In part 3 of this God-Knows-What that I am chronicling, I wanted to briefly introduce the notion of ‘spaciousness’ that comes from the quieting of the mind that came with the meditation I began a few weeks ago, as well as the media diet that I’ve been on for a few weeks. I think it [...]
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Yesterday I shared with you my epiphany regarding what might be called ‘abusive dieting’. The realization that I had been ignoring this for so long was quite a shocker. It led me to the decision to try an experiment: eat what I want without a shred of guilt and see what happens.
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Warning: if you are easily discouraged when your assumptions are challenged, you might want not want to read this. Check back the next time I have a recipe or something. If you need an excuse to stay fat, grab a box of cookies, pull up a chair and read this: many studies suggest that people [...]
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I’ve been in the state known as ketosis, brought about by following the rules of Atkins Induction, more times than I can count. I have also been either very successful or not-so successful at staying in Induction for an extended period of time and losing weight. While I am not recommending long-term ketosis- Atkins doesn’t, [...]
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Don’t have much time this morning, but I thought I’d share this: Cognitive Biases – A Visual Study Guide I wish that losing weight was just about what you eat. It isn’t. It is also about what you think. When you cave and give in to temptation, it was some thought that allowed you to [...]
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I haven’t posted about my own weight loss adventures as of late because, frankly, there has not been much to report. Three months back, I hunkered down and started a committed program to get back in the saddle and take that weight I’ve gained since I was 185 – and I got to 201…but bounced [...]
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More ‘Research Gone Wild’ – where wacky researchers who apparently never talk to one another come out with more pronouncements to bewilder the public. First: we’re exercising more, but fatter that ever. Huh? 34.7 percent claimed in 2009 they engage in regular leisure physical activity, up from 31.9 percent in 2008. The prevalence of obesity [...]
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I’m not trying to dash anyones hopes here, or downplay how good it feels, after being really fat, to be thin. It feels great. It’s worth striving for – for so many reasons. But it will not bestow endless happiness upon you. I’m currently 60 lbs. down from my top weight and have been (more [...]
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In case you didn’t notice, Atkins Nutritionals came out with an update to the Atkins plan. I think the book came out March 2, 2010, so it’s literally hot off the presses. If you would like to read a real review (not my ramblings here), click on the book above. When I checked it out, [...]
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My diet, to put it bluntly, is going nowhere. That’s not the point of this post, however. What I don’t get – even though I have experienced this throughout my history on low carb – is how very frequently what I eat has no correlation with what I weigh. Over the years I have tried [...]
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