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Back when I started doing Atkins more than 10 years ago, I dropped quite a bit–to the tune of 100 pounds! Naturally, when you drop weight, your clothes need to change to accommodate, so I had clothing at sizes a bit smaller than my current size. Unfortunately, when I stopped doing Atkins, the weight eventually…

It has been three months or so since I was first diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. After I saw the doctor in October, he ordered up a set of blood work to be done in January to see where I was. I did those labs earlier this week, and have results. While the blood tests…

Back when I was attempting to do the Atkins diet 10+ years ago, I pretty much didn’t eat anything with carbs in it. It worked really well for losing weight, but after a while, it got harder and harder to do. Because, let’s face it, carbs are tasty. Now that I have diabetes, I have…

The one thing I see on 10 Centuries that I haven’t seen on Posthaven is: the number of blog posts I have in a blog. Apparently, this is post 900 for this blog. Which is sad because I have more than 3200 on phoneboy.com, some dating back to the 1990s (note this also includes nearly…

It’s been a little more than a week since I got new blood pressure medication. I’ve been checking my blood pressure periodically, and sure enough, it’s crept back into the hypertension levels. Not as high as it was (yet), but I’m definitely concerned. So, of course, I checked the Internet and found this little gem…

I followed through on previous threats and I’ve moved my personal blog onto 10 Centuries. Thanks to some handiwork by Jason, other than the temporary DNS hiccups that occur with these changes, you shouldn’t notice a thing. All the previous URLs should work as before. The one benefit I get from the current 10 Centuries…

As I expected, the 49ers lost to Seattle in Seattle. And since Detroit won, the 49ers are out of the NFL playoff picture for 2014. And you know what? I feel fine. Sure, I would have loved to see the 49ers compete for another Lombardi trophy, but the Quest for Six will have to wait…

When I asked my doctor for different medication for my high blood pressure, he gave me Losartan. As usual, the potential side effects [www.drugs.com] are always a frightening read, making me wish I had taken better care of myself when I was younger. One of the side effects listed there, of course, is a cough,…

It’s that time of the year when, at least in this part of the world, many people are putting up their Christmas trees. Personally, I could do without Christmas, but the family likes it. To be perfectly honest; I don’t remember too many Christmas trees as a young child. Oh sure they were there most…

One of the rules of diabetes club is: blood sugar readings don’t always make sense. Like today, both of my blood sugar readings were under 100 mg/dL. I’m certainly not eating no carbs but I’m not pigging out on them either. The treadmill my wife found from someone who lives a couple streets away was…