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A couple of years ago my doctor said I could lose weight or start on high blood pressure meds. I opted for weight.

I dropped 22 pounds in 3 months by taking 300 calories a day out of my diet and exercising 15-25 minutes per day 3 days a week. And by changing the protein to carb ratio of my meals to 40% protein, 30% carbs and 30% fat.

I've dropped from a 38" waist to 36", and kept the weight off for 2 years. I still get a sweet treat in the evenings and eat the foods I love. I'm 61 years old.

As others have said, he has to find an approach that fits him, or he'll just bog down.

Your fiance can do it, especially since he's willing to work out harder than I was.

Have a great wedding!

chisai, you said "He's old and afraid of getting mugged on the street trying to buy it from street dealers, so he's stuck. "

I know I'm late to this thread, but I hope you read this. He's probably not stuck. These days, few people have to take the risk of buying weed out on the street corners.

Your friend most likely has someone in his social circle, or a younger relative, that can make it happen. Weed is very common now, as evidenced by the number and type of places where you can buy rolling papers. Mom and pop stores and major supermarkets frequently carry papers, and the boxes are not covered in dust--the product moves!

If your friend asks around, and has his younger relatives ask around, he'll likely be able to buy weed safely.

For the record, I'm 61 years old. Been smoking over 40 years. I'm a corporate VP. I haven't bought weed on the street since I was 20. Good luck!

BITTER and lambowner have Teddy pegged right. He should have been out way back when he and Eddie colluded to get Melissa in trouble with the judges. (Tossing people for unethical behavior would break that crap up.) The constant snark about not being able to trust her because she's not a trained chef is just churlish. Dumb too, means he wouldn't trust Charlie Trotter to be in the kitchen with him.

This is not the attitude you want represented by your network. And, his screen presence sucks. He couldn't talk his way out of a cab.

It's about more than making decent food.

I vote Melissa to win it all. Personality plus good food that home cooks can identify with.

I have to think that new Yorks public health authorities have better things to do than monitor what fats we eat.

Like maybe attend to the rat problem.

Next they'll want to monitor calory intake, followed closely by carb consumption.

Trans fats are not a public health issue. An issue, yes, but not one for that office to take up its time with.