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OK, so I was yapping with one of my associates today about portion sizes/control, caloric input vs/energy output & the sociology & history of food consumption overall. Ya see, back when they churned butter, milked cows, walked with water from a well & scrubbed thir own clothes with a washboard, our ancestors were putting out so much more energy than they were eating. Sure the common cold could kill them, but cholesterol and other things that are killing us today due

OK, so the past couple weeks I had been on a raw food cleanse, lost 8 lbs (which I triumphantly posted on my myspace as a bulletin might I add). Getting up early without an alarm, getting to work earlier, feeling more vibrant and alive during the day. No Coca Colas, no candy. Just waters and pure organic crystallized ginger or dates with coconut (organic and FABULOUS from Earth Fare, BTW) were my "sugar fix" replacements. I felt better than I had in a DECADE!!!!! It is amazing what dietary ch

So Happy 2008 everyone! I don't know if you know what this is all about but I am a former bodybuilder & softball player from CT who since moving here, has fallen in love with all things Southern. Yup, I was introduced to fried pickles, chicken, okra, turkey, and anything else you can throw in oil and eat. Man, it was great! 30 lbs later, I am sitting here getting ready to get married in August. (He's Southern too, and is kinda wishin I wasn't writing this because he doesn't hink I need to