The CarbSmart Podcast

Put up in a place where it’s easy to see the cryptic admonishment T T T. When you feel how depressingly slowly you climb, it’s well to remember that Things Take Time. – Piet Hein CarbSmart Podcast Episode 6 How's Your New Year's Resolution? So how are those New Year’s resolutions coming? I’d like to add one to them if you don’t mind. Be patient. Yes, Things Take Time Impatience is the death of mos...

How to Succeed with Your Low-Carb Resolutions I’m pretty sure I was supposed to have a flying car and a robot maid by now, but I’ll settle for a healthy body and a happy life. How about you? I think it’s the annual reminder of the relentless passage of time that makes New Year’s Day a great time to rededicate ourselves to achieving and preserving those things, in the interest of doing just that. H...

We made it through Thanksgiving! It is now officially party season. There will be tree-trimming parties, cookie-baking parties, Festivus parties, Yuletide celebrations, Hanukkah get-togethers, New Year's Eve party, and even my sister's Twelfth Night party. Just general all-out merriment from now until at least January 2nd. This means it is time for my annual rundown on drinking Contrary to popular...

If I posted a Thanksgiving article a couple of weeks ago, it must be the Christmas shopping season. Or Hanukkah. Or Kwanzaa. or Yule. or Saturnalia. Or Festivus, or let’s drink to the days getting longer again. Whatever you want to celebrate is fine by me, so long as you count me in on the wine. So, let’s talk a little about low-carb gift giving. Low-carb gift giving? Sure, in a couple of ways. Fi...

Low-Carb Thanksgiving Tips & Tricks CarbSmart Podcast Episode 2 Last-Minute Low-Carb Thanksgiving Tips & Tricks Why would I bother having even a bite of candied sweet potato? Planning for Thanksgiving In case you hadn’t noticed, Thanksgiving is upon us, and it seems incumbent upon me to say something, and quickly. So here are a few ideas for making it to December without gaining several po...

Refusing Holiday Food and Staying Low-Carb CarbSmart Podcast Episode 1 Dealing with the holiday food pushers It’s October and you know what that means: the holidays are straight ahead and with them piles and piles of carby junk and worse, people nagging you to eat the stuff. Why so many people think that saying things like, “But you have to eat it, it’s a tradition” and “I worked all afternoon mak...