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As you all know, weight loss can be very challenging. Partly for this reason, most people have tried many different diets and weight loss programs, usually with poor long-term results. Some of these methods can even be unsafe.
A previous blog asked you to share experiences on strategies that have helped you manage your weight. For this blog, if you've tried weight loss methods that didn't work, were unsafe, expensive, or that you just wish you hadn't tried, please share it so others can learn from your experience.
Donald Hensrud, M.D.
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My best diet advice is to find a way of eating that works for you. If hunger is your problem then eat small meals more frequently. I found that eating about 200 calories about every 2 hours works better than 3 larger meals and 1 snack. I also found that eating lower carb (not no carb) helps with weight loss.
A typical day might be 1. an egg white omelet with sauteed veggies and a 1/2 cup of blueberries with cinnamon, 2. 100 cal cottage cheese with 1/2 cup rinsed or no added sugar tangerines or peaches, 3. 2-3 oz low fat meat over salad made with low starch veggies, 4. a protein bar, 5. 200 calories of mixed nuts, 6. 2-3 lean meat with steamed vegies and small salad, 7. 100 cal choc pudding with cool whip. Calories 1200-1400 I use Truvia to sweeten hot drinks, etc. and allow for a splash of alcohol if I want.
Some folks can eat yogurt. I thing the Greek yogurt is a good choice, but watch the sugar or add your own sweetening .
Anyways good luck finding a lifelong plan for yourself that keeps the calories and sugars under control. Weight loss takes time.
I tried Medifast for 4 days. I have never felt so terrible. Indigestion, heartburn, fatigue, gnawing, gurgling stomachache, headache. The worst gas and burping I've ever experienced. My tongue even felt sore, and I had a bad metallic/medicinal taste in my mouth.
Have heard of others with similar symptoms. Our bodies were not designed to ingest such massive amounts of soy. The "food" is awful.
Hate to say it, but "healthy lifestyle" is the key. Shortcuts don't work. I'm going to cut out wine with dinner and eat my last meal earlier.
Off to the gym now!
I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I have lost 40lbs so far on Curves Complete and I really like it.
You go to Curves to work-out, wear a pedometer and up your walking, get a great diet website with healthy eating (lean protein and dairy, veg & fruit, whole grains, nuts, great recipes), and weekly one-on-one coaching (great accountability). My hubbie is following the diet with me (1.5 times my servings) and he is losing well too. There is also a plan for taking a break from dieting or going on maintance where you just eat normally and healthfully and do a quick version of the diet if you ever go up by more than 3 lbs.
Seems to be a well-kept secret, but it also seems to be the OPPOSITE of a fad diet. I heartily recommend it.
I got sucked into the Omnitrition hCG diet. I did lose some weight but had to stop because the side effects became overwhelming. Once I stopped, even though I was eating less than I would to maintain a weight normally, that weight was coming back quickly. One of the biggest problems I have with this diet is that after you've had a good weight loss the first week (as with any diet), you get pressured to become a distributor and sell their products. I realized that this was because so few people stick with the program. It is unstainable for most people. If they didn't have newbies selling, the company would probably go under.
The only diet that worked for me was the GM one. I have tried a couple of others, including meal replacement, but neither can I stick to them for a long time, nor do they work on me. I have hypothyroidism as well.
I lost weight on Weight Watchers, but then had to be on morphine six months while waiting for back surgery, and gained it all back, even though I still followed the program. I am waiting for more surgery on my shoulders, and am frustrated and feel like giving up. Nothing seems to work. My doctor just says, 'do the math'.She tells me my thyroid is fine. You can do the math, and still gain! I'm tired of the battle.
I tried many diets and lost and gained back.
I finally realized that the only way I would
lose weight and keep it off was to change my
lifestye and eating habits. Was great to hear
of someone who did the same thing. I cut
back what I normally ate and ate half. I lost
30 lbs and am still working on losing more.
Weight Watchers is a good diet but my mind
just can't get around all the counting points.
Thanks for your excellent advice.
I've struggled with my weight all my life. I've tried every kind of fad diet. The only thing that worked for me to take off and more importantly - keep off - large amounts of weight are eating smaller portions of healthy food and increasing my exercise. I've been a steady fan of Dr. Ian K Smith's diet books. I've lost and kept the weight off with each plan. I lost 60 pounds, had a baby and gained 45 pounds, lost that weight, had a second baby and gained 25 pounds, and now I'm down 60 pounds again. Always, I go back to Dr. Ian's books as the plan shows you how to eat, portion size, and when/how long to exercise. Once I finish about 5-6 weeks on this, I can maintain because I'm so used to eating this way. If I ever fall off, I re-do the diet again to get back on track.
I still have about 20 pounds I want to lose. I discovered a love of exercise in the past 5 years. I work out twice daily on most days. I do cardio in the AM and then weight training at night. Increasing my workouts steadily has definitely helped me to keep the weight off these past 3 years. Try to find something active that you love to do and then it won't be difficult.
Dieting - the story of my life, since I was 12 years old. Not because I was an overweight kid, just the usual watching yourself grow up and developing curves is SCARY, not to mention how the media portrays women. I've tried everything (just about). Starving myself, Weight Watchers, Atkins, some 'magic pill' and energy drink that some telemarketer sold me in a weak moment, even having a dieticien follow me up. I'm 28 years old and sad to say diets just don't seem to work for me anymore. I'm 5'2", 150 lbs. The BMI chart says I'm overweight. I don't know what it is but when you have kids life just seems more stressful and I eat to cope with stress. My down fall is sweet stuff; overall I eat very healthy, I love my fruit & veggies, I can cut out all carbs from starch BUT I have to have my chocolate, desserts, etc. And when I start I don't stop at only one helping!! I don't know whether I should go for the Mayo Clinic Diet, I mean I KNOW what I should do I just can't seem to do it anymore. I seem to be able to stick to a diet for 2 weeks and even get results (about 5 lbs) and then all hell breaks lose and I can't stand the starvation/limitations anymore and off I go gaining back all the weight I've just lost and more. Do you recommend the Mayo Diet Book or? What's this HCG diet that everyone's talking about?
I gained weight after quitting smoking and after I had my children. In my mid-30's, I made up my own version of The Protein Power plan, making it fit my lifestyle. I had tons of eggs, meats, cottage cheese, vegetables and salad. I did feel great during my weight loss period - I lost 40 pounds and it was the first time I was not hungry between meals. However, I went back to University as an adult student and the weight slowly crept back on as I gave up the diet for more convenient and 'on-the-go' foods. 10 years after the protein based diet I am 50 pounds overweight. This summer I decided to join a 'sensible' weight loss clinic that focuses on slow weight loss and a healthy balance of a variety of foods. The only down side is counting calories, but its a way to know what you are consuming. You do have to measure until you get to know what a tablespoon, a half a cup or 3 ounces looks like. I'm hoping I won't have to do that forever because it's tedious. Another great thing my weight loss clinic suggested was Myfitnesspal - its an app you can download to make calorie counting much easier and even fun! It has keep me on track so far. I've lost 10 pounds but it's take me a whole month.
Two of my friends are on the HCG diet, have lost 20 pounds repectively and claim that theyre not hungry. We'll see!
Not being interested in unhealthy "fad" diets, but finding post-menopausal weight gain almost impossible to shift even on strict regimes of 800 calories a day, I saw Dr Moreno's 17 Day Diet positively evaluated and decided to try it. Although I have had little difficulty complying with various dietary restrictions, I found the allowable choices on this plan so lacking variety and choice that I actually felt like crying with disappointment most of the time. I am a skilled, eager cook and there is barely a food I don't enjoy, so no matter the eating plan, I have always been able to create meals I can enjoy; however the allowable foods on this diet were so tightly restricted that I found myself just eating things I did not enjoy at all. For example, my breakfast the first morning was scrambled egg whites, only. I managed to perservere for 4 days, and did lose some weight, but had also lost all joy in eating and a great deal of my general good spirits and normally irrepressible cheerfulness. I reverted back to my normal diet of low calorie, widely varied, healthy food. I took the book I had purchased to work and left it in the tea room for anyone who wanted it to take home. I attached a note : This diet will help you lose weight, but will also make youi very sad.
