If you’ve ever gone on a low/no carb diet and had to give up breads you know exactly what I mean when I talk about withdrawal! It’s possible to give up just about anything else without too much suffering but if you’re like most people it’s the grain-based stuff that drives you nuts – and it’s not just the sugary donuts or cookies...

So, here we are – two weeks in a row. Yep, there’s hope for me! I thought I’d check in today with the results from last week’s labours. My goals and results were: Read “The Scroll Marked II” 3x daily from “The Greatest Salesman in the World” Read Chapter 2 “Desire: The Starting Point of All Achievement” in “Think and Grow...

First of all, the good news! All the sleepless starvation is paying off in inches and weight lost! Here’s the newest graph: Get your own graph at skinnyr The bad news is that I find I can cope with highly organized, super stressed living for a certain period of time, and get very excited about how much is accomplished in that time, and then I crash and...

So, we’ve been at this slow carb thing for 4 weeks, with negligible results – or at least not the kinds of results that were typical in Tim Ferriss’ “The 4-Hour Body“ book from which I’ve taken it. Get your own graph at skinnyr Now, to be fair to the book, let me comment that my original copies, and the ones from which I got my...

So, the new year has begun. How are all those resolutions you set? Are you succeeding with any of them? It’s difficult to succeed in making healthier choices in life. We all know we need to slow down, eat better, exercise more, spend more time with God and our families. Yes, it’s all there in black and white in our heads, but it’s just so hard...

So, still hacking…. I’m getting better at the Polyphasic sleep thing, and working to set up the right naps this week. Work will make that awkward as I don’t have the luxury of a break at any time in the workday, let alone at a specific time. Thankfully my shifts are fairly short so I can come home and have a longer afternoon nap on the two days I...