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I have a co-worker who often has her lunch in the staff room at the same time that I do. For years, now, she's had virtually the same lunch every day. She has a Diet Coke, one Atkins shake, a small carton of low-carb yogurt, and two pieces of string cheese. On a very rare occasion, she will add just a few Wheat Thins (for the non-Americans, those are small wheat crackers ) to the mix.
Now, what's unusual about Barb is that she's rail thin, and always has been. I have never, ever, seen her partake when sweet treats are being offered in the office. She keeps a big bowl of peanut M&Ms on her desk, for visitors, but, again, I've never seen her sample even a single one.
Last week she returned from a business trip, and left a few packs of beef jerky on my desk, with a note that they were from her. When I next saw her, I asked her why. She said that she had noticed that I ate only low carb foods, and that she had a number of these left over from her trip -- where she would use them on planes -- and thought I might like them.
So, I said to her, "Barb, anyone who looks at me can tell why I'm on a low-carb diet, but I've wondered for ages why you seem to be." Her response was that she had learned that she felt better and had far more energy when she elimitated sugar and refined carbs from her diet.
How about that!
Now, what's unusual about Barb is that she's rail thin, and always has been. I have never, ever, seen her partake when sweet treats are being offered in the office. She keeps a big bowl of peanut M&Ms on her desk, for visitors, but, again, I've never seen her sample even a single one.
Last week she returned from a business trip, and left a few packs of beef jerky on my desk, with a note that they were from her. When I next saw her, I asked her why. She said that she had noticed that I ate only low carb foods, and that she had a number of these left over from her trip -- where she would use them on planes -- and thought I might like them.
So, I said to her, "Barb, anyone who looks at me can tell why I'm on a low-carb diet, but I've wondered for ages why you seem to be." Her response was that she had learned that she felt better and had far more energy when she elimitated sugar and refined carbs from her diet.
How about that!
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