I have no idea what FODMAP means. Maybe I should learn. ETA my library does not have that book but I have been requesting things like mad and it seems like they then get them more often than I expected, so I'll try that with this....
And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Jul 11, 2025 12:30:51 pm PDT #8249 of 8258
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t - Jul 11, 2025 12:45:37 pm PDT #8250 of 8258
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Man, got purple first in Connections but failed on the green and yellow.
Laura - Jul 11, 2025 12:53:10 pm PDT #8251 of 8258
Our wings are not tired.
Man, got purple first in Connections but failed on the green and yellow.
Exact same here. I had been doing so well before today too. Thought I was doing great getting purple and blue right away. Then bombed.
JenP - Jul 11, 2025 1:11:02 pm PDT #8252 of 8258
I got purple first, too. How funny.
Dana - Jul 11, 2025 1:15:40 pm PDT #8253 of 8258
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I did too, then completely failed on the other ones.
JenP - Jul 11, 2025 1:21:40 pm PDT #8254 of 8258
I got the others today. I failed one mightily last week, though.
megan walker - Jul 11, 2025 1:46:16 pm PDT #8255 of 8258
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Also got purple first today.
I have no idea what FODMAP means.
The F is for fermentable and then each other letter is a different category of short-chain carb (sugar). And then there are subcategories (e.g., lactose is under the disaccharides umbrella). Apparently many (most?) people actually only have problems with one or two of the categories or subcategories and this book helps you figure out which ones since it is not intuitive at all which foods might fall in which categories (and there are a lot of bad lists out there). Like, most nuts are low FODMAP but cashews and pistachios are high while almonds are only high if eaten in certain quantities.
Maybe I should learn. ETA my library does not have that book but I have been requesting things like mad and it seems like they then get them more often than I expected, so I'll try that with this....
I mean, if you like rabbit holes... sure. I only got the book because the author is a guest on one of the nutrition podcasts I listen to. But it was sort of fascinating in that, while I didn't have major issues to resolve, and didn't do the elimination part at all, I did end up thinking it explained minor issues I had noticed over the years.
Laura - Jul 11, 2025 1:56:22 pm PDT #8256 of 8258
Our wings are not tired.
Also got purple first today.
It simply delights me that so many of us saw purple first today.
-t - Jul 11, 2025 1:59:12 pm PDT #8257 of 8258
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I am endlessly interested in how my body reacts to what I eat. The nut allergy especially because the things I know are problems are not related and not technically nuts (I don't think) so figuring out what's ok and what's not is just a lot of who even knows? Do I feel like taking chances or playing it safe?
megan walker - Jul 11, 2025 2:27:44 pm PDT #8258 of 8258
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It simply delights me that so many of us saw purple first today.
Well, I often get purple early but now I often do it as a strategy (i.e., "What idiotic category have they come up with this time?"). I look for the one or two really unusual words and try to see (or hear) the pattern.