I'm overweight, I have a fatty liver, and I've just been put on Xenical by the doctor. Just how hideous is this going to be...? [more inside]
posted by Anonymous on Oct 15, 2008 - 16 answers

Please help me find a diet/nutrition plan that takes into account my lack of a kitchen. [more inside]
posted by sequential on Aug 26, 2008 - 7 answers

Is there a fully customizable online diet that will take into consideration food allergies and dislikes? Should I just find a dietician? [more inside]
posted by renyoj on Sep 8, 2005 - 6 answers

Cabbage soup diet? I've been on it for a two days, and I've lost two and a half pounds. What I'm wondering is how important is the soup recipe (precise ingredients) to the success of the diet — I've seen different variations on the net: some call for mushrooms, some don't; some specify green onions, others just say large onions; some include carrots, others don't. Have any of you tried variations on the soup and still had success? Or is the soup not really the point at all, but just cutting out carbohydrates, fats, etc.? I'd be interested in hearing about your experiences with this.
posted by taz on Jan 20, 2005 - 21 answers

After I received the 'time to lose weight or else' talk from my Doctor, a co-worker suggested a healthy weight loss/lower our blood pressure competition. How best to compare the relative weight losses of a guy who only needs to drop 40 pounds (my co-worker, of course) and the guy who needs to drop the equivalent of a Backstreet Boy? (More inside, like the inside of a delicious Snickers Bar... mmm, Snickers....) [more inside]
posted by TomSophieIvy on Apr 21, 2004 - 15 answers

A co-worker claims to have lost 4.5 pounds in the last six days on the South Beach Diet. This person goes on to claim that most people lose around 10 pounds in two weeks, then lose additional weight more slowly. So, is this possible? I think he is just losing water. But maybe I'm wrong--do these low-carb diets really, truly work? [more inside]
posted by _sirmissalot_ on Jan 15, 2004 - 43 answers