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[prepster]

You guys are so disciplined, it takes my breath away! Do you guys eat diet drinks, sodas, or anything else like that?

I love regular Coke but I don't drink it because it starts up the psycho sugar-maniac thing. I don't drink diet soda because I think it tastes yucky. I drink a lot of iced tea. I like nuts and cheese, and I have some higher protein/lower carb Kind bars in the pantry that I'll sometimes have for lunch with a piece of fruit if I'm having a crazy day. Also, thanks to you, I'm eating a lot of popcorn lately!

 

[chicinthecity777]

I love regular Coke but I don't drink it because it starts up the psycho sugar-maniac thing. I don't drink diet soda because I think it tastes yucky. I drink a lot of iced tea. I like nuts and cheese, and I have some higher protein/lower carb Kind bars in the pantry that I'll sometimes have for lunch with a piece of fruit if I'm having a crazy day. Also, thanks to you, I'm eating a lot of popcorn lately!

Popcorn is supposed to be very very good for losing weight! As long as it's not coated with sugar/syrup. it is supposed to pick up the fat in your system and absorb it and flush it out eventually. Very good stuff!

 

[prepster]

Popcorn is supposed to be very very good for losing weight! As long as it's not coated with sugar/syrup. it is supposed to pick up the fat in your system and absorb it and flush it out eventually. Very good stuff!

That's interesting. I didn't know that. I don't need to lose weight (for now anyway!) but I'm much more aware these days of the need to keep blood sugar under control.

 

[chicinthecity777]

That's interesting. I didn't know that. I don't need to lose weight (for now anyway!) but I'm much more aware these days of the need to keep blood sugar under control.

It's not just for losing weight, it's also good for cleansing so yes it's overall very good food!

 

[etoile de mer]

I must pre-fix this that I have a rather delicate stomach. So I don't normally drink carbonated drinks because they make me feel very bloated. I do drink some during hot days but almost nothing when it's cooler. Greasy or very sugary food gives me stomach aches so I avoid them as well. e.g. I haven't had a doughnut for about say 10 years because I am sure last time I had it it gave me stomach ache. I am also mildly lactose intolerant so I try to avoid dairy as much as I can. We have this ice cream made of soya milk so I am glad to take some during hot days. If we are dining out, I would most likely sharing some desert with my SO. That's about it.

So to me, it's not really about discipline but rather a survival instinct.

I'm very similar, sensitive to various things. I also don't feel deprived avoiding things that disagree with me!

 

[etoile de mer]

I love to use Hypericum in arrangements. I had no idea it was St. John's wort. The things we learn on tPF! So, what part do people take as a supplement, the berry part or the leaf part?

I was curious about this, too! There are apparently many varieties of Hypericum. For making the remedy it seems they mostly use flowers, buds, and a few leaves of the variety called Hypericum perforatum.

 

[nicole0612]

The Dilettante chocolate company in Seattle recently closed their Broadway cafe after 40 years but their famous bittersweet chocolate sauce is called Ephemere, and their Ephemere port milkshakes were to die for. So you could have all three at once!

(You can still buy their chocolates in Seattle or on-line, and they apparently have a cafe chain now, but their original location was... Seattle in my heart. Wonderful desserts, terrible service, and unexpectedly tasty borscht and all.)

That is so sad! I didn't realize. We used to get to-go cake slices from there all of the time. It's hard to explain how decadent and beautiful they are to those who didn't have the chance to try the shop. We never actually ate inside though.

 

[eagle1002us]

Popcorn is supposed to be very very good for losing weight! As long as it's not coated with sugar/syrup. it is supposed to pick up the fat in your system and absorb it and flush it out eventually. Very good stuff!

That's probably right altho not if you eat the whole darn bag at once. I guess I had been building up to a bad case of popcorn withdrawal since I don't go to the movies that much. It's this stuff called Skinny Pop. Quite tasty and supposed to be 39 cal/cup. I got a measuring cup and was shocked by how little it contained. I found a bowl of popcorn is not equivalent to a cup.

 

[eagle1002us]

I love regular Coke but I don't drink it because it starts up the psycho sugar-maniac thing. I don't drink diet soda because I think it tastes yucky. I drink a lot of iced tea. I like nuts and cheese, and I have some higher protein/lower carb Kind bars in the pantry that I'll sometimes have for lunch with a piece of fruit if I'm having a crazy day. Also, thanks to you, I'm eating a lot of popcorn lately!

The Kind bars are pretty good. They're different, not quite a candy bar, a bit more nutritious than that. And they look pretty. I never thought of eating one with fruit for lunch but that's probably a good idea.

 

[prepster]

That's probably right altho not if you eat the whole darn bag at once. I guess I had been building up to a bad case of popcorn withdrawal since I don't go to the movies that much. It's this stuff called Skinny Pop. Quite tasty and supposed to be 39 cal/cup. I got a measuring cup and was shocked by how little it contained. I found a bowl of popcorn is not equivalent to a cup.

LOL! I discovered that too! It's something around 1,000 calories for a whole bag. But it's a lot of fiber. So many some of those calories don't count?

 

[Mindi B]

Let's all remember the rules of calorie counting: Broken cookies or crackers don't count. Anything eaten while standing up over the sink doesn't count. Anything eaten directly out of its container doesn't count. Anything left on your partner's plate after a meal doesn't count. The "last little bit" of anything in the box or bag or carton doesn't count. Anything found in the couch cushions doesn't count.

 

[chicinthecity777]

^^^ I don't count calories but I like your method a lot!

 

[eagle1002us]

I must pre-fix this that I have a rather delicate stomach. So I don't normally drink carbonated drinks because they make me feel very bloated. I do drink some during hot days but almost nothing when it's cooler. Greasy or very sugary food gives me stomach aches so I avoid them as well. e.g. I haven't had a doughnut for about say 10 years because I am sure last time I had it it gave me stomach ache. I am also mildly lactose intolerant so I try to avoid dairy as much as I can. We have this ice cream made of soya milk so I am glad to take some during hot days. If we are dining out, I would most likely sharing some desert with my SO. That's about it.

So to me, it's not really about discipline but rather a survival instinct.

For me, it's more like "death by chocolate," so to speak. Chocolate is the staff of life. Aging grandmother survived on hot chocolate, she liked it that much. So it's probably genetic.

i think the Aztecs sweetened chocolate [drinks] with honey. I kind of think of those as conflicting flavors. Anyhow, that was a wonderful contribution to civilization however they sweetened the drink.

 

[eagle1002us]

Let's all remember the rules of calorie counting: Broken cookies or crackers don't count. Anything eaten while standing up over the sink doesn't count. Anything eaten directly out of its container doesn't count. Anything left on your partner's plate after a meal doesn't count. The "last little bit" of anything in the box or bag or carton doesn't count. Anything found in the couch cushions doesn't count.

To which I add: anything found in the bottom of a purse doesn't count. Anything found in a desk drawer doesn't count. Anything found in a pocket doesn't count. Anything that comes out of a vending machine doesn't count. Anything eaten an hour or two before dinner doesn't count.

 

[chicinthecity777]

Anybody in the US observed the eclipse??