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[deckardcanine]

Gave some much-valued O+ to the ARC today. Somehow I've been thirstier this time than in the past. It's not like I had more salt than usual. It made me feel a little guilty to drink two full cans of soda in one day and consider more. (I've heard said that soda is no thirst quencher because the metabolic processes override the benefits, but the ARC had soda for us, so I'm not so sure.)

Do I sound like a dietary health nut for that kind of guilt? Most who observe me eating for more than a mealtime think so, including my parents. But I tend to have supplementary reasons for healthy choices. For example, I avoided donuts for years not because of poor taste or nutrition (I could use a little more weight) but because they cast a day-long mental curse on me. I became a donut, and the hole was in my neurotransmission. I could barely work for the rest of the day. This streak broke one evening in college when I grabbed a donut almost without thinking. I still have the problem, but I'm braver now.

Now you must think I'm just a nut.

Comments

[billis.livejournal.com]

Okay, it is ridiculous that you make light of giving blood, and then question whether you should have allowed yourself two sodas, yes that is a whack "guilt pang." I think generally you would be envied for your self-control, not everyone's able to control their eating easily.

[deckardcanine.livejournal.com]

In college, I had a Hershey's Special Dark Bar on my shelf that I would eat very little by little. I later joked that I had enough chocolate for five minutes, but I miraculously made it last three months. That kind of brag always got women angry at me.

[zaimoni.livejournal.com]

[soda for thirst quenching]
Until you realize:

• Sugar that goes into glycogen won't mess up your water balance.
• Sugar that gets burned becomes water (and carbon dioxide).

As it is, I generally restrict soda to situations where I know I'm about to annhilate (or am annihilating) my glycogen reserves, in either my muscles or my brain. The latter is more common.