Usenet Posting said:On 9 Mar 2005 08:57:49 -0800, "NYC XYZ" <[email hidden]>
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Hi, All:Just wondering what some folks here think would be the point -- if
it
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:existed for them at all -- when it would make more "sense" to just
quit
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:with the workouts, diets, etc., and just enjoy those burgers and
cookies and whatnot.Why is this an "either/or" question? I tend to be a "health nut". I
eat almost exclusively USDA organic foods and I avoid simple sugars.
But man sometimes I sit down at Wendy's and pile up the tray and go
to
Quoted message said:town. In fact I did that tonight because I felt a body hunger.
It is an interesting thing to note, I think, how much people use
foods
Quoted message said:of the kind you find at Wendy's to regulate mood. I've found it
takes
Quoted message said:a very long time to break the food/mood cycle. Coffee is another
example of this and I'll be damned if I'll give up my coffee. But I
do find that much of the wild gyrations I used to have in my mood
subside when I eliminate much of the processed foods and simple
sugars
Quoted message said:from my diet.
Hm. I am not sure I notice any physiological responses, but I agree
with the psychological benefit. I eat very healthy these days - lots
of fruits and veggies, no processed foods, I even bake my own bread
(fewer preservatives that way). But I'm mostly housebound - my mother
is ill and I have to be at home most of the time, and I work at home
(and work out at home), and I seldom get to go out anywhere. So, every
few days, I head to the friendly local bookstore and sit in their cafe
for a while - with <gasp!> a mocha with whipped cream and a good novel.
Is the mocha good for me? Definitely not. But if I didn't have that
little escape - the half-hour or hour of sipping coffee and losing
myself in a novel - I'd go nuts, and that would probably be worse for
me.
It's not really about the caffeine or the sugar - it's about the taste,
the smell, the whole experience of it. I think it's important to allow
oneself some little pleasures.
LM