Discounting Carbs
The next time I hear the word "carb" I promise I will hurl, or at least make convincing retching noises.
Another craze has hit America, and Americans are, as usual, running sheep-like in pursuit.
To change metaphors, people have gone overboard again, like rats deserting common sense. A carbohydrate is a substance found in food. The other main ones are fat and protein. We need all three to thrive.
If you are overweight, eat less and eat slowly. That’s all there is to it. Forget about the South Beach diet and the Adkins diet and the Weight Watchers diet. No need to count anything. Just stop taking such big piggy helpings, chew slowly and savor the food, and when you feel full stop eating. If you exercise more, the weight comes off faster.
If you cannot do these things, seek psychiatric and spiritual counseling to figure out why you eat too much and too fast and exercise too little.
If this doesn’t work, you can avail yourself of a miraculous medical procedure. But you’ll still have to figure out why you eat too much and too fast and exercise too little. In my case it was because I am greedy and lazy.
If you are not overweight, eat a wider variety of things (sushi, chopped liver, collard greens), chew slowly and savor the food, and when you feel full stop eating. And exercise.
If you are not overweight and are already doing all of these sensible things, many people will hate you.
Another craze has hit America, and Americans are, as usual, running sheep-like in pursuit.
To change metaphors, people have gone overboard again, like rats deserting common sense. A carbohydrate is a substance found in food. The other main ones are fat and protein. We need all three to thrive.
If you are overweight, eat less and eat slowly. That’s all there is to it. Forget about the South Beach diet and the Adkins diet and the Weight Watchers diet. No need to count anything. Just stop taking such big piggy helpings, chew slowly and savor the food, and when you feel full stop eating. If you exercise more, the weight comes off faster.
If you cannot do these things, seek psychiatric and spiritual counseling to figure out why you eat too much and too fast and exercise too little.
If this doesn’t work, you can avail yourself of a miraculous medical procedure. But you’ll still have to figure out why you eat too much and too fast and exercise too little. In my case it was because I am greedy and lazy.
If you are not overweight, eat a wider variety of things (sushi, chopped liver, collard greens), chew slowly and savor the food, and when you feel full stop eating. And exercise.
If you are not overweight and are already doing all of these sensible things, many people will hate you.
posted by John Marsh at 10:52 PM
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