On Sun 28 Sep 2008 03:31:34p, Paul M. Cook told us...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun 28 Sep 2008 03:04:44p, Paul M. Cook told us...
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>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Sun 28 Sep 2008 02:04:37p, Paul M. Cook told us...
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>>>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>>>>>> On Sun 28 Sep 2008 01:50:48a, Paul M. Cook told us...
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>>>>>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>>> Having recently re-joined Weight Watcher's, I recalled a recipe
for
>>>>>>>> pumpkin pie given to us by a cardiological nutritionist, which is
>>>>>>>> extremely
>>>>>>>> low in fat and cholesterol, sugar free, and full of flavor. I've
>>>>>>>> served this to many folks who didn't know it was different and
they
>>>>>>>> loved it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wayne, have you lost your mind? Thanksgiving is not about
dieting
>>>>>>> or poofey low fat substitutes. Enjoy and to hell with the low
>>>>>>> cholesterol nonsense. If you have to, punish yourself afterwards
by
>>>>>>> eating nothing but Rachel Ray meals for a week. Serving this pie
is
>>>>>>> like serving diet coke after eating an entire chocolate cake. What
>>>>>>> difference does it make? "Yes, I'll have the chocolate eclair
>>>>>>> please, with whipped cream ... oh and a skim milk." Gimme a break.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Paul
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I never suggested that you or anyone else make it, Paul. It's
merely
>>>>>> a necessary alternative for me this year and perhaps for others who
>>>>>> need one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanksgiving is a lot of things, only one of which may be
unmitigated
>>>>>> gluttony.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You make that sound like something bad.
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>> It's not necessarily bad, Paul. Have you ever had a significant
weight
>>>> problem, particularly if it's causing you health problems?
>>>>
>>>> If you really become inspired to lose weight and are following a
fairly
>>>> specific regime, one uncontrolled indulgence like a large and calorie
>>>> laden
>>>> meal can throw you into a downward spiral and undermine the effort
>>>> you're making. It's very easy to say to hell with it after that,
>>>> because a meal like that can destroy a week or two or progress. If
you
>>>> can't relate to this, then it's pointless to offer suggestions.
>>>
>>> Wayne, you are sure being awfully serious here. I just made a little
>>> funny at your expense. That's all. It strikes me as funny when people
>>> do things like drink a diet Coke after a 2000 calorie barbecue for
>>> example. To me it just seems like a token effort. As for weight, I am
>>> overweight by quite a lot. I am also diabetic. Still, I can indulge
>>> all I want to on Thanksgiving even though it will take several days to
>>> get my blood sugar back down. Diabetes is like that, even more so than
>>> being overweight and allowing yourself one good episode of unmitigated
>>> gluttony. I may not live as long as I could, but I'll sure enjoy it
>>> while I can.
>>>
>>> Anyway, it was meant in good humor. I see it was not taken that way.
>>
>> It was hard to tell, but now knowing something more about you, I can
take
>> it that way. Some people here make very critical remarks and absolutely
>> mean them as very critical. Ascerbic wittiness is sometimes hard to
>> distinguish from seriously critical remarks.
>>
>> I have never been one to order a diet drink along with a 3000 calorie
>> meal.
>> The whole concept is ludricrous, yet I know many people who do just
that.
>> By preference, my almost constant beveral is unsweetened iced tea.
>> However, if I want a Coke or a malt with a meal, you can be sure it will
>> not be a diet Coke or a low-fat malt.
>>
>> By choice, but also by necessity, David and I are both taking our
>> weight/health issues very seriously right now. Much of it is calorie
and
>> fat intake related. I've had a couple of serious episodes recently
which
>> I'm not willing to jeopardize further, thus the spare Thanksgiving menu.
>> It was not what I originally intended, but it is what I will do.
>>
>> There are almost always just the two of us for Thansgiving dinner, and
>> cooking what I would normally cook for that meal would also leave way
too
>> many calorie and fat laden leftovers. It's simply not worth it this
year.
>>
>> Sorry if I didn't see the humor in your comment originally.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> --


Paul, if you meant to add a comment here, I did see it.

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Wayne Boatwright

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