Question for people who moved away from Michigan

[redandguilty]

that's nice

Maybe your doctor should persuade you to not be so much of an asshole? That could help your bp.

Naw. He's probably just a cat person. Cat people have higher BPs than dog people. True fact I just made up!

 

[redandguilty]

Well what do you know? The thing that makes sense is true.

"The companionship offered by many pets is thought to be good for you, but the benefits of owning a dog outstrip those of cat owners, the study says.

A psychologist from Queen's University, Belfast, said dog owners tended to have lower blood pressure and cholesterol."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6279701.stm

 

[Michchamp]

I hate cats. I plan on getting a dog when I get a job w/out such long commutes

 

[deathroh]

Damn, wish I didn't already waste my "that's nice"

 

[Michchamp]

Damn, wish I didn't already waste my "that's nice"

edit: "that's nice"

 

[TheVictors]

if you need lots of carbs, they are a good source.

the avg. person doesn't need as much as they take in. plus, they usually load them with salt, butter, sour cream, cheese, etc. which is a bit much

I don't need the carbs. Since I've started running again, I've lost zero pounds. Without reading how atkins worked, I tried avoiding carbs for a month a decade ago and the pounds just melted away. I don't want to go that route, but I do think of potatoes as something to avoid rather than a staple now. I used to mash a package of cream cheese into a pot of potatoes...they were awesome.

I still drink a fair number of carbs.

^^^This^^^

running 12-15 miles per week, downsizing portions, eliminating but now just monitoring carbs, many of which come in liquid form... At first I lost a fair amount of weight but now I'm maintaining a steady number down about 25 total from my fattest at one point.

 

[Mitchrapp]

It's a fact dog owners live longer.

 

[deathroh]

Damn, wish I didn't already waste my "that's nice"

edit: "that's nice"

Hmmm, wonder what the 2:30am version of this post was..

 

[Michchamp]

edit: "that's nice"

Hmmm, wonder what the 2:30am version of this post was..

It might have been a little more profane.

I need to stay off the laptop when I get home from the bar. I'm still scared to check my facebook profile.

 

[Michchamp]

ok, I checked it. all clear as far as I could tell. phew.

 

[tinselwolverine]

if you need lots of carbs, they are a good source.

the avg. person doesn't need as much as they take in. plus, they usually load them with salt, butter, sour cream, cheese, etc. which is a bit much

I don't need the carbs. Since I've started running again, I've lost zero pounds. Without reading how atkins worked, I tried avoiding carbs for a month a decade ago and the pounds just melted away. I don't want to go that route, but I do think of potatoes as something to avoid rather than a staple now. I used to mash a package of cream cheese into a pot of potatoes...they were awesome.

I still drink a fair number of carbs.

Liquid carbs is the purest and most easily consumable form of carbohydrate nutrition, and really, the only type of carbs the body really needs.

 

[redandguilty]

TinselWolverine[/color]]
[quote="Red and Guilty":17hkcqr4]

I don't need the carbs. Since I've started running again, I've lost zero pounds. Without reading how atkins worked, I tried avoiding carbs for a month a decade ago and the pounds just melted away. I don't want to go that route, but I do think of potatoes as something to avoid rather than a staple now. I used to mash a package of cream cheese into a pot of potatoes...they were awesome.

I still drink a fair number of carbs.

Liquid carbs is the purest and most easily consumable form of carbohydrate nutrition, and really, the only type of carbs the body really needs.[/quote:17hkcqr4]

I think some of the Belgian beer styles were designed to enable longer bouts of fasting from other foods...so you might be right.