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Refined Sugar and Me Week 45: Handling the Holidays

Welcome to week 45 of our ongoing (yet intermittent) series about refined sugar & me in 2017. Since last we checked in with our intrepid heroine (yup, that’s me!), I’ve been prescribed medication with the unfortunate side effect of increased appetite and weight gain. So… in the 9 weeks since we last talked refined sugar and …

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Refined Sugar and Me Week 36: Full-Fat Dairy, FTW!

Welcome to week 36 of our ongoing (yet intermittent) series about refined sugar & me in 2017. This week we’re finally settled into back to school, and I’m finally back on track: Down another 2 pounds from our last report three weeks ago, and 18 pounds less than from when I first started avoiding most added sugars …

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Refined Sugar and Me Week 33 — Later!

Welcome to week 33 of our ongoing (yet intermittent) series about refined sugar & me in 2017. This week I continue to sit at 16 pounds down from when I first started avoiding most added sugars and processed foods at the end of December 2016. And: I know, it’s been a whole month since my last refined …

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Refined Sugar and Me Week 29 — Trust No One, Part Two

Welcome to week 29 of our ongoing (yet sometimes intermittent) series about refined sugar & me in 2017. This week I’m still plateaued at 16 pounds down from when I first started avoiding most added sugars and processed foods at the end of December 2016. But on a more upbeat note, this week’s win was: Not …

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What’s Rachel Reading? Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

I don’t often say this about a book any more (because I’m trying to pare down and do most of my reading from the library…), but: I think I am going to have to buy Samin Nosrat’s Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. Much more than your typical cookbook, this is really a cooking class in a book — taught …

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Refined Sugar and Me Week 26 — New Nutrition Labels Postponed Indefinitely

Welcome to week 26 of our ongoing series about refined sugar & me in 2017. This week… well, the pound I lost last week came back, so I’m back to 16 pounds less than when I first started avoiding most added sugars and processed foods at the end of December 2016. In our ongoing science experiment …

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