View Full Version : I would be so healthy if it wasn't for...
Nuzzolese
08-02-2007, 02:02 PM
chocolates and ice cream.
You don't drink don't smoke. What do you do?
Goody Two-shoes, goody goody two-shoes!
I am so healthy. I eat well, low fat everything, exercise, drink a ton of water, I never eat junk food except for...chocolates, and ice cream. There are always chocolates at work, and about 3-4 nights out of the week I have ice cream. I LOOOOVE it. For like six years I was lactose intolerant and it magically went away. So I have to make up for lost time!
I just can't kick either one of them. They're so good! Ahhh I love chocolates and I love ice cream. Real stuff too, no snackwells, no fro-yo, no sugar-free.
People think I'm so healthy and they make jokes at lunch. But then they see all the chocolate wrappers in my trash can and they act like they caught me and know some big secret scandal. "Youuuuuu who tries to act like you're so healthy! Youuuu with CHOCOLATE!"
And the damn old ladies who chew gum and quit smoking every month, they eye me up and down and wag their scrawny crooked fingers at me "It'll catch up to youuuu" But I just can't quit them.
My boyfriend even told me, he said he'd rather have a girlfriend who eats ice cream with him, than have a skinny girlfriend who doesn't. Do you think he meant it? Please tell me he meant it, because I'm holding onto that statement.
What's keeping you from being so healthy?
beer
generally at least a 6 pack (often more) every night of the weekend (i have no class on friday so thursday counts too) and sometimes during the week if it's a rough week (i caved yesterday, for example).
i know it's one of the worst things you can drink if you're trying to stay in shape but i get so few pleasures in my life and beer's one of the bigger ones; i'm not about to drop it so easily.
but hey, at least i quit drinking soda pretty much
and it's not necessarily just alcohol in general, i just really really like beer. i like the taste, i like the way you feel when you drink it (and not just the drunkenness though i like that too), just the whole beer experience is very very nice
What's keeping you from being so healthy?
The lack of self control.
Smoke too many cigarettes (although I've cut down from about 15 a day to about 4 a few days ago). I used to say, I'm not addicted to nicotine I just like to smoke, but realized that it was bullshit recently and that I am addicted to nicotine and just don't really realize it.
Booze. I can't just go out and just have one. I end up having 8 or more, no matter where and when. But when I'm at home, I very very very rarely have a sip. Thats why I go out 7 days a week. *romshit*
Nuzzolese
08-02-2007, 02:25 PM
What kind of beer?
Nuzzolese
08-02-2007, 02:27 PM
I think my problem is that I'm not picky at all about chocolates and ice cream. I'll eat any brand, any kind, it doesn't have to be expensive or gourmet. A plain hershey's bar is my favorite.
Nuzzolese
08-02-2007, 02:28 PM
back in the day: extra strong mints. 4 packs a day easily.
That doesn't sound unhealthy
adam_f
08-02-2007, 02:31 PM
Crystal meth.
What kind of beer?
good beer, i've become a snob (it's probably killing my finances too but i don't keep track of those anyway so who cares). lately i've been enjoying pale ales; harpoon IPA and sierra nevada are my current favorites. but sometimes i'll also buy the most alcoholic beer i can find so that i can get drunk off of fewer of them. spaten optimater and long trail double bag (each at 7.2%) are my favorites for that right now
i'm like rock, i can't just have one. if i have one, i have to have more and more. only i do it on my own, too
HEIRESS
08-02-2007, 02:34 PM
I dont really ever eat stuff thats bad for me, I just eat too much of everything in general
if I dont have ice cream and chocolate in the house I can easily go a month without having any sweets. But if i go to someone elses house and they have out sugary treats Ill totally down em.
I also dont stretch.
tis a bad thing.
g-mile7
08-02-2007, 02:48 PM
Crystal meth.
the drug of champions(y)
QueenAdrock
08-02-2007, 02:51 PM
Potatoes and all their products. Chips, mashed, hash browned, french fried, all of it. I freakin' love potatoes. It's pretty much the worst crap for you, and the most delicious to me. I can't kick it.
Oh, and not having a gym membership. But that's going to change once I move, because free gym is included in my tuition so I can go again.
