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If you're eating wholesome food but unable to lose weight, you may be overestimating the calories you are burning or underestimating the amount of food you are eating. You wouldn't be alone since both are common mistakes.At one end of the spectrum is the difficulty of measuring the calories expended. For example, twice as many calories as they believe they did. We also confuse portions with...

1. Brown Eggs are Better - FALSE. Eggshells have absolutely nothing to do with eggs' nutritional value - nor does it reflect on the quality, flavor or cooking - it just depends on the breed of the hen. With 13 vitamins and minerals and only 75 calories, eggs themselves, whatever their color, are great for you. 2. Skip Meals to Lose Weight Fast - FALSE. Your body is shocked into 'starvation mode,'...

The diet industry is huge. More than 40 billion is spent every year in the U.S. alone. Why? Because we want a magic bullet. We have tried everything and we continue to hope that the next diet fad, whatever it is, will be the thing that speaks to us, that sparks our weight loss and keeps us motivated. Is it going to work? no. It's hooey. Balderdash. Snake oil. Here's how I know. Every diet book,...

Several months ago, I had x-rays done on my lungs. When I went to the counter to pay, there was a sign on the wall that said something like this, if my memory is correct: NO CAROTIDS I think it meant that they either weren't a facility that provided the test or it wasn't covered by health insurance. Always maintaining a certain wit and good humor, I quipped, "No karotids?" only, I...