SJ Blues
E. Writer That's extremely hard. Thank you for sharing that. It's hard to think of how strong the urge must be to eat--you are not hungry (unless you do not have food, which I suspect you have lots of it in your environment or uneaten muffins would not be just sitting on your table). The problem is that, food today has chemicals in it--specifically preservatives, that are very addictive. They trigger a chemical in your brain. Salt is also another trigger. It causes you to balance the salt with something sweet. It triggers you to drink more to dilute the salt, which in turn, triggers the desire to eat. It's a loop. When I used to eat food with preservatives I ate unnecessarily. But now that I am older a lot of foods are out of my diet, I do not desire, crave, or long to eat unless I am genuinely hungry. I haven't had so much a cookie in five years. Though I have had a chip from time to time, or popcorn.
Alex Morton With other people in the house, keeping their food around, you've got a really difficult time of it. I lost 60 pounds, years ago, and I've kept it off ever since, but my wife and I never had snack food in the house, other than fruit and yogurt. Our kids grew up with a healthy diet at home and as adults, they've kept it up. Now that I'm alone I still never buy anything other than things I cook myself. No junk food. No processed food. If I'm hungry, I acknowledge my hunger and cook something healthy. Nothing wrong with being hungry ... it's just what you do with that hunger that counts. Veggies, fruits and lean meat ... those are your friends. Legumes will keep you healthy. Fatty meats are only good for people living in extreme cold in the far North. I do get takeout often, but that's because the diet I follow is basically the Mediterranean diet and I'm in that part of the world, so that's what you get. I picked up food on my way home from town today ... an eggplant dish (imam baldi) and chicken souvlaki. Tasty and healthy and easy to make at home, too.
Its crazy how people who have read my fanworks will beta read my actual novel for the love of the game and come out mor passionate about the work than a paid beta reader.
Amber Diva One of my favorite shows of all time ❤️
E. Writer The show that inspired me to go to college. The new show is on Netflix. The vibe is different. Very Gen Z-ish.
Steven Naugle Didnt like the new show !
E. Writer Awww I had a feeling it wasn't going to have the vibe of the original. Gen Z and Alpha are too cynical. there was still some innocence back when we were teens and in college watching the show.
E. Writer The movie?
Roy Scarbrough Somebody been to the crossroads!
Andrew Morgan Interesting. Reminds me of the movie Being John Malkovich.
E. Writer Being John Malkovich was one of the weirdest movies but also good.