Deemed Unhealthy by Work Health and Wellness Survey
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But, I like coffee. It is my favorite beverage. I probably wouldn't drink much liquids at all without it. It doesn't seem to have any negative effects, aside from the fact that quitting gives me horrible withdrawal.0
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But, I like coffee. It is my favorite beverage. I probably wouldn't drink much liquids at all without it. It doesn't seem to have any negative effects, aside from the fact that quitting gives me horrible withdrawal.
I used to have a ridiculous Mt. Dew habit when I was 20 and working two jobs. Then, I got headaches if I had caffeine, and I got headaches if I didn't. Luckily, later in my 20's I had motivation to give it up for a while (attempting to get pregnant, a successful birth, nursing, etc.), and eventually slid back into a pick me up in the mornings, as my thyroid worsened.
I will forever envy folks like you, @FIT_Goat, for your love of coffee. I like the smell of fresh ground beans, but I can't do it any other way. And don't you dare put that crap in my chocolate.
Ugh. I don't know what it is. @baykay1010 recently suggested it might be the tannins (does coffee have tannins like tea?), since I react to tea sometimes, and in a more pronounced way to red wine, etc. Any thoughts there?
And yeah, if I hadn't learned to love the taste of water, I wouldn't drink as much either. But I'm a weirdo there, too. If restaurants put lemon in my water, I have to pluck it out instantly or the water becomes undrinkable! BLECH0 -
I drink plain water at meals, no lemon. Of course, the first thing I order when everyone else gets dessert is a coffee. LOL
One school year, I shared an office with a teacher who drinks as much coffee as I do. We each had our own full coffee pot, side by side. Because we would start the day by making two pots of coffee. We kept all the empty tubs from the coffee containers and by the end of the year, we could stack them into a pyramid that covered the window. On average, it was just over 21 cups a day (and that doesn't count when we brought it bags instead of cans, or were out for a training).
I currently am doing half-caffeine at work. And, maybe I will switch to that at home. But, I doubt it. I have a problem. But, every man needs a vice. My wife doesn't let me smoke anymore. I barely ever drink. I can't eat junk food. This is all I've got. Well, this and poker. But, I don't have the time to play poker like I used to.0 -
Looks like we've moved on to coffee, but...
Just to clarify. My fasting glucose was 96. The PA is cuckoo.
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I learned in college to answer questions in a way that gave me the best grade rather than on my beliefs on the subject. 0
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Yeah, similar findings with mine. Use Liberal English to your advantage...technically olives have pits & are considered fruit, making EVOO concentrated fruit. Same deal with Avocados.
I can't get an exemption because of stupid guideline based LDL-C goals (not based on ratios). My HDL-C was > than LDL-C last year, but Total Cholesterol was above goal end of high 240+mg/dL...such *kitten*, I can't win unless I significantly lower my HDL-C.
If your diet isn't broke (you get good results with biometric & lab values), why fix it?
Fit-Goat, your caffeine consumption makes my stimulant dependency seem "healthy" in comparison...according to these almighty surveys/questionnaires0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »I'm not entirely sure they read the comments. For my "bubble" answers, I got yelled at for eating in an unhealthy way. Yeah, bite it.
For the "essay" answers, my answer to "what does your regular food day look like" my answer was "4 pots of coffee and a kilo of blow" and no one said a word.
OMG, I laughed so hard that I almost peed and spit water all over my monitor simultaneously. What the heck would you have done if someone had actually read it, @ki4eld ?? LMFAO
Honey Badger don't give a *kitten*.
Awestruck and bowing to her majesty.
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »
And yeah, if I hadn't learned to love the taste of water, I wouldn't drink as much either. But I'm a weirdo there, too. If restaurants put lemon in my water, I have to pluck it out instantly or the water becomes undrinkable! BLECH
Yeah, lemon is nasty. I used to hate water, too. And I'm like that little girl in the M. Knight Shamalan movie. It the water sits, it tastes weird to me. So I, no joke, pour 12oz from the filter and down the whole thing in 5sec like I'm in a beer-speed-drinking contest.0 -
baconslave wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »
And yeah, if I hadn't learned to love the taste of water, I wouldn't drink as much either. But I'm a weirdo there, too. If restaurants put lemon in my water, I have to pluck it out instantly or the water becomes undrinkable! BLECH
Yeah, lemon is nasty. I used to hate water, too. And I'm like that little girl in the M. Knight Shamalan movie. It the water sits, it tastes weird to me. So I, no joke, pour 12oz from the filter and down the whole thing in 5sec like I'm in a beer-speed-drinking contest.