Three of my friends did the HCG diet and raved about it. One lost 150lbs, another 80lbs and the last 40lbs. When they first described it to me I thought it sounded crazy and dangerous. Then I read about it myself and it was on Dr. Oz and as miserable as I've been decided to try it. I'm 4 days into it and have lost 2.5lbs. I've heard so many positive stories about it that I really hope it works.
Just ended South Beach diet for 4 whole days and almost killed my partner, lol, finally broke down and had a piece of whole wheat pita bread and feel 100% better. The side effects of a extremely low carb diet like Atkins and South Beach are not pleasant!! Would not recommend, plus you do eat too many high calorie fats!!! Have been on diets my whole life, weight watchers worked the best and lost 30 lbs and kept it off for many years. Yes, the points are a pain to count but it does work. Weight loss and getting healthy is not a quick fix! Whole grains, lean meats, fresh fruits and veggies, with of course the dreaded exercise thrown in is the only way to lose weight. I do believe counting carbs or eating more whole grains does help and keeps you more satisfied than white flour and sugar. I also agree with a earlier post that Atkins and other low carb diets can get you addicted to really high fat, high calorie foods. Please join Weight watchers or see a registered dietitians for best results and remember if you want it to stay off it will come off slowly.
I started the Body By Vi Challenge a year ago and haven't looked back! The shake tastes amazing and has so much versatility of flavors , I never feel deprived and eat regular snacks along with the program throughout the day. I lost my muffins top in the first month and now continue to use the products to maintain healthy weight and gain more lean muscle. The product seemed pricey at first but I saved money on groceries that would go bad in my fridge and now make smarter buying decisions in the grocery store. The huge bonus that I've never seen with any other company anywhere is that I legitimately get my products for free since the second month! A $200 kit every month costs me $17 for the shipping! This program is no joke! It is helping real people like me and I have many friends who have joined with me who have lost up to 28 lbs in their first month, others are reducing their need for prescription medications which I think should be anyone's ambition! It's legit.
Eight years ago, I gave birth to my second child, only 14 months apart from each other. I ended up being 25 lbs over weight. I looked to the Mayo Clinic and learned how to lose weight without all the gimmicks. I bought the Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight for every body and started counting calories. I thought I was starving, and kept going until my weight matched my 5 ft frame. I have never looked back. Counting calories keeps me sane and feeling energized. Today, I have osteoarthritis, and an autoimmune disease so I have turned to a plant based diet. Plant based has reduced my symptoms of osteoarthritis and, I have an enormous amounts of energy. I train for triathlons and swim 2 miles a few times a week. My weight is still below prepregnancy weight.
I have been on the nutrisystem diet for the last 6 months and have lost about 30 pounds. But the thought of eating those processed foods for the rest of my life has made me decide to go to something sensible that I can maintain - portion control, mostly fruits and veggies (vegetarian by choice) and increase my activity levels. I've been fat my entire life and at 67, I'm tired of my life revolving around the latest attempt to diet. One of the things that has helped me the most is that I weigh in weekly with my doctor - that accountability is critical for me. I'll continue to do that. But I have to find something that I can actually live with!
I have just finished losing 50 lbs. with Take Shape for Life. You have a health coach and they use Medifast products for the weight loss phase. I have never felt so energetic, nor has my dr. been so pleased as where I am now with my health. Google "Take Shape for Life" and read about it. Be sure you do it with a health coach (free). Having someone to be accountable to has been very helpful.
I like what Jim said about eating half portions. Cutting down on what eat makes since, probably more fiber (apples, Carrots, etc.) would help. I would also suggest doing twice the activity. So eat half as much and do twice as much.
I've tried most of them. As an ex-military officer I had to diet twice a year to make the semi-annual weigh-in, so I'd starve Sunday through Friday eating 2 eggs on dry toast in the morning, an apple for lunch, and a baked chicken breast with a small can of spinach at night--and no drinking. On Saturday, I'd wake up with a drink in my hand, drink all day long, then eat whatever I wanted that night in enormous portion sizes. That worked fine when I was young; but after 50 it's a bit extreme; Oh, I've tried it again, but I never made it through the first day. Atkins worked extremely well for over a year. I lost right at 100 pounds before French bread and Fettuccine Alfredo won them back. Nutrisystem worked very well, too--50 pounds gone, until I got tired of opening their foil pouches to find a piece of mystery meat floating in chemicals. Weight Watchers did a great job at knocking 75 pounds off me but I couldn't stand the "unsatisfied" feeling anymore and left them. South Beach was a slower-result Atkins--I didn't find it at all different. Just recently, after hitting the 300 lb. mark again after 10 years of struggling, I watched "Forks Over Knives" and gave vegetarianism a try--No meat, no fish, no poultry. Only vegetables and dairy. I gained 30 pounds in 5 weeks. I have no idea what to do now, but I might as well check out the Mayo Clinic Diet. "Lifestyle change" is foolish, though. I'm 58 years old and I'm not going to change my li
Does anyone have any experience they can share about the Body by Vi (Visalis)diet pyramid scheme? I am a health care professional- this diet scheme seems to be the flavour of the month so to speak. Dietitians in my area have been seeing quite a few patients for wt loss who are asking about this program. It is very expensive and the company makes outrageous claims which are not research/evidence based.
My Boyfriend and I did the Belly Fat Diet. It was hard to start but we caught on quickly. The food choices were ok, but most of the specialty items were only available in the US. All I know is that I was constipated, which not the case for me ever, and I felt sick all the time. Just didn't feel myself at all for 2 weeks. I lost 1 lb in 2 weeks. I think my tummy was less bloated, but not really. Not really a fan of it. I did try Weight Watchers years ago and it was by far the best. Its so easy to gain weight, but its 3x harder to lose it.
Weight Watchers helped me lose weight, but I also think it made me insane. Counting points becomes an obsession, and when you even suggest to the leaders that you may go off the diet, they make you feel horrible by telling you that you will gain everything back. My friends were so sick of hearing about my points that I almost had none. I guess I'd warn people that its a good diet for weight loss, but bad for your mind.
Has anyone tried SLIM or Medifast?? Looking for opinions, did either work? Would like to see Mayo Clinic Professional opinions/research
The Bernstein Diet. I followed the diet to a tee, I exercised regularly with a personal trainer and over 2 months lost 35 lbs. However, I gained back all of the weight plus 20 lbs over the past 3 years. While on the diet I felt weak all the time and it was very costly. I am peri-menopausal in my mid 40's and have hormone levels that are completely out of wack, according to my doctor. Perhaps this is the reason that I have gained the weight, I don't know. I watch my fat intake, I avoid salt and I eat my vegetables, protein and carbs. I take a multivitamin, vit B, D and C daily and I drink very little if any alcohol. Although I got fast results as promised from the Bernstein diet, I would NOT recommend it. The HCG diet is basically the same thing with even fewer Calories. Again I lost weight quickly, but had severe headaches, nausea, weakness and dizziness as well as severe diarrhea every time I ate. The no or low carb diets work quickly but the second you begin to eat carbs again, your body just packs on the pounds. I love my carbs, bread, pasta and rice so this type of lifestyle would not work for me long-term. I feel better when I am eating a balanced diet, even though I may be overweight, being thin and feeling awful for me is not a lifestyle I would choose.
I tired the Atkins diet; i can say that in that month, I was extremely weak, nauseated on occasions and "down". I lost a couple of pounds, but felt that my belly fat was reduced. Unfortunately as soon as I stopped the diet, the pounds came back.
