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20 August 2010
Eater's Remorse→[More:]I have it. It's bad. I haven't eaten fast food in ages. Tonight I had a Whopper and fries. I feel like hell. Why oh why did I eat that?
Uuuuuuuggggghhhhh. Sorry to hear. I just took a 500 mile road trip between SF and LA, and refused to consider fast food despite the gnawing pangs and promise of would-you-like-fries-with-that.
Because I know what pain you feel now. The temporary satisfaction your inner youngster feels when you inhale the melted yellow cheese dripping off of a glistening patty of charred ground beef, the comforting feel of that soft, dry bun in your hands, pulsating with the texture of what may happen to be the perfect food. Followed immediately by the horror as you stare at the cheese and secret sauce drippings stuck to the crumpled wrappings, and you know that what you ate looked nothing like the picture, and it's starting to ripple in you guts like the bottom of a pond.
I know your pain. Just remember this the next time you are faced with the choice. Good luck.
A couple weekends ago I had a weird craving for Pizza Hut pan pizza. I indulged, and mostly enjoyed it, but damn I'd forgotten how SALTY those things are!
jabberjaw, I laughed out loud. I'll have to save this message the next time I'm craving melted yellow cheese. :-)
Nothing a Big Mac can't cure.
hee
Yesterday I was so exhausted from working and going out the night before. My husband took the kids to baseball practice. I asked if he would go to Subway or Burger King for dinner because I was not cooking. I told him I didn't want anything. I called him on impulse at the last minute while he was in the drive-thru. If only I didn't call. '-)
Of fast food places BK causes me the fewest issues. Nearly everything at McDonald's or Wendys makes me ill. If I stay away from foods that were in the fryer, I'm fine. I'm ok with Subway if I stick to small. Limited choices at Taco Bell.
I got sensitive to corn a few years ago. I miss chips and salsa. Or crunchy tacos. Or corn on the cob. Sigh.