Dr. Atkins (yes, the Dr. Atkins) diagnosed me as pre-diabetic at 22. Lost weight with his diet. Reinstated carbs. Had babies. Gained weight. Tried Weight Watchers. Lost weight. Gained it back. Repeat. Triglycerides were 547 (4x normal). Cut carbs. Lowered triglycerides. Lost weight. Got lax. Gained even more. Slashed carbs and saturated fats. I was . . .
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My parents lived in Greenwich Village when I was born, but moved to Queens when I was still very young. They chose an apartment in Woodside ... -
1952, age 9: Newly motherless and too young to fully appreciate the effort it must have taken my dad to have a tree and gifts that year, I s...
THE Dr Atkins. Why am I still surprised when you write things like that?
ReplyDeleteAnd oh, the stories of gaining/losing weight eating carbs/not carbs, fat/not fat, etc that I could tell you!
Well, we have eight days left of the food month. Get on it!
DeleteI've actually written (and scheduled) all my posts for the rest of the month! There is a hint to this theme in one of them.
DeleteWow, THE Doctor Adkins!
ReplyDeleteOf course THE Dr. Atkins. Love this. Onto the next...
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