Oh loopy! We like a loopy Strix. Stick around and amuse us. Or, you know, get some rest.
What Laura said. Loopy Strix is fun.
Am I supposed to be changing my clothes a lot? Is that the helpful thing to do?
Anya ,'Storyteller'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
sj - Apr 18, 2013 11:33:53 am PDT #29047 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Hil R. - Apr 18, 2013 11:34:59 am PDT #29048 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Well. He's a vegetarian (with exceptions for shrimp and scallops), so "veggies and meat" become 90% veggies. That's really not what I would call balanced. With no dairy (why no dairy? that's so weird), he would get virtually no protein.
Could he still eat beans, or do those count as carbs? (I've seen various diet plans count them differently -- they've got plenty of protein, but also do have carbs.)
sj - Apr 18, 2013 11:35:46 am PDT #29049 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Could he still eat beans, or do those count as carbs?
My nutritionist thinks they are, much to my annoyance.
Atropa - Apr 18, 2013 11:38:24 am PDT #29050 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Do bitters taste anything like fernet? They sound like they should.
Nope! They're flavor extracts. I have cardamom and chocolate bitters, and LOVE them.
Steph L. - Apr 18, 2013 11:38:26 am PDT #29051 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Well. He's a vegetarian (with exceptions for shrimp and scallops), so "veggies and meat" become 90% veggies. That's really not what I would call balanced. With no dairy (why no dairy? that's so weird), he would get virtually no protein.
Could he still eat beans, or do those count as carbs?
Oh, I should be more clear. He's not actually following her nutritional advice, other than aiming to cut out the sugar. I was more boggled at how restrictive it seems, and how it doesn't give much leeway for physical activity (muscle recovery needs carbs, man).
His primary care doctor is all "Eh. Eat some quinoa. It rocks."
le nubian - Apr 18, 2013 11:38:51 am PDT #29052 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
for beans, some of the fiber counts against the carbs. so their actual carb load is lower than say a banana.
Liese S. - Apr 18, 2013 11:47:06 am PDT #29053 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I'm not supposed to do beans because it's a net carb gain. I was really surprised; when I went in I totally expected to walk out doing all lentils. But no. And honestly, she doesn't like soy either, but allows it. I had to switch to almond milk from soy milk.
brenda m - Apr 18, 2013 11:51:16 am PDT #29054 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Do bitters taste anything like fernet? They sound like they should.
Nope! They're flavor extracts. I have cardamom and chocolate bitters, and LOVE them.
Regular bitters do though. I love bitters and soda when I'm really thirsty. Plain old Angostura.
sj - Apr 18, 2013 11:53:41 am PDT #29055 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I had to switch to almond milk from soy milk.
I was shocked when I was looking at almond milk in the market and saw how little protein it has. I thought a milk made from nuts would have a ton of protein.
Ginger - Apr 18, 2013 11:55:22 am PDT #29056 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
There are very few studies on food and ADHD that rise above the level of anecdata. There are some studies that indicate that a diet low in fat and high in whole grains, fruit and vegetables may help, but most studies are iffy because there's no definitive ADHD diagnosis and the studies rely on self-reporting. Increasing Omega-3s may help. There are some indications that specific foods make specific individuals worse, and that possibly some kind of allergic reaction is involved. From what I've read, dairy gets cited mainly because it's a relatively common allergy. No reputable study I've seen has shown that sugar per se is the culprit, despite the popular belief that kids get wound up on sugar.