I miss eating breakfast cereal. No really: it was my crack. I'd snort a couple bowls of Corn Flakes or Cheerios and be high as a kite. I miss Corn Flakes. I would crunch them in my hands then let them get soggy. I'd make corn mush. Now all I have to show for my fight against that addiction is sixty fewer pounds and an inch more... umm, something that isn't family friendly. Now my breakfast is soy patties, toast, old school peanut butter (the kind with the oil on top), and a banana. Pesky nutrition is far less processed, but it's also less sexy. However I get to have non-embarrassing intercourse so it's a fair trade.
I hope you don't think sugar gets you 'high' like a drug. That was one of the most pervasive myths of the last century, mostly for psychological reasons.... for instance children getting fed ice cream and cake most often in situations like birthday parties and would be 'hyper' because of the social interaction... the sugar consumption was just coincidental. Though you can see how easy it is to mistake kids getting a lot of energy from social interactions, with the foods commonly served to children at said social interactions.... "Numerous double-blind studies of the Feingold hypothesis have led to the rejection of the idea that this elimination diet has any benefit beyond the normal placebo effect. Although sugar is widely believed by the public to cause hyperactive behavior, this has not been scientifically substantiated. Twelve double-blind, placebo-controlled studies of sugar challenges failed to provide any evidence that sugar ingestion leads to untoward behavior in children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or in normal children. Likewise, none of the studies testing candy or chocolate found any negative effect of these foods on behavior. For children with behavioral problems, diet-oriented treatment does not appear to be appropriate. Rather, clinicians treating these children recommend a multidisciplinary approach. The goal of diet treatment is to ensure a balanced diet with adequate energy and nutrients for optimal growth." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8747098?dopt=Abstract I think in this article what they are talking about being similar to cocaine is actually the taste sensation itself. (Although I might be wrong on that)
Wait, so cereal made you "shorter?" I have to say, your current breakfast sounds pretty awesome, I'd take that over corn flakes any day. Congrats on your health, sounds like a life changer.
Being fat hides a certain appendage. The estimate is that a male regains an inch of said appendage for every 35 pounds he loses.
Ah.. got it. That's one hell of an incentive :-) Plus it is easier to tie your shoes now too I bet. Again, congrats!
Hmmm. You can't pass regulations, because they aren't in line with our business practices. What, then, is the point of regulation? If companies already followed a standard, one wouldn't need to be written. A standard is only written when there is a need for one, because the industry practices are (at least in the eyes of the government) hurting people. This logic is totally upside down.In a public comment posted on the FTC website, our friends at General Mills pointed out that under the IWG guidelines, the most commonly consumed foods in the US would be considered unhealthy. Specifically, according to General Mills, “of the 100 most commonly consumed foods and beverages in America, 88 would fail the IWG’s proposed standards.”