why cant they take the situation into their own hands. im overweight at 78kg and 166cm tall and ive realised i cant keep going on like this or i will be in trouble with my health very soon. so instead of turning to protein shakes, lite n easy, celebrity slim diets and other fads, i decided to lose weight the old fashioned and best way. ive cut down a lot on my fast food intake and the help of many websites helped me determined the amount of calories i should be eating per day to lose weight. ive been watching what foods i put in my stomach, how many kj are in them, drinking lots of water as well as exercising 3 times a week for a 40min jog. ive tried losing weight many many times before and ive just gotten lazy without seeing results but i never once tried the diets available at phamarcies because i believe with enough motivation, u can do it urself. anyway, this morning i ate cottage cheese and scrambled eggs, lunch was home made vegetable lasagne and snack on my break was yes believe it or not, kfc gravy, chips and bread rolls and dinner was low fat soup and rice. its been about less than one week and ive already lost 3kg. which is why i dont feel why ppl would need to spend so much money on diets that will never work when the old fashioned way is always the way to go =]