Re: surprising cravings

On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:03:21 -0600, "CuckooCat" <silly@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

OK, beer or broccoli?
I'll take a beer every time.

I'd take the broccoli. :o)

You got me.
LOL

There ya go!


Nah, really, I think your taste changes after denying sugars and salts for
abit.

I do not like much salt and get so fed up with the huge amounts put on
and in food at restaurants (the creamed spinach had too much) and in
processed foods. Do you serve food in your bar? Do you dump in the
salt?

Try it, you may be surprised.
As far as your spinach? Creamed is bad.

Of course it was bad healthwise. Good tastewise. Everything good for
you tastes better (in my opinion!) after it's been badified. I really
do love vegetables but they have to have modifiers - butter and/or
parmesan cheese or mayo (Sarah's dreaded artichokes - yum).

It is really delicious fresh,
sautéed in olive oil with a tiny bit of soy-bacon bits...I swear!

Personally, I like it boiled, drained and sprinkled with vinegar. I
think it's the only vegetable I can eat without any of the
aforementioned. Soy bacon bits. Geeze. Do they make soy beer?

xoxoxoxox

((huggles))
Sue


"Sue" <sebrady@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:20:17 -0600, "CuckooCat" <silly@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I dunno Sue. You say you feel better when you eat crap than when you eat
healthy food?

I did *not* say I felt better. You misunderstood. I said satisfied.
Yet, you wonder why you feel old and tired. Don't get me
wrong, I love the taste of sweets. But when I really try to eat more
fruits, veggies and whole grains, I feel way better in a matter of days.

I am not saying any different. Really, for the moment, would you
rather have sweets or vegetables? Never mind the health of it. Your
tongue. What does your tongue want? Mind you, I like vegetables. I
eat vegetables - had yummie creamed spinach last night at dinner.

Incedently, I gained 25 pounds when I quit 2 years ago. In the last 6
months or so, 10 have just slid off. I believe it is a combo of trying to
eat better and just my metabolism finally getting back into whack after
cigs
ravishing me for so long. I really believe that your natural weight is as
a
nonsmoker. Smoking makes you malnourished, unhealthy and just plain
sickly.

Well, I wasn't exactly a sickly as a smoker on the surface. I mean I
never had to call in sick, never had bronchitis or pneumonia. I have
1400 sick hours accumulated at work.

Also, it's funny how we associate eating bad food with satisfaction.
Blame
the big fattening food corporations on that brainwash.
Love ya,

You too. :o)
Sue

Cat




"Sue" <sebrady@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:06:59 +0100, "DutchVanAfoort"
<zniborz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Losing weight hasn't changed. Eat more calories than you need and you
will gain. Eat less calories than you need and you'll lose weight. So,
your
metabolism slowed down a bit and you wont be able to dump 25 pounds
with one hand tied behind your back, big deal.

Robin, I wasn't even thinking about metabolism but, yes, that's slowed
way down, too. Of course losing weight is doable smoking or not.
You're right - eat fewer calories than you burn. No big secret there.
It was just *easier* to lose while smoking because the cig was a
substitute for eating just as the eating became a substitute for
smoking. Everyone is different. Nothing is easy. Well, for some
maybe.


Start eating more and healthier and your metabolism will speed up. Start
working out and your metabolism will speed up. Combine the two and
you'll have trouble eating enough to keep your weight up.

<sigh> I know. I'm having a bitch of a time getting motivated
enough. I think my metabolism has come to a dead halt.


Looking at cigarettes to keep weight off will just drive ya bonkers.
Think
about it. If a never smoker comes up to you and wants to lose weight,
would you recommend taking up smoking?

I wouldn't just because of the detrimental nature of cigarettes, but I
believe that people have started smoking for just that reason. I
won't. I'll just be a fat slob. A fat nonsmoking slob. Every ounce
of self control I ever owned went into not smoking. I've none left. I
ran out of patience in July, 1974 and my last ounce of self-control
was used up in March, 2006.
I *hate* to be hungry and anyone who tells you that a little pile of
carrots is as satisfying as a Hershey bar is kidding him/herself. I've
never been able to lie to myself.
Sue - old and tired.
One year, nine months, three weeks, two days, 17 hours, 58 minutes and
9 seconds. 21903 cigarettes not smoked, saving $3,647.20. Life saved:
10 weeks, 6 days, 1 hour, 15 minutes and 35 pounds up.

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