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YES - exactly that! It's like we're weird for eating actual food.

You know, I've always said that the secret to looking young is a little bit of pudge. I'm willing to roll the dice though...

Deb - that cracked me up. Exactly how large a chicken can you hold in your hand?

I can answer that...when did I STOP being crazy?

Actual conversation between myself and two of my close girlfriends. Girl 1: My doctor is making me give up diet sodas. She thinks they may be linked to my migraines. Me: totally worth it - you are basically drinking a can of chemicals and there are a zillion studies that show how bad they are for you. Girl 1: yeah, and I read an article linking diet soda to Alzheimer's. Girl 2: I'd rather get Alzheimer's than give up my diet soda. Girl 1: I'm going to switch the diet soda for crystal lite. That's healthier (I just stopped participating in the conversation)

I am having an opposite experience, and it's blowing my mind! I have an inflammatory bowel disease...loose stools several times a day are my norm. I'm on day 16 and while I would term myself as constipated (I have no difficulty going, and it's not painful) my stools are hard and kind of rabbit-like, but person-sized (this is the thread for TMI, so I'm jumping in!). And I only go once a day. And not even every day! Is this because my food is less garbage-y and my body is actually USING the fuel I put into it? (kind of like my dog's all-organic food is "low residue"?)