Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
he New Orleans people stared at her like she was from Mars. She whipped up something "delish"--thank god, not Rachel Ray--and the hosts tasted it and all frowned. "It's OK, but some butter would have been better." "Cream sauce," the other host said, "that'd be perfect." "Oh, yeah, cream sauce."
MAH PEEPS!
Truly - people after my own heart.
Aside from the diabetes diagnosis, seemingly I'm doing pretty well. My cholesterol is excellent, my blood pressure ranges from good to excellent. And on my no-sugar no simple and very few complex carb diet I seem to have lost 10 pounds.
On the recommendation of ... Daniel? someone on the board, I bought Dr. Bernstein's book. The diet advice is good, although I'm a little wary of his advocacy of fat rather than carbs. I'm attending an educational class next week, so I'm hoping to get more information for my particular case.
Which book is that?
Is it anyone's place, ever, once you've reached majority, to say "That's not good for you?" In any arena?
Maybe if you're on your fourth or fifth shot.
sumi, if you're asking me, it's "Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution". The first half seems to be a summary of his own tribulations dealing with diabetes (he's Type I) and how he came up with his solution and how well it's worked out for him and then stories from others who've tried it with success. Later on he gets to specific dietary recommendations, with recipes towards the back.
Is it anyone's place, ever, once you've reached majority, to say "That's not good for you?" In any arena?
Besides a doctor or an intervention, I'd say no. Adults either already know the alcohol/sugar/cocaine isn't good for them and they're doing it anyway, or they're in denial and they'll ignore you anyway.
Do interventions ever actually work?
Do interventions ever actually work?
Yes. It wasn't an intervention like you see on A&E, but when we confronted my uncle about his drinking almost 30 years ago, it got him into inpatient rehab. He was sober until the day he died last year. Granted, this wasn't the first time anyone tried to get him to stop drinking, but this was the only time my aunt promised to leave and take their son. Sometimes you just have to find the right motivator.
Good to know they do work sometimes.