 Everyone said, "You can't go on a diet, you have to change your
lifestyle." Well, I did.
And then I changed back.
It's not that I don't like salads, with or without croutons; it's
just that I like chocolate more. So I gave myself permission to eat
chocolate as long as I had a salad first.
That warped thinking evolved into, "If I only eat chocolate and
skip my salad, I will cut down on my calories."
Unfortunately, my body did not corroborate with this plan.
Somehow, I gained weight eating less. At least, I think it was less.
I never bothered to add up the calories. When you eat chocolate, you
don't look at the calories. You just pretend it doesn't have any.
I knew my "change of lifestyle" was doomed when I started
rationalizing my food choices.
Did you know that curly fries are lower in carbs? They removed
the carbs and ... voila! ... they're curly!
Do doughnuts have carbs? Of course they do, silly! But the kind
that have a hole in the middle have less. That's where they took the
carbs out.
Chips fried in peanut oil are not as bad for you because peanuts
are good for you. This rule holds for peanut M&M's too!
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 There is no question that an apple a day can keep the doctor
away, right? How bad can a little caramel around the outside be?
If you can suspend your belief system enough to think caramel
apples are good for you, then it's not much of a jump to think apple
pie should be a regular addition to your diet. You could also
include apple dumplings, apple crisp, apple turnovers and apple
fritters.
And if you are that far gone, ice cream with your pie is simply
adding dairy, because you don't want osteoporosis like your
great-aunt Alma. She probably never ate ice cream.
So ... about that lifestyle change? I think I have gone off the
bend. Other than countless salads, there is nothing safe. If it's
not good to eat all those great-tasting foods, then all I'm left
with is the food that isn't good for me or the food that tastes like
cardboard.
There is no nutritional value in cardboard and you'd have to add
chocolate to get it down.
[By LAURA SNYDER]
Laura Snyder is a nationally syndicated
columnist, author and speaker. You can reach her at
lsnyder@lauraonlife.com
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