I tried the South Beach diet. I felt pretty awful for the first few days of phase 1 while my body got used to the reduced amount of carbohydrates. The cravings for carbs stopped and I lost about 15 pounds in phase one. Unfortunately, with phase 2, when I started adding back in a small amount of 'healthy' carbs, the cravings came back worse than ever! Not just food cravings, also cravings for alcohol and tobacco and I had quit smoking 25 years ago! I think this diet messed with my body chemistry in a most unhealthy way. I've gained about half the weight back but it is ALL at my waist so even though I am still lighter on the scale, my waist is a couple of inches larger than when I started the diet. I wish I'd never tried this experiment.
I am 5 feet with weight of 155lbs. i had to loose some weight due to prediabetic situation and my doc suggested me to take Alli with Exercise and healthy eating.
I took Alli for 15 days,exercising regularly
2hr per day and had reduced food intake.After 15 days i realise that i do not eat very fatty food and doing exercise,not loosing anything.I stopped taking Alli but still eat properly and exercise.Rather did lost 3 lbs with exercise and healthy eating in 3 weeks but my stomach,thigh and left side under arm sizes became 4,2,and 3 inches bigger.I went to my prymory physician why am i getting bigger from evrywhere.As soon as i stopped Alli happened in 10 days and it is convincing me that this happened because of Alli and i am bigger then before.No clothes fits me.and i can't even sleep that why i took this medication.Does anyone has answer why Alli has this side effect and how can i reverse this?
I tried the Atkins diet years ago and stuck to it religiously for two weeks; I didn't even loose one pound, and I was exercising too. My bowel movements became irregular which might explain why I felt like crap (pun intended). I felt horrid for the full two weeks, so I do not recommend that diet to anyone.
I was 225 pounds. I am 50. Over the last 20 years I have tried all the diets and have gained and lost the same 10 pounds 10 times.
One day I had a brainstorm, which probably sounds obvious beyond belief but here it is. If I want to be 40 or 50 pounds lighter for the rest of my life, I need to basically cut in half what I eat, for the rest of my life.
I eat whatever I want, only half. Where I used to have a two egg omelette, I now have a one egg omelette. A burger becomes half a burger. A bowl of cereal and a banana becomes half a bowl and half a banana.
I lost 15 pounds in eight weeks. This was perhaps a slower pace of weight loss than I might have wanted, but it was pretty painless, because I eat (half of) what I always ate (which includes dessert, wine, red meat and the occasional Godiva truffle).
After a while, the volume constraint becomes second nature and I started to make decisions about what are the right foods to eat. For example, starches and breads really feel like empty calories so it is easy to drop them in place of something more "nutritionally efficient".
While still the early stage, I feel like I can do this for the rest of my life, which is the point. A calorie counting diet, or a carbohydrate diet always felt like a stage that I would have until I got to a goal and then I would have to relearn something new. Why not just learn the right thing once right off the bat? Let's hope this works - forever.
The worst diet was the high protein liquid diet. I went through what seemed like a drug withdrawal. It only allowed 600 calories a day and it made feel like I had the flu. I will stick with losing weight the good old fashion way. Eating small balanced portions 6x a day with moderate exercise. No more gimmicks for me.
Worst diet for me was Atkins. It worked very well actually, I lost weight quickly and easily after my youngest daughter was born (went from 160lbs to 120lbs in 6 months) and stayed within about 10 lbs of 120 for years (while doing Atkins off and on when I started gaining it back).
The reason I now hate Atkins is because it made me develop basically an addiction to "rich" high fat foods because when I was eating low carb I also ate a lot of fats and proteins. Now I want to eat a more balanced diet, but it is so difficult because I have a hard time eating things that are low fat. I have also discovered that my Cholesterol is very high which I totally blame Atkins diet for.
I'm getting married soon, and now I have no idea how to lose weight because Atkins was the only diet that worked for me but I don't know how to give up the fats!
1 weight-loss plan encourages taking 2 tablespoons of white vinegar, daily,
supposedly rids the body of belly fat....is this safe? I have COPD, enlarges prostate, and have had cataract operations on both eyes, now undergoing injections in left eye to cure "macular degeneration", have had 4 of 10 scheduled...my question is: is this vinegar therapy advised for my condition?
I know the cure to obesity. I discovered it by accident. I am very poor and do not know how to patent it or what to do with this information. You can eat anything you want, as much as you want anytime you want, I don't know if this will work for everyone, It is working for me because I was a binge eater. Do not have surgery, it is not necessary and it has nothing to do with it. Forgive yourself if you are a binge eater because you couldn't help it. Diet and Excercise is a myth as well. When I started this "program, method" or whatever you want to call it, I weighed 280 lbs. I am 5' 2" tall. I am keeping a record, food journal, weight etc. I know no one will believe until I get all my weight off. It is nothing you ingest so do not take any drugs, berries, formulas, teas etc.
I have tried many diets, and sometimes they worked for a little while, but then Id gain the bloat back again hense the weight. Someone told me I might have celiacs because my stomache was extended, so I bought the book Living with ciliacs disease by sue hasset, and even though I don't have celiacs disease she has a lot of recipes i've used and like magic my bloat was gone and my acid reflux also. I know this sounds crazy but but just following her recipes(no bread, sugar, dairy) I lost 25 pounds in about 3months. Now I eat what I should, but if I go off my routine and eat bread, or dairy I pay right away. just an idea about what worked for me.( more energy too)
Marianne, there have been many so-called Mayo Clinic Diets over the years and what you describe was probably one of them. We've never been associated with any of those diets, until we published the 'real' Mayo Clinic Diet! Many of you and others have been through a lot of diets and a lot of challenges trying to manage weight. Michelle, your story is inspiring, we should all treat ourselves that way! We hope The Mayo Clinic Diet can help improve health and manage weight in a way that you can live with and enjoy long-term.
I have finally dedided to start the program. I just hurt my lower back and I need to
loose 20 pounds. I am very hopeful it will work.
Gout Diet ** Okay, I read what I wrote and should have edited it. Sorry about that! But if you made it through it, I hope it helped in some way.
Here are two URL's that are may help. Limit and stagger foods low in purines, and try to avoid those high in purines. Please note this is just a starting point and in on way a complete list. Writing down what (and how much) you eat and drink can help you in understanding what food help set your gout attack off. ** http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=51 ** http://www.gout.com/treating-gout-pain/healthy-lifestyle.aspx
Gout diet - I have had two parents with gout, and I was disappointed when I saw Mayo Clinic Gout Diet. With what I've found and experienced this is incorrect. My Dad has dealt with gout for over 10 years. I had to become very active in finding foods he should stay away from foods high in purine. Any diet out there on the www that says you should drink lemon water is "WRONG". Avoid lemons and like fruit.
Good luck and remember everyone as different reactions to some foods, and it may not just be one they ate the kicked off an attack but a combinations of several even if they are low in purine.
My dad can't hardly taste beef, and he was a big beef eater.
My mom enjoyed coffee everyday, but her kidney doctor told her no more coffee or tea.
There was a new gout med that my mom took for a little while that brought her uric acid level down from 13 to 7. You have to be careful with it and have blood test monthly - the med is called Uloric 40 MG. She did not stay on it once her level lowered - IMP blood test! Once her levels were lowered I staggered purine foods never more then one an a given meal, and only her favorites as treats here and there.
I urge you to be careful with trying gout med combinations. The first combination given to my mother put her in the hospital with no immune system with in the first blood test, after only being on it for a few weeks.
I won't let my dad try it unless he makes a commitment to go in for regular blood test.
I have lost 90 pounds with the support of the group Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS). It does not cost an arm and a leg--only $26 per year for national dues and a small monthly fee at the chapter level. My chapter dues are $2/month. Go to www.tops.org to find out more information and to find a chapter near you. They are non profit and the oldest weight loss support group in the country.
