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Well I am on day two of my weight loss diet. I am still fighting those late night hunger cravings. This has been my weakness lately so I am working on not eating anything after 8:30 PM. I am also trying to get some protein at every small meal. This is one thing that most weight loss diets agree on.

I started my strength exercise and it was a little hard to start up after so much time off. I did some intense weight training with light dumbbells. I could not keep up the pace or time I use to do. I guess at age 41, the body is started to weaken a wee bit.

Food Ate:

Two eggs with spinach, broccoli, half slice of ham, and a little bit of low fat cheese

One piece of whole grain toast with peanut butter

One Cup of Milk

One small Stony Field Farms Blueberry Yogurt with a small bit of walnuts

Grilled Chicken Salad at Buffalo Wild Wings

A all natural pomegranate fruit bar

A string cheese stick

Exercise:

4 minute warm up on the elliptical

10 minutes of weight lifting with two twenty pound dumbbells

As far as drinking, I have been only drinking water and plain iced tea except for the milk that was included in my foods list.

I still need to improve my fruit and vegetable intake but I am heading the right direction. Stay tune for future updates on my long hard road to getting fit.

I tried the Snickers Marathon Nutrition Bars for the first time today. I purchased one of the Dark Chocolate Crunch Bars. I have tried many high protein and high fiber bars before and I have never been very impressed. That was until now.

The Snickers bar contained 11grams of protein and 7 grams of fiber along with 4.5 grams of fat. It was also chocked full of vitamins including 100% vitamin B6, B12, C, Folic Acid, and Biotin. There were also many other vitamin and minerals of varying amounts. It had only 150 calories and nothing extremely bad in the ingredients like high fructose and hydrogenated oils.

I always try to include a lot of fiber in my diet when I am trying to lose weight but higher fiber bars normally mean chewing on hard cardboard like bars. Well that was not the case with this bar. It was like eating a candy bar. It had great taste and was a little more chewy than most candy bars but nothing like many other protein/fiber bars I have tried. It was not the gooey melt in your mouth candy bar like a real snickers but it did taste great. The price was reasonable. We paid 98 cents each at WalMart.

Both my wife tried the bars and they were very good and helped curb our appetite for a 8:30 PM  snack. We are heading back to the store tomorrow to stock up on these bars.

I can honestly say, Snickers impressed me with this tasty treat that is actually good for you.

Has anyone else tried the Snickers Marathon Nutrition Bar? What is your favorite protein/fiber bar?

I started eating right today. I also started to exercise for the first time in a long time. Here are my stats for day one:

Height: 5′ 7″

Weight: 204lbs

Goal weight: 155lbs

Food Consumed:

A bowl of Live Active Berry Cereal with fat free milk

One Banana

Half of a Subway Club Sub with cheese and lots of veggies (no dressing)

1 cup fat free milk

Baked Chicken (no skin)

Mashed potatoes with gravy

Apple sauce

One Snickers Marathon Nutrition Bar (Look for a review in my review category)

Exercise:

23 minutes on the elliptical

I think overall compared to how I have been eating, I done fairly well. I am not counting calories but I am trying to eat better and be more fit. As my diet progresses, it will get better and I am hoping to eat more veggies. I went out to eat and was hoping to get some good veggies but the only choice was mixed vegetables from a can and I hate those. I had to settle for apple sauce. Of course up till yesterday, I would have eaten fries.

If you have any added tips or words of inspiration, please leave a comment.

I have just started my new diet. Well it is not a weight loss diet in the technical term, it is just a plan for me to lose weight. I have not done any organized exercise in over a year and I need to get back on track.

I have read several weight loss diet plans over the years and I have not seen many that seem to have it all. My favorite so far has been the ABS diet because it seems to not focus on what you can’t eat but rather what you should eat.

My wife liked Weight Watchers but the overall program seems flawed to me. They change it so often that who can keep up. It also seems focused on secrets that you have to be willing to pay for to know them. I have read their forum and it seems that most of the people are so up and down that they never seem to lose long term. The plans we have tried seemed to be on the right track but the calories were cut way to low for most people. I can not speak for the newest plan but I tried the flex points system and was not impressed.

Atkins and South Beach weight loss diet seem to also be flawed because everyone I have known who have done these have lost some big weight. However, as soon as they stop the diet, they gain it all back.

Most other weight loss diets have some good points but are mostly made to sell books and products and not focused on the key point to lose weight. With these, I would lose some weight from my wallet being lighter.

The key component of any major weight loss diet is the fact that you should eat better and exercise. Eating whole foods and cutting out as much processed foods as possible is the key to long term weight loss. Eating small meals five to six times a day is also important.

Most people deep down knows what it takes to lose weight, spending your hard earn money on the next greatest weight loss diet is not the key. You can save that money and spend it on a gym membership or a piece of exercise equipment.

I will try to share everything I do to lose weight with you here on That Blozzz and it will only cost you a little time to read and the rest is free. I will keep you updated on my progress and what I did to get there. Hopefully in a few weeks my wife and I will be success stories.

I went to the local natural health food store a few weeks ago because I was getting sick. I was on the hunt for a good product to help fight off my coming cold. I had a sore throat real bad and that is always a sign that my cold is a day behind. I use to use a mushroom based product called Host Defense and it works great and keeps your immune system up to fight off illnesses. The problem is that it cost $35 for a month supply so I needed something less expensive.

I approached the herbal expert at the store, who had recommend Host Defense, and explained that I needed something less expensive. She claimed that oil of oregano cured her strep throat in two days. She really knows her stuff so I decided to give it a try. It cost me $22 for a one ounce bottle but you only need four drops at a time so it will last a long time. I took one dose at the store and one before bed and when I woke up, I did not have a bad cold and the sore throat was almost gone.

I have used Oil of Oregano whenever I was feeling like I was getting sick and so far, it has done the trick. I did some reading up on Oil of Oregano and it seems that there are many claims about its use as an antibiotic, an aid in digestion, and building up the immune system.

It is simple to use and you can either put 4-5 drops directly on your tongue and wash it down with warm water or you can mix it with warm water. Do not mix it with cold water because the oil will not mix well. Be warned, it has a spicy taste and has a slight burn going down. I do not mind the taste but my wife hates it. However, it seems to work and I normally get a few colds in the winter but Oil of Oregano seems to have kept them at bay. I also recently spent a lot of time with my niece nephews who all had strep throat and I just took a few doses of Oil of Oregano and I did not catch it.

I hate doctors offices and I think they way over prescribe pills. Whenever I can, I use herbal or other alternative medicines. I think if it does even a small fraction of what the claims are it is well worth the price I paid. I am convinced and I am curious what others think.

Has anyone else used oil of oregano? What is your opinion?