@baconslave Where I live, even filtered water isn't drinkable without one of those $200 change once a year jobbies. OMG, it's AWFUL. Even shower water STINKS. I'm stuck with drinking bottled water.0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »baconslave wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »
And yeah, if I hadn't learned to love the taste of water, I wouldn't drink as much either. But I'm a weirdo there, too. If restaurants put lemon in my water, I have to pluck it out instantly or the water becomes undrinkable! BLECH
Yeah, lemon is nasty. I used to hate water, too. And I'm like that little girl in the M. Knight Shamalan movie. It the water sits, it tastes weird to me. So I, no joke, pour 12oz from the filter and down the whole thing in 5sec like I'm in a beer-speed-drinking contest.
@baconslave Where I live, even filtered water isn't drinkable without one of those $200 change once a year jobbies. OMG, it's AWFUL. Even shower water STINKS. I'm stuck with drinking bottled water.
Gotta love industrial farm runoff. Thankfully, we only get that once a year, maybe, if algae blooms in the reservoir. I can't stand when it does, though. They claim it's safe, but it still taints the taste of everything made with it (even strong Japanese green tea), and makes me glad I have a "one of those $200 change once a year jobbies" (I have a reverse osmosis drinking water system). That time alone is worth the extra cost for it above the whole-home softener system (which works for the excessive mineral issue, but doesn't fully clean the water when the blooms happen, so the water smells moldy). 0 -
Dragonwolf wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »baconslave wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »
And yeah, if I hadn't learned to love the taste of water, I wouldn't drink as much either. But I'm a weirdo there, too. If restaurants put lemon in my water, I have to pluck it out instantly or the water becomes undrinkable! BLECH
Yeah, lemon is nasty. I used to hate water, too. And I'm like that little girl in the M. Knight Shamalan movie. It the water sits, it tastes weird to me. So I, no joke, pour 12oz from the filter and down the whole thing in 5sec like I'm in a beer-speed-drinking contest.
@baconslave Where I live, even filtered water isn't drinkable without one of those $200 change once a year jobbies. OMG, it's AWFUL. Even shower water STINKS. I'm stuck with drinking bottled water.
Gotta love industrial farm runoff. Thankfully, we only get that once a year, maybe, if algae blooms in the reservoir. I can't stand when it does, though. They claim it's safe, but it still taints the taste of everything made with it (even strong Japanese green tea), and makes me glad I have a "one of those $200 change once a year jobbies" (I have a reverse osmosis drinking water system). That time alone is worth the extra cost for it above the whole-home softener system (which works for the excessive mineral issue, but doesn't fully clean the water when the blooms happen, so the water smells moldy).
That's what it is here, too. For the last 30 years plus, our water comes from a reservoir that has massive algae bloom that keeps receding every year make it worse, and it's going to cost like $30 million to extend the pipes deep enough in the water to keep below the algae and upgrade pipes that have been here way way way too long. The town/county keeps voting to increase sales taxes to fix the water, and they keep doing other improvements with it - like roads and stuff... This last vote, it looked like murder was going to be the leading write-in on the ballots. So we either have "harmless" rusty brown water from the old pipes (especially any time the water is turned off and back on) or overchlorinated...or just yuck!!! But yeah, it's "safe," my patootie!
DROOLING over your $200 change once a year water jobbies. I looked up and tried to justify one about a year ago, but we live in an apartment and water softening, in addition to the reverse osmosis thing, isn't in the cards right now.0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »Dragonwolf wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »baconslave wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »
And yeah, if I hadn't learned to love the taste of water, I wouldn't drink as much either. But I'm a weirdo there, too. If restaurants put lemon in my water, I have to pluck it out instantly or the water becomes undrinkable! BLECH
Yeah, lemon is nasty. I used to hate water, too. And I'm like that little girl in the M. Knight Shamalan movie. It the water sits, it tastes weird to me. So I, no joke, pour 12oz from the filter and down the whole thing in 5sec like I'm in a beer-speed-drinking contest.
@baconslave Where I live, even filtered water isn't drinkable without one of those $200 change once a year jobbies. OMG, it's AWFUL. Even shower water STINKS. I'm stuck with drinking bottled water.
Gotta love industrial farm runoff. Thankfully, we only get that once a year, maybe, if algae blooms in the reservoir. I can't stand when it does, though. They claim it's safe, but it still taints the taste of everything made with it (even strong Japanese green tea), and makes me glad I have a "one of those $200 change once a year jobbies" (I have a reverse osmosis drinking water system). That time alone is worth the extra cost for it above the whole-home softener system (which works for the excessive mineral issue, but doesn't fully clean the water when the blooms happen, so the water smells moldy).
That's what it is here, too. For the last 30 years plus, our water comes from a reservoir that has massive algae bloom that keeps receding every year make it worse, and it's going to cost like $30 million to extend the pipes deep enough in the water to keep below the algae and upgrade pipes that have been here way way way too long. The town/county keeps voting to increase sales taxes to fix the water, and they keep doing other improvements with it - like roads and stuff... This last vote, it looked like murder was going to be the leading write-in on the ballots. So we either have "harmless" rusty brown water from the old pipes (especially any time the water is turned off and back on) or overchlorinated...or just yuck!!! But yeah, it's "safe," my patootie!