Obese. Depressed. Endlessly binging. Up and down, down and up in weight. That was me until 28 years ago. What changed? Did I find a new diet that finally worked? Did I find THE exercise that I could stick with? No. It's not about a specific diet, nor a particular exercise. I simply tired of polluting myself and treating my body like a trash can. I questioned what made it ok to damage myself, while I would not dare doing the same to loved ones. I decided to treat myself with dignity. I created images of what the unhealthy food is doing inside of my body; I repeatedly thought of how I feel after eating whether healthy or unhealthy food; I talked to myself while preparing food, thinking of its benefits; I imagined lying on a hospital bed somewhere knowing that I could have prevented it. The thinking is all automatic at this point, and now, in my late 50's, my weight is in the healthy range, it has not changed in all those years, and most importantly, I am no longer enslaved by food; rather, I treat my body with the dignity I deserve, knowing with confidence that withput that, I cannot be the person I want to be, the person that I must be in order to fully be there for others.
I was always thin no matter what i ate until menopause. then i got depress start eating and now i can't lose the extra pounds. Last year I went to a place , lost 2.5lb. in 10 days but as soon i got home, i gained 3lb. the diet was no fats, small portions, but sweets and pastas or carbs were n all meals.
I know of a place that diabetic people can lose weight in one month and keep the sugar normal. they only eat veggies raw and some fruits i am not sure about meats or fish, I know nothing is cooked and everything is fresh, no can food, no frozen food, etc.. the problem I see with this diet is when you get home... its difficult to follow. I know i lost some a few years ago and now i can't lose more.
Atkins Diet. I was on it for two weeks and lost only 1 pound. I felt that if I had to eat one more egg or piece of meat, I would die. Diets that cut out foods don't work. The diet advertises you can eat the foods you love, but I am not a meat/egg/cheese lover.
Here I go again. Another diet....100 lbs at 10, 165 at 16, 181 when second child is born, top weight 235 lbs. Now 183 lbs. I am 59 years old and 4 foot 11 inches tall.
Been on a diet since age 16.....imagine being treated for heart failure from 2 to 16 years, then prescribed diet pills to lose weight. Been on every diet out there. I got to 123 lbs when boarding and the meals cooked for me. Lost 70 lbs before kidney transplant surgery using T3 supplement prescribed to boost metabolism. Now on immunosuppressant drugs and have gained 40 lbs since surgery. I have uncontrolled eating when alone. Depressed and agoraphobic. No consistency. Difficulty exercising because don't want to exercise with massive abdominal hernia. I know how to eat healthy. It is discouraging knowing my girth will not decrease because of the inoperable abdominal hernia. I need to purge cupboards, plan meals, exercise and shop at farmer's markets. I have to forget about looking good as the hernia will never let that happen. My husband (my kidney donor) is very supportive and wants to eat healthy too. Lunch box goodies are a challenge. Losing weight is a war with my mind and my body. How long will I try this time when the scale shows no loss or weight gains? Losing weight is a lonely journey. I am the only one who can make it happen....
Having discordered eating all of my life, I believe we are all soldiers together in a war. It does feel like war. One that most other people don't understand. The Mayo Clinic Diet, clearly addresses many of the issues we face. Providing behavior counseling is so key to change. I've been working with a health coach near to my home, she has basically guided me toward the recommended way of eating that is in the Mayo Clinic book. Going to my local farmers market on Saturday's is a pure pleasure! I love bringing home local farm fresh vegee's and fruit. My frustration is that I haven't lost weight in the 3 months working with her and am frustrated. My excercise had slowed down as I had a knee injury. Probably due to the 190lbs on my 5 ft 4" frame!! I'm swimming know everyday and the knee is better. I'm excited to embark on this new path on my journey to healthful living, heading out to Border's for the Mayo Clinic Diet Journal! ( Here are my stats! I'm 52, my first diet was at the age of 10, I've been through many diets, my lowest weight I can ever remember was 150 in 5th grade) It is critical that I lose weight now, expecially with the government requiring that they know all American's BMI by 2014!! Aren't we all afraid of the government regulating our care based upon our weight!!!)
Yes its a challenging fact that reducing weight is not that easy.Strict diet is needed to maintain or to reduce weight.
Over the past 10yrs I've lost and kept off 70lbs. I've recently purchased the Mayo Clinic diet book for help kicking 10 more pounds. I read this book and was encouraged by it because their recommendations are exactly the things I've done and felt during my weight loss journey. If one follows the guidelines and tips in this book I gaurantee you'll lose weight and feel better but to remember that it takes time is so important.
How does one get enough calcium on this diet. I normally have 2 glasses 1% milk and one container of yogurt a day as I cannot take calcium supplements. If I continue that I would have no proteins other than the dairy in my diet. I was told not to take calcium supplements because of a history of calcium Oxalate kidney stones. Help.
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"No Iyanya please!" Tinsel's Uru Eke answers 'Ebuka's 10 Questions' on Rubbin' Minds Live
No (Laughter). I can't deal with that much drama.
You've heard about the Tonto-Iyanya-Yvonne Nelson love drama. Would you fight for Iyanya?
Oh, no way. Because he is not my 'spec' (laughter). More after the cut.
Who is a better actress - Rita Dominic, Genevieve Nnaji or Nse Ikpe-Etim?
(Long laughter) No you can't do that to me. None of the above… oh, sorry I mean all of the above. All of the above please!
Who will you take home: Dbanj, Jim Iyke, Iyanya or me?
You, of course. You should know that already. We are both Okija now!
Amala or Ugba?
Ugba definitely. But I can't make it. I didn't go with my mum into the kitchen when she was making it.
Which actor won't you be caught dead with?
Babasuwe. I feel he will make me look like an idiot!
What is your state of mind right now?
That you don't ask me another question I can't answer.
Did you see the recent Channels documentary on the Ikeja police college? What are your thoughts?
Sad. I felt ashamed. So ashamed. I could go on…
If you had to be born again, what country will it be?
America. I love the United States. I love the country. The spirit. The vibe. I'll be moving there at some point.
What other talent do you have, singing?
None. Maybe dancing. Yes, I'd like to dance for Psquare. That would be fun!
