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I found the best way to reduce cravings for bad food is to look at the nutrition information. I'll give you three examples of things I was craving that I used to eat casually that made me stop giving a shit because I was horrified at their numbers: Chili's Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie, Applebee's Maple Butter Blondie, BJ's Oatmeal Raisin Pizookie. All of them are liable to make you gain a pound of fat THAT DAY just from having it.
Those are desserts though, and I have had cravings for "fine dining." I was also thinking of picking up that Lasanga but I knew, KNEW that it would fuck me pretty bad. You really have to hate American restaurant and take-out nutrition if you want to lose weight and have a problem with eating at those places. I try to keep it to soup, smoothies (Odwala), simple veggie sandwiches (whole wheat bread), and just have that every couple of hours.
I hope it helps. I ballooned back up to 220 after Wrath hit (I blame Wrath!) but I'm trying to slowly work it back down by eating right. Avoiding anything that I can't get from my inhouse cafeteria or is from a restaurant goes a long way.
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In the UK Pizza Hut has decided to rebrand themselves as Pasta Hut, I shit you not.
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Yegolev
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My biggest problem is that my wife keep bringing home Krispy Kremes. I can avoid most everything else if I actually try. After that it comes down to conveniece, and few things are as convenient as high fructose corn syrup molded into the shape of a favorite food.
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Krispy Kreme glazed donuts are nice (I can manage one maybe two if I'm in the mood) but pretty much everything else they do tastes of powdered sugar and artificial flavours.
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My biggest problem is that my wife keep bringing home Krispy Kremes. I can avoid most everything else if I actually try. After that it comes down to conveniece, and few things are as convenient as high fructose corn syrup molded into the shape of a favorite food.
God. Krispy Kreme is the manna of the gods. |
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One of the jobs my boy wants to have when he grows up is "donut maker" after a trip to Krispy Kreme to watch the machine in action. Current alternates are P.E. Teacher (the whistle) and President (you can eat whatever you want). I'd take any except P.E. Teacher.
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Point out that he has to wear short shorts regarless of weather. That might deter him somewhat.
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schild
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One of the jobs my boy wants to have when he grows up is "donut maker" after a trip to Krispy Kreme to watch the machine in action. Current alternates are P.E. Teacher (the whistle) and President (you can eat whatever you want). I'd take any except P.E. Teacher.
Open a donut shop in Austin with coca cola and sprite flavored donuts. Yummmmmeh. |
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Maybe he could become President and open up his own donut shop. There' s probably a below-average sit-com in there at least.
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LK
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My biggest problem is that my wife keep bringing home Krispy Kremes. I can avoid most everything else if I actually try. After that it comes down to conveniece, and few things are as convenient as high fructose corn syrup molded into the shape of a favorite food.
Original Glazed Krispy Kreme Doughnut Nutritional Facts Serving Size 52g Calories - 200 Calories from Fat - 100 Total Fat (g) - 12 % Daily Value - 18 Saturated Fat (g) - 6 % Daily Value - 29 Cholesterol (mg) - 5 Sodium (mg) - 95 Carbohydrates (g) - 22 % Daily Value - 7 Sugars (g) - 10 |
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Yegolev
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Are those bad numbers? I figure if I eat ten of them, I'm done for the day.
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My biggest problem is that my wife keep bringing home Krispy Kremes. I can avoid most everything else if I actually try. After that it comes down to conveniece, and few things are as convenient as high fructose corn syrup molded into the shape of a favorite food.
Original Glazed Krispy Kreme Doughnut Nutritional Facts Serving Size 52g Calories - 200 Calories from Fat - 100 Total Fat (g) - 12 % Daily Value - 18 Saturated Fat (g) - 6 % Daily Value - 29 Cholesterol (mg) - 5 Sodium (mg) - 95 Carbohydrates (g) - 22 % Daily Value - 7 Sugars (g) - 10 I'm fairly sure Yeg has the metabolism of a 12 year old. So I don't think that matters much. However, I'd rather eat 10 of those than a crate of PH lasagna. |
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I'm fairly sure Yeg has the metabolism of a 12 year old. So I don't think that matters much.
No longer. Between May and October of 2008, I gained 20 pounds. Fucking light switch. Now I can't fit into most of my pants but refuse to buy larger ones out of stubbornness. I've been 150-155 since early 20's and I refuse to admit that I'm 170+. |
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I'm fairly sure Yeg has the metabolism of a 12 year old. So I don't think that matters much.
No longer. Between May and October of 2008, I gained 20 pounds. Fucking light switch. Now I can't fit into most of my pants but refuse to buy larger ones out of stubbornness. I've been 150-155 since early 20's and I refuse to admit that I'm 170+. I bought a large number of clothes when I was 200 (with new muscularity). I'm putting a halt to my weight gain before I outgrow my thin and my fat clothes. But I do want to fit into those pants again. The more knowledge I arm myself with about the unhealthiness of the food I eat, the easier it is. Knowledge is power, baby. |
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I lost ~25 pounds just by cutting out saturated fat as much as I could manage after I got a bad cholesterol test. It is hard to stick with that though, I'm back up about 10 pounds from the low mark (~185 now, was ~175 and would really like to be around 165).
