“Failure is nature’s plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.” Napolean Hill, Motivational Writer There was the morning Atkins bar, maybe 40 oz of water, at noon was a plate of the lasagna, which I am quite fond of and must make again. A handful of macadamia nuts got eaten in the late afternoon. A [...]
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The morning was 2 squares of the lasagna experiment from yesterday. Quite good. I forced down the 50oz. of water that I am supposed to drink every day. Lunch was extended over an afternoon of cleaning the house with the wife. In between the chores, I tried to make the cheese ‘crackers’ from day 8. [...]
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Saturdays are the worst. This Saturday was no different. It started OK – I inventoried the fridge and had the ingredients for a spinach casserole of sorts – roughly based on an old kitchen experiment. Here’s what I did: 20 oz bag frozen spinach 4 oz shredded cheddar cheese 5 pats butter 1/4 cup parm [...]
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If I could pinpoint my biggest challenge in doing low carb for the long, long haul, it is keeping a larder of low carb food available to ensure that food boredom doesn’t set in. Part of my success, I think, has been that I can eat the same thing 3 days in a row, if [...]
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The morning started with the Atkins bar. Lunch was most of 6 scrambled eggs made with some milk and sour cream. The rest was finished off near 6pm, along with a second Atkins bar. On the drive home, my wife called and wanted to go out for dinner. With the kids, the best bet is [...]
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I’ve skipped a day – 24 – because I got some sort of stomach virus that laid me low for the entire day – and I didn’t keep track of what I ate the previous day. I recall it being the typical – mostly good, with some wine and junk in the evening. I didn’t [...]
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Breakfast was an Atkins bar. Lunch was a healthy portion of that London broil soup, which held me until close to 8pm, when I had a few of PF Changs Northern Style Ribs as takeout. They are very low carb. I also had 2 hot dogs on low carb bread – and a lot of [...]
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I mentioned food boredom in yesterday’s posting, but what I didn’t mention – and haven’t talked about as of yet – was how I spent my summer and fall regarding diet. I didn’t post much, but I was busy experimenting with the notion of eating simpler, more raw foods – nothing wacky, like the raw [...]
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Breakfast was the rest of the bologna and some low carb bread That held me over until mid-afternoon, where I made Brussels sprouts and bacon. I had a bit of that, then had a small bowl of my Italian stew. It was not a culinary delight – the bones and grizzle are grossing me out [...]
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Morning was the standard, and soon-to-be iconic, Atkins bar. The way my day in work unfolded, however gave rise to a lot of stress. I was asked to create a document describing a very complicated proposal to solve a very complicated problem – and only had a few hours to do it. I suddenly wanted [...]
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