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How Do You Volunteer?
It happens all of the time, I overhear someone that needs to lose weight talking about what they are doing about it. Sometimes they are exercising more, sometimes they are trying to just eat fruits and vegetables, their plans are … Continue reading
Leptin
Never heard of it before yesterday. Leptin is an energy controlling hormone excreted by fat cells. It turns out that leptin is mentioned once in the book “Good Calories, Bad Calories” by Gary Taubes. I am going to quote the SINGLE … Continue reading
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Tagged atkins diet, gary taubes, HBO, insulin, ketosis, leptin, paleo diet, weight of the nation
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I Probably Care Too Much
In the last year I have read a bunch of books on diet and its effects on health. At the beginning of this blogging journey I decided to share what I was learning with everyone that I could reach, in … Continue reading
Shame and Blame
I was reading the Times this morning and ran across this article, “The Problem With ‘Fat Talk’”. Is it really such a big deal if you tell everyone how fat you feel? After all, a simple “I’m so fat!” can … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Step program, advice, atkins diet, being change, blame, carbohydrates, gary taubes, shame, sugar, Why We Get Fat
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Day One Done
So day before yesterday, March 3, I decided that I would only eat meat, eggs and cheese for the rest of the month. Today is the beginning of day two on this ‘unbalanced’ diet. I weighed myself this morning and … Continue reading
I Was So Misled
For most of my life, right up until I started reading “Why We Get Fat” by Gary Taubes, I believed like most people that a person had to eat fruit and vegetables in order to stay healthy. Now that I … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial ingredients, carbohydrate, eating healthy, gary taubes, how to lose weight, processed food, real food
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One Day
Ok, it is Saturday. Saturday and Sunday do not get much eyeball attention according to the statistics that I see on WordPress. I finished the entire book “Why We Get Fat” in a single day. It was that engaging. I … Continue reading
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Tagged carbohydrates, cholesterol, gary taubes, meat, sugar, Why We Get Fat
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One Small Change at a Time 