Somewhere between Water and Mountain Dew, my cravings collide. Water is calorieless (well, unless it's that chewy stuff you get from Lake Minnetonka or some parts of the Mississippi), flavorless, and healthy. Mountain Dew is packed with sugar, calories, and that sweet lemony-limey taste (best if enjoyed by date on cap).
So, where I have to give in, I give in. Granted, jogging, biking, walking, or landscaping exercise is pretty much immediately negated when I chug that 24 Oz bottle-o-Dew when I re-enter the house, but somehow I've just got to have it. Water is great, don't get me wrong, but it's just taking me a while to wean myself from the Dew.
So I cave in. I am drinking more and more water every day (the bathroom has not seen me nearly this much in ages), and probably (no pun intended) flushing my system in the process. My question is, what is it in "fast" or "junk" food that makes us want to forgo all sensability and chug or snarf this stuff like it's our last meal? Maybe it's just me...
I've taken very little joy in realizing (not that I did not already know this) that fast food and junk food really should be nicknamed "fat" food, or "increase-your-chances-of-looking-like-Dilbert" food, or worse yet, "sit-around-and-clog-your-arteries-and-raise-your-blood-pressure" food. So, I'm slowly, painfully taking steps to change my diet. A little more salad, a lot less Chef Boy-Arrrrrrr-Dee (just kidding, I really don't eat that stuff --- very often). More water, less Dew. More exercise, less time surfing the 'net. It's the little things, I guess.
Too bad I've spent the last few years thinking that I was getting all the exercise I needed by surfing the web! Score a few unfortuanate points for laziness and inactivity, zero for healthy lifestyle!
Posted by MEK at September 5, 2003 02:07 PM