Kevin Smith Unleashes Twitter Storm on Southwest Airlines

[AutomaticZen]

I find I do quite well counting my calories.  Lost 15 lbs since I started doing that.  My allotment is around 2000 calories a day.  You can burn almost that entire thing with a McDonald's Angus Burger Large Meal.  It's frightening.

[KallDrexx]

I find I do quite well counting my calories.  Lost 15 lbs since I started doing that.  My allotment is around 2000 calories a day.  You can burn almost that entire thing with a McDonald's Angus Burger Large Meal.  It's frightening.

Well first of all don't get the large meal.  In college I had a nutrionist class, and the teacher was talking about McDonalds.  She wasn't necessarily against the food, but she was talking about how if you upgraded from a medium to a large, you actually double your caloric intake without increasing the main part of the meal you actually went for (the burger).

[Nebu]

I find I do quite well counting my calories.  Lost 15 lbs since I started doing that.  My allotment is around 2000 calories a day.  You can burn almost that entire thing with a McDonald's Angus Burger Large Meal.  It's frightening.

If you stick to whole grains and lean proteins, you can eliminate counting by simply a) keeping portion size to the size of your fist and b) having meals with 1 carb + 1 protein + 1 veg. 

[AutomaticZen]

Yeah, I'm pretty much dropped Mcdonald's (and most fast food) and moved to prepared foods, which ended up being rather cheaper as well.  Turkey burgers fulfill my McDonald's cravings.

[schild]

Best part of Austin is the burger options. It's really my only food vice and I'm not giving it up.

[Lantyssa]

You got me curious so I went and looked.

Yet a 20 ounce Coke is 240 calories.  I'll stick with the soda over those choices if I'm going to have a vice, I just need to stick with taking it in moderation.

[schild]

I don't see why switching to Diet is that hard, all those other shitty foods notwithstanding.

[Trippy]

Cause artificial sweeteners taste like ass?

[waffel]

Cause artificial sweeteners taste like ass?

They probably taste like ass to you because you're used to having gobs of insanely-sugary sodas wrecking your taste buds.

[Trippy]

I don't drink much soda and it still tastes like ass to me.

[AutomaticZen]

Coke and Sprite Zero are absolutely lovely.

[Evildrider]

Coke and Sprite Zero are absolutely lovely.

If I drink diet it's either Diet Mt. Dew or Pepsi Max.

[dusematic]

I don't drink much soda and it still tastes like ass to me.

Cherry Coke Zero tastes exactly the same as regular.  You should try it.  Anyone who thinks they can tell the difference is only fooling themselves.

[Lakov_Sanite]

I absolutely loved coke and powerade zero, I chugged them all the time...until I found out I was having an allergic reaction to them.   

[01101010]

They probably taste like ass to you because you're used to having gobs of insanely-sugary sodas wrecking your taste buds.

Now you are just being mean. Those sodas and 25 cent candy bars were the ADHD medications of choice back in the 70s. Obesity is just an undocumented side effect.  

Of course, artificial sweeteners taste like ass to me mainly due to an acute allergic reaction to that stuff... NutraSweet in particular. I'll stick with all natural high fructose corn syrup, sugar, and natural colors and flavors in my Coca-cola.  

[Mrbloodworth]

HFCS will rot you. I have maybe a soda a week now, if that. I feel much better.

[Lantyssa]

Not everyone's taste buds are the same.  I can taste the artificial sweeteners in Coke Zero.  I'm not fooling myself, I'm just particularly sensitive to the taste of certain compounds.

Same reason I can't drink beer or coffee.  They're intensely bitter, to me, and make me physically gag.  I'll drink two regular cokes to get the aftertaste of one diet out of my mouth.  Kind of defeats the point.

[dusematic]

Not everyone's taste buds are the same.  I can taste the artificial sweeteners in Coke Zero.  I'm not fooling myself, I'm just particularly sensitive to the taste of certain compounds.

Same reason I can't drink beer or coffee.  They're intensely bitter, to me, and make me physically gag.  I'll drink two regular cokes to get the aftertaste of one diet out of my mouth.  Kind of defeats the point.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_and_the_Pea

[Ironwood]

4 Pages.

For the love of God.

