Abby's birthday has come and gone. The Kids' Kingdom was huge. They just need some picnic tables. I didn't know there weren't any before we showed up. Fortunately there were some torn up old folding tables. We used one of those and Jason went home to get some chairs. The kids seemed to have a great time in the park. I recommend it, but bring some chairs. They have benches all over the place, but they are all in the sun.

Then there was Mother's Day. We went to my mom and dad's house. The men were supposed to do all the work, but women can't help but take over sometimes. We had fun playing frisbee golf and supper was good. I preached about Atkins a lot. It would change my dad's life, more specifically, prolong his life.

I guess I should summarize my first week on Atkins. We started Saturday, May 1st. It went well. But Sunday sucked. I felt awful. Monday was pretty bad too. Each day was better than the last, but I still felt weak and tired until Friday. That's relatively normal. It's your body running out of carb energy and then making the switch over to fat energy (the stored energy on my butt and thighs). I'm now using that fat for energy because we eat less than 20 grams of carbs a day. To put that in perspective, one glazed doughnut has 26 grams. Jason and I have been averaging between 10 and 15 grams a day. I've lost 8 pounds, but more importantly, I've controlled my blood sugar. It would fly up and then crash several times a day, which is the starting phase of diabetes. If you don't control your blood sugar, you become insulin resistant, then your blood sugar stays high all the time, then you get type II diabetes by the average age of 37. I'm loving Atkins. It has great bars and shakes. They have all kinds of products from bread mix, to pizzas, to ice cream bars. And lots of restaurants and food manufacturers have low carb products. I'm going to keep track of all the carbs, fat, and calories I eat for several days to get a feel for a typical day. I'll report the findings later.

As for the entertainment center, we still have one book shelf left to make. We will build that Saturday (I hope). Then I will finish it through the week. Then I can mark that off my goals.