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Objections

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

–Samuel Johnson

In trying to compile the information I’ve been learning, I feel it’s important to give place to objections and questions. I’m trying to go through the most common questions I get, first. Although some of them are more objections than they are true questions.

By far the biggest one I’ve dealt with has already gotten two posts of its own: “What do you eat?” Vying for second plaec is this question:

1. But your brain needs glucose, right?

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What Do You Eat? Part 2

Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling.

–Dave Barry

In What Do You Eat part the first, I ended with a short diatribe on why I don’t prefer the whole gluten-free, low-carb, pre-packaged food movement. You know: things like low-carb pancake mixes and heritage grain gluten-free bread. Carbs-that-aren’t-carbs, I call them.

Let’s review, shall we?

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Some Quick Reads

Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity. And I’m not sure about the former.

–Albert Einstein

At the bottom of the page are some links to great books, but I realize that not everyone has the time or energy to read a whole book. There are some good articles out there on various subjects, and I’ve compiled a list here. I hope it goes without saying that I don’t necessarily endorse every single statement made on everything I link to; but that’s what God gave us brains for.

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What Do You Eat?

The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.

–Julia Child

So now that you’ve (hopefully) read what happened and why it happened, let’s talk food. Pretty soon we’ll get to all the objections, but I find the first thing people want to know is:

What do you eat?

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The First Step

He was born on the finish line, so he thinks he won the race.

–unknown

So now you know what’s happened, but how did it happen? That’s the real question. So I’ll tell you the answer.

It was a normal morning. I’d eaten my 1 measured cup of Cheerios and skim milk. I’d drunk my banana/kiwi/blueberry/plain yogurt smoothie. I’d had some black coffee, no sugar. Now it was time to exercise.

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Photographic Evidence

Pictures must not be too picturesque. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

before the beginning — Before the Beginning

Normally I don’t like posting pictures of myself on the internet. Who knows what people can do with it, right? But in this case I’ve decided it’s worth it.

The Beginning

“Begin at the beginning,” said the King gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” –Lewis Carroll

Who am I?

No one in particular. I’m American, but I live in Asia. I’m a woman, but I really like football, cars and barbecue. I have blue eyes, but sometimes I wish they were brown because they’re sensitive to sunshine and bright lights. I love to talk to people older than I, but I also love playing soccer with kids nearly a fifth my age. Oh, and I used to be fat.

Really fat.

But that’s been changing. In the course of (at the date of this writing) seven months, I’ve lost 115 pounds, packed on muscle and dramatically improved my triglycerides, my HDL count, my blood pressure and my resting heartbeat. I’ve also gotten more alert, ended spring allergies and have energy and to spare.

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