51 comments:
lovely interview, couldn't help laughing all the way through.Funny LoL!Delete
Ebuka!!! Your questions are wicked. You just Put Uru on the spot. Lol.ReplyDelete
Meanwhile, there are job vacancies at Eko Hotel. See them HEREReplies
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 12:06
Guess who the new Face of Aveeno is? See it on GISTvilleDelete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 16:22
lol at all the adverts..is dat wat u shud b doin here?! mtchew! lmao!Delete
Seriously?u want to dance for P square?abeg send me d dance step video first before it goes public o.P square abeg beware o.For job vacancies updates visit,www.jobgoals.blogspot.comReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 11:41
Very interesting!fyn girl,una no c as my husband sis fyn??as beautiful as my chiboy.......c fyn fyn okija peeps,u go girl!!!.......yinka florensReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 13:07
thank God say u no hiss today like snakeDelete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 13:20
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 16:23
lol..nigerians..just bitter and haters! Sad! and this is not the writer..jst passing by..mtchew!Delete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 12:06
Tribalism in everything...... Nice.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 12:52
Jealousy dey worry u.Delete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 12:52
Jealousy dey worry u.Delete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 16:24
HOW? dnt undstnd d tribalism partDelete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 12:13
- dr van bay22 January, 2013 12:18
Please I don't understand the reply she gave about her state of mind! Please LLBers help me out!ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 12:53
Its not news that you're an olodo. Doctor ni, mortician Kor.Delete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 12:57
she simply means, since Ebuka's questions are unpredictable shes not sure of the next question Ebuka would throw at her,She's hoping he doesn't ask her a question she cannot answer.Delete
- dr van bay22 January, 2013 15:00
Anon 12:57 thank you,Anon 12:53 how is it my fault that at the age of 37 u manning a till at shoprite with only a curve 2 as your most valued possesion? Frustrated entity! Yabatech ikrorodu DLI forms are on sale! Help your life! Idiat!Delete
- dr van bay22 January, 2013 15:03
Anon 12:57 thank you,Anon 12:53 how is it my fault that at the age of 37 u manning a till at shoprite with only a curve 2 as your most valued possesion? Frustrated entity! Yabatech ikrorodu DLI forms are on sale! Help your life! Idiat!Delete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 16:25
na ril wa!Delete
- dr van bay22 January, 2013 12:25
Forgot to add the set is the ugliest have seen in a while! What's with the receptionist swivel chair! And the nigerian flag green backdrop? And of course my grandpas center table! OGTV tins! Not werking for me!ReplyDeleteReplies
- TalkdaTalk22 January, 2013 13:32
hahahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha...........................lwkmd!!! grandpapa center table #EpicDelete
The chair is hideous- I wonder where they got it. *wondering*Delete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 16:25
hahahaha......u guys always make my dayDelete
Dr, your comment got me in stiches...hahahah wdkm!!!and the way you replied that anon....gawd..#wiping tears from the lafta#Delete
the questions ehhnnnReplyDelete
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Lolz @ Dr Van u eh.. And yes her rply as to her sate of mind is rather lame she dint knw wht to say so she just said that I knw that style no worry plus I think d whole interview is dead#my thotReplyDeleteReplies
- dr van bay22 January, 2013 15:02
Darling my thots exactly! Its more like a scale of preferrence test! All the questions had to start woth who/which do u prefer?Delete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 13:38
@Dr van bay, i agree with u. i left Nigeria almost 20yrs ago and looking @ dat studio got me angry like noting ever changed. Most tacky thing i ever seen, for ebuka dat school abroad n well exposed to sit in dat environment got me worried if Nigeria can ever get beta....ReplyDelete
Real OGTV tins..... smhReplies
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 17:19
If u like leave 88yrs ago,na when 1 bad set shows up una dey comot con comment.like sey everything for abroad dey ok,we sef dey wake and we don see worse,abeg gum ur illegal ass for chair jor!Delete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 14:23
@anon13:07, na ur gene b snake o!smtcheeeew!....yinka florensReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 15:19
Lolzz,love her answers,bt d babasuwe part tho.lmaoReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 15:58
This girl cannot act at all. No matter how much ladun and Emem isong keep forcing her down our throat. Her acting is Blaaaah. Nollywood got to do better...pls. I need another Genevieve,omotola or rita dominic. I am sooo tired of these new wannabees ,its either they look like spent Runs girls e.g Eve esin and her group or horrible acting like Uru eke e.t.c. Then the most horrible part is Royal arts bla bla directed by desmond eliot. I beg Desmond eliot to go and acquire skills in directing and Emem isong pls bring actresses that look innocent,beautiful and cool headed that was how genevieve and omotola were looking when they came out. Na waooo. As for this chick,she should go and get a 9 to 5 job. MOVEMENTReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 20:59
your comment comes across quite personal, Genevieve, omotola and Rita were all wannabes at some point. you must be a runs girls to be able to identify another, as they say "it takes one to know now" ODE - OSHI!!Delete
- Anonymous24 January, 2013 07:29
too personalDelete
I liked the interview....ReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 17:15
ebuka did not school abroadReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 20:16
He did 2 masters degree in America simultaneously. Just bcos u didn't know doesn't make it untrue. Haba!Delete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 22:11
He had his Masters abroad.Delete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 17:22
Please where is the real interview cos the whole thing didn't work for me. I kept scrolling down for something better *hiss* I had to go check the pics again to be sure it isn't one of those interviews Kids do with celebrities.......ReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 18:33
My girl Uru! Love you jare Anonymous 15:15 when uru appears on your screen don't watch ok!!! I watched her the other day on African Magic and her acting was excellent. If someone reads your comment without having watched your film, they would probably believe you. Before Genevieve, Rita or Omotola got to where they are, they all started as wannabes, so next time talk with intelligence and don't make stupid comparisons. Why can't Naija ever support growth, na wah!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 18:57
It is a green screen for a virtual or graphic generated set. Did u people go to school at all or don't you watch 'making of...'ReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 21:22
Very funny & intereing questions & answers, why, cos none were premeditated;, Also, I like her response about what's her state of mind and that of who is a better actress, knowing very well she can't act to save her life, lol.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 22:11
What character does she play in Tinsel? I can't place her faceReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 January, 2013 22:27
What character does she play in Tinsel? I can't place her faceReplyDelete
- Anonymous23 January, 2013 02:07
STUPID RESPONCES,,,,IM SURE SHELL BE FEELING COOL NOW,, MTCWEEEWReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous24 January, 2013 07:26
must you hateDelete
- Anonymous23 January, 2013 23:15
Uru is an amazing actress o! Because u don't see her in every random movie doesn't mean she isn't good! She's very down to earth and well spoken.. I know her and her twin sister Udi very well o, so before u guys chat shit try n watch her first!ReplyDelete
- PRETTY ASS24 January, 2013 14:05
Uru mgbeke feeling funkyReplyDelete


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by rrotolo » 07 Jun 2011, 05:27
by adelfio » 07 Jun 2011, 14:40
by Tessa78 » 07 Jun 2011, 23:36
rrotolo wrote:researching family line
Pasquale Rotolo
Son of Salvatore Rotolo & Francesca Vivirito
Son of Pasquale Rotolo & Filipa Martino
Son of Ignazio Rotolo & Salvadora Miceli
Son of Pasquale Rotolo & Giacoma Cardinale
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by Tessa78 » 08 Jun 2011, 01:21
rrotolo wrote:I have records of these generations but would like locate actual documents if possible, and to see if anyone is researching this same line w/ possible documents. I would also like to locate ancestors still living in Alia based on this lineage and connect for future trip. Would like share information!
by jrotolo » 23 Jul 2011, 19:43
by mrotolo1943 » 19 Mar 2012, 01:50
by Tessa78 » 21 Mar 2012, 02:32
mrotolo1943 wrote:My grandfather, Mariano (Marino) Rotolo landed at Ellis Island on Sept. 6, 1898. He left his home town of Alia. He made the trip over with his wife (?) and a one year old child. For some reason his wife used her madian name. He followed his brother over. His Brother was in PA, I think. My grandfather made it to Napoleonville, LA, where he had relatives. The baby was lost on the trip sadly. I still reside in Napoleonville. I was named after my grandfather, Marino M. Rotolo. Would love to find
by sazzlynn » 21 Mar 2012, 22:04
by mrotolo1943 » 27 Mar 2012, 03:08
by sazzlynn » 27 Mar 2012, 07:56
mrotolo1943 wrote:My grandfather's name was Marino or Mariano and grandmother was Rosalie.
by mrotolo1943 » 07 Apr 2012, 04:16
by Mardi » 07 Apr 2012, 13:48
by sazzlynn » 18 Apr 2012, 06:01
Mardi wrote:I notice your post....I have a Cosimo [Caroline] Rotolo that married a Luke Trombatore in Napoleonville, LA. I have that they had two children Rosalia and Biaggio.
According from what I have the family moved to Chicago, IL, that is were both of the children were born.
Is there any connection to my Trombatore Family?
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Jonathan Herrera.
While Herrera has had a very good year for the Rockies and plays the role that he has been given very well, he is frankly, not the guy anyone wants to see stroll to the plate with a chance to tie the game.
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Your body needs cholesterol to work properly. But cholesterol levels that are too high can be life threatening.
Extra cholesterol in your blood causes deposits to build up on the inside walls of your heart's arteries (blood vessels). This buildup is called plaque. It narrows your arteries and reduces, or even stops, the blood flow. This can lead to a heart attack, stroke, or other serious heart or blood vessel disease.
