http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=David+McCarthy Food and Drinks David McCarthy Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=56256&ca=Food+and+Drinks Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Basil is my favorite of all the herbs because it is so versatile and easy to grow. Those of you who follow my recipes site will know that I like to grow my own herbs and as basil is normally ready to eat just 6-weeks after planting I naturally use it often. Basil is an... Wellness, Fitness and Diet David McCarthy Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=54167&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet If you are like me you probably thought diabetes is one of those things you have or don't have; nothing could be further from the truth because diabetes is now the biggest threat to health in the developed world and we are eating ourselves into it because of poor diet. First question is how prevalen... Wellness, Fitness and Diet David McCarthy Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=47773&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet From 8 April thru 16 April 2006. This is the final weight loss diary entry that I will be publishing because although I was still half pound (225 grams) short of my target weight on Friday April 14 I extended this session by another couple of days to make my target. Sunday’s weigh-in saw my weight a... Wellness, Fitness and Diet David McCarthy Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=46514&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet April 4 thru April 9. On Friday I weighed in at 183 pounds (90.5 kilo’s) and that is slightly up on last week. It is not a problem because last week was a distorted figure due to being unwell and not eating very much anyway. One of the things I have learned during this weight control period is never... Wellness, Fitness and Diet David McCarthy Sat, 08 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=45305&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet From 25 thru 1 April. This weeks weight loss diary could be the penultimate because after my Friday weigh-in I am down to 182.5 pounds (90.3 kilograms), just 2.5 pounds above my target figure. Last week I reported 186 pounds (92 kilo’s) but the scales were just below that figure so I guess I have sh... Wellness, Fitness and Diet David McCarthy Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=43665&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet From 18 thru 24 March. After last week’s set back in my weight loss program this week is great because at my Friday weigh-in I was down to 186 pounds (92 Kilograms) and my waist belt is up one extra notch. Now that has sounded alarm bells because it is the final notch on the belt and I hate making e... Wellness, Fitness and Diet David McCarthy Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=42109&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet From March 11 thru 17 Back to reality this week with the shock news that my weight did not go down enough to report; probably no more than a few ounces (around 50 grams). Hence I’m sad to report that my weight still stands at 188 pounds (93 kilos). I guess I became a little too complacent after the... Wellness, Fitness and Diet David McCarthy Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=40678&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Days 29 thru 36. Wonderful news on my weigh in on Friday March 10; my weight is down by another 2 pounds (900 grams) in just a week. That is double my target figure and it seems to get easier each week. My weight is now 188 pounds (93 kilograms). That means that the seventeen-week program that was g... Wellness, Fitness and Diet David McCarthy Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=39297&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Covers days 22 – 28 Four weeks ago I weighed 197 pounds (97.5 kilos) and my aim was to lose weight at the rate of one pound (450 grams) per week until I was down to 180 pounds; without giving up any food that I like. That is a reasonable weight for a man who is a little over 6 feet (1.83m) tall. At... Wellness, Fitness and Diet David McCarthy Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=38044&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Weight Loss Diary 8 Covers days 15 – 21 It’s hard to believe that I am three weeks into my diet and the results are starting to show. On Friday (Day 19) weigh-in my weight was down to 192 pounds (95 kilos). That is a loss 5 pounds in three weeks, two pounds ahead of my schedule of losing one-pound p...