I tried. I?ve really tried.
My doctor has pretty much scared me straight into finally accepting that I need to adjust my eating habits so that I can, you know, not die.
It?s a genetic thing. I have high triglycerides that can fry my liver (or was it kidneys?) into oblivion unless it keep it under control. Medication might very well be in my future, but I?d sure like to avoid it, if at all possible. And if I do, I’m totally fine health-wise.
So as part of my eating habits I?ve pretI tried. I?ve really tried.
My doctor has pretty much scared me straight into finally accepting that I need to adjust my eating habits so that I can, you know, not die.
It?s a genetic thing. I have high triglycerides that can fry my liver (or was it kidneys?) into oblivion unless it keep it under control. Medication might very well be in my future, but I?d sure like to avoid it, if at all possible. And if I do, I’m totally fine health-wise.
So as part of my eating habits I?ve pretty much cut out the junk?meaning, everything that tastes good. Pizza. Burgers. Fries. Chinese food.
… sniff …
Truth be told, I haven?t cut them out entirety, but I have cut back on them in a big way, and I really don?t miss them much. Sure, I sometimes I have a craving for sausage pizza … [i]mmmmm …. sausage pizza [/i]… but overall it really hasn?t been too bad. In fact, I?ve lost a few pounds, got an overall clean bill of health from by doctor and generally feel better, so … so far so good.
But the one thing I just can?t accept, the one conversion I just can?t make, is light mayo. I tried. I?ve really tried. But it?s just so … you know, what?s the word?
Gross. Yep, definitely gross.
And let?s dispel with the notion that it tastes just like regular mayo. Uh … no. It?s awful. Just truly and utterly awful. (Sorry if I?m annoying anyone who likes light mayo, but I just can?t take it anymore …)
And this isn?t coming from one little sample and giving in.
I tried it in tuna fish: Yuck.
I?ve tried it on ham and cheese: Yuck.
I?ve tried with turkey and Swiss: Yuck.
Double yuck, triple yuck, quadruple yuck. :sick:
I wanted to like it. I really did. I even stopped buying regular mayo as show of confidence and conviction. But no more. No more light mayo! No more lies! I can?t betray my taste buds like this any more!
I?m still keeping my eating habits in check, switching out the grease and chips and pizza for fruits and veggies?which I actually do kinda like?but the one thing I can?t get on board with is light mayo. I even eat sandwiches dry sometimes, and if it?s light mayo or no mayo, then no mayo it is.
So as I adjust into this world of healthier eating, there are some sacrifices I just can?t make. Light mayo is one of them.
Post edited by: rcolchamiro, at: 2007/10/24 05:39