Dorothy Wood
08-02-2007, 03:04 PM
coca cola and pizza. or just cheesy anything I guess.
I don't really eat sweets unless they're around. I have some chocolate mousse cake and new york style cheesecake at home leftover from my birthday, so I've been eating a little of that everyday. :(
and I just ate some cookies from subway.
after that stuff's gone, I'll just go back to eating a hot fudge brownie sundae with ice cream once a month. (maybe some cookies in between, shhhh).
Nuzzolese
08-02-2007, 03:14 PM
if I dont have ice cream and chocolate in the house I can easily go a month without having any sweets. But if i go to someone elses house and they have out sugary treats Ill totally down em.
Ahhh I know what you mean about the stuff being in front of you. I wouldn't have a chocolate problem if there weren't always chocolates at work. And then I eat them up and people buy more because they see that I like them and eat them so they're doing a nice thing, but my reasonable side wishes they wouldn't.
The ice cream thing...I wouldn't even buy it but I get pressured into having something like that, my bf wants it. HE wants it. He started this. He's like "what do you have for dessert?" Wha? I never had dessert growing up. Dessert was for special occasions but you have people whose parents served dessert after dinner every night and they expect it and think of it as part of a meal. I admit it's nice and I can't turn it away but that's the problem.
Nuzzolese
08-02-2007, 03:27 PM
Who is a sweet tooth and who is a salty...tooth?
I'm more of a sweet tooth, obviously. I don't go for a lot of salt and grease but instead go for sugar.
adam_f
08-02-2007, 03:51 PM
Originally posted by g-mile7
the drug of champions(y)
Despite potential copyright issues, my dream is to become a Meth Lord and name myself the Method Man.
Smoke too many cigarettes (although I've cut down from about 15 a day to about 4 a few days ago). I used to say, I'm not addicted to nicotine I just like to smoke, but realized that it was bullshit recently and that I am addicted to nicotine and just don't really realize it.
Booze. I can't just go out and just have one. I end up having 8 or more, no matter where and when. But when I'm at home, I very very very rarely have a sip. Thats why I go out 7 days a week. *romshit*
Yeah, that's pretty much me in a nutshell. The drinking part is especially hard now cuz some friends and I are planning on going to various karaoke bars and performing a collection of gay soft rock songs with another friend of ours, Cole, who's only gonna sing Coldplay. Our name is Soft Rock Out with Your Soft Cock Out and the opening act, Cole Plays Coldplay. I usually don't get involved in shit like this, but my friends are hilarious and I'm sure we'll give the drunken assholes what they want........mainly some Michael McDonald. Excitement like this will most likely lead to me getting tanked on nights I have no business getting drunk, but fuck it, I haven't gone out in who knows how long. I deserve it.
lol @ romshit
g-mile7
08-02-2007, 04:08 PM
Despite potential copyright issues, my dream is to become a Meth Lord and name myself the Method Man.
hahaha:D
Drederick Tatum
08-02-2007, 04:18 PM
life's too short not to have vices.
g-mile7
08-02-2007, 04:21 PM
life's too short not to have vices.
Agreed.
roosta
08-02-2007, 04:48 PM
beer
generally at least a 6 pack (often more) every night of the weekend (i have no class on friday so thursday counts too) and sometimes during the week if it's a rough week (i caved yesterday, for example).
i know it's one of the worst things you can drink if you're trying to stay in shape but i get so few pleasures in my life and beer's one of the bigger ones; i'm not about to drop it so easily.
but hey, at least i quit drinking soda pretty much
and it's not necessarily just alcohol in general, i just really really like beer. i like the taste, i like the way you feel when you drink it (and not just the drunkenness though i like that too), just the whole beer experience is very very nice
pretty much what bob said
beastieangel01
08-02-2007, 05:53 PM
mexican food. damn that carbalicious with tons of cheese goodness. DAMN IT TO HELL.
marsdaddy
08-03-2007, 01:48 AM
Lack of sleep.
Documad
08-03-2007, 02:00 AM
Lunch.
