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If it's called Daily Blah, how come you don't ... hey, wait, you're writing every day!
See? Told you I'd try harder.
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Why yes I am, as it happens. I was born, raised and educated in Great Britain. I've been living in the U.S. since 1996 and identify as British.
I say, old chap, you forgot the "u" in "colour."
No I didn't. I may identify as British, but I am also an American journalist writing for an American audience about mostly American issues. These two different sides of me are a constant source of tension. Nevertheless, Daily Blah will adhere to American English grammar and spelling.
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Daily Blah for... Monday, March 17, 2003
Bye Bye, Atkins
After a month or so, I ended my experimentation with the Atkins diet last night. It's been good for my weight -- I shed 15 lbs in that time -- but after the first three weeks, bad for my energy levels. I felt brain-fogged. I felt a little greasy on the inside. It didn't feel good when a medical student told me told me my brain was now running exclusively on ketones, which are produced by the liver, when it's powered normally by glucose. The whole idea of Atkins is to be in ketosis, but I didn't realize that meant effectively putting my liver in charge of my brain. No sir. Not when my brain is my livelihood.
Coincidentally enough, there's a story today about the National Wheat Council, or some such horrific industry entity, launching a new anti-Atkins campaign. The diet is popular enough that it's starting to eat into wheat product profits. So far, the campaign seems to consist of trying to get people to call it the "Fatkins" diet. There's a million bucks in consultancy fees well spent. Come on, let's be grown-ups about this. Atkins worked for me as a kick-start, and I know a lot of other people it's still working for. Besides, as study after study has shown, it's not fat that makes you fat. It's excessive amounts of carbs, especially flour-based products. The new diet and exercise regimen I'm on, Body For Life, also tries to limit the amount of carbs you eat every day and balance it with protein. Does anyone still believe in that outdated USDA food pyramid from the 70's, with its 6-11 servings per day of starchy badness?
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