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Capergirl · Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 1:02 pm Post subject: Dieting doesn't work

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health.

It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting medical
studies:

1. Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Canadians.

2. Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Canadians.

3. Africans drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Canadians.

4. Italians drink large amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart
attacks than the British or Canadians.

CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

Twisted Evil

Cleopatra · Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 3:32 pm Post subject:

There is, however, one sure way to lose weight.

It involves taking in fewer calories than you burn off.

Beats a hundred fashionable "Breakthrough diets" involving grapefruit, any time.

Shaman · Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 446 Location: Hammertown

I doff my cap and give a deep bow to you, dear Capes! Smile

Now, I think I'll go grab myself a steak and a bottle of wine. Bon apetit!

Hedonistically yours,

Shaman

Aramas · Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 11:39 pm Post subject:

Crash dieting works. I once crashed my motorcycle into the side of a car at 120 kph, resulting in a crushed leg and a broken pelvis. Over the next 3 months I lost 20 kilos!

The 'healthy diet' thing is becoming less important anyway. The biggest killer here in Australia is cancer, which recently displaced heart disease to take the number one spot. Apparently in the US obesity has recently topped the charts.

The poverty diet seems to work well, but only if the entire country is poor too. I always wondered how dirt-poor westerners could afford to maintain such huge buttocks. Do some places pay welfare in the form of cheeseburger vouchers?

khmerhit · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:00 am Post subject:

Reminds me of an acquanitance of mine in Phnom Penh. He rode a big motorcycle and often managed to drive home safely after many drinks, but would forget to put his feet on the ground when he stopped.
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khmerhit · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:30 am Post subject:

Lentles, anyone?
kh

http://www.abqtrib.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=RELIGION-FAITH-03-24-04&cat=LR Cool

Aramas · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:35 am Post subject:

Shaman · Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 446 Location: Hammertown

I dumped 20 lbs in 2 weeks with mono nucleosis. My spleen was so swollen that it was encroaching on my stomach, hence solid food was a difficulty. I survived on 2 litres of fruit juice each day. First two days after diagnosis: 23 hrs of sleep each day. Nasty experience.

Shaman

Wolf · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 1245 Location: Middle Earth

When I was in Japan, I stopped eating crap food, and joined a gym. I lost lots of weight, got in shape, and really wasn't neruotic about what I ate (although I did end up muching a lot of pre-packaged salads and stuff.)

A bit of effort and discipline was all it took. Oh, and time.

khmerhit · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:35 am Post subject:

Whilst in Cambodia, sitting in a cafe, I met an Aussie ocker who was on his way from Oz to British Columbia, where he was to start a job as a treeplanter, one of the hardest jobs in existence. He was in his late forties, early fifties, I'd say. Bet he lost some weight. Shocked

colin · Joined: 14 Apr 2003 Posts: 45 Location: You mean right now?

I decided to get into shape. But the shape I'm getting into is a circle.

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

Come on, boys and girls! All you need is a healthy vegan diet! So delicious! Yay!!!

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Capergirl · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:05 pm Post subject:

OK, everyone go back and reread. The post wasn't really about diets! Laughing

@Shaman...I can relate to that experience, only for me it was 15 lbs. I could have passed for Callista Flockhart! Wink

Lanza-Armonia · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:11 pm Post subject:

Thank God my first lingo is Espanol and not English. !!!Vivir LA!!!

Aramas · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 3:16 pm Post subject: