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Re: Lifestyle change vs terrible diets by johnnythemonkey on 26 December 2007 1:01am

Smoke more cigarettes ! They've just had bad P.R........they're good for you.

Re: Lifestyle change vs terrible diets by Spursfan on 26 December 2007 1:17am

NOT!!!

Re: Lifestyle change vs terrible diets by johnnythemonkey on 26 December 2007 1:31am

They are ! I'm proof....thus far. :(

Re: I am terrible by mrsthing on 26 December 2007 2:34am

The best diet plan I ever was on was the simplest: eat when you're hungry, eat what you want, stop when you're full. But after years of conditioning to "clean my plate" and hearing "you're too fat", "hungry" and "full" were pretty meaningless words to me. But I did lose weight eating anything I wanted--as long as I waited until I was truly hungry and stopped at the first feeling of fullness. Funny thing, too--when you know you *can* eat a hot fudge sundae for dinner, you do--for awhile, then suddenly you find yourself hungry for more wholesome foods. When you can have what you want whenever you want, you don't want it so much. At least, I don't.

Re: I am terrible by johnnythemonkey on 26 December 2007 2:48am

I don't understand people with eating issues for the simple reason that I've never experienced any.

Re: I am terrible by Lounge Trekker on 26 December 2007 3:57am

I've experienced sugar starvation to a small degree, mrsthing. Instead of complex carbs, a normal dinner, I had cookies or ice cream. I awoke at 2 am shaking with hunger. I needed real food. Of course after I ate a meal, I had difficulty returning to sleep and didn't eat again until 10 am...it cost me the enjoyment of a day. OK, I probably ate a huge amount of cakes or whatever...

If I weren't living a physically active life I wouldn't have reacted as strongly, but that's evidence enough for me that sugar foods are 'empty calories'.

Lounge Glutton

Re: I am terrible by johnnythemonkey on 26 December 2007 4:33am

Sugar starvation? Are you kidding ? Sometimes I've barely eaten for 4 days yet I can switch off and return to a physically and mentally strenuous job. Am I really a miracle....or just bragging again ? ;) I amaze myself......and doctors.

Re: I am terrible by Lounge Trekker on 26 December 2007 4:48am

I just invented that term as far as I know! All that sugar couldn't even keep me alive in my sleep.

You are a wonder John.

Lounge Snoozer

Re: I am terrible by johnnythemonkey on 26 December 2007 5:16am

I'm no wonder Pete. I think sheer pigheadedness keeps me going. One of these days I will just keel over and die.........but won't we all ? ( I'll just have had more fun than most ) ;)

That's a joke coming from a longtime depressive.

Re: Lifestyle change vs terrible diets by kazzzz on 26 December 2007 9:10am

I am most definately on a diet!!

Tomorrow :)

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