Posted by DSCH on September 28, 2003, at 10:57:03
In reply to Re: You wanted to ask me something, Francesco? » DSCH, posted by Francesco on September 27, 2003, at 9:41:37
> Ehm ... I'm a bit shy now ... How are you ? Where do you live ? How old are you ? (oh, s**t, it seems like ICQ-chat ;-)
I gained five pounds this past week as a result of not sticking to the Atkins diet (friends came over and we had a big feast, setting off the relapse).
Mentally I'm doing OK as I have stuck to the protein drinks. I don't know why I would need so much additional phenylalanine and tyrosine when I eat meat, fish, or poultry with virtually every meal. I suppose something has happened to my neurotransmitter synthesis, as a generalized problem with protein catabolism and amine synthesis strikes me as a rather extreme explanation (wouldn't that lead to muscle wastage?).
I'm 30 and I live close to Chicago with my parents as there were no good prospects for me after I lost fellowship support at university (partly due to ADD and burnout, partly because I started losing interest in the discipline I was in, not that those are all unrelated of course). I am considering taking up non-fiction writing, partly on somewhat unrelated topics (as you can see in a thread up above I am interested in how philosophy and culture intertwine) but also using my own experience with ADD as a springboard. I will need to find part time work to bring in cash flow soon though.
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