Mostly for Indigolady 
, here are my current thoughts on diets …
I completely agree about deprivation diets. I started this diet
in part as moral support for some coworkers who were also starting
it. Yes, I know … “If everyone was jumping off a cliff …”
Peer Pressure
Years ago I tried the Atkins diet. I was about ten pounds over my
ideal weight. I quickly lost 14 pounds and then spent the next
three months feeling sick because I had knocked my body chemistry out
of whack. Well, stupid Kelly thought just two weeks wouldn’t
hurt. One week into the dreaded Phase One, I felt like
crap. I was having crazy dreams every night that kept me from
getting any quality sleep, was drinking water like a fish and still
feeling thirsty all the time, had Toshi on pins and needles because I
was cranky, had muscle weakness, and found myself at Costco buying
fiber capsules (enough said). I can now say with 100% certainty,
that a no carb or low carb diet just isn’t for me. I can
appreciate that it may work great for other people, but for me it just
doesn’t feel healthy.
Phase two of the South Beach diet is basically healthy eating; it’s
just the first two weeks when carbohydrates are forbidden. After that,
whole grains and fruits are fine … just refined sugars and things made with white flour are really
limited. This appealed to me because it’s those refined sugars that
are my problem. I can get into states where I feel like I absolutely
HAVE TO HAVE candy or cookies or some other junk food. Then my energy
level becomes a rollercoaster and I know my insulin and sugar levels
must be going haywire.
And so, on Sunday, I officially decided to quit Phase One. Today
I ate healthy carbohydrates (steel cut oatmeal, an apple, etc.) and I
feel better already. Essentially, I am on the Kelly diet … I
read the South Beach book and took from it what made sense to me.
I now know a little better which carbohydrates are healthier than
others. For example, eating a whole apple is better than eating
applesauce because your body has to work to get at the sugar instead of
getting a quick sugar rush. I’ll use the new info I gained to
just eat sensibly. I am about ten pounds from the ideal weight
range for my height. So, with a little shift in what I eat and
regular exercise, I should be fine. No more obsessing!
By the way, I did have a donut on Friday, and it was deeeeelicious!
Quote of the Day:
“If you have formed the habit of checking on every
new diet that comes along, you will find that, mercifully, they all
blur together, leaving you with only one definite piece of information:
french-fried potatoes are out.“
–Jean Kerr
On other fronts, I’m looking forward to spring
break. Eight more work days left! I think we are going to
spend a few days of the break replacing the floor in one of our
bedrooms. It is currently very ugly parquet. I’d like to
replace it with Pergo. Toshi has a friend who does contracting
stuff, so he is going to help us with the installation at a much
reduced rate. The removal of the old floor I think we can handle
ourselves. I’m not really looking forward to a couple days of
scraping off old flooring, but I am looking forward to having a
schnazzy new floor. 
I finished Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
… a wonderful book. I am so in awe of people who can weave such
intricate, beautiful stories that really make the past come
alive. That’s one talent I wish I possessed. Anyway, I
always feel a little sad when I finish a good book. 
I’ve started a new one, but I still miss the last one.
Bonus Quote:
“I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want – an adorable pancreas?“
— Jean Kerr
Poisoned by Fairy Tales 
Came across your site .. random props!
LOL….I obviously haven’t mastered the diet thing. As a last ditch effort, I signed up for an exercise class at work (I work for a college) that is for credit, and since I’m so protective of my 3.8 GPA, I know I will go work out so my GPA doesn’t go down! How’s that for determination? We just finished spring break, thank god. Poor kiddo had to stay with my grandma and help her because she (grandma) hurt her back, so she was bored to tears the whole time. Hope yours is more fun!Do your 3rd graders do the Native American Project? The instructions came home today, and Faith and I are trying to decide between a Desert Pueblo and a Pacific NW wooden lodge. I secretly love these projects .
the LOVE diet really works! time to eat? what is that? hahahahha ryc: ahh i am very happy too…LOVE is scary happy and wonderful….i miss him all the time and want to be with him…i even thought i would share a bathroom with him….now you know i got it bad….pretty soon i will be dreaming of wearing hanbok and speaking korean in my sleep…ahh but you know i love those korean soaps….lolol i was determined on a korean sweetie and darned if that is just what happened…i had such a tall order and was thinking how could it get filled…and along came yun….(my david) now just to work out finally being with him every day…hahah soon enough time works it all out… for now i just am so glad when i am with him…and when he finally sends an email saying ‘he terribly misses me’ oh i smile for days…..hmmm and how is your significant other? lolol
warmth and LOVE….
Now that is a diet I can stand behind. The Kelly diet. That makes so much more sense. I suppose for a lot of people phase one would be like a fast, but I’m like you, it throws my system off so bad that its unhealthy. I prefer the eat healthy and in moderation diet. My problem started when I quit smoking and ate everything that wasn’t pinned down or made out of cardboard. I finally have that part under control so I figured it was time to hit the gym and start eating sensibly. But honestly, while were in Rome…..if I want it I’m eating it…lol. 8 days until freedom. well a week of it anyway. I’m with you, a new floor will be worth a few days of your vacation. I love the way pergo looks. Try not to kill yoshi, lol. Me and Bear always bicker when we do that stuff, can’t stop ourselves. It must have something to do with the “I’m the guy” thing they always pull off so well when doing remodeling of any kind. Have fun! I usually have more fun pulling my hair out by the roots but you can probably do a better job than me. I do find that walking out of the room helps…. a lot…Take before and after pictures!!!
That quote is classic….I love it….RYC…Peeps is a food group at my house,lol….which is probably the reason I need to be dieting…thank you for stopping by and leaving such a nice comment…Pink Floyd gets me too : ) I adore your icon…is that something you found or are those things of yours?
I’m currently dieting and I’ve figured out that doing so makes me very very cranky.
(gonna look up that book at the library first chance I get.)
Hey, there’s a reason you can’t spell “diet” without “die.” I’ve supposed to eat healthier, much healthier, since my cholesterol came up over 300 four years ago. I’ve been on medication most of the time since and it was 169 on the last test, but my “good” cholesterol (the HDL? I can’t remember which is which) is too low… which means, basically, that I’m still eating too much crap, and can’t depend on drugs alone to save my heart. Damn!