Comments on: Pre-emptive strike #1: Giving up the gas http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/ Real writing for real life. Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:38:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susan http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Susan Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:19:13 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/#comment-628 Jennifer: thanks for stopping by and, yes, I would say you probably should cut back! Good luck -- you'll feel healthier if you can get past the initial cravings. I've been doing well without Diet Coke, although I have had maybe 3 or 4 since I wrote this post. But I don't feel like I HAVE to have it, which is what I was striving for. Hope you'll stop back again and Happy New Year! Jennifer: thanks for stopping by and, yes, I would say you probably should cut back! Good luck — you’ll feel healthier if you can get past the initial cravings. I’ve been doing well without Diet Coke, although I have had maybe 3 or 4 since I wrote this post. But I don’t feel like I HAVE to have it, which is what I was striving for.

Hope you’ll stop back again and Happy New Year!

]]> By: Jennifer http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Jennifer Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:56:56 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/#comment-627 I am trying to kick the habit the 1st of JAnuary 8-10 cans of pop a day isn't good! I am trying to kick the habit the 1st of JAnuary
8-10 cans of pop a day isn’t good!

]]> By: Susan http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Susan Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:27:16 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/#comment-623 Hey, everyone. Thanks so much for your tips. I'm working on more pre/post/current/whatever health habits, which I'll write more about in the coming days. I know, I know, you're on the edge of your seats... Terry, I'm so sorry to hear about your mother, but it is interesting to hear some actual doctor advice about the additives, rather than just uninformed speculation about the possible effects of them. Hey, everyone. Thanks so much for your tips. I’m working on more pre/post/current/whatever health habits, which I’ll write more about in the coming days. I know, I know, you’re on the edge of your seats…

Terry, I’m so sorry to hear about your mother, but it is interesting to hear some actual doctor advice about the additives, rather than just uninformed speculation about the possible effects of them.

]]> By: Terry http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-625 Terry Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:51:32 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/#comment-625 Great post, Susan! I gave up diet soda about a year ago. My mother died of a brain tumor. An acquaintance survived a brain tumor. She says her doctor is adamant that aspartame and other artificial sweeteners cause brain tumors and has forbidden her from ingesting them. Great post, Susan! I gave up diet soda about a year ago.

My mother died of a brain tumor. An acquaintance survived a brain tumor. She says her doctor is adamant that aspartame and other artificial sweeteners cause brain tumors and has forbidden her from ingesting them.

]]> By: Lulu http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Lulu Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:14:46 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/#comment-626 Kicking the Diet Coke habit is a very good thing! I've done it myself. Now I drink Coke Zero. Made a world of difference. Eh-hum. Kicking the Diet Coke habit is a very good thing! I’ve done it myself. Now I drink Coke Zero. Made a world of difference. Eh-hum.

]]> By: MinivanBohemian http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-624 MinivanBohemian Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:00:42 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/#comment-624 But what about the medicinal qualities of diet Coke? My Kroger has 2 litre bottles for 59 cents...so, um, I am pretty committed to feeding (quenching?) my habit. At least 5.90 worth. My sister SWEARS that diet drinks make you fatter. She's a size two. I don't know if that gives her credibility or makes her a know-it-all, smart-ass. You know, Diet Coke now comes in a healthy version: Diet Coke Plus http://www.dietcoke.com/press_032207.pdf It even comes in a skinny can. Surely that's a sign from God. Right? But what about the medicinal qualities of diet Coke? My Kroger has 2 litre bottles for 59 cents…so, um, I am pretty committed to feeding (quenching?) my habit. At least 5.90 worth.
My sister SWEARS that diet drinks make you fatter. She’s a size two. I don’t know if that gives her credibility or makes her a know-it-all, smart-ass.
You know, Diet Coke now comes in a healthy version: Diet Coke Plus
http://www.dietcoke.com/press_032207.pdf
It even comes in a skinny can. Surely that’s a sign from God. Right?

