tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post8197399787495735277..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: Random Friday!Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-37305254755160504322007-08-04T17:30:00.000-04:002007-08-04T17:30:00.000-04:00I started this blog in part to promote a hypotheti...<I>I started this blog in part to promote a hypothetical Self-Help book which I have yet to start writing!</I><BR/><BR/>I know all about that!!! I started my book a long time ago and it's showing no signs of reaching the finish time because all my time in the computer is spent blogging, commenting and errr researching!<BR/><BR/>But as the book is on eating I shall invite you to make a few quotes for my book :)Taliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021644688776666185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-34353861325100602302007-08-04T11:23:00.000-04:002007-08-04T11:23:00.000-04:00Hi Amanda,Nine fish oil capsules a day! I'm with y...Hi Amanda,<BR/>Nine fish oil capsules a day! I'm with you, that seems like a lot. (Who knows, though, you might look quite attractive with gills!) But it seems like every day there's some new reason why Omega 3's in fish oil or flax or whatever are supposed to be good for you. And like you, I jumped all over the dark chocolate thing!<BR/><BR/>Appleton!<BR/>Damn, you make me want to be in Amsterdam! You have an unfortunate gift for persuasive travel writing. (Though I'm now getting a bit too "mature" (and cranky) for either 60 lb backpacks or youth hostels). The Lobster and I have a fantasy of someday doing a house-swap there. And yes, the weight-loss guy did an amazing transformation, Frankensteinian or not, didn't he?<BR/><BR/>Hi Mia/Soap Box Girl!<BR/>Katie, the great blog matchmaker over at Sister Skinny, sent me your way and I'm very glad she did. Very cool blog you have there!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Talia!<BR/>The tricky part is going to getting time to write for it, as I seem to be so easily overwhelmed by what all you multiple bloggers handle with ease! (And my posts are never as informative as yours are over at the Centre for Emotional Well-Being. (Which readers are advised to check out if they haven't already). <BR/><BR/>So anyway it may just be a very occasional post over at Diet Blog, especially as Jim has things very well covered.<BR/><BR/>I really don't know how you folks do it. Perhaps if my last name weren't McSlacker. (Plus, I started this blog in part to promote a hypothetical Self-Help book which I have yet to start writing! Gotta fit that in there somewhere too.) <BR/><BR/>Terrie,<BR/>The ironic thing is I still drink diet soda sometimes myself. Actually, the first soft drink mention was put in on edit at Diet Blog by Jim, who thought it was more timely than the study I'd used. But then I thought I should at least mention it over here.<BR/><BR/>There are growing concerns about diet drinks, and it seems a good idea not to have a ton of them--but I'm not entirely convinced yet that in moderation they're all that bad for you. I'm looking for a little more research before figuring out whether to give them up or not myself.<BR/><BR/>Hi Lethological!<BR/>Ewww, avocado bacon ice cream? I love all three things, but not together! And I'm with you--less bitter coffee might be nice, but not at $600 per pound.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-10392353741922264062007-08-04T10:01:00.000-04:002007-08-04T10:01:00.000-04:00Blech! Chocolate bacon? What a perfectly awful wa...Blech! Chocolate bacon? What a perfectly awful way to adulterate a perfectly good addiction like chocolate! :) It does remind me of the Top Chef episode last season when Marcel decided to make avocado bacon ice cream to sell at the beach. Needless to say, it didn't go over very well amongst the kiddies.<BR/><BR/>Civet poop coffee....mmm mm! Ok, so not so convinced, even if I did drink coffee! But apparently it's not as bitter (something about the enzymes in the civet's stomach). The bitterness is what I don't like about coffee, so maybe I'd like this kind. At $600/lb, though, I don't think I'll be trying it anytime soon.<BR/><BR/>My health blog (my name link goes to my other blog): http://steppin-up.blogspot.com/The Lethological Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728934244935813026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-85545221896459684272007-08-04T09:46:00.000-04:002007-08-04T09:46:00.000-04:00You devious crab!Through an earlier post you warn...You devious crab!