Little Dieter Wants to Fly
I'm a terrible dieter. When trying to follow a restrictive diet, I start feeling deprived, depressed and wronged. I think about what I'm not allowing myself to eat, and I come up with wild justifications why I should be able to eat whatever it is that I want. I eventually undermine all my good intentions. Case in point, following a high fiber diet isn't difficult. It's pretty easy to substitute prunes or dates for a sweet treat and a banana or apple for a snack. It's the cheese and caffeine I'm having trouble with. I don't even know if the diet is working well for The Cleanse, or if The Cleanse is working at all. Nothing seems to have changed, colon-wise. Maybe a high-fiber diet is counterproductive for a colon cleanse. (See the justification here?). Plus, tonight is a fight night, marathon really, with Pride fights on Fox Sports, then UFC Unleashed, then UFC Ultimate Fight Night, followed by Pros v. Joes with Randy Couture, and finally Inside the UFC. And roasted cauliflower, spiced lentils and spicy shrimp just don't go with fights; pepperoni pizza goes with fights. So, pizza it is. I'm still caffeine-free, though, but only because there isn't any in the house. I'm not sure if the high-fiber diet is over, or if this is just a setback. GC warns me that too much fiber is bad for the intestines. I'm fond of my intestines, and don't want to do anything to upset them. We're simpatico and I'd like to keep it that way.
Getting to Know All About You: What are your food addictions? I used to think mine was bread, but I don't seem to eat bread as often as I think I do. I also think I'm addicted to diet soft drinks, but I've been caffeine-free for 4 days with no ill effects.
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FYI, I had this thought the other day, but hoped maybe the colon cleansing talk was over. However, since it isn't, here's my 2 cents: caffeine actually stimulates the colon. If after all your increased fiber you feel, well, you know, you might return to a cup of joe in the AM.
Posted by: Purple Fried Okra | January 26, 2007 07:27 AM
My food addiction is anything with sugar, really. Like mango custard, for instance.
Brilliant allusive title for this blog entry, by the way.
Posted by: Green Mango Custard | January 26, 2007 04:24 PM
It's not very original, but I'm probably addicted to chocolate. I also seem to crave certain foods for weeks at a time and then lose the craving. For example, in November, I couldn't get enough of cold pasta salads.
Posted by: black cake | January 26, 2007 09:34 PM
I have a terrible weakness for cheese and fried things that are bad for me. When I diet, I always have horrible cravings for things like fried chicken or fried potatoes and onions. I think those fall into the comfort food category.
Posted by: Chartreuse BLT | January 27, 2007 07:15 AM
(the artist formerly known as red meat, whose change of address merits this new identity) writes: Since when is caffeine a no-no? Too many "cleanse" diets to keep track of, in my opinion. See the NYTimes article of today or yesterday that attempts to settle the great diet debate by telling us what we've known, in our little hearts, all along: eat Real, not Fake, food and you'll be fine. Sadly, this does do away with our friends the hydrogenated fats, and about 90% of what you find in a grocery store, including refined sugars. But not caffeine, by God. And not Chocolate. And not poke.
Posted by: purple poke | January 31, 2007 07:52 PM
I think 90% of my diet is Real, simply because I don't buy manufactured bakery items (bread, chips, cookies, cakes, doughnuts, etc). I shop on the perimeter of the grocery store (produce, dairy, meat). I do venture into the interior aisles for some snacks that GC requests, for bags of beans & rice, for canned goods and for my caffeine, which unfortunately takes the shape of diet soft drinks and is about as Fake as you can get.
Posted by: blue artichoke | February 1, 2007 09:27 AM