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duszek wrote:I agree with you thedoc, but the question is "how much ?"

How much is exaggeration and how much is reasonable pleasure or reasonable constraint of pleasure.

Can you suggest a good criterium to decide ?

I used to eat quite a lot of honey because I am slim. I started having a weird feeling in two toes. Could it be the beginning of diabetes ?
I have changed my diet a little (reduced carbs) and the weird feeling in the toes has disappeared.

A craving can be satisfied or not. One always has to decide if it is worth it.

Yep, and balance is probably the most difficult thing to achieve in this life. In most cases moderation (not the kind on a forum) is best, but sometimes you need to go all out to achieve the desired ends. The trick is knowing when. I have no criteria that will work for all people, each person is different with different talents. One size does NOT fit all.

The problem with people who are opposites could be that they do not understand each other or not enough to create a feeling of intimity.

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I think I would start both of you out with 50 reps on the Tug Toner and ShakeWeight. Do you think you could handle that? ...ya know, for the perfect balance of pleasure and intimacy. Um, unless you are already hittin-it.




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duszek wrote:I agree with you thedoc, but the question is "how much ?"

How much is exaggeration and how much is reasonable pleasure or reasonable constraint of pleasure.

Can you suggest a good criterium to decide ?

I used to eat quite a lot of honey because I am slim. I started having a weird feeling in two toes. Could it be the beginning of diabetes ?
I have changed my diet a little (reduced carbs) and the weird feeling in the toes has disappeared.

A craving can be satisfied or not. One always has to decide if it is worth it.

Could be gout too (check with a doc).

PhilX

Gout if you are a vegetarian ? (almost)

The problem is gone so nothing to talk to a doc now.

Gout comes from eating too much meat. My main suspect was honey and it was the first to go and my two toes are back to normal. The weird feeling was extremely slight anyway.

duszek wrote:

Gout if you are a vegetarian ? (almost)

The problem is gone so nothing to talk to a doc now.

Gout comes from eating too much meat. My main suspect was honey and it was the first to go and my two toes are back to normal. The weird feeling was extremely slight anyway.

I've heard different opinions from doctors on that. A podiatrist identified pain in the foot as Gout, a cardiologist said that it was only Gout when you couldn't walk from the pain. I took some Oxycodone-acetaminophe 325 mg and the pain went away.

duszek wrote: I used to eat quite a lot of honey because I am slim. I started having a weird feeling in two toes. Could it be the beginning of diabetes ?
I have changed my diet a little (reduced carbs) and the weird feeling in the toes has disappeared.

Seriously if you even suspect Diabetes get it checked out, that is not something to let go. Self medication might work for awhile but professional help is really the best way to deal with it. My maternal grandmother died from complications from Diabetes.

It's a little more complex than diet gout, it can have a genetic predisposition too. But doc is right you can lose limbs from diabetes, it's always hence wise to rule it out. Speaking as someone who knows someone who died from type 1 diabetes at the age of 26, because he refused to change his lifestyle, I am all too aware of how horrible that can be.

See a Doctor, they are not perfect, if you are unsure get a second opinion.

Just a quick note, because of my maternal grandmother and the potential genetic link, When I get blood work done, (and recently that has been more often), I always ask about the blood sugar.

Thanks for your concern and your reasonable suggestions.

I go to a "diabetes day" at least once a year organized by one of the local hospitals and I get my sugar checked each time.
Last time it was perfect.

Gout usually occurs in the two big toes, but my weird feeling was in two small toes in one foot. So I thought it might be due to accessive sugar intake that some blood vessels are getting harmed because the liver cannot store enough sugar reserves and the sugar stays in the blood stream.

No sweet stuff, no symptoms. I don´t miss them anyway.

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It is true that it is not worth refusing oneself food pleasures in order to die in a better shape.

But it is worth trying to avoid diabetes for instance because you risk ruining your kidneys and blood-wash is no fun for sure.

It depends.

Can a vegan and a meat eater have meals together ?
Without anyone suffering.

duszek wrote:It depends.

Can a vegan and a meat eater have meals together ?
Without anyone suffering.

That depends on the attitude. If a person is a Vegan on principle, they might object to others eating meat, but if they are Vegan for their own health, they might not be too concerned about what others are eating. Unless they believe it would be good for others health as well, and herein lies the problem. My wife is gluten sensitive, and my daughter feels better since cutting out gluten. Gluten doesn't seem to have any effect on me with or without, but since my wife has cut it out, I don't eat much anymore. I have a nephew who gets very ill if he eats eves a small amount of Gluten. Different people have different metabolisms and can have different diets to be healthy, one size DOES NOT fit all.

Avoiding gluten is not a big deal.

But how about people who expect you to drink a bottle of vodka with them at a meal and take offence if you refuse ?

Or who eat things that you are horrified to look at ?
A donkey´s penis, locusts, snails, and some more.

The time of eating an evening meal is also important.
Spaniards often start a dinner at 10 p.m. I usually have my modest supper at about 5 or 6 p.m. So how could I have an evening meal with a Spanish mate ?

And the same applies to breakfast time, which depends on when people feel like getting up.

duszek wrote:Avoiding gluten is not a big deal.

But how about people who expect you to drink a bottle of vodka with them at a meal and take offence if you refuse ?

Or who eat things that you are horrified to look at ?
A donkey´s penis, locusts, snails, and some more.

The time of eating an evening meal is also important.
Spaniards often start a dinner at 10 p.m. I usually have my modest supper at about 5 or 6 p.m. So how could I have an evening meal with a Spanish mate ?

And the same applies to breakfast time, which depends on when people feel like getting up.

Yes, the time of eating the main meal of the day, and the time of going to bed seems to be important to some. My brother (4 years older than I) has had a problem controlling his weight, and in the past has eaten the main meal in the evening. A few days ago He told me that they have started eating their main meal at noon, approximately, and has since had an easier time controlling his weight, he even said he is loosing weight.