<BR/><BR/>Through an earlier post you warned us to give up diet soda. <BR/><BR/>And I finally did.<BR/><BR/>You must know I'm weakening, because ~TA DA~ in this mixed bag you manage to sneak in another anti-soda warning. <BR/><BR/>Okay. Okay. message received!<BR/><BR/>TerrieTerrie Farley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980849018232866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-69923808167979274152007-08-04T02:35:00.000-04:002007-08-04T02:35:00.000-04:00I can barely concentrate for thinking about margar...I can barely concentrate for thinking about margaritas, but anyway what I wanted to say was congrats on the diet-blog gig. I didn't know you'd joined the team. Wahoo!!!!Taliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021644688776666185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-69380165589813379342007-08-03T23:30:00.000-04:002007-08-03T23:30:00.000-04:00Holy Shit, Crabby! How did I miss your blog??? Thi...Holy Shit, Crabby! How did I miss your blog??? This is fantastic! <BR/><BR/>your new faithful reader,<BR/>-Miasoapbox girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909388814943298370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-55647531835036947292007-08-03T21:56:00.000-04:002007-08-03T21:56:00.000-04:00Chocolate and banana -- now that is a match made i...Chocolate and banana -- now that is a match made in heaven. When you've been hosteling all over Europe with a 60-pound pack on your back, and you settle into a nice hostel in Amsterdam near Vondel Park, where you can watch egrets hunting fish in a channel next to the footpath, and the Rijksmuseum has just blown you away, there is nothing like a banana and a dark-chocolate Mars bar. And sexy friendly Dutch folk. <BR/><BR/>That weight loss phenomenon almost seems unreal, but I guess photos don't lie. Er, wait, photos often lie, here in the Age of Photoshop. But not these! Sure, the guy is zipped up with scars like Frankenstein's monster, but he's a lot better looking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-27481023480509383122007-08-03T20:09:00.000-04:002007-08-03T20:09:00.000-04:00The fish oil thing is very interesting to me, only...The fish oil thing is very interesting to me, only because I read a woman who was taking 9 pills a day and I'm thinking, I don't need to grow gills so that has to be a bit excessive.<BR/><BR/>I love fish though, so I will whole heartedly pick up on this little health trend of eating fish. Oddly I have adopted the dark chocolate health trend too.RunToTheFinishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13995696358152941044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-80074794013647737762007-08-03T19:35:00.000-04:002007-08-03T19:35:00.000-04:00Thanks so much Dana!And I'm impressed with the gro...Thanks so much Dana!<BR/><BR/>And I'm impressed with the ground you covered in one comment--you get a pass on the beans and the goat cheese. We were lucky to have Leah for that. Way to go!<BR/><BR/>Oops, Dr. J, I now see it was Mrs. J who was the margarita fan, sorry!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-14256014768211260622007-08-03T18:50:00.000-04:002007-08-03T18:50:00.000-04:00The Bacon Flavored Blog Post made me laugh. The co...The Bacon Flavored Blog Post made me laugh. The coffee grosses me out a little. I'm glad I heard about what it's made of before I decided that it might be fun to try. Blue corn chips are indeed wonderful (they look purple to me, and purple is my favorite color). And kudos to the guy who lost all that weight. He actually looks pretty cute in the after pictures.<BR/><BR/>Okay, so I commented on the majority of this post. : ] I'm so glad I found your blog, it's made healthy eating fun again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-21934668103514838962007-08-03T16:16:00.000-04:002007-08-03T16:16:00.000-04:00Hi Jim!I'm glad I'm not the only one with an exten...Hi Jim!<BR/>I'm glad I'm not the only one with an extensive list of "doesn't count" calories. Free samples at Costco, for example, especially if they don't even taste good. Any less than 10 M&M's rounds down to zero. A bite of something straight out of the pan, if not part of a serving put on the plate... well okay, the list is really, really long.<BR/><BR/>And good to know Margaritas now cure cancer! I'll just cite you for that.<BR/><BR/>Hi katieo!<BR/>Weren't those photos hard to look at? Yikes!<BR/><BR/>Hi Marie,<BR/>Great blog you've got, very funny! And yeah chocolate and bacon do NOT belong together.<BR/><BR/>Ole' Dr. J! I love 'em too. (I'm an "on the rocks," gal, not a blender fan. Somehow I put you down as rocks too, though its just a guess).