For the record, when I started low-carb, I had triglycerides of 269, HDL of 38, and LDL of 56.
After six months of Atkins, my triglycerides are 86, my HDL is 45, and my LDL is 84.
Yes, my LDL went up, but this doesn’t take particle size or density into account. (See Taubes’ interview at [...]
Jimmy Moore’s brother passed away while I wasn’t reading the news. Belated condolences to Jimmy and his family.
People have been asking me what I look like these days. Here I am this morning, in the washroom at a remote site, at 167.5 pounds.
Oh yeah: I shaved, too.
(Update: now compare this to my baptism pictures.)
So, I’ve now lost 64 pounds since the beginning of the year, and 13 pounds in July alone (making it my second-biggest weight-loss month, and the largest weight-loss month since starting Atkins). I did lose quickly on another diet, but I couldn’t maintain any energy on that diet; I was barely making it through [...]
Jimmy Moore explains why he’s not completely thrilled with the recent New England Journal of Medicine weight loss study. He’s right. (And I’ve now lost over sixty pounds; boo-yah.)
Rather than bore you all on an ongoing weekly basis with my progress on Atkins, I’ll just quietly (or not so quietly, if something surprising happens) update this permanent page on the site with my progress.
Last week in weight loss wasn’t so great after getting below 200 and all the fanfare. But this week is looking up. All the weekly stats after the jump.
So, I’m throwing this out to the Lazyweb. Please speak up if you have something to share; I need feedback on this.
As you all know by now, I’m on a low-carb diet. And one of the greatest things about low-carb is that you can eat eggs. In fact, you are encouraged to [...]
Having hit 199.5 pounds on the scale this morning for the first time in over five years, it is now time to reveal my secret. What is Diet #2 on the sidebar, and what is the exercise program?
First a little history. I have tried a few diets. My biggest problem is sustainability. [...]
