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- Path: sparky!uunet!omen!caf
- From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg)
- Subject: Re: Adiposity 101
- Organization: Omen Technology INC, Portland Rain Forest
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 06:38:44 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.063844.21759@omen.UUCP>
- References: <1992Dec30.203414.28218@inmet.camb.inmet.com> <DLB.92Dec30155641@fanny.wash.inmet.com> <1992Dec30.223323.14284@netcom.com>
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- In article <1992Dec30.223323.14284@netcom.com> sue@netcom.com (Sue Miller) writes:
- >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. :-)
-
- Also check your carbohydrate consumption, esp. sugar including
- corn starch, etc.
- --
- Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf
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