peanut butter more because of their lack of Omega 3's and Omega 6's that you usually find in fish and other meats. I have swayed away from nuts and stuff unless on a special occasion and people put it out as a snack. Every now and then if I get a sweet tooth I will have some peanut butter on a spoon. Unique, it seems like you have been through a lot of stuff in life."

Razor said: "[QUOTE=Qian]Razor, you need to mellow out. I wasn't saying eating peanut butter all day was good. I was simply stating that it makes a good snack. [COLOR=Red] I would much rather have a handful of nuts, than a heaping cup of green beans, for a snack. [/COLOR] and yes, nuts when compared to a granola bar or cereal bar have a few more calories. If you don't agree with something just say why, and leave it at that. The negative undertones are not needed, [COLOR=Red]the people here are able to make their own decisions and if they want to work peanut butter or nuts into their diet, why not.[/COLOR] They don't need to have someone in the background saying things like "Why would anyone even say they might try it??????????" [COLOR=Red] I'm sure they can make the right decisions for their body, and if it doesn't work I'm sure they are smart enough to stop.[/COLOR] I like your opinions and thoughts, but just because you don't like an idea don't rip into it. No one is the same, and shouldn't be made to feel bad because they want to try something different.[/QUOTE] Qian - "[COLOR=Red]Ive been working on losing weight for probable 10 years now[/COLOR], mainly yo-yoing up and down for most of that. I'm really trying to make a change in how I eat now, so that I don't gain weight back after I lose it." Okay first, I had no negative undertones and I am glad that you are so well advanced that you can tell my emotions through writing on a post, but your post made me think about something. I thought about over the evening because I read this post at 5 PM yesterday. Now you have been trying to lose weight for 10 years and it seems that you have been unsuccessful probably because you were doing things you "rather" instead of the things that you HAVE to do for healthy weight loss and nutrition. When you choose a handful of nuts OVER a cup of green beans or any other vegetable then you are making a WRONG decision. I do not care if it is what you rather or not. It is a bad decision. I never once said nuts were bad. Even the article that Unique posted said 1 tablespoon 5 days a week. That is one tablespoon a day (half a serving size). Nuts do have reaping benefits and I never denied that but still does not mean you can chow down on them. A snack every now and then is fine, but most of you on this site are counting calories. Wouldn't you rather eat more quantity of food to hit your limit???? Some people on this forum are so ignorant in this whole weight loss thing (before anyone take offense please see the definition for ignorant) I can tell any one of you that I have the answer to weight loss! It is eating 5 meals a day. Each of them being no bigger than a saucer. Each meal must contain one lean meat of your choice cooked how you wish, and one of your favorite veggies. Chug a gallon of water a day. Lift weights no matter where you lift them. I can tell you this all day long and yet most of you will not listen or come back and post that "my" way is not the only way. People are here to lose weight "their" way. Well guess what folks apprently over the years most of the people here "your" way has not worked for you has it? Now funny thing is if I posted something like what worked for me was I ate pretty much what I wanted. I still ate fast food. I ate smaller portions and I did not have to exercise at all. The secret is to drink 8oz of grapefruit juice after every meal. The grapefruit acts as a catalyst and burns off all the calories you just ate. I am sure right now most of you are thinking that sounds familiar. Now by writing that I would not get one post saying that "my" way is not the only way, and people are different Razor and they lose weight different ways. Why because this way of dieting sounds good. Sh*t is I can eat what I want and just drink grapefruit juice then well let's do it. I would get post like thanks Razor I might try that. You all know what I am writing is true! That is why Stroutman has not posted in a long time is because everytime we try to help we get things like above. Why? Because we tell you like it is and most of you DO NOT want to hear it! Now like it or not the way to lose weight and do it permantly is to do what I have said all along. 5 Small healthy meals a day, freakin hella water, and strength training exercise. I do not mean walking around your apartment complex. Hell yeah who wouldn't want to do that for their only exercise. I would love to not lift weight every night and instead go walking with my wife at night around my subdivision. So many of you still want to eat cookies and "light" ice cream because someone mentioned moderation. Well moderation = once a month not once a week. Some of you buy "light" ice cream because it is significatly less calories. Get over it, it is still ice cream. Why not just once a month bury your face in a carton of the good stuff and be done with it. Now none of you can take my advice and continue to lose weight so slowly that you give up or you go up and down and up and down in weight and then quit out of sheer frustration. Unique you were right that I would be like a drill instructor in the gym. You know all I ever see on this forum is excuses. Especially ones why you can't go to a gym or buy a set of dumbbells for the house. I have heard every excuse in the world, and I have an answer for 98% of them. Sorry of this post is harsh but I can see why Stroutman left. Most of y'all shun help because it is not as sweet and nice as you want to hear it. Here is what I ate yesterday and MIND yall I have to be 50% more strict because I have lost my intial weight (70lbs in about a year) and now I want to cut up! So you can eat more than I can and still lose weight right. Wait! a gym or some set of weights needs to be involved. Breakfast: Protein shake - boiled broccoli (I filled my water jug with the excess water) Snack: Small slice homemade veggie pizza (soy protein crust) Lunch: 1 cup salad greens with homemade dressing (lemon juice, garlic, salt) Snack ( on the drive home) Protein shake- raw broccoli spears Dinner: Boiled catfish with spray butter and garlic (portion the size of my palm) spinach and saurkraut Add 1.5 gallons of water! This is my rant and I don't care who get pist off at this post because most of you deep down know I am right that going to the gym everyday and not eating crap at least once a week is not what YOU want to hear about how to lose weight. This site says lose weight your way. Well I do not think anyone would be here if losing weight their way had ever worked in the first place. I wish I could a lot of things MY WAY."

