where did the weekend go?

Holiday weekends are too short. Sure, if the holiday falls on a Monday, for most people that means a three day weekend. The way my shedule is set up, I get three day weekends anyway. But holidays seem to make them just whip by. It's not supposed to work like that. :o(

But anyway, a re-cap of my weekend..

Sunday: attended baby shower. Sorta fun, except that I only knew like two people there--the hostess & the showeree.

Monday: Labor day barbeque

Tuesday: buy shipping materials and box & ship dragon to auction winner. Cross fingers that packing was adequate and dragon will arrive in the same shape it was when it left--in perfect condition. Spend some of the afternoon watching a couple episodes of CSI season 2. I think all four on the first disc we hadn't seen yet. I wonder how many on the other discs we haven't seen yet.

Oh, and we also decided to give the "Atkins Way of Life" a try. I believe today would be day three. I don't think you truly realize how much carbs you consume until you have to limit them to 20 a day. Those things are in nearly everything. Oh, and then there's the bit about "not all carbs are the same", so if you know what to look for, you can subtract out the carbs that don't count.

Thing is, I know that sugars are usually counted in the carb breakdown, but does that mean all non-sugar carbs are OK? I know fiber (a carb) is ok, and supposedly glycerin (a carb) is ok, but the only carbs I've seen broken down specifically by name on the nutrition label are sugar, fiber, and sugar alcohols. Anything else is put in the category of "Others". How do we know for sure that these "others" are all ok and can be subtracted out? And what about the labels that look like this:

Total carb: 25g

Sugars: 11g

Others: 9g

Okay, 11 + 9 = 20, not 25. What are the other 5g of carbs? Are they ones we have to include in our daily intake, or are they the kind that can be subtracted out?

Guess I have plenty of reading to do on this.

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