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Gearing up to get started

Image: Salvatore Vuono / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

I started out the year with the best of intentions, thinking I was going to do all kinds of prep work before I attempted my weight loss again. Now I think I was just unconsciously stalling. I haven’t even made a doctor’s appointment and I’ve had health insurance since [...]

Saturday Snark, media edition

Sorry for the uncreative blog post title but I’ve had a couple grievances simmering and it’s about time to take the lid off and share. Today’s snark, brought to you bright and early at almost 3am (I’m up late, not early), comes from the fact that I can’t even read a book to my [...]

No, it's not a normal variation. You're a freak.

“Meat Pieces” by Suat Eman, courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net

Why Our Family Eats Animal Products: Part One from Nourishing Days is a breath of fresh air. It’s not often you see someone lay out the reasons they eat animal foods without supplication, mitigation, or apology.

Too bad the textbook Speshul Genotype Vegan had to show up in [...]

Fat intake and calcium absorption

This past year I heard about a study that showed saturated fat helps in calcium absorption. I was trying to explain to a friend just now why low-carbing makes more sense nutritionally than a low-fat diet, and wanted to bring up that point. I couldn’t find anything about saturated fat specifically right off [...]

The new Atkins Quick-Start kit

You’ve probably seen that new Atkins Quick-Start kit advertised all over the internets lately. You give them your name and address and they send you three free bars.

Well, it’s for real. I got mine today.

Atkins swag, courtesy of the United States Postal Service

I’m not sure how much use I will make of [...]

Hi, my name is Dana…

…and I’m a fatass.

I love having my photo taken. Really.

Well, OK, that’s actually my face. Sorry for the mixup.

I’ve started and abandoned this blog too many times to wanna bother counting. I start in with weight loss, get along at a pretty good clip, then abandon it, just like my blog. [...]

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