[CmdrSlack]

Well, there are sodas made with stuff like Stevia now. They're very expensive (about nine bucks for a six pack), but they're out there.

Me, I just drink Diet Dr. Pepper, which may taste slightly different than the regular stuff, but I really could care less. It's tasty enough for me when I want a fizzy liquid with more pronounced flavor than flavored, sparkling mineral water.

[Goreschach]

I don't drink much soda and it still tastes like ass to me.

Cherry Coke Zero tastes exactly the same as regular.  You should try it.  Anyone who thinks they can tell the difference is only fooling themselves.

I can taste the difference. I actually prefer the diet sodas over regular. The artificial sweeteners are more of a plain, strong sweetness. When I try the regular stuff it has a noticeable unpleasant 'off' taste. It's hard to describe, kind of a doughy, syrupy flavor. If you drink regular all the time, you're probably used to it, but I think it just gets in the way of the drink. Also, it leaves that sticky, gritty mouthfeel.

[Soln]

protip: for diet drinks with aspartame add a drop of lime or lemon, makes all the difference

edit: it also kills you, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy

[Draegan]

All you pansies should stop drinking soda and stick with beer.

[Lantyssa]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_and_the_Pea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asshole

[Nebu]

4 Pages.

For the love of God.

You just added to the problem!   

[Righ]

4 Pages.

For the love of God.

You just added to the problem!   

96 more pages until Silentbob Weight Gossip: Combat Upgrade.

[schild]

edit: it also kills you, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy

No it doesn't. There's not a single conclusive study.

Kevin Smith is still a fatass.

Most fatasses will die of a heart attack before they die of Aspartame Paranoia Syndrome (APS).

[Signe]

I don't like diet colas at all.  I do drink the clear diet sodas and I don't mind orange diet.  Wegman's makes a really really nice Key Lime sugarless soda that I like very much.  Most of the time, however, I make a pitcher of iced tea with lemon and a bit of fresh mint if I have some on hand.  Yes, yes, Iain, with PG Tips!

I guess you're still smoking, Schildy, because if you weren't I'm guessing your ex-smoker rage would be as hardcore as your ex-fatty rage?  Sometimes I get the scary feeling that you're punching kittens while you post.

[LK]

I'm intrigued by this Key Lime soda. Details?

[schild]

I guess you're still smoking, Schildy, because if you weren't I'm guessing your ex-smoker rage would be as hardcore as your ex-fatty rage?  Sometimes I get the scary feeling that you're punching kittens while you post.

Eh. Difference between being a fattie and a smoker, Signe.

[Evildrider]

I'm intrigued by this Key Lime soda. Details?

I have this from time to time, it's made by Stewart's, at least the one I've had.

[dusematic]

I don't drink much soda and it still tastes like ass to me.

Cherry Coke Zero tastes exactly the same as regular.  You should try it.  Anyone who thinks they can tell the difference is only fooling themselves.

I can taste the difference. I actually prefer the diet sodas over regular. The artificial sweeteners are more of a plain, strong sweetness. When I try the regular stuff it has a noticeable unpleasant 'off' taste. It's hard to describe, kind of a doughy, syrupy flavor. If you drink regular all the time, you're probably used to it, but I think it just gets in the way of the drink. Also, it leaves that sticky, gritty mouthfeel.

Regular diet coke as a "cleaner" taste that I guess some could find bitter. 

Anyway, this whole thing reminds me of the sweet tea vs. tea debate.  What are we in the middle ages?  Who drinks sugar water anymore?  Absurd.

[01101010]

I guess you're still smoking, Schildy, because if you weren't I'm guessing your ex-smoker rage would be as hardcore as your ex-fatty rage?  Sometimes I get the scary feeling that you're punching kittens while you post.

Eh. Difference between being a fattie and a smoker, Signe.

It seems to be an inverse relationship... So to that end, Kevin should start smoking (again).

[schild]

More, I hated fatties when I was fat.

When I quit smoking, I won't hate smokers.

[Abagadro]

When I quit smoking, I won't hate smokers.

I wouldn't be so sure of that.