"Brad Sheppard" wrote in message
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JR,

Very good job. Beer, tho, isn't a "useless snack." A dark beer like
Guinness is full of antioxidants.

I can get my antioxidants from supplements. If I drink one beer, I'll drink
another.

Moderate drinking is healthy: preventing both heart disease and
diabetes.

Well, the media certainly has jumped on the bandwagon regarding drinking,
but if you don't drink, it's no reason to start.

Now "pretzel logs" - that's truly a useless snack.

Perhaps, but there's no fat or cholesterol. They're (at least the one I
eat) are made from whole wheat, so there's
some fiber in them.

You
like berries, I eat 1 pound of blueberries daily - good stuff.

How can you AFFORD that? I still have some leftover frozen ones from one
day in July picking, but they won't last too much longer.

Also
good (and cheap) oatmeal.

I buy (at Trader Joe's) Country Choice Organic Multi-Grain Hot Cereal, which
is oats, wheat, rye, etc....Not too bad, especially when I put berries in
it, and it's only $2.00 a cardboard "can". Regular old oatmeal is too mushy
for me.

I'd advise increasing your calories; also
at your height 170 lbs is fine.

But I don't WANT to be 170 pounds. If I am eating enough calories to
sustain my weight, what's the difference how much I weigh?