http://emigrenyc.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by emigre nyc en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:37:44 GMT 2010-01-08T05:37:44Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651444 Good thing I didn't call this a daily journal... Today I've had ... Breakfast: Boiled egg and protein bar Lunch: Lamb vindaloo over some rice Dinner: Fish? Or maybe some kind of salad . . . Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:06:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651444 emigre nyc 2009-04-09T20:06:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977598803 Battling a cold right now, so I didn't stick to eating low-carb for a few days. Got to remember this isn't a race, it's a sprint. Breakfast: Atkins Advantage bar Tea, plenty of hot water . . . Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:14:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977598803 emigre nyc 2009-02-18T17:14:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977592269 Uh-oh, eating sugar-free Atkins Advantage bars and Russell Stover candy together may not have been a good idea, at least not so much of it on Day 1. I did lose some water weight, actually at 150.5 today. . . . Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:11:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977592269 emigre nyc 2009-02-12T15:11:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977590337 The scale showed 154 this morning, there's def not a lot of weight gain over the past two years, just enough to make me track my intake again. I'm not doing strictly low-carb, only trying to be . . . Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:45:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977590337 emigre nyc 2009-02-10T20:45:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977024932 Sugar is so evil, once you have a little, it just triggers all sorts of cravings. I had some berry sorbet at work, next thing I knew, I was dunking hot chocolate and eating fruit jello candy and still . . . Sat, 09 Jun 2007 22:00:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977024932 emigre nyc 2007-06-09T22:00:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976999493 It's Mother's day, I'll be taking my parents to a new vegetarian restaurant. The food is not necessarily low-carb, but it's so flavorful and healthy that I get full quickly so it won't . . . Sun, 13 May 2007 19:02:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976999493 emigre nyc 2007-05-13T19:02:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976959555 I'm one month into this low-carb regimen and have lost exactly... um, zero pounds. It's not a surprise as I haven't been sticking to low-carb. I didn't gain weight, however, and that's . . . Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:23:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976959555 emigre nyc 2007-04-15T21:23:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949623 I'm not sure if I'm eating low-carb anymore, at best it's like the Zone. I suppose it's better than if I didn't monitor my intake at all. Noticed VH1's new season of Celebrity . . . Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:14:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949623 emigre nyc 2007-04-04T02:14:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976947869 The young generation of Europe is being called the IPOD generation by their press. Why IPOD you ask? Well, it's like this: I: insecure P: pressured O: overtaxed D: debt-ridden I think we're . . . Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:13:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976947869 emigre nyc 2007-04-02T02:13:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945579 I gave in and ordered this Pyruvyl Glycine Spray from T-Tapp.com last week, it allegedly curbs carb cravings. Got it tuesday and tried it out... The spray tastes like raspberries and does seem to make . . . Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:23:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945579 emigre nyc 2007-03-30T01:23:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976942681 The scale actually read 149 yesterday! It was a good motivator. So much so I actually went to a train stop that's farther away today, just so I could walk more. I guess the trick is to start walking, . . . Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:13:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976942681 emigre nyc 2007-03-27T01:13:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940752 I weighed myself this morning, 150.5. A lower number than last saturday. The thing is I didn't really stick with low-carb foods for the past few days. I suspect it's because right after a period, . . . Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:57:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940752 emigre nyc 2007-03-24T21:57:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976936835 I got some low-sodium Boar's Head turkey and Kraft Snackables cheese cubes yesterday. Didn't realize eating low-carb is gonna cost more shopping-wise. I had almost forgotten how buying more lean . . . Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:57:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976936835 emigre nyc 2007-03-20T18:57:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976935967 Um, maybe I shouldn't have started eating fewer carbs during PMS. So far I've had: Aktins bar Sugar-free TastyKake Broiled fish, cheese topping from baked ziti, string beans salad, grilled . . . Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:27:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976935967 emigre nyc 2007-03-19T20:27:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976935293 I lost 20 lbs on a low-carb diet a few years ago. Right now, I've gained back five, thanks to all the crackers, noodles, pastries, and buns I've been eating with abandon lately. I'll just have . . . Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:35:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976935293 emigre nyc 2007-03-19T00:35:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976929126 Read this New York Times article about a Chinese girl adopted 13 years ago by two American women, who is having a bat mitzvah now. The video showed her studying the Torah for the ceremony and if it wasn't . . . Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:47:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976929126 emigre nyc 2007-03-11T22:47:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976928363 Came home really tired last night, was still too wired to sleep for some reason. Got sucked into a public television airing of Dr. Wayne Dyer's lecture. He has a way of making profound things really . . . Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:03:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976928363 emigre nyc 2007-03-10T19:03:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926691 Reading this book on an empty stomach was such a bad idea. I was craving every gourmet dish the author was describing in luscious detail. The first few chapters passed quickly, I was too busy relishing . . . Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:48:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926691 emigre nyc 2007-03-08T17:48:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926690 If this book were written years from now, it'd be made up of emails, text messages, IMs, and phone conversation transcripts instead of letters and newspaper clippings. It shows how letters have definitely . . . Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:46:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926690 emigre nyc 2007-03-08T17:46:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926689 This book spoke to me... I felt as if I was being given a tour through a wonderland of wisdom, where the daily trappings of owning more stuff, becoming more important, and earning more money have faded . . . Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:44:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926689 emigre nyc 2007-03-08T17:44:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926688 I got tons of flashbacks to DATING IS MURDER and SAVAGE GARDEN while reading this. Was it the LA setting? The constant driving and descriptions of cars? Though this was a murder mystery, I was in no hurry . . . Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:43:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926688 emigre nyc 2007-03-08T17:43:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926686 A single New York woman in her late 30s thinks about having a child, and decides to adopt a girl from China... Her life is never the same again. Her gay best friend provides comic relief, her (unfortunately . . . Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:42:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926686 emigre nyc 2007-03-08T17:42:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925995 I was waiting for the bus one day when a woman sidled up to me and asked, "Do you speak English?" I answered yes without thinking and she immediately launched into a speech about her being a . . . Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:08:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925995 emigre nyc 2007-03-07T22:08:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925993 I just spent nine bucks on a headscarf and was walking home in the freezing cold, wishing I had remembered to wear gloves. Then I saw a person lying in the doorway of a bustling Chinese restaurant, apparently . . . Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:05:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925993 emigre nyc 2007-03-07T22:05:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925981 If you read Gawker Stalker, you'd think New York was run by celebrities, you could practically see one inline at the Kwik Meal stand at every corner. Never have I had such luck though. Today, I was . . . Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:56:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925981 emigre nyc 2007-03-07T21:56:16Z