Spouse and self began our reduced-carbohydrate lifestyle adventure on Sept 1, 2004. As advocates of the South Beach plan, we had nonetheless been wondering about the restrictions it placed on certain foods. For example, all dairy products were considered "Avoid" foods in Phase 1, despite research that shows the value of milk and yogurt in… Continue reading

Primetime BBC Television's Horizon ran a programme on The Atkins Diet last night with the tag line: "Horizon reveals the truth about the world's most controversial diet." (When discussing the BBC, I figure I should spell like the BBC 🙂 Continue reading

I love Granola. Unfortunately, we're presently on a long-term reduced carbohydrate adventure so most granolas are out for the time being. However, one of the women on the low-carb mailing list I'm on recently recommended a low-carb granola called "FlaxOMeal Granola" (Low-Carb Success brand). Several other women chimed in to agree that they think it's… Continue reading

I considered titling this "Paper Fetish" fetish n. 2. An object of unreasonably excessive attention or reverence but I decided that the other definitions for fetish were just too far out for me. I'd hate for anyone to jump to the wrong conclusions… some people will find the right conclusions to be just a little… Continue reading

I'm a great fan (and collector) of quotations. I have more than half a dozen books of quotations on my shelves. Continue reading

I've always liked to write; when I was much younger, I wrote a lot of poems and short stories. For several years in Junior High and High School I did a periodic "newspaper" for my family. I don't recall keeping any sort of diary or journal during elementary school or High School. I did keep… Continue reading

I recall an article I read a few years ago. The author recounted his discovery of some non-fat cookies at the local "Quik Stop Gas & Shop" when he stopped in for a fill-up on his way home from work. The cookies were delicious (and fat-free!) so he began to make a habit of stopping… Continue reading

Rich and I have a favorite Pizzeria (Pasquale's in San Francisco). We've tried many other pizza places; this one (in our opinion) is by far the best. But… how to fit pizza into a diet in which you are trying to substantially reduce your carbohydrate intake? Answer: Toppings! In pizza, we both like the sauce… Continue reading