Re: Re: Intro from L. (Umm, Joey, Cath Glitter)

[Guest guest]

Or, am I totally normal & just like carbs, or do you know something

I SHOULD?

Most people love carbs. Just look around you. 60% of our population is obese. I blame the USDA for coming up with that stupid pyramid scheme in the early 80's where they said you should eat 12 servings of carbs a day. They turned us into a nation of fatties!!!! And sick fatties at that!! My step-daughter, who's a carb junkie, is certifiably obese. She's just now figured out that the South Beach Diet might be the way to go and has lost 6 pounds in a week. Before that, she lived on bagels, pasta, bread. Don't get me started on my food conspiracy theory! But seriously. You are what you eat. I'm probably one of the few people I know who would starve before eating Mc's or any packaged food, or any junk food, or even a donut. Just look at the ads on TV at dinnertime -- antacids, laxatives, anti-diarrheal meds, cholesterol meds, headache meds. Sheesh. Most of those things are caused by a bad diet!!! When I went through Paxil withdrawal I had carb cravings that wouldnt quit. Lived on potatoes and chocolate and popcorn. Couldn't get enough. Now those things makes me nauseous just thinking about them. My friends call me the Food Fascist. It has to be just so or I won't eat it. And I think my diet is one of the reasons that I'm an old bag and have no chronic illnesses.

Blind Reason

a novel of espionage and pharmaceutical intrigue

Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again.

[Guest guest]

People say "I'm blessed" with a fast metabolism, but can you

imagine, eating like a cow, TRYING to gain weight (your entire life)

and can't???

I was always like that, too. But it changes slightly as you get older. Food additives, chemicals, sugar, aspartame are all thing that cause anxiety, depression, etc. There's a huge list of foods that will adversely affect your moods. The complex carb are the soothing carbs -- relieve stress, etc.

Blind Reason

a novel of espionage and pharmaceutical intrigue

Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again.