No matter how good my intentions are the rest of the week, all it takes is a few friends inviting me to lunch at a greasy spoon and I forget my diet.
hitmonlee
08-03-2007, 02:26 AM
the contraceptive pill
gives me high blood pressure
trailerprincess
08-03-2007, 02:31 AM
The alcohol that courses through my veins in place of blood
de-nice
08-03-2007, 03:07 AM
Dam,
It seems every day after work lately I spend all my tip money on beer. Luckily, where I work, there are over 50 kinds of beer...no cheap stuff.
LOVE IPAs lately, going through a kick. Has anyone tried the Dogfish 120 brew?
Did I find a good place to work or what????
d:)
"that's me"
Knuckles
08-03-2007, 06:43 AM
Such as drinking bourbon, cause beer tastes like ass.
and trying to suck your own penis...
Knuckles
08-03-2007, 06:46 AM
Dam,
It seems every day after work lately I spend all my tip money on beer. Luckily, where I work, there are over 50 kinds of beer...no cheap stuff.
LOVE IPAs lately, going through a kick. Has anyone tried the Dogfish 120 brew?
Did I find a good place to work or what????
d:)
"that's me"
Yeah, Dogfish makes some tasty brew(y)
i got severely drunk last night
i can't even remember how i got home
if i posted anything embrassing last night, disregard it
Nuzzolese
08-03-2007, 08:47 AM
Bob, if you were a woman we'd be worried about your safety, health, and moral choices.
LOVE IPAs lately, going through a kick. Has anyone tried the Dogfish 120 brew?
I'm not much of a beer drinker, especially IPAs, but the 90 minute and 120 minute Dogfish IPAs are pretty fucking good.
DandyFop
08-03-2007, 09:03 AM
Beer is also my biggest vice in this department I think. I love it so much :( Plus here it's only 3.2 percent alchohol so I end up drinking more of it. And I ain't drinking no bud light, this is usually hefeweizen or other wheat beers. Gahhhh...trying to cut back to like one beer a week because I'm finally working out and eating healthier to lose weight.
Food it goes back and forth on. Sometimes I crave Wendy's chicken sandwiches like a mother fuck. And pizza - oh god, that's probably my favorite food ever. And of course I want it with a soda. If it's sweets I crave that can be intense - donuts are my weakness. Luckily it's a pretty healthy household so we don't have much around that can fuck with me, but we have all this leftover shite from a bbq and I ate two cookies with cool whip last night and felt guilty. Lamez.
abcdefz
08-03-2007, 09:04 AM
...an emotionally- and self-esteem-crippling upbringing. (y)
I still can't get over the "memberships" to drink at certain bars in Utah, fucking ridiculous.
And yes, #6 with a coke from Wendy's should be thrown on my list, although I only eat that once every couple of weeks now. Instead of on the daily like I did about 10 years ago.
Nuzzolese
08-03-2007, 09:37 AM
You all make me feel like a weirdo for not drinking. I never do, at all. I just don't like to anymore. I don't like the taste or the way it makes me feel - all bloated and dizzy and sickly dehydrated soon after. I do like some beers like certain Sam Adams brews, and Linenkugel's.
Not too long ago I went out to eat with my mom and brothers and they all ordered martinis before the food so I got this melon vodka thing and I couldn't even finish it. They downed theirs with no problem. Then I wasn't even hungry, and the food had no taste.
I can't have a drink BEFORE eating. Once I have liquor in me I'm too restless to enjoy a meal.
abcdefz
08-03-2007, 09:57 AM
You all make me feel like a weirdo for not drinking. I never do, at all. I just don't like to anymore. I don't like the taste or the way it makes me feel - all bloated and dizzy and sickly dehydrated soon after. I do like some beers like certain Sam Adams brews, and Linenkugel's.
Not too long ago I went out to eat with my mom and brothers and they all ordered martinis before the food so I got this melon vodka thing and I couldn't even finish it. They downed theirs with no problem. Then I wasn't even hungry, and the food had no taste.
I can't have a drink BEFORE eating. Once I have liquor in me I'm too restless to enjoy a meal.
Why is it that people list alcohol as something that makes them unhealthy, and you interpret that as you being weird for not drinking?
Consider it a blessing, like not being a problem gambler, etc.
Nuzzolese
08-03-2007, 10:04 AM
Are you an alcoholic?
abcdefz
08-03-2007, 10:07 AM
Yup.
