Posted by Racer on June 22, 2004, at 16:11:32
In reply to Re: Forget McDonald's, posted by NikkiT2 on June 22, 2004, at 14:49:43
I think the suicide thoughts for me -- in better times -- are my version of "I'll think of it tomorrow", you know what I mean? After all, if this doesn't work out, I can always kill myself...
The problem is, when a crisis hits, the suicide-as-option becomes more of a suicide-as-priority. I'm suspecting that I'm explaining something here that everyone else already knows from the inside, of course, but sometimes hearing someone else's explanation clarifies things for me. So...
Anyway, this is that whole good point/bad point thing: while things are not at crisis-point, the suicide option actually seems kinda adaptive for me -- perverse being that I am. So, during the better times, I don't actually do anything to stop using it. That means, of course, that when a crisis hits -- well, you know.
I'm so very sorry, Nikki, that you don't live in such a sugar-obsessed, 'civilized' country like ours -- every corner and strip mall seems to have a place to get a cheap, sugar-heavy sundae. Hm... I think I read something recently about Americans becoming heavier, but I don't remember it saying anything about why that could be...
As for the sugar-free candies, I can't remember what the sweetener was, but it wasn't aspartame or saccharine. I'm thinking maybe maltrose? Whatever it was, I'm telling you -- those candies were GOOD. They were actually better, to my taste, than sugared candies. I get carb-happy, too, although I tend to go for crunchy/salty/spicy -- yes, but my husband swears up and down he only buys the Ruffles brand BBQ Potato Chips because the cat with kidney failure likes them so much, it's not to torture me or get more calories into me -- and if you're anything like me, another option for you might be Knorr Swiss boullion cubes. Cross my heart, they satisfy most of the carb cravings for me. (And you know what I'm thinking? Noa suggested water chestnuts for the crunch-craving, and they're great for that with a subtle flavor of their own -- I wonder if putting them into that boullion might be a great idea? Hmmm...)
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