Down with HFCS!

[Gemini Cricket]

The thing that got me was the whole metabolism changing when I hit my early thirties. Can't eat three pieces of pizza any more... Gotta stop at 2.

[CoasterMatt]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

MousePod shared this lovely link - Galco's Soda Pop Stop

I've been talkin' bout Galco's for YEARS- it's down the street from the house I grew up in, and I used to take Rose there when we were first eating, for real Coca Cola and damn yummy sandwiches.

[Gemini Cricket]

Hey, I thought of a new saying: "You have the face for a discussion board."





Oh, wait...

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I am glad that you explained that, because the "turn on the switch" metaphor concerned me, as though it was super-easy to just, one day, stop. I believe - and I think both of you (NA and BTD) do as well - that everything is a decision, and every day a new decision requiring you to make that same good choice you did the day before. But when it comes to it, I will always know and say that I am fighting this fight; like any other addict, I will never be able to say "I was a food addict," only that I am in the process of recovering.

[Not Afraid]

A switch has 2 positions..on or off. You're either sober or not. You're either listening to your "feelings" or your not. You're either eating right or your not. It's a switch. But certainly not one that only gets manipulated once.

[mousepod]

I know I should be jumping in with my feelings about diet, obesity, and healthy living... but instead I will share that I just came back from my local Costco, and they're selling Mexican Coke.

[BarTopDancer]

Damn you MP! DAMN YOU! Costco I shake my fist at you! SHAAAAKKKKKEEEEE!!!!!!!

One doesn't need to drink alcohol to live. But one needs to eat food to live. So the difference is learning to eat to live, and not live to eat.

[Morrigoon]

Sorry Lashie, there isn't a big enough market for custom colors. Just the standard black, white, red, and silver.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I see NA's point, however, there is grey area that can mess with the "switch" concept. Example - Either I'm biking to work or I'm not. I'm not, anymore. My reason is that it's too cold. Some people may say my switch is off, that it's an excuse, that I should be out there biking. To me, it's not even up for debate. I was out there for a bit when the weather turned and I was miserable. Should I be making myself miserable for long term gain? Yes, that's a valid argument. However, by my measure, it's too miserable for me to do, period.

Same goes for eating. How often is too often for moderation's sake? Am I still "eating right" if I eat small, nutritious portions for dinner, but have fast food for lunch everyday? What about if I have fast food every other day, or once a week? Yes, if I ate healthy at each and every meal there would be no question, but demanding that of any human being would make them, well, miserable. So we say "moderation", but there's no "switch" about it, no way you can say you're on the wagon or off the wagon. What if eating one "unhealthy" meal a week isn't enough for me? How miserable is too miserable?

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I see NA's point, however, there is grey area that can mess with the "switch" concept. Example - Either I'm biking to work or I'm not. I'm not, anymore. My reason is that it's too cold. Some people may say my switch is off, that it's an excuse, that I should be out there biking. To me, it's not even up for debate. I was out there for a bit when the weather turned and I was miserable. Should I be making myself miserable for long term gain? Yes, that's a valid argument. However, by my measure, it's too miserable for me to do, period.

Same goes for eating. How often is too often for moderation's sake? Am I still "eating right" if I eat small, nutritious portions for dinner, but have fast food for lunch everyday? What about if I have fast food every other day, or once a week? Yes, if I ate healthy at each and every meal there would be no question, but demanding that of any human being would make them, well, miserable. So we say "moderation", but there's no "switch" about it, no way you can say you're on the wagon or off the wagon. What if eating one "unhealthy" meal a week isn't enough for me? How miserable is too miserable?

I think my hard ass stance has more to do with IF you are overweight because you eat when you feel _______, do it regularly and have the obese body to show for it.

I think everyone eats poorly on occasion or eats for the "wrong reasons" just as everyone gets drunk once in a while. But, if you're are the type of person who regularly eats or drinks because of some "feeling", then you have to deal with things a little differently - and much more hard core.

Surprisingly, it doesn't take that much to be considered obese. For me, if I weighed a mere 30 pounds more, I would be considered obese. Thirty pounds! you say, but I have been there before. Thirty pounds either direction has never been much for my frame. You hardly notice the 20 I've lost. Looking at BMI, I tend to fare far worse.

If I didn't have a problem drinking alcohol, I would probably read what i wrote and tell myself I was full of shyt (and it would probably be a great excuse to get drunk!). However, I've run the gauntlet and know it to be true for me.