Ok, I just saw this on my Hotmail front page thingy:

It may seem like the perfect way to save calories and slash your sugar intake, but studies show that diet drinkers actually weigh more than regular soda drinkers. For diet soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese tied to a 2-can-a-day habit is 57 percent compared to 46 percent for regular soda drinkers. Diet soda may throw off your natural appetite regulation, causing you to eat more sweets. It may also trick you into thinking it's OK to indulge in high calorie foods because you "saved" by choosing diet soda.

Um... from what I'm reading (and I don't know precisly how the study was structured) it looks like "cause and effect" are confusing somebody. I don't think the diet sodas are making people fat, I suspect fat people tend to drink diet sodas.

And my new neighborhood? NO THAI FOOD!!!!

Lord, woman, where did you move? Iowa?

I know, right? Well, none that deliver at 11:00 at night. Probably none that deliver at all. My poor sick little self would have to go outsided and engage teh hoomans to gain tom yum.

The town that does this shindig (and this year is the 16th running of the race) actually has a cardboard boat museum. Hand to god. I love stuff like that.

That sounds delightful.

I liked her answer to the question "What was it like kissing PC?":

Fine until his Mom showed up with an Uzi?

I'm so annoyed by the whole thing--fine, whatever, you were so fucking drunk you don't even remember it? That's annoying enough. You want to PRETEND you were so drunk you don't remember it? Even more annoying. But to then act like I'm some kind of psycho who's wishfully IMAGINING that you asked me to fuck you? Yeah, GO FUCK YOURSELF. I'm not holding my breath for the last six months, for you OR Grandma, OK? Damn.

Oh MAN is that not fun. Neither answer makes him a good guy here. Both make you feel like shit. Been there, done that, got the emotional scars... AGH

And all love to Drew. Safe, fast, travels, Babe.

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I don't think the diet sodas are making people fat, I suspect fat people tend to drink diet sodas.

There is some evidence that the body releases insulin in response to a sweet taste, regardless of whether it's real sugar. That would actually make you hungrier.

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There is some evidence that the body releases insulin in response to a sweet taste, regardless of whether it's real sugar. That would actually make you hungrier.

I've heard that! Maybe that's what they meant by "Diet soda may throw off your natural appetite regulation, causing you to eat more sweets."? Of course, they also went with "diet sodas make people think they can eat cookies at will"

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Well, this is just stupid:

It may also trick you into thinking it's OK to indulge in high calorie foods because you "saved" by choosing diet soda.

I mean, people do that, I guess, but "tricked"? There's a somewhat related effect seen with other calorie-reduced foods where you tend to replace those saved calories in other parts of the meal or in greater consumption. (So in a way, I guess you could call that your body refusing to be tricked.) But what they're talking about sounds like just one of those silly rationalizations we all make.

Not even sure it's that silly, really - Big Mac plus Diet Coke is still a calorie win over Big Mac plus Coke, even if neither option is particularly advisable.

But as I understand it, there is some basis for this:

Diet soda may throw off your natural appetite regulation, causing you to eat more sweets.

So there is some causal effect there. But I'd agree with you that correlation is by far the lion's share of the issue.

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broken cookies have no calories

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Hey meara, you forgot to add that after 6 months, the answer changes so now it's a NO. Seriously, GILF needs to be drop kicked, with nary a look back. Otherwise she and R will just continue yanking your chain.

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broken cookies have no calories

eating while standing, same thing. Oh, and picking out of fridge, while standing with fridge door open actually BURNS calories.

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I don't wanna go to work. I want a day off!

t /whine

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I don't wanna go to Abby's teacher's parent meeting. Battle-axe thought it would be just dandy to call it for 7PM on a Saturday night with only three days' notice.

::is not pleased::

The temptation to bail is nearly overwhelming but this teacher has a habit of taking slights, real or imagined, and taking them out on the kids (although she's worse on boys than girls).

Missing one of her meetings would definitely qualify as a slight.

Feh.

::sits on bench next to omnis::

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((Beverly))) thanks.

I thought they were! Have you asked? Would they? They should!

I asked. One of the 2 harpies basically said that they gave me everything they could and essentially 'handed' it to me on a silver platter and that if I couldn't do my part and 'fill in the blanks' what kind of teacher was I?

I had thought Lynn Johnston was going to a weekend format like "Foxtrot". Today was a frustrating yet lifelike strip.

"So you're not going to give me anything?"

how about a two-by-four to the head?

I bet she works for my school board.

broken cookies have no calories

eating while standing, same thing. Oh, and picking out of fridge, while standing with fridge door open actually BURNS calories.

Not only are all of these true, but it is also true that there are no calories on birthdays or holidays. (it is rumored, however, that the day after birthdays and holidays all calories count double)

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