Why Would I Want To Stay Fat?
If we're so sure we want to be thinner, why do we so often do things that are counterproductive to that? Why do we cheat? Why do we refuse further tweaking of our low carb way of eating when we suspect...
View ArticleYou Can’t Always Get What You Want
You can't always get what you want. And, it seems to me, that even if you try, sometimes you can't get what you need, Mick Jagger's opinion not withstanding.
View ArticleOnce An Addict, Always An Addict?
I think it was in 1993 that I began to play Tetris for hours and hours every day. I would play even though my thumb and hand ached from holding the controller. I strove for the highest score over and...
View ArticleNo One Ever Makes A New Year’s Resolution Like This
No one ever makes a new year's resolution like this: "This year I resolve to find a product which will magically turn me thin, and I resolve to buy it." No one ever makes a new year's resolution like...
View ArticleReligion And Weight Loss
Admit it. It crossed your mind to think that a mandatory burka would cover a multitude of figure flaws, didn't it? Did you ever consider joining a convent just for the baggy robe, just as a way to give...
View ArticleHonesty IS The Best Policy
Webster's defines honesty as "the state or quality of being honest; specifically refraining from lying, cheating and stealing, being truthful, trustworthy or upright, sincere, fair, straightforward."...
View ArticleWhen I Cheat
I've been on low carb many times in my life, but when I started trying to lose weight in 1996, I finally stuck with it. I weighed 208 when I started. In December 1998 I got down to 137. I've been...
View ArticleAnd The Oscar Goes To…
We all know what it feels like to be overweight. The self-disgust. The shame. The exhaustion. Unpleasant physical symptoms abound; maybe we even have to have our blood taken regularly to test for...
View ArticleSex And Food
There are certain instinctive drives that all human beings share. Hunger is one of them. Eating is necessary for our survival as individuals, so we eat. We can't live without eating, so the drive to...
View ArticleLow Carb Christmas Meal Ideas
You survived a Low Carb Thanksgiving meal but Christmas and Hanukkah is coming. Here is our list of Low Carb Christmas Meal articles to help you with your holiday planning. Also, time to plan for your...
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