<BR/><BR/>Dawn, that was too funny. And apparently that stuff (well I guess I could literally say "that shit") costs like $600 lb in US dollars. Don't think I'll be checking it out to see if its worth it, however.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-7865805587794459942007-08-03T14:48:00.000-04:002007-08-03T14:48:00.000-04:00Weasel poop, huh? No wonder that last cup of coff...Weasel poop, huh? No wonder that last cup of coffee seemed so bracing!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991009842667783101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-70989656511885218852007-08-03T13:40:00.000-04:002007-08-03T13:40:00.000-04:00Margaritas are Mrs.J's favorite! Ole':-) Dr.JMargaritas are Mrs.J's favorite! Ole'<BR/>:-)<BR/> Dr.JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-21936692619071713902007-08-03T13:23:00.000-04:002007-08-03T13:23:00.000-04:00bacon flavoured chocolate? are they kidding? i'm s...bacon flavoured chocolate? are they kidding? i'm so glad i'm allergic :Pmariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16967370079264918525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-88900887642327016242007-08-03T13:02:00.000-04:002007-08-03T13:02:00.000-04:00oh my. Those pictures from Mark's site were, CRAZY...oh my. <BR/><BR/>Those pictures from Mark's site were, CRAZY. <BR/>Yeesh, if that's not motivation enough to try not to gain...um, 500 extra pounds, I don't know what is.<BR/><BR/>And I love your warning sign. I've been to that site before. I considered getting a momzilla one for my kids room (All these clothes better be picked up or you will risk facing the wrath...etc)katieohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339475353059389950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-54902634057916842412007-08-03T12:19:00.000-04:002007-08-03T12:19:00.000-04:00Cocktails do not count nutritionally. Every time I...Cocktails do not count nutritionally. Every time I go to a bar I start to think <I>hey Jim, how many calories are in that whiskey and coke</I> or <I>what's the sugar content in that Long Island</I> and then I yell at myself to SHUT UP AND DRINK.<BR/><BR/>Besides, didn't you hear? Fruity cocktails are even richer in antioxidants than normal fruit! We're <I>fighting cancer,</I> people!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598437779185407354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-47054674500036911842007-08-03T10:40:00.000-04:002007-08-03T10:40:00.000-04:00Marijke,I'm with Leah, your Doctor was way off on ...Marijke,<BR/>I'm with Leah, your Doctor was way off on that one! Hope you ate 'em anyway. (The banana splits, not your doctors).<BR/><BR/>Leah,<BR/>Medium rare is how I like my meat too, and I agree, any warnings to the contrary I'm going to ignore.<BR/><BR/>What's savoury? Other than a flavor? (You don't have to come back & answer on this post, I can always catch up with you another time on that).Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-5557168994662827042007-08-03T10:33:00.000-04:002007-08-03T10:33:00.000-04:00I put goats' milk in coffee and I exercise. I'm ah...I put goats' milk in coffee and I exercise. I'm ahead of the game.<BR/>Interesting news about beans and rice. I had no clue. I suppose if we just cook our food properly we'll be fine. But if it's ever found that medium rare beef or bison tenderloin is bad for us I will choose to live in ignorant bliss. Tasty, glorious, ignorant bliss.<BR/>To help with the digestion of beans, add savoury during cooking. I also use it in the soaking water when making from scratch.<BR/>Marijke, your doctor clearly had no nutritional training!Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-20226698230237537672007-08-03T10:10:00.000-04:002007-08-03T10:10:00.000-04:00Don't margaritas have lime or lemon juice in them?...Don't margaritas have lime or lemon juice in them? Fruit? Enough said. :-)<BR/><BR/>I don't like margaritas though; I prefer cosmopolitans. <BR/><BR/>when I was pregnant with my first, I tried to convince my obstetrician that I had the perfect healthy food for a pregnant woman. A banana split. Yup. Look at it: ice cream (for your dairy), nuts (for your protein), strawberries and pineapple (for your fruit), bananas (for your potassium) and chocolate and whipped cream for the added calories you really should be taking in for that precious baby on board....<BR/><BR/>(I never could get him to agree)Marijke Vroomen-Durninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436563110710429784noreply@blogger.com