When I first began eating my low-carb, high-fat (LCHF) diet, and losing pounds and inches around the middle, I encountered the occasional nay-sayer -- someone who was sure all that fat in my food was going to clog up my arteries and kill me dead, sooner rather than later. I've escaped that fate for six years. Indeed, within a few months of starting my low-carb diet, I had significantly reduced my belly-fat, and my blood-pressure. Those were powerful indicators that I was improving my odds … [Read more...]
My latest good numbers: 110/65
Every now and then, I'll have an anxiety dream. I guess it happens because I hold things in and don't express my feelings enough. Or maybe because my subconscious is a big baby. Either way, it happens. For instance, just before the start of a new semester, I'll dream that I can't find the right classroom. Why I, as the teacher, should be worried about that, I don't know. In all my years of teaching, I've only gone to the wrong room once. That was in the middle of the semester. I got … [Read more...]