Nuzzolese
08-03-2007, 10:47 AM
I was just thinking along the lines of how not drinking can't really be a blessing, since it's a choice you make. Some choose to drink, some choose to eat sweets. But I guess if it's an addiction then it's not as easy as simply choosing not to.
This thread so far has been about unhealthy choices we make, but that doesn't include those unhealthy facts of existence that aren't a choice, like being an alcoholic. I think I take my health for granted then, if choosing to indulge in chocolate and ice cream is my biggest health problem.
abcdefz
08-03-2007, 10:51 AM
Ah. Yeah, I get it.
I was seeing it kind of the same way I see something like gambling or pedophilia or whatever. Like, "Man, I've got my own sins, but at least I got spared that."
I had a friend who hated chocolate. Just thought it was awful (even the good stuff). Sometimes he'd be a little mournful about it, and I'd say, "In a way, you're lucky."
Yeah -- I'd rather have the choice and be able to turn it on and off, though. "Self-control," I think it's called. Something like that.
But, yeah -- if you don't like alcohol fundamentally, that's a huge blessing. What you're missing out on (the legitimate good side of alcohol) can't hold a candle to the potential bad which you're avoiding by default. (y)
beastieangel01
08-03-2007, 11:17 AM
that's definitely one of the better problems to have, nuzz.
I fell victim to mexican food for breakfast. For some reason it helps with being hungover.
de-nice
08-03-2007, 01:07 PM
Alcohol Use Disorders
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition5 (http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/niaaa-guide/index.htm#Note5) (DSM-IV) recognizes two alcohol use disorders: alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse.
Alcohol dependence is characterized by multiple symptoms, including tolerance, signs of withdrawal, diminished control over drinking, as well as cognitive, behavioral, and/or physiological symptoms that suggest the individual continues to drink despite experiencing significant alcohol-related problems.
Alcohol abuse, on the other hand, is a maladaptive pattern of drinking that leads to clinically significant impairment or distress. An individual diagnosed with alcohol abuse drinks despite alcohol-related physical, social, psychological, or occupational problems. Alcohol abuse does not necessarily entail a consistent pattern of heavy drinking, but is defined by the adverse consequences associated with the drinking pattern. Problem Drinking and Risky Drinking
As it is commonly used, "problem drinking" often is synonymous with "alcoholism." Among professionals, however, increasingly it is used to describe nondependent drinking that results in adverse consequences for the drinker.6 (http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/niaaa-guide/index.htm#Note6) In contrast to the dependent drinker, the problem drinker's alcohol problems do not stem from compulsive alcohol
Alcohol Use Disorders
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition5 (http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/niaaa-guide/index.htm#Note5) (DSM-IV) recognizes two alcohol use disorders: alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse.
Alcohol dependence is characterized by multiple symptoms, including tolerance, signs of withdrawal, diminished control over drinking, as well as cognitive, behavioral, and/or physiological symptoms that suggest the individual continues to drink despite experiencing significant alcohol-related problems.
Alcohol abuse, on the other hand, is a maladaptive pattern of drinking that leads to clinically significant impairment or distress. An individual diagnosed with alcohol abuse drinks despite alcohol-related physical, social, psychological, or occupational problems. Alcohol abuse does not necessarily entail a consistent pattern of heavy drinking, but is defined by the adverse consequences associated with the drinking pattern. Problem Drinking and Risky Drinking
As it is commonly used, "problem drinking" often is synonymous with "alcoholism." Among professionals, however, increasingly it is used to describe nondependent drinking that results in adverse consequences for the drinker.6 (http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/niaaa-guide/index.htm#Note6) In contrast to the dependent drinker, the problem drinker's alcohol problems do not stem from compulsive alcohol
Alcohol Use Disorders
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition5 (http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/niaaa-guide/index.htm#Note5) (DSM-IV) recognizes two alcohol use disorders: alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse.
Alcohol dependence is characterized by multiple symptoms, including tolerance, signs of withdrawal, diminished control over drinking, as well as cognitive, behavioral, and/or physiological symptoms that suggest the individual continues to drink despite experiencing significant alcohol-related problems.
