Wow, we have a whole bunch of new smileys to choose from...have they been there before and I just didn't notice them????
Pag, those are what I call "creamsicles," I think, and I don't like them too well. I love the old-fashioned popsicles...but, I still don't think one or two will make you gain a whole lot of weight. Adam has my sympathy with the acne problem. I can still remember having to deal with it as a teen=ager, and even now, have a problem at times with...ugh...blackheads.
Thanks for not laughing at my theories, ladies. There is not one thing wrong with using meds, and I hope no one thought I was implying there is. Lately I'm thinking I could use some, too...maybe zoloft or something like that, as well as some sort of good pain med. My insurance has kicked in again, so maybe I can get to a medical doctor in the near future, and talk to him/her about it, as well as keep on going to my chiro when I can.
Yes, corn syrup is a sugar and in a LOT of things. Also, be aware that anything that ends in "ose" is most likely a sugar, and even honey is, altho some experts will tell you that it's a better sugar than regular sugar. There is some form of sugar in just about everything you buy at the store...even natural fruits and some veggies are loaded with it...green peas and corn, for instance...and my beloved potatoes are a starch, which converts into sugar in the body. so getting away from it is difficult, if not downright impossible.
The new video games I see advertised on TV are scary, too...so much violence and yucky stuff in them, and even if your kids aren't playing those games, chances are that they're still seeing the ads. And btw, today's CNN breaking news email says we're back on a high terrorist aleert, sigh...more scary stuff for the kids...as well as us. There's not much we can do any more, I don't think...unless you're willing to completely turn the TV off in your house...and I know I'm not willing to do that...I love my cable TV.
Shanti, your sister is doing what I was talking about, and since you tried, you know how hard it is. And I know that e. and I can't afford to eat like that...and neither of us has the time or the energy to cook like that, either. Most of us don't/can't, either. I am sincerely in awe and admiration for someone who can, sigh.
So, looks like we're stuck, huh? I can do little things for E. and me, and of course, we're not kids, but still, all the things I mentioned affect us adults, too. I can keep from buying/making a lot of sweets, even tho we usually have something sweet in the house...if I don't buy it, E. does...we both love our sweets. For me, one thing is to NOT listen/watch the news. Even tho I use a LOT of canned veggies, I can check the labels and see to it that there's no sugar or added stuff in it. Instead of using the dinner "kits," I can make my own sauces, etc...at least then I'm in control of what goes into my foods. I can use fresh meats instead of a Banquet frozen dinner of turkey and dressing...and I do. Lots of fish and poultry...things like that. And we keep the doors and windows closed and use the A/C, even tho many times the attic fan would keep us cool and comfortable...the attic fan pulls in all the crap and all the humidity from outside, and we've learned from experience that we both breath better and cough less with the A/C on.
Modern technology, as wonderful as it is, is slowly killing us all, I think, and I for one don't know what to do about it. And it's for daarned sure hurting our kids. And you ladies with small kids still have my heart and my sympaathy, believe me!!!!!
And now, I have to get ready for work...aren't y'all glad, lol? Wow, Joyce is gonna shut up for awhile...snicker. Hey! I'll be back!!!! God bless.