]]> By: lanipai http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-616 lanipai Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:40:11 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/#comment-616 Just to let you all know, mainly you east coast people, if you are from Hawaii, which I am originally (hence the name) its soda. Either way, soda/coke/pop (yes, I said it, west coast) I love it. However, I do keep it to a minimum, once in awhile. Eating better is always a good thing. Yet, as an athlete, (Susan you know what I'm talkin about) ya gotta move people. Just changing your eating habits isn't enough. If you don't get some exercise, whatever you eat, no matter how good it is for you, is just going to sit there. Not to mention, the older we get (almost 40) the harder it is to work it off if you haven't been exercising regularly. My suggestion is to exercise regularly and that "once in a while" can of soda won't phase ya a bit. Just to let you all know, mainly you east coast people, if you are from Hawaii, which I am originally (hence the name) its soda. Either way, soda/coke/pop (yes, I said it, west coast) I love it. However, I do keep it to a minimum, once in awhile.

Eating better is always a good thing. Yet, as an athlete, (Susan you know what I’m talkin about) ya gotta move people. Just changing your eating habits isn’t enough. If you don’t get some exercise, whatever you eat, no matter how good it is for you, is just going to sit there. Not to mention, the older we get (almost 40) the harder it is to work it off if you haven’t been exercising regularly.

My suggestion is to exercise regularly and that “once in a while” can of soda won’t phase ya a bit.

]]> By: Sophie http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-617 Sophie Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:58:21 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/#comment-617 (Ok, I typed this once and it disappeared... grrr...) I second what Madame Queen says: if it is fizzy and in a can, it's coke. But good for you for kicking... the... uh.. can, so to speak. Despite the fact that I'm typing (and retyping) this at almost midnight, I'll share my weight loss secret with you: get more sleep. I find that when I don't sleep enough, I compensate the next day with high fat, high sugar, high caff stuff to keep me going. I'm actually less hungry when I sleep more. So why am I here? Good night! :-) (Ok, I typed this once and it disappeared… grrr…)

I second what Madame Queen says: if it is fizzy and in a can, it’s coke. But good for you for kicking… the… uh.. can, so to speak.

Despite the fact that I’m typing (and retyping) this at almost midnight, I’ll share my weight loss secret with you: get more sleep. I find that when I don’t sleep enough, I compensate the next day with high fat, high sugar, high caff stuff to keep me going. I’m actually less hungry when I sleep more.

So why am I here? Good night! :-)

]]> By: Mike http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-622 Mike Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:55:39 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/#comment-622 Good job, Susan. I am also in the soda kills camp, but I can't have pizza without a coke. Otherwise, I stay away as well. In totally ignoring your "small steps" recommendation, my feeling is that the biggest first step you can make in eating healthier is trying to cut out all hydrogenated oils (partially hydrogenated included). These are the trans fats that are, thankfully, on the way out. Most likely the number one cause in the exponential rise in heart attacks and strokes, you will be hard pressed to cut it out of your diet. For now, start looking at the labels of the things you buy, you might be surprised at how many things include it. To be cheap enough to put in *everything* it can't be good, can it? Good job, Susan. I am also in the soda kills camp, but I can’t have pizza without a coke. Otherwise, I stay away as well.

In totally ignoring your “small steps” recommendation, my feeling is that the biggest first step you can make in eating healthier is trying to cut out all hydrogenated oils (partially hydrogenated included). These are the trans fats that are, thankfully, on the way out. Most likely the number one cause in the exponential rise in heart attacks and strokes, you will be hard pressed to cut it out of your diet. For now, start looking at the labels of the things you buy, you might be surprised at how many things include it. To be cheap enough to put in *everything* it can’t be good, can it?

]]> By: Madame Queen http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-621 Madame Queen Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:35:00 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/04/pre-emptive-strike-1-giving-up-the-gas/#comment-621 Down here in the South it's all coke, even if it's sprite. If it's carbonated, it's coke. I gave up carbonated drinks for Lent one year. It's hard at first but it gets easier. I only drink one a day, so I don't kick myself for it. You asked for other suggestions (not saying that I abide by this one myself): When eating at a restaurant, cut whatever you've ordered in half and take it home with you. Go ahead and put it in the box before you start eating. The portions at restaurants are so large and I think many of us feel compelled to clean our plates, especially when we're dining out. Down here in the South it’s all coke, even if it’s sprite. If it’s carbonated, it’s coke.

I gave up carbonated drinks for Lent one year. It’s hard at first but it gets easier. I only drink one a day, so I don’t kick myself for it.

You asked for other suggestions (not saying that I abide by this one myself): When eating at a restaurant, cut whatever you’ve ordered in half and take it home with you. Go ahead and put it in the box before you start eating. The portions at restaurants are so large and I think many of us feel compelled to clean our plates, especially when we’re dining out.

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