Alcohol abuse, on the other hand, is a maladaptive pattern of drinking that leads to clinically significant impairment or distress. An individual diagnosed with alcohol abuse drinks despite alcohol-related physical, social, psychological, or occupational problems. Alcohol abuse does not necessarily entail a consistent pattern of heavy drinking, but is defined by the adverse consequences associated with the drinking pattern. Problem Drinking and Risky Drinking
As it is commonly used, "problem drinking" often is synonymous with "alcoholism." Among professionals, however, increasingly it is used to describe nondependent drinking that results in adverse consequences for the drinker.6 (http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/niaaa-guide/index.htm#Note6) In contrast to the dependent drinker, the problem drinker's alcohol problems do not stem from compulsive alcohol...blah blah blah...
adam_f
08-03-2007, 01:36 PM
Drinking is cooler when you're driving.
that's definitely one of the better problems to have, nuzz.
I fell victim to mexican food for breakfast. For some reason it helps with being hungover.
i like chinese food for that
any food really, the unhealthier the better for some reason
beastieangel01
08-03-2007, 01:51 PM
I would guess you don't have choices as far as mexican food is concerned in your area. If you ever visit San Diego, I'll get you drunk and nurse you back to health with a free meal at my local mexican joint. (y)
Nuzzolese
08-03-2007, 01:51 PM
When I used to get hangovers, which was every time I drank, the only thing that would make me feel better would be to eat something really healthy but hearty, like half a vegetable casserole, or some vegetable noodle soup. It was like trying to make up for the damage. I wanted nothing more than to feel safe, clean, and new again. I'd stay in bed all day and watch a disney movie. All wholesome.
I would guess you don't have choices as far as mexican food is concerned in your area. If you ever visit San Diego, I'll get you drunk and nurse you back to health with a free meal at my local mexican joint. (y)
it's weird, i can only think of 2 or 3 mexican places near my apartment (i've never been to any of them either), but my town has a large mexican population. you'd think there'd be more.
cosmo105
08-03-2007, 03:14 PM
-the occasional half-bag snack sessions of robert's american gourmet Tings (no not the recalled veggie ones) or pita chips with hummus
-my standing date for sharky's once every weekend
i'm trying really hard to think of more, i swear i am :o
Randetica
08-03-2007, 06:00 PM
You all make me feel like a weirdo for not drinking. I never do, at all. I just don't like to anymore. I don't like the taste or the way it makes me feel - all bloated and dizzy and sickly dehydrated soon after. I do like some beers like certain Sam Adams brews, and Linenkugel's.
i still was never drunk, most drunk people are unsexy
alcohol would keep me away from touching myself
beastiegirrl101
08-05-2007, 03:23 PM
...the massive amounts of coffee / espresso I consume. I used to drink about a pot of coffee a day, over the course of the day then kicked that and went to lattes, then kicked that and went to just straight shots of espresso. I'd like to think I can function without my coffee, but who would I be kidding? I DID stop buying it though to save money so now I just make it at home.
UUGGHHH.
PS
Does it bother anyone else when you hear someone say "expresso"
monkey
08-05-2007, 03:51 PM
my entire diet is based on indulgence. i crave and i get everything. i dont smoke cigarettes anymore, i hardly ever drink alcohol. but if i want a grilled cheese and french fries, then fuck it, i will have grilled cheese and french fries. same goes for sugary treats. i have both a sweet and a salty tooth.
the thing is, im so picky about my food that the foods i tend to like are indulgent to me anyways. when i eat brown rice and vegetables, it's cause im absolutely craving that. and i do crave healthy as much as i crave junky.
oh and im relatively good with portion control. i probably eat slightly bigger portions than i should, but it aint so bad.
Nuzzolese
08-06-2007, 09:34 AM
Does it bother anyone else when you hear someone say "expresso"
YES. Where are they getting that X? I've never corrected anyone though.
abcdefz
08-06-2007, 09:40 AM
Are we talking about Americans?
I assume we're so used to seeing the word "express" and almost no contact with the word "espresso" that we bungle it. Also, the more you're around people who mispronounce something, the more likely you are to pick it up that way.
I used to say "expresso" and was kind of surprised when someone pointed out there's no "x" or "x" sound in the word.
oohhhhhhh yeaaaahhhh.... :confused:
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