Wouldn't It Be Nice

Lent was going to usher in a new period of abstemious behavior - no beer, no red meat, no sodium benzoate, no high fructose corn syrup - but the only thing I gave up for Lent has been...Lent.  As the GF pointed out, it's nearly impossible to quit HFCS as it's in practically everything except for water and some brands of toothpaste.  Once you start looking for it, it's a little disconcerting to realize its ubiquity.  (I LOVE that word. U-bi-quity.  Lo-lee-ta.)

Of course, all this began when I was thinking, you know, this wouldn't be a bad time to shed a few pounds, stop blaming the dryer for shrinking my pants, etc., and giving up such foods is the sort of thing that's like a diet but sounds more like a high-minded attempt to eat BETTER.  Not a diet, per se.  Diets are for fat people.  This is merely a minor lifestyle change.  No, this is a small move in the direction of self-improvement, a crossing of the street from Burger King to Whole Foods, from combo meals to salad bars and their smudgy sneeze guards.  But a diet?  No, not a diet. Heavens no.

But it turns out that HFCS is in everything and well, per my doctor, my cholesterol's never been lower despite my love of bacon and red meat, and sodium benzoate's not really as toxic as they'd have you think... All of which has made me rethink my Lenten intentions.

 

Shame, though, that our dryer is shrinking my clothes so. 

Comments

[Jenn]

Ah Lent...When asked by my mother what I was giving up for Lent my retort was...going to church. Apparently only I thought that was a good one...icy glare noted.

[Moira]

seriously, i did that too! with the same response. typical.