Total cholesterol is the amount of all of the fats in your blood. These fats are called lipids. There are different types of lipid that make up your total cholesterol. The two most important types are:
High cholesterol, especially "bad" cholesterol (LDL), can clog your arteries. This may reduce blood flow to your heart. It can lead to heart disease, stroke, or heart attack. Cholesterol is measured in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL).
If you have heart disease or diabetes, your LDL cholesterol should stay below 100 mg/dL.
If you are at risk for heart disease, your LDL cholesterol should be lower than 130 mg/dL.
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You want your HDL "good" cholesterol to be high.
For men, HDL should be above 40 mg/dL. For women, it should be above 50 mg/dL. Exercise helps raise your HDL level.
Your doctor may want you to take medicine for your cholesterol. This will depend on your age. Your doctor may also suggest cholesterol medicine if you smoke, are overweight, or have high blood pressure or diabetes.
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1. My Dinner With Bert, Tom and Bill
Bert grinned at Bill.
"I say we eats it raw."
Bill shook his head.
"It'll be crunchy enough inside all that armour, Bert. I say we roasts it slowly over the fire, so it cooks in its own juices."
Tom shook his head now.
"You're both wrong, boys. Cook 'em for too long and they goes stringy. I say we boil it alive an' crack it open like a lobster."
Bert and Bill looked at each other, confused. Neither wanted to show ignorance, but still…
Eventually, Bert made the first move.
"A lobster, Tom? What's one o' them when it's at 'ome, then?"
Tom smiled smugly.
"It's a bit like a spider, Bert, only it lives in the sea. An' it's got more legs, an' it don't fight back as much."
Bert and Bill considered this. Spiders were all well and good, after all, but their stings made them fare only rarely sampled. Bert rubbed his chin.
"A spider what lives in the sea?"
Tom nodded.
"Aye, Bert. An' when you cracks 'em open they taste sweeter'n anyfing you ever tasted. If we just 'ad some butter to melt over it, you'd see what I mean."
The three thought about this for a moment. Being trolls, they usually ate their food plain and unadorned, but…
"Excuse me?"
The plaintive voice rang out in the clearing, and the three trolls looked around puzzled for a moment before they realised it was coming from their dinner. Bert lifted the speaker up until they were looking at each other face to face.
"What do you want, runt?"
The trolls were not used to prey that talked, after all- screams and shrieks and squeals were all they usually got.
"I was wondering if you wouldn't rather let me go?"
Tom and Bill roared with laughter at this, but Bert was intrigued.
"And why would I want to do that, eh?"
Looking into the troll's face, the knight- for he was indeed a knight, a knight of Gondor in fact, although very, very lost and very, very unfortunate and very, very unlucky- licked his lips nervously. The next few words he spoke might be his last, he mused, and so…
The trolls drew closer, curious. Never before had dinner suggested it be let go- usually they just howled and shrieked and whined until Bert got sick of them and sat on their heads. This…
…this was something new.
The knight- Aruthir, his name was, Aruthir son of Barahir son of Atanatar (though that is not strictly important to this tale)- licked his lips, and chose his next words carefully.
"Because… because I'm afraid to say I'm quite poisonous."
Tom laughed loud and long at this, and Bill shook his huge shaggy head disbelievingly.
"Poisonous? Do you fink we were born yesterday or summink?"
Bert grinned.
"I've eaten more Men than I can remember, an' not a single one of 'em gave me anyfink more than indigestion."
His mind racing a mile a minute, Aruthir licked his lips nervously.
"That's true, but… did you ever eat a Man on a Hihdei, friend Troll?"
Bert's grin faded.
"That I did not. Why should that matter?"
Aruthir smiled, hoping against hope.
"Why, don't you know? Us Men are deadly poison to trolls if eaten on Hihdei! We've absorbed so much sun by that point in the week that eating us is as deadly as walking out of your cave at mid-day!"
Bert looked at Tom, suspiciously.
"You ever 'eard this story?"
Tom shook his head, and Bert turned to Bill.
"What 'bout you?"
Bill shook his head too, and Bert turned his attention back to Aruthir.
"What's to say you ain't lyin'? What's to say I shouldn't just smash you flat an' eat you like a pancake?"
Aruthir gulped, but took his final chance.
"You can eat me by all means… but don't say I didn't warn you!"
Bert looked at Tom, then at Bill, then at Aruthir.
One bristly eyebrow raised, and then…
Bert put the knight down gently and stepped back.
"I ain't never eaten a humie onna Hihdei, an' if what you say is true, I ain't gonna start eatin' 'em now."
Aruthir nodded and gave a florid bow.
"I am sorry to have left you gentlemen- gentletrolls, I beg your pardon- hungry this day. Perhaps if we meet again it shall be a different story?"
Bert nodded.
"Sounds fair to me. Get runnin', humie- if we see you tomorrow we won't be so merciful."
Bill nodded.
"Yeah. An' we'll be more 'ungry, too!"
Without a second glance Aruthir turned and ran into the woods. Bill, Tom and Bert looked at each other, then at the knight's horse, then at the weapons he had left behind.
Tom was first to speak.
"Anyone fancy horse fer dinner tonight?"
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News about Gangs, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Mar. 15, 2015
Teenage girls Aniah Ferguson, Tilani Marshall, Mercedes Wilkinson and two others are arrested on charges of gang assault and robbery of 15-year-old Ariana Taylor in McDonald's in Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn; assault, captured on cellphone video, has drawn widespread attention and ire. MORE
Mar. 5, 2015
Officials lock down more than half the inmates at New York City's Rikers Island prison for 34 consecutive hours as part of push to curb surging gang violence at facility; unusual measure indicates difficulty officials face in reforming jail despite extensive commitment from administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio. MORE
Dec. 19, 2014
Ackquille Pollard, better known as rapper Bobby Shmurda, is arraigned in New York State Supreme Court along with 12 others in his rap group GS9; men are accused of running violent street gang linked with murder, drug sales and gunfights in Brooklyn. MORE
Dec. 13, 2014
Four people are wounded in shooting outside Rosemary Anderson High School in Portland, Ore; police believe attack is gang related. MORE
Dec. 12, 2014
New York City Police release photo of Brendrick Brown, suspect in shooting death of Dune Janelle Jacobs in North Bronx; say Brown was a member of the Young Guns gang and killed Jacobs, who he mistakenly suspected of being a member of a rival gang; police have arrested three other men in connection with shooting. MORE
Aug. 3, 2014
Deterioration of Honduras is exemplified by neighborhood of Chamelecon in the city of San Pedro Sula, where residents face daily grind of murder and mayhem; Honduras has become one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere over the past two decades; gang violence has spurred the child migrant crisis as many of its young people flee to the United States. MORE
Jul. 10, 2014
Increase in gang-related killings of children is a key factor driving surge of migration of young Central Americans to the United States; nowhere is the flow of departures more acute than in San Pedro Sula, Honduran city that has the world's highest homicide rate; Homeland Security Dept reports that between Jan and May of 2014, more than 2,200 children from San Pedro Sula arrived in the US, far more than from any other city in Central America. MORE
Jun. 18, 2014
Over 1,300 law enforcement officers take part in a crackdown on a South Los Angeles gang, arresting 50 members. MORE
Jun. 5, 2014
Dozens of gang suspects are arrested in simultaneous police raids on two Manhattan housing projects, charged with conspiracy, assault and weapons offenses; crimes alleged include two killings and at least 19 shootings between January 2010 and May 2014; early-morning arrests are latest in strategy honed by Manhattan's district attorney and Police Department. MORE
May. 3, 2014
Kahton Anderson, 14-year-old boy who shot and killed innocent bystander Angel Rojas during gang feud on a New York City bus, pleads not guilty to second-degree murder; teen is being tried as an adult and held without bail. MORE
May. 2, 2014
