Quoth Og Mandino"Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm." | It’s time for an update on my jolly Banting adventures! As faithful readers may recall, I have been Banting since June of last year. This means I’ve been eating a very high fat (>60%), medium protein, very low carb (<5%) diet, with all the carbs I do eat coming from vegetables only, no grains [...] I continue to bant, though over the winter I have noticed an appreciable slowing of results. This I ascribe to several factors, both simple and complex. Let’s start with simple. Being that I’m much smaller than I was when I began (by 70 lbs), I thus need fewer calories. My body is OK with [...] This has been a funny week … looking back on it, it doesn’t seem like there’s been much going on, but it’s been quite busy. I think I’ve had a hard time keeping up because I’ve been operating at a diminished capacity–this verdammte chest cold has been dogging me, and my back has gotten [...] Of course I had the most incredible birthday yesterday because I have the bestest family and friends in the whole world. Cake and ice cream was eaten, presents were enjoyed, and I am braced to face my 42nd year of existence. Thank you all! According to this very interesting site, the i-Ching hexagram for [...] What a nice Christmas it’s been so far, other than the staying up until 3:30 and then getting up at 5 a.m. part. But that pretty much comes with the territory on Christmas, and we had all the gifts open by 6:30, so hubby and I were able to go back to sleep while [...] | |