Tag Archives: losing weight

Where Does Lost Weight Go?

Posted on April 7, 2015 by dcarmack

Ok, so you weigh too much. Somehow by eating like everyone else you know, you have managed, over the years to accumulate a lot of extra mass. It has changed the way you think, the way you eat, the way … Continue reading →

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Great Problem to Have

Posted on April 6, 2015 by dcarmack

I would like to tell you about a problem I’m having that is an symptom of a blessing I am enjoying…I have to get smaller pants. By eating a diet of predominately meat and fat I am slowly losing weight, while not starving myself. … Continue reading →

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I Probably Care Too Much

Posted on April 2, 2015 by dcarmack

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 →

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Nina Weighs In

Posted on February 21, 2015 by dcarmack

One of my favorite champions of natural fats in our diet, Nina Teicholz, author of one of my favorite books “The Big Fat Surprise,” has offered us her opinion of the new dietary guidelines from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. This … Continue reading →

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Whatever Works, Think About It

Posted on February 18, 2015 by dcarmack

I don’t happen to believe that in order to lose weight a person is required to become more physically active. I don’t think that gaining weight is a function of putting in more energy that we are expending. Even though … Continue reading →

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It’s So Ingrained…

Posted on February 8, 2015 by dcarmack

I am 53 and by the time people get to be my age, their ideas about eating are pretty well set. Most people have a great feel for their foods, they know what foods they eat are healthy and which … Continue reading →

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Fighting Big Media

Posted on January 28, 2015 by dcarmack

I could point out to you one hundred health or food articles from last month that make sure to mention, at least once, the conventional wisdom that you should make efforts to lower the dietary fat in your foods. I … Continue reading →

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Diary of A Recovering Sugar Addict, Day 301

Posted on January 18, 2015 by dcarmack

Being in control is the solution, and not controlling everything is the challenge. Friday I went to a restaurant, a very good restaurant, in Kansas City called Revolve. The look and feel was what I imagine European cuisine to look like … Continue reading →

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Biggest Loser

Posted on January 12, 2015 by dcarmack

Telling the world that all a person has to do to lose weight is eat less or work more, because it’s just basic physics is a mistake. It is a mistake because it makes the person who that doesn’t work for … Continue reading →

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The First Law of Thermodynamics

Posted on January 12, 2015 by dcarmack

In science a law is a theory that has withstood every challenge, has proven itself repeatedly in the arena of experiment, is no longer in dispute. The first law of thermodynamics is that energy cannot be created or destroyed, that … Continue reading →

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