I really do prefer the taste of aspartame (Diet Coke) to corn syrup (regular Coke). It's tangier and less cloying.
Me too.
My eating-better philosophy: Eat less crap. Seriously, I am way too inclined to chips for dinner.
Lydia: But you are a vampire. Spike: If I'm not, I'm gonna be pissed about drinking all that blood.
'Potential'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Dec 03, 2010 6:47:31 am PST #8754 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
DavidS - Dec 03, 2010 6:49:43 am PST #8755 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I hope you're all satisfied. I had to go scrounging around the house to go eat an orange.
And I cooked my one egg (portion control!) in olive oil instead of butter.
Zenkitty - Dec 03, 2010 6:50:27 am PST #8756 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Butter is good for you.
Amy - Dec 03, 2010 6:50:47 am PST #8757 of 30001
Because books.
Once I got used to diet soda, there was no going back. Regular soda tastes way too cloying to me now. I sipped a regular Mountain Dew recently and almost gagged.
I don't drink as much diet soda as I used to, because I drink hot or iced tea pretty much all day, but I do use either aspartame or Splenda in it.
I tried a Jones Zilch last week, though, and it was really good. The pomegranate one. Not too sweet, and not too carbonated either.
JenP - Dec 03, 2010 6:50:48 am PST #8758 of 30001
I am having oatmeal right now. Earlier I had hummus and carrots, which is a distinctly good combo. I'm sure I've had it before, but it just really hit the spot this morning.
I lost about 35 lbs. two years ago and kept it mostly off, then lost another 40 this past year, but put about fifteen of that back on since April. So. It's time to focus again. That was all modifying diet. Exercise, oh, exercise. Well, it's a good thing I have a non-sedentary job, is all I'm saying.
DavidS - Dec 03, 2010 6:50:58 am PST #8759 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh my GOD. I'm gonna blow a gasket. I swear I can feel my blood pressure rising just sitting here. I want to choke my boss until her eyes bug out.
What you need is a Strangers On a Train type arrangement. I'm sure Allyson knows somebody who needs to be strangled.
DavidS - Dec 03, 2010 6:52:05 am PST #8760 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Butter is good for you.
Better than margarine, but is it better than cooking in olive oil?
§ ita § - Dec 03, 2010 6:57:37 am PST #8761 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
See, less sugar is good. But aspartame, sucralose, splenda, all that shit? Just taste nast.
brenda m - Dec 03, 2010 6:58:45 am PST #8762 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Olive oil is better, but butter isn't so bad.
JenP - Dec 03, 2010 7:00:06 am PST #8763 of 30001
Good for butter. I always liked butter. Glad to see it's making a comeback.