{"id":2639,"date":"2023-04-03T17:29:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T01:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/?p=2639"},"modified":"2023-04-03T17:30:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T01:30:32","slug":"tuning-the-carbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/tuning-the-carbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuning The Carbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friends,<\/p>\n

I just got off the phone with a nutritionist named Jeanine who shared some things, like if one has diabetes, one must be very conscious of carbohydrates. I learned this from my Dad, who offered this advice, “Stay away from white food.” Before you imagine that he was referring to potato salad with raisins (ew. – ed<\/i>), he meant rice, potatoes, and bread. 60 grams of carbohydrates a day. That’s my “budget.” Not a lot for me, since I love a good potato chip every now and again.<\/p>\n

Jeanine also noted that I’m barely getting half of the exercise I should be putting in every week. If I have any desire to lose weight, it’s 300 minutes of exercise each week, at minimum. I’m thinking of starting here<\/a> and building up to a more serious regimen. The problem is that I can’t seem to get started.<\/p>\n

\"a<\/p>\n

You know, maybe I should treat it as a nice way to mix up the routine. <\/p>\n

Now that I think about it, another way to mix up the routine would be to fix a certain sad and broken Jeep languishing in my garage. (isn’t there also a sad and broken jeep in your driveway as well? – ed<\/i> Yes. I’m reminded of that fairly regularly, but this is a different story.)<\/p>\n

\"a<\/p>\n

My fine Jeep Commando is a lot of fun to drive, but it’s sort of a pain to keep running. Slowly, I’m working on that problem. Now that electric cars are slated to take over from hydrocarbon-burning transportation, replacement carburetors are remarkably cheap. If you don’t believe me, look for regular, non-performance carburetors at Amazon, or Summit Racing, or Rock Auto. Those remanufactured carbs are pretty cheap, because the bet is that they’ll soon be obsolete. That calculus may be a little premature, but I’ll take it.<\/p>\n

I also took the opportunity to replace the points in the distributor with a Pertronix<\/a> unit. It’s a Hall-effect pickup that replaces the points and fits inside the distributor cap. That should take care of the “go” but I still need to address to the “whoa.” (seriously? -ed<\/i> It was too good to pass up.)<\/p>\n

Also, there might be some large holes in the floor…<\/p>\n

Nothing that can’t be fixed, right?<\/p>\n

Right?<\/p>\n

Your pal,<\/p>\n

– bob<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friends, I just got off the phone with a nutritionist named Jeanine who shared some things, like if one has diabetes, one must be very conscious of carbohydrates. I learned this from my Dad, who offered this advice, “Stay away from white food.” Before you imagine that he was referring to potato salad with raisins … <\/p>\n

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