Let's go!

The purpose of this blog is to journal my experiences as I change my life.  A surgical infusion of advanced technology and unholy science straight into biowordline sounds like just the ticket.  If you get the meaning of the domain name lifehack.org than you might also get why I used a fictional word from the book the Nueromancer by William Gibson.

The current status of my life

• broke
• jobless
• bad habits
• overweight
• antisocial

I see all of these things as things I need to change.  I will not be tackling all of them simultaneously right out of the gate as that would be a recipe for disaster.  I will be taking steps to turn my life around and one of those steps that can help with all of these is journaling, thus a need for a blog.

Also I am a voracious consumer of information.  I feel a pressing need to learn everything about anything all the time.  I will use this blog to share these things usually following a daily or weekly category format.  You will see what I mean.

Diet day 2
I decided to lose weight with a combination of diet and exercise.  I am using a low-carb diet.

Meat	Yes
Fish	Yes
Other Animals	Yes
Eggs	Yes
Milk	Yes
Fruits	Yes
Vegetables	Yes
Cereal Grains	No
Corn	No
Rice	No
Potatoes	No
Legumes	Yes
Nuts	Yes
Edible Mushrooms	Yes
Edible Algae	Yes
Sugar	No
Syrup	No
Starch	No
Coffee	Yes
Unsweetened Tea	Yes
Soda	No
Juice from concentrate	No
Wine	Yes
Beer	No

I have to use sense and remember that my primary fuel source is going to come from fat.  The staples are eggs, dairy, meat, nuts and oils.  Many of the other yes items, like fruits and veggies, can be eaten just as regularly but they are not significant sources of energy (Calories).  I am not counting calories as my body needs those, especially since I am exercising.

There is controversy surrounding low carb diets.  The principle argument against a low carb diet is that carbohydrates are the nominal source of energy in the body.  I don't believe this is true.  It seems to me that cereal grains didn't become a staple until a few thousand years ago with the invention of the plow.  Modern pre-agrarian cultures like the Inuits practice diets that are very low in carbs.

The body turns carbohydrates into the sugar glucose which becomes the major energy carrier in the body in many modern diets.  In a diet with little to no carbs the body cannot easily make glucose and must rely on a type of molecule called a ketone body to transport energy.  The process of making ketones from fat is called ketogenesis.  The elevated levels of ketones resulting from a low carb diet is known as ketosis.  A low carb diet may be called a ketogenic diet, especially when prescribe by a doctor to treat epilepsy.  Ketosis has sometimes wrongly been associated with diabetic ketoacidosis.

I have been combing this diet with moderate exercise.  I go for walk, do some yoga, do some push-ups and curl-ups, jog for 15 minutes and walk some more.  I also drink plenty of water.

Three days into this routine and I already feel more energized.  Though I also feel little strange because I made such a sharp adjustment in diet.  Previously my diet has very low in fat and high in carbs.  I ate cereal and bread everyday.  I ate a lot of pasta and virtually no meat.

I was gonna write a lot more stuff but I am tired because its 3 in morning.  Good night.