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- From: sue@netcom.com (Sue Miller)
- Subject: Re: Adiposity 101
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.223323.14284@netcom.com>
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- References: <1992Dec29.024354.0201957@locus.com> <1992Dec30.203414.28218@inmet.camb.inmet.com> <DLB.92Dec30155641@fanny.wash.inmet.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 22:33:23 GMT
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- In article <DLB.92Dec30155641@fanny.wash.inmet.com> dlb@fanny.wash.inmet.com (David Barton) writes:
- >I can't resist one tidbit.
- >
- >After being diagnosed as diabetic in August, I went on a *VERY* strict
- >low-fat diet. Now, it has controlled my blood sugar famously, which
- >is what it was supposed to do.
- >
- >On the other hand, I have not lost a damn pound. Nor have I gained.
- >Rock steady.
- >
- >My wife just informed me that through *sometimes* eating my low fat
- >diet, she has dropped eight pounds. She often eats what she wants,
- >rather than what I am eating. About half of our dinners together, she
- >eats what I am cooking (I have gotten very good at low-fat cooking, if
- >I do say so myself). The rest of the time, she gorges on lasanga,
- >quiche, and ice cream bars.
- >
- >And she loses eight pounds. Do I lose squat? No.
- >
- >Life really sucks, sometimes.
- >
-
- Yeah, it's weird. When I was living in England, I drank fresh
- milk (straight from the cow, via the cooling tank), lots of butter,
- cheese, and beef beef beef. I also had sausage & chips
- (& peas & beans), fish & chips, doner kebabs, you get the picture.
- Salad? I ate some, but not much. Pies and cakes! Fried food,
- bacon butties. Yummm.
-
- I lost ~10 pounds. I'm back in Healthful California, sitting on my
- butt many hours a day in front of my workstation, but eating less
- fattening food (by a mile). The weight is right back on.
- I guess I'm going to have to try to make myself exercise. And
- get my cholesterol checked. :-)
-
-