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The grease is why Pizza Hut is so awesome.
Fuck that, Papa johns is way better. |
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The grease is why Pizza Hut is so awesome.
Fuck that, Papa johns is way better. Using the Meat Lover's pizza (which is probably the greasiest pizza they have) for both franchises, Papa John's comes in at a respectable 3.5 g per slice of a medium pizza, but Pizza Hut has 7g. Does more Saturated Fat mean better grease? YOU DECIDE. It really is fun to look up the nutritional information on this shit. Just eye-balling the numbers, Papa Johns seems to make healthier pizzas. Note that "healthier" is a relative comparison. |
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Greasy pizza = you're doing it wrong. Living in a place that is heavily Italian (if you couldn't guess by my general trends in cooking) has lent me some strong opinions on pizza. Which are also correct opinions!
True story, people who fold pizza slices in half also fuck children.
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The grease is why Pizza Hut is so awesome.
Fuck that, Papa johns is way better. Using the Meat Lover's pizza (which is probably the greasiest pizza they have) for both franchises, Papa John's comes in at a respectable 3.5 g per slice of a medium pizza, but Pizza Hut has 7g. Does more Saturated Fat mean better grease? YOU DECIDE. Tastes better too, and No " The shits" afterwords.  |
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I always hated Pizza Hut. Their dough sucks compared to Pappa John's or Domino's, and I didn't much care for their cheese, either. My favorite was a little place name Giovanni's that sold pizza in the local mall when growing up. I haven't found anywhere that makes pizza like they did. Not that it much matters since eating pizza guarantees I'll have a bad couple of days.
Dunkin Donuts is the best, too. I can't stand Krispy Kreme.
Even though I've put on weight in the past year or so, people always ask how I stay so thin. It's easy when your two choices are eat a regular diet and cause yourself massive pain and eventual malnutrition from a destroyed digestive tract, or don't eat. Y'all should try it if you want to cut the calories.
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If you havn't eaten pizza from Jersey or New York you've never eaten pizza before. Fucking Pizza Hut and Popa Johns can go fuck themselves.
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Lantyssa, don't forget the sauce. Such a crucial part.
Draegan, I'd include Chicago as a 'great pizza' town.
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Pizza Hut, Domino's, and all that shit can lick my ass. I'll eat the $5 pizza from Little Caesars if I want it NOW and CHEAP. If I want to spend just a couple bucks more and wait a few minutes while it's being made, there's a little privately-owned hole in the wall around here that puts everything else to shame.
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Pizza Hut is alright, but their dough is way too sweet due to all the sugar they put in it. Papa Johns is alright as well but I'm tired of it.
Me and my friends only get pizza from local places and some less known chains (monical's).
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Trippy
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My biggest problem is that my wife keep bringing home Krispy Kremes. I can avoid most everything else if I actually try. After that it comes down to conveniece, and few things are as convenient as high fructose corn syrup molded into the shape of a favorite food.
God. Krispy Kreme is the manna of the gods. Going to a Krispy Kreme and stuffing your face with glazed donuts right off the line is Nirvana. |
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Lantyssa, don't forget the sauce. Such a crucial part.
Draegan, I'd include Chicago as a 'great pizza' town.
Hmm maybe. I've never eaten there and I've also heard it's good so I will concede to your point. |
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It's a different style than New York, but it's damn fine 'za.
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It's a different style than New York, but it's damn fine 'za.
Comparing New York to Chicago style pizza is like comparing doughnuts to hamburgers. They have some things in common, but they are effectively two totally different groups of food. I prefer the Chicago style myself, but I also am also somewhat biased by my geographical location. |
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  You've had some damn strange hamburgers or donuts, Chimpy.
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I grew up in NJ, and live near Chicago. Entirely different foods, I miss NJ/NY style pizza, it is impossible to get here. But a Giordanos/Eduardos/Malnatis(only on a good day) is amazing.
Weirdly, good NJ/NY style pizza can be found in Atlanta, but not Chicago style. (Oz Pizza, nice guys, crap locations)
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You've had some damn strange hamburgers or donuts, Chimpy. 
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So what's the difference between "New York" and "Chicago" style pizzas?
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I don't think Chicago style has made it to the UK. While I've heard of it it looks more like a bastardised quiche than a pizza.
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schild
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I don't think Chicago style has made it to the UK. While I've heard of it it looks more like a bastardised quiche than a pizza.
It's definitely pizza and not a quiche, but it's certainly capable of killing you the same way. Also, done right, it's fucking deliccccccious. |
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