More than 600 suspected gang members are arrested in Homeland Security Dept's latest crackdown on street gangs, part of a larger Immigration and Customs Enforcement initiative that started in 2005 to target street gangs with international ties. MORE
Apr. 22, 2014
Saile Angilau, defendant in a long-running gang prosecution, is shot and killed by deputy United States marshal in Utah's federal courthouse after he allegedly lunged to attack a witness testifying in his trial. MORE
Apr. 1, 2014
Murder of an innocent bystander by 14-year-old Brooklyn student Kahton Anderson leaves New York City wondering how petty turf war between 'crews' of children could breed such random, deadly violence; although city's murder rate has dropped sharply, police say clashes between teenage crews, mini-gangs that grow out of blocks or housing projects, now account for 30 percent of all shootings. MORE
Mar. 22, 2014
Fourteen-year-old Kathon Anderson is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Angel Rojas on a bus in Brooklyn; authorities say Anderson, who was apparently involved in a gang dispute on the bus when he opened fire and mistakenly hit Rojas, will be tried as an adult. MORE
Mar. 20, 2014
Chicago officials say gang-related shootings are steadily declining, with less than half of 188 since beginning of 2014 related to gang activity; cite violence-reduction efforts that prevent gang retaliation and that are prompting the interest of other cities. MORE
Feb. 21, 2014
Idelfonso Mendez, reputed leader of a Bronx gang calling itself the Latin King Goonies, will be sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to gang assault in the first degree; Mendez's gang lured a man to an apartment and then beat and tortured him for hours in one of New York's most savage antigay crimes. MORE
Jan. 17, 2014
Apatzingan Journal; Apatzingan, Mexico, is caught in standoff between federal police and drug gang known as the Knights Templar; police have been accused of attacking citizenry rather than criminals they were sent to contain, leading to widespread cynicism among residents. MORE
Jan. 9, 2014
Rap group Insane Clown Posse files suit against US Justice Department saying Federal Bureau of Investigation decision to classify their fans, who call themselves Juggalos, as criminal gang members is unwarranted and unlawful; several Juggalos who claim they have been subjected to police harassment for identifying with group are also listed as plaintiffs. MORE
Jan. 8, 2014
New York Police Department is pursuing longer-term investigations against neighborhood gangs and finding clues in the dueling rap videos they produce; interest in music videos coincides with a broad shift in patrol strategy, as the department de-emphasizes stop-and-frisk tactics. MORE
Nov. 10, 2013
Fresno State's college football team is exceedingly popular but its sports logo, a cartoon bulldog, plays a dual role in California community; it is also the symbol of the Bulldogs street gang, whose members crowd area prisons, putting university officials in an excruciatingly awkward position amid a gang crisis that has claimed hundreds of lives. MORE
Oct. 6, 2013
Op-Ed article by reporter Oscar Martinez describes how the incredibly high murder rate in El Salvador declined in 2012 due to a truce brokered between powerful local gangs by the government, but notes Pres Mauricio Funes denies the government's involvement; laments that Funes seems adamant about ending his term without admitting how he has helped save more than 2,000 lives in two years. MORE
Sep. 28, 2013
Terrance Roberts, former leader of Bloods street gang that became one of Denver's leading anti-gang advocates, is arrested for shooting a man multiple times while setting up a community rally; Roberts, who says he had been surrounded by gang members and feared for his life, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon by a felon. MORE
Sep. 27, 2013
Nine members of Chicago street gang called the Hobos face federal racketeering conspiracy charges stemming from drug sales, robberies and five murders; gang is from the South Side, which has been struggling with a spate of drug-related crimes and killings that have put pressure on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to crack down on the city's criminal gangs. MORE
Sep. 20, 2013
Judge Sterling Johnson Jr rejects request by prosecutors to sequester a jury in murder and racketeering trial of Laron Spicer, Brooklyn man accused of leading Nine-Trey Gangsters, street gang that ran drug empire in Crown Heights for 23 years; in his ruling, Johnson acknowledges that jurors in case would benefit from protection, but says federal budget reductions forced him to reject request. MORE
Sep. 19, 2013
New York City Police Department is shifting emphasis from controversial stop-and-frisk tactic to focus more on rooting out youth gangs; effort known as Operation Crew Cut uses social media to prevent emerging conflicts and build cases against agitators; while new strategy has raised some objections, including privacy concerns, it has also garnered support from stop-and-frisk tactic's greatest critics. MORE
Sep. 19, 2013
Speculation grows that gang of teenagers was responsible for shooting and fight in Carroll Park, Brooklyn; some residents worry about what it means for affluent neighborhood, but others are more apathetic, dismissing incident as merely part of life in New York City. MORE
Aug. 24, 2013
Battle among rival gangs in prison in eastern Bolivia leaves at least 30 people dead and many burned to death; witnesses say inmates used propane gas tanks as flamethrowers. MORE
Aug. 24, 2013
Memorial outside the Gouverneur Morris House in the Bronx features a photo of 14-year-old Shaaliver Douse, who was shot by police as he chased and shot at another teenager from a rival gang. MORE
Aug. 16, 2013
Education officials in Western Cape Province, South Africa, temporarily close 16 schools, affecting 12,000 students in area near Cape Town, because of spike in gang violence that has left teachers too afraid to go to work. MORE
Aug. 16, 2013
Seventeen-year-old Antonio Lyles is beaten to death in Bronx after opening fire on a group of young men standing in front of the Edenwald housing project; police arrest Ezequiel Pena and Stanley Hampton in connection with the fatal attack, charging both with murder and gang assault among other charges. MORE
Aug. 5, 2013
Rookie New York City police officer shoots and kills 14-year-old Shaaliver Douse after teen fired a handgun at a man he was chasing down Bronx street; Douse is believed to have been part of Nine, a youth gang; shooting appears to fall within Police Dept's guidelines for using deadly force, but nonetheless frames uneasy confluence of issues that officers constantly grapple with in New York's high-crime neighborhoods. MORE
Jul. 14, 2013
John Buntin article describes efforts by Community Safety Partnership, group made up of Watts Gang Task Force and members of Los Angeles Police Department, to help keep peace between gangs in Los Angeles. MORE
Jul. 9, 2013
Brandon Reese of Brooklyn is charged with murder in connection with shooting of four teenagers that left 18-year-old Mario Lopez dead; police believe shooting was outburst of gang violence. MORE
Jun. 29, 2013
Number of homicides in New York City has dropped significantly during first half of 2013, to 154 from 202 in the same period in 2012; in first 178 days of 2013, city averaged less than a murder a day, first time police officials can recall that happening for any sustained period; Police Commissioner Raymond W Kelly attributes much of drop to antigang strategy suppressing retaliatory violence among neighborhood gangs. MORE
May. 29, 2013
Honduras's largest and most dangerous street gangs declare truce, offering government peace in exchange for rehabilitation and jobs. MORE
May. 28, 2013
Chicago man Koman Willis is charged with killing 6-month-old girl in case that focuses attention on gang violence on city's South Side. MORE
May. 25, 2013
Friends and family of D'aja Robinson, 14-year-old girl who was shot and killed on bus in Jamaica, Queens, recall honor student with bright smile; authorities suspect Robinson was unintended victim of gang violence. MORE
Apr. 5, 2013
Indictments are unsealed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan against 63 members of three East Harlem gangs, involved in shooting war that began in October 2009, that have brought terrorized neighborhood; all but eight of whom are under 20 years of age, with 49 facing life in prison on charge of conspiracy to commit murder. MORE
Mar. 13, 2013
Six-month-old girl becomes latest victim of Chicago gang violence after gunman ambushes her father, also gang member with long criminal history, while he was changing her diaper along South Side street. MORE
