Maybe I shouldn't have eaten a half pound of dried apricots today.
 

I am beginning to see the extent of my inability to moderate my intake of just about everything. It's as though there were no satiety switch, I usually just consume until I don't feel so well. Or have the runs.

When it comes to work I'm the same way; immoderate. I just work until I can't keep my eyes open or until I injure myself and get sidelined.

I am grateful I never took up cigarettes or heroin.

Does moderation come naturally to you? Did you need to learn it? Did your parents exhibit it? Addiction in your family?

No, I have no moderation. It's all or nothing. That's why I don't gamble or take illegal drugs.

You are SO going to regret those apricots -your arsehole will be filing for divorce from your intestines.

We're having a trial separation right now. I'm debating whether I need to go out and get a dedicated tube of chapstick...

I am a creature of extremes with no self control and for whom the phrase 'delayed gratification' might as well be written in Greek.

My diet is entirely mood/craving based. When I am into a particlar food, i eat that food until i am sick of the sight of it. I cannot have goodies in the house without eating the lot. Biscuits are made to be eaten by the pack, not in individual portions.

oh no. dedicated tube of chapstick

thanks a lot for THAT visual.

Half pound of apricots?

How's that 'shitting your guts out' working for ya?

I was thinking it sounded like a good idea....

...and if the kids -who are always nicking my chapstick- are bad... sweet passive aggressive revenge :D

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That's so Hector.

Did you mean "they're", or are you saying something else?

Freudian slip?

Normally I can practice moderation, but it is something I have to be very mindful about. In the past (and every now and then even now), I could consume in one day things like a freshly made german chocolate cake or a batch of warm tollhouse chocolate chip cookies...or stuff like a whole bag of cheese popcorn in one sitting.

Sooooooooo.....apricots will clear the drain? A person with chronic constipation wants to know. :D

They did for me.

If it's German, it HAS to be good....

My mum swore by Bassett's Liquorice Allsorts.

[Stuart]It's not what you're eating it's what's eating you.[/Smalley]

Another excellent one is fresh apple cider. buy a gallon and on an empty stomach drink at least 12 oz. every half hour or so. Wear a skirt or pants that are easy to get out of and don't stray too far from the toilet.

You'll know when it is time to stop.

It has to be fresh = cider, not cooked = juice. Unpasteurized is best, if you can find it.

Do they grow apples in Texas?

Soak it in cider. Old joke, couldn't resist. :)

And if you get tired of eating apricots and apple cider, you could go for the more potent solution: magnesium citrate. We're partial to a product called "Natural Calm;" it's a lemon-flavored powder that fizzes and you can mix it into any kind of drink you want.

"Here ya go, Bob. Some nice lemon flavored tea. Soon, that headache will be the least of your worries..."

Food & alcohol & moderation & me == 0.

I can't step away.

So Pie are round?

Very. Spherical, even.

Mm. I have an internal off-switch, and the more so since I take Glucophage (metformin) now. It doesn't suppress my appetite, but it does clip the top off it, particularly for starches. My "you're full now" signal from tummy to midbrain comes suddenly and quite strongly, these days: stop eating now, or get a bit woozy for the better part of an hour. Which does not do much to shrink my bit of a grandpa gut, more's the pity.

Moderation? Never heard of it!

Sorry - Couldn't resist

THAT, I've heard of. With age cums moderation.

I have, it's an insidious conspiracy by the have-nots.:yesnod:

This is a candy, yes? And that helps with constipation?

Squirell: I don't know if they grow apples in Texas. As for fresh apple cider, not sure if I've even seen it before. Let me look for it. :p:

Clodfobble: Natural Calm...hmm....something to try. :D

This is a candy. The black bits have liquorice in. It's very tasty and pleasant to eat (can cause a problem, you know :o). Maybe Monster will ahve an ide where you might get it in the US.

Import shops are your best best :( had MIL bring some for my friends to try last time she came.