Monday, 07 February 2011
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I was at a function tonight and the 60 year old guy next to me (who was a complete stranger) causally mentioned how I had eaten all my food faster than anyone else. My answer was "That is something you learn while in prison". I thought I was funny, but he wouldn't talk to me after that.
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
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We have a school at the domestic violence shelter that I work in. I am an advocate and mentor for children that have been affected or witnessed abuse. It is a great job, I love it. The school was celebrating 100 days of school, which had to be explained to me several times because I didn't get the point. The kids all made Jelly (or Jello to Americans) and made an ocean scene with it, using gummy octopus and skittles etc. One of my kids arrived late to after school activities we were holding and I gave her a cup of jello. I forgot to tell her about the added ingredients, when half way through the cup, she stared at it and then turned to me. The six year old demanded "What the hell is in my Jello"?
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
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I have been on the Atkins diet for the past two weeks. The Atkins diet is an extremely low carb, low sugar diet.
This diet has me checking out the amount of carbs in food and then how much fiber and doing the following sum.
Carb - Fiber = Net Carbs.
I have to limit myself to 20 Net Carbs per day.
Suprisingly it has been fairly easy so far. I have lost 10 lbs in those two weeks and I feel great. I haven't even increased the amount of exercise that I would normally do. The best thing however, is that my hunger has disappeared. I just don't get hungry anymore. I believe it is because my sugar intake has ceased, so my sugar levels aren't bouncing up and down.
It isn't a diet that I can see myself doing forever, but I am now the weight I was ten years ago. I figure I am going to return to eatting the foods I enjoy so much but keep a close eye on my serving sizes. Which is hard in Texas.
Anyway, thought I better update this thing. There you go.
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- Name: Damien
- Location: Austin, Texas, United States
- Gender: Male
- Member Since: 3/23/2001
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