Mar. 3, 2013
The rerelease of an album shines a spotlight on a band from the Bronx, the Ghetto Brothers, that played an important role in the evolution of hip-hop in New York. MORE
Feb. 12, 2013
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls on Illinois lawmakers to increase minimum sentences for gun crimes in state and require violators to serve bulk of those prison sentences; push comes as one piece of larger effort to stem gang-connected violence that contributed to over 500 deaths in Chicago in 2012. MORE
Feb. 10, 2013
Michelle Obama is among those at the Chicago funeral of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who performed at President Obama's inauguration, and whose shooting death in the South Side has come to represent the cost of gun and gang violence. MORE
Jan. 3, 2013
Killings are rising in Chicago, but most of homicides, majority of which the authorities describe as gang violence, have taken place on city's South and West Sides; 506 homicides were reported in 2012, up 16 percent from 2011. MORE
Dec. 12, 2012
New York State Court of Appeals rules that the Bronx district attorney's office erred in trying to use a state terrorism charge to prosecute street gangs; decision overturns 2007 conviction of Edgar Morales, admitted Bronx gang member, who was involved in gang shooting in 2002 that left a 10-year-old girl dead; case against Morales was built around belief that gang intimidation of community members loosely fit definitions of terrorism in state statutes. MORE
Dec. 3, 2012
Daniel Hanley, accused by federal prosecutors of a Brooklyn loan-sharking scheme, is labeled as a member of the Westies, Irish-American Hell's Kitchen gang that specialized in extortion and extreme violence; Hanley says accusations are baffling given that he has no clear ties to Hell's Kitchen, and the Westies gang has not been in existence for years. MORE
Nov. 5, 2012
Study led by researchers at Northwestern University spent almost two decades tracking more than 1,800 Chicago youths who have gone through juvenile criminal justice system, mostly because of gang violence; project offers portrait of both perpetrators and victims in struggling, gang-ridden neighborhoods at time when homicide rate in city has risen sharply. MORE
Oct. 17, 2012
Eight members of three Brooklyn-based motorcycle gangs are arrested and charged with trafficking high-caliber weapons; defendants, ranging in age from 33 to 61, face up to five years in prison if convicted. MORE
Oct. 13, 2012
Michael Wilson Crime Scene column on the way in which an ongoing personal battle between two knots of young men from roughly the same neighborhood on Manhattan's Lower East Side became a senseless war that took the life of 29-year-old Charles Fernandez. MORE
Oct. 10, 2012
New York State's Court of Appeals is considering whether Edgar Morales, member of Bronx street gang St James Boys, is a terrorist; Morales was convicted for the shooting death of 10-year-old Malenny Mendez in 2007 under New York State terrorism statute, enacted after the Sept 11 attacks. MORE
Sep. 20, 2012
Marseille Journal; 20 people have been killed in gang crime in the last nine months in Marseille, one of France's poorest cities; magnitude of violence, which police say is committed mostly by drug dealers using combat weapons to defend their territory, has pushed the government to lay out an ambitious plan to help the city, including increasing the number of police officers. MORE
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In Prosecution of Gang, a Chilling Adversary: The Code of the Streets
In recent years, the authorities in New Jersey have struggled to successfully prosecute cases involving all sorts of homicides, as the state's murder rate has climbed and the problem of witness intimidation has spread.September 19, 2007 nyregionSeries
Gangs Grow, but Hard Line Stirs Doubts
Doubts have been raised across the country about the value of using aggressive tactics to crack down on gangs.September 13, 2007 usNews
5 Teenagers in Custody After Attack on Another Girl in Brooklyn
Investigators were seeking a sixth girl in connection with the assault at a McDonald's on Flatbush Avenue on Monday.
March 15, 2015, Sunday
MORE ON GANGS AND: Assaults , Teenagers and Adolescence , Flatbush (Brooklyn, NY) , Gangs , Taylor, Ariana , Ferguson, Aniah , Marshall, Tilani , Wilkinson, Mercedes , Young Savages (Gang)
16-Year-Old Arrested After Fight at a Brooklyn McDonald's
The high school student was seen in a cellphone video taking part in the beating of another girl, the police said.
March 13, 2015, Friday
MORE ON GANGS AND: Assaults , Erasmus Hall High School , Ferguson, Aniah , Brooklyn (NYC) , Gangs , Young Savages (Gang)
In Mexico, an Extreme Race in the Shadow of Extreme Danger
The threat of violence has always simmered in the background of the ultramarathon, held every March in the Copper Canyon region in northwestern Mexico.
March 7, 2015, Saturday
MORE ON GANGS AND: Marathon Running , Mexico , Drug Abuse and Traffic , Drug Cartels , Gangs , Ultramarathon Running , Running
Seeking Drugs and Weapons, Rikers Locks Down Inmates for 34 Hours
The lockdown, which confined more than half the inmates at the Rikers Island jail complex to their cells, was an effort to curb growing gang violence.
March 5, 2015, Thursday
MORE ON GANGS AND: Rikers Island Prison Complex , Prisons and Prisoners , Gangs , New York City , Drug Abuse and Traffic
Street Image Helps a Young Rapper, Until It Doesn't
Ackquille Pollard, who performs as Bobby Shmurda and was signed to Epic Records, found his label would not help him after his arrest.
February 23, 2015, Monday
MORE ON GANGS AND: Music , Epic Records , Gangs , Rap and Hip-Hop , GS9 , Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides , Flatbush (Brooklyn, NY) , Shmurda, Bobby (1994- )
Rap Artist Bobby Shmurda Is Arraigned on Violent Crime Counts
The rapper, whose given name is Ackquille Pollard, and a dozen other alleged members of the GS9 group are accused of operating a violent street gang linked to a murder and several shootings.
December 19, 2014, Friday
MORE ON GANGS AND: Music , Gangs , Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides , Drug Abuse and Traffic , New York City , Epic Records , Rap and Hip-Hop , GS9 (Music Group) , Shmurda, Bobby (1994- )
Oregon: 4 Hurt in Shooting Near Portland High School
Four people were injured in a shooting outside a Portland high school on Friday, throwing an area in the north end of the city into chaos.
December 13, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON GANGS AND: Education (K-12) , School Shootings and Armed Attacks , Gangs , Oregon , Portland (Ore)
Shooting Victim in the Bronx Was Mistaken for Gang Member, Police Say
The authorities said the gunman was last seen three days after the killing near a relative's home in South Carolina, where he was already on probation for federal grand larceny charges.
December 12, 2014, Friday
MORE ON GANGS AND: Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides , Gangs , Brown, Brendrick , Jacobs, Dune Janelle (1983-2014) , Bronx (NYC) , New York City
Drug Gang Killed Students, Mexican Law Official Says
Members of a drug gang arrested in connection with the disappearance of 43 college students told investigators that they had killed the students and burned their bodies, the Mexican attorney general said.
November 8, 2014, Saturday
Mexican Official Links a Mayor to Missing College Students
The attorney general says that the apparent abduction of 43 students in southern Mexico came after Mayor Jose Luis Abarca of Iguala ordered an attack on them.
October 23, 2014, Thursday
In Mexico, a Stalled Journey
While thousands of child migrants from Central America have crossed the Rio Grande to U.S. soil, thousands more don't make it that far. Many end up detained or broke in towns like Reynosa, Mexico.
Identifying With the Bulldogs
The bulldog is no longer just the sports mascot at Fresno State. It has been appropriated by a violent street gang called the Bulldogs, vexing university officials.
Week in Pictures for April 12
Subjects include a real estate broker-tax preparer, a protest over fast-food restaurant pay and auditions for the School of American Ballet
A Salvadoran Cease-Fire Holds, for Now
A jailhouse truce between two of Latin America's most violent street gangs appears to have held for five months, leading to a steep drop in homicides. But there are questions over its durability.
Back Home, Lessons From the War
State troopers in Springfield, Mass., are combating gang violence using the counterinsurgency strategies they were trained to use in Iraq.
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