DROOLING over your $200 change once a year water jobbies. I looked up and tried to justify one about a year ago, but we live in an apartment and water softening, in addition to the reverse osmosis thing, isn't in the cards right now.
Yeah, the home system was a necessity unless we wanted orange dishes from the rust and minerals. Even now, if we let the salt get too low, we have that problem. The reverse osmosis system was like an extra $10 a month or something like that to the contract, so we went with it. I'm not sure I'd get it on its own, unless the water was really bad, but it's proven to be a worthwhile upgrade.0 -
baconslave wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »I'm not entirely sure they read the comments. For my "bubble" answers, I got yelled at for eating in an unhealthy way. Yeah, bite it.
For the "essay" answers, my answer to "what does your regular food day look like" my answer was "4 pots of coffee and a kilo of blow" and no one said a word.
OMG, I laughed so hard that I almost peed and spit water all over my monitor simultaneously. What the heck would you have done if someone had actually read it, @ki4eld ?? LMFAO
Honey Badger don't give a *kitten*.
Awestruck and bowing to her majesty.
I'd just take a drug test and laugh. Seriously, I absolutely no longer give a *kitten* about pretty much anything that wastes my time.
If a question can be answered with sarcasm, I'm going to do it. Besides, seeing the looks on people's faces is entertaining. This "getting old" business is pretty awesome. The day I turned 40, I found my "doesn't give a *kitten*" switch and super-glued it into the "off" position.
Then again, my mouth does occasionally get me into trouble. The last time I got stopped for speeding, the officer asked me if I knew why he was stopping me. Apparently, "Because I have a great rack and a winning smile," wasn't the answer he was looking for.0 -
baconslave wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »I'm not entirely sure they read the comments. For my "bubble" answers, I got yelled at for eating in an unhealthy way. Yeah, bite it.
For the "essay" answers, my answer to "what does your regular food day look like" my answer was "4 pots of coffee and a kilo of blow" and no one said a word.
OMG, I laughed so hard that I almost peed and spit water all over my monitor simultaneously. What the heck would you have done if someone had actually read it, @ki4eld ?? LMFAO
Honey Badger don't give a *kitten*.
Awestruck and bowing to her majesty.
I'd just take a drug test and laugh. Seriously, I absolutely no longer give a *kitten* about pretty much anything that wastes my time.
If a question can be answered with sarcasm, I'm going to do it. Besides, seeing the looks on people's faces is entertaining. This "getting old" business is pretty awesome. The day I turned 40, I found my "doesn't give a *kitten*" switch and super-glued it into the "off" position.
Then again, my mouth does occasionally get me into trouble. The last time I got stopped for speeding, the officer asked me if I knew why he was stopping me. Apparently, "Because I have a great rack and a winning smile," wasn't the answer he was looking for.
The "F" Off Fairy is said to appear around age 40. I'm so glad that like most other things in my life, I was ahead of schedule... People cannot believe the things I say. Why bother with a filter?0 -
As long as it doesn't actively hurt someone, I don't bother with a filter. Either you like me or you don't and there's nothing I can do about either one of those!
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I was not concerned with telling them what they wanted to hear. It has no bearing on health insurance (australia) it is more the company being warm and fuzzy and pretending they care about the health of their staff. I took it more as an opportunity to voice my experience and point out that their whole grain fruit and vegetable diet is NOT the best way to judge the health of people. I mean, they did ask for my opinion. While they are preaching health and wellness, every kitchen in this place has vending machines with crisps, chocolate bars and soft drinks, not to mention a big jar of candy. Their half assed way of diverting attention to this is by providing a bowl of bananas and apples. I dared to suggest they might offer something low carb, maybe put some Jerky in the vending machine.0
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EbonyDahlia wrote: »I was not concerned with telling them what they wanted to hear. It has no bearing on health insurance (australia) it is more the company being warm and fuzzy and pretending they care about the health of their staff. I took it more as an opportunity to voice my experience and point out that their whole grain fruit and vegetable diet is NOT the best way to judge the health of people. I mean, they did ask for my opinion. While they are preaching health and wellness, every kitchen in this place has vending machines with crisps, chocolate bars and soft drinks, not to mention a big jar of candy. Their half assed way of diverting attention to this is by providing a bowl of bananas and apples. I dared to suggest they might offer something low carb, maybe put some Jerky in the vending machine.
@EbonyDahlia I truly hope they listen and take action on that! 0 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »I learned in college to answer questions in a way that gave me the best grade rather than on my beliefs on the subject.
This makes me glad I majored in a physical science.0
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