Razor said: "Unique, In my post I always made sure I said "most" people as well as for excuses I have said that I have answers for 98% of them and not 100%. I do know that there are certain situations that people have to be on different diets and exercise regimines. So I do know there are some legit excuses I promise =) Now the first time I decided I had to lose weight was the only time I lost weight. When I told myself I had to lose I promised myself I was going to do it the right way so I did months of research on the internet. I figured out what I needed to do and I implemented it. So the way that I speak of is not "MY" way. It is the way it gets done. For most things there is only one right way. There is only one right way to start your car, although it can be done many ways, there is only one right way. There is only one right way to put fuel in your car. There is only one right way to do a lot of things although it can be done in a different fashion. It brings the passion out of me because I will see someone try to lose weight and they go buy a book or buy something off of TV, but I show them me right there full proof that 3 days a week lifting weights and pretty much eating whatever you want as long as it is healthy is what did it. Most people would much rather believe the TV. The reason I believe most peoples excuses are bull****(like my freaking mothers who will be on her death bed soon from smoking, drinking, and eating everything in site) she says she can't work out because her hips and back. Yeah all that hurt on me too when I was carrying around a 5 year old. So anyway! True story! My girlfriend (yeah you guessed it. Not only am I a harsh, I am also gay) has had 5 major back surgeries. Doctors wanted to do a fusion which you should know is certain destruction from her on out. Most people who have major work like that done to their back have not only chronic pain for the rest of their life but also will end up not walking at some point. She has Spinal Degenerative Disorder, as well as Sciatica. She has every prescription to every pain killer, muscle relaxer, and anti inflammatories you can think of. She has had numerous steroid injections. Anytime she goes to the doctor and they see her back they ask what ever medicine she wants she gets. She was going to have to learn to live with chronic pain everyday of her life. This was all before I met her of course. Well today she takes NO medicine and is NEVER in pain. She has ZERO problems with her back. It's almost like she never had the issues at all. Why? She started lifting weights. Against the advice of some she did her research and knew she had to strengthen her own muscles to help support her back. That is what she did. I have not seen her take a pill since I have known her. When she skips the gym for more than two weeks then she starts to get uncomfortable again so then it means back to the gym. That is why I do not believe in excuses so much because I saw someone who could barely get around because it hurt do bad to go start lifting weights and now can 3 times as far as me and at 3 times the speed. But to answer your question, I only gave myself a one time shot at it so I had to do it right. I am at the same place again but just not fat. I need to lose body fat and I need to get on track and do what I know is right to get it done."

