Limiting my diet to meat, cheese, eggs, green vegetables, salads, and VERY few carbs (no pasta, spuds, white rice, etc.) has enabled me to lose 35 pounds in about three months. I can tie my shoes, have much less back pain, and my cholesterol has stayed where it was before the diet. I'm going to stick with it until I lose another 35 or so, and if it kills me, you'll be the first to know, as one of my local Mudcat pals will post the news promptly, I'm sure.
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