Ruminations on Morbid Obesity and Me
I’m five feet tall, my BMI is close to 40, and I weigh 215 pounds. That’s about 100 pounds more than I ought to weigh, putting me in the “morbidly obese” category. Am I working on that little problem? Of course! On August 1, my BMI was over 40, and I weighed 225! I’m back […]
Working My Tailfeathers Off
The last week or so has been incredibly busy. Work was so busy and tense last Thursday that I went home and just cried from tiredness and tension. There was just too much to do, and too little time to do it. However, I worked hard and got a lot done, even though it wasn’t […]
What to Do With Lots of Tomatoes
Got tomatoes coming out your ears? Your vines producing bushels of beauties that you can’t eat fast enough? Here’s a low-carb-friendly way to use them up and get two treats for the price of one. Fresh Tomato Salsa and Spicy Tomato Cooler Ingredients: Two each red, yellow, and orange tomatoes 12 medium tomatillos one small red […]
Cholecystokinin Is Your Friend
Cholecystokinin (/KOH luh SIS tuh KYE nin/) is an important hormone that tells your brain that your tummy is full and that it’s time to send out the signal to stop eating now. It’s the reason you’ve had people tell you that it takes twenty minutes for your body to realise that you are full […]
How Goes the Low-Carb Diet
Well, as long as I stay low-carb, I do great. Staying low-carb, however, is a real challenge for me. When I avoid potatoes, white bread and pastry products, and sugary products, I have lots of energy, I lose weight, and I’m optimistic about life, even when the inevitable bad times roll. When I indulge in […]
Change of Plans
I had intended to start another 10-day stint on the “Lemonade Diet” on Friday, but circumstances intervened. You see, last Wednesday was Administrative Professionals Day, and my bosses traditionally take us out for lunch. But last Wednesday was also right smack in the middle of Pesach, so my Jewish bosses couldn’t take us out. They […]
Focus on What You Have
So often, while following a diet, I have noticed that I tend to focus narrowly on what I do not have or cannot have, as opposed to what I do and can have. For example, I’m doing this lemonade diet, which means no solid food for the duration, and a very gradual return to solid […]
I’d Forgotten How Strong…
…these food cravings can be. Especially the sweet. I want something sweet. Not drippy, gooey sweet. Just sweet. Right now, strawberries are filling the gap. But I don’t know how long I can make them do. I miss chocolate. This weekend I hope to get to one of the local low-carb emporia to get some […]
Hanging In There
I stayed low-carb today, though it wasn’t easy. I am really, really wanting something sweet. I did well, though. After lunch, when it was worst, I ate three strawberries. That settled me down, though it wasn’t exactly what I wanted. (Chocolate!) Mom fixed one of my favourite dinners … stir-fried chicken and asparagus in a […]