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High insulin levels help you lose weight – at what cost?
[Sugar on a Stick] I read an interesting study on the links between insulin levels and weight. The researchers suggest that a high insulin level is negatively associated with weight gain, which, in turn, suggests a high-glycemic diet is a benefit to those attempting to lose weight. I don’t have access to the full-text version, but the abstract alone left me scratching my head. Continue reading
Husband off the bandwagon, I’m back on
I, however, am back on the bandwagon after a two day Sabbatical. Fortunately for me, those two days (hibachi with fried rice one night, chicken tikka masala with naan and basmati rice the next) did no damage. Back on the low-carb diet and the weight is continuing to come off at the pleasant rate of .5 to 1 pound every two days. As I zone in on the “last 20″ I expect my rush to slow to a creeping crawl of a pound or less per week. Continue reading