Razor said: "A serving of peanut butter every once again is better than a lot of other "snack foods" Exactly what I said in my other post! Thank SnapPea for agreeing with me =)"

Razor said: "I was not irrate nor upset about anything! I am not sure why everyone thinks I got pissed off but I didn't. Nothing said or done on a forum board will piss me off. I have too much other stuff to worry about. Unique, You are right about that, I did try some things but it was not like long bouts of trying to lose weight. I was doing those things while doing research on how to do it the right way if that makes sense. I was on slim fast for like 2 days until I figured out that was crap so I stopped. I was on Weight Watchers for like a week until my research proved that was crap so I quit. So I did try a lot of things but never like tried them as my sole weight loss. Does that make sense. Also what I meant was that I started August 1st 2002 and this was the first and only time I ever said "hey I am losing this weight", and I lost it. I hope that makes sense."

Holly said: ":eek: Oh my gosh! I love peanut butter!!!! I wonder if the calorie count for this menu plan is low enough for women. I think minus dinner it would equal about 1,200. So, I guess I could keep it in at 1,500 calories. Hmmmm...I might try it. Acutally, the first thought that came to my mind was Reeses Peaunt Butter Cups...no, I won't have any. ;)"

Holly said: "I never realized the power of Vitamin E. So, it looks like nuts and peanut butter help reduce the chances of type 2 diabetes and decreases plaque build-up in the arteries...that's great...what a simple solution (or at least partial solution). :)"

Holly said: "Interesting indeed :) . And, I agree with Qian. Chill out Razor. Maybe I will try it, but do you think I'm going to follow it word for word? No. I already incorporate nuts into my diet and I may add in peanut butter instead for something different. I don't think you should be so harsh on a food that has so many health benefits. Also, when Qian said "a bit high", I think he was probably just making a casual statement and being polite in the process. We can all look at the nutrition facts on the peanut butter jar and make our own decisions."

Holly said: "A happy little disfuntional family. :) Functional families are boring. :cool:"

Holly said: "You got it. ;)"

Holly said: "I know I should let it go...however...I feel rather insulted. I don't like how Razor makes it sound like she's the only one that knows anything about losing weight on this forum. When I was 18, I weighed 220 and I managed to get down to 135 in the course of about 2 years. Yes, I've gained about 15 back, but I'm not on a yo-yo trend. I got a little lazy with diet and a little more focused on school, but now I'm taking care of it. Last thing, I good writer communicates her emotions through her writing. Ok, I'm done. :)"

Holly said: "No....well, if you want to that would be OK. :p"

Qian said: "If I get hungry, I used to have 2 Tbs of peanut butter. It would usually tide me over until a regular meal. Cashew butter and almond butter are really good too. Nuts are a great snack. A little higher in calories, but the health benefits are there. Cool article"

Qian said: "Razor, you need to mellow out. I wasn't saying eating peanut butter all day was good. I was simply stating that it makes a good snack. I would much rather have a handful of nuts, than a heaping cup of green beans, for a snack. and yes, nuts when compared to a granola bar or cereal bar have a few more calories. If you don't agree with something just say why, and leave it at that. The negative undertones are not needed, the people here are able to make their own decisions and if they want to work peanut butter or nuts into their diet, why not. They don't need to have someone in the background saying things like "Why would anyone even say they might try it??????????" I'm sure they can make the right decisions for their body, and if it doesn't work I'm sure they are smart enough to stop. I like your opinions and thoughts, but just because you don't like an idea don't rip into it. No one is the same, and shouldn't be made to feel bad because they want to try something different."

Qian said: "Okay, I'm going to say my peace and leave it at that. I like to read other ideas and thoughts. I like to learn. I know that there is more than one way to do something, and that somtimes you can have multiple ways to accomplish that. If someone is going to try something new I'm not going to say they're wrong, i'll encourage them and hope it works. I have been trying to lose weight for 10 years, but not because diets didn't work. It's because I lacked the will power to eat correctly. I mean really, eating at fast food 6-10 times a week, Duh, of course I'm going to gain weight back. I'm trying to make a life change for the first time. I think that no one can lose weight on any diet and keep it off unless they are willing to change their life and habits. I hope no one takes this the wrong way, but this is how I feel and think. If you don't agree that is fine with me, but don't say that what i'm doing is wrong or won't work, because it is working for me, and i am losing weight, and I have used much of what people have said on the site. Some has helped, some hasn't. I don't say it is wrong because it didn't work for me though. Good luck everyone, may all your weight loss dreams come true ;)"