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About dcarmack

I am an instrument technician at the electric utility servicing the Kansas City Missouri metropolitan area. I am in the IBEW, Local 412. I was trained to be a nuclear power plant operator in the USN and served on submarines. I am a Democrat, even more so than those serving in Congress or the White House.

Blowout!

Posted on April 22, 2014 by dcarmack

Last meal of the 21 day sugar detox had zero sugar calories. That’s the good news. The bad news is that it was a 1200 calorie meal, all by itself. We went to Rancho Grande Cantina for dinner and I … Continue reading →

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By Special Request

Posted on April 21, 2014 by dcarmack

For my sister, who requested dietary links that all of us could really use, here are a few instructions in my own words with links to people who video tape themselves doing even the easiest things on youtube….

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Crisis, Epidemic, Catastrophe–Another reason to do-it-yourself

Posted on April 21, 2014 by dcarmack

Interesting Op-Ed in today’s New York Times contains a great deal of hand-wringing about high blood pressure and high sodium loads in foods packaged and prepared in today’s United States. Side by side with the mountain of sugar they are … Continue reading →

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Spreading the Good News

Posted on April 21, 2014 by dcarmack

Easter Dinner was a great chance to prove the feasibility of holiday meals without any added sugar or starch.  This weekend, the last weekend of our sugar-free detox, was perfectly normal compared to the last two weekends without it.  Except … Continue reading →

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Finally not Hungry

Posted on April 19, 2014 by dcarmack

Half of a great steak and half of a large wedge salad at Anton’s Taproom was enough to finally dull the edge of the constant hunger I have been feeling. After work yesterday, I came home to a sliced apple, … Continue reading →

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What if we realized that food security is homeland security?

Posted on April 19, 2014 by dcarmack

Originally posted on Breastfeeding Medicine:
I’m waiting for my flight home from the 1,000 Days U.S. Leadership Roundtable, a spectacular meeting that was held today at the Gates Foundation in Washington, DC. Stakeholders in nutrition and maternal-child health gathered to…

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New Stuff

Posted on April 18, 2014 by dcarmack

There has been a change to the Poll options, check that out.  Added the Poll to a Menu Item, so that it is always accessible at the top of the Site. I have added a new Menu Item that allows … Continue reading →

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Dietary Deficit

Posted on April 18, 2014 by dcarmack

Yesterday I ate meals just like those that I have eaten for the past 18 days.  Two egg and meat breakfast with coffee and cream, leftover lunch that left me slightly hungry, normal portion of nightly dinner.  I have pretty much … Continue reading →

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Apps to help your track your food intake

Posted on April 17, 2014 by dcarmack

Apps to help your track your food intake One of the things I was impressed with on the HBO Documentary “Weight of the Nation” was the food journal that one of the subjects kept.  It was a very impressive daily … Continue reading →

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YOUR National Institute of Health

Posted on April 17, 2014 by dcarmack

YOUR National Institute of Health The health section of this site has a search gadget on it, and of the nine words you could pick as favorite searches, five of them are concerning losing weight.  While this sounds like a big … Continue reading →

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