Terminalcoffee discussion

What is unhealthy/bad for you that you struggle to resist?

(And I know, by the way, that I'm somewhat loosely using the kryptonite metaphor because Superman wasn't attracted to it...just to be clear.)

Lately those goddamn so good Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches are calling me from my freezer.

http://skinnycow.com/myproducts/sandw...

They're not horrible for you, but, you know, when you eat them all...

Quesadillas, too...

And...you?

Ice cream and beer are my Kryptonite.

Lately, however, I've switched to low-fat ice cream; Breyer's Slow Churn ice cream has less calories and fewer grams of fat than their regular ice cream. I've also laid off the beer for a while.

I'm going to have to think about this and come back to it momentarily. I know I have something better than "chocolate" or some such.

Beer, pizza and cashews.

I'll put the lid back on a can of cashews, put it in the cupboard behind things so I don't easily see it, but it's all in vain as I typically come back 10 minutes later and do the whole thing all over again.

Beer, bacon, and gravy. I'm particularly vulnerable to places that serve breakfast 24-7 after a night of drinking.

See's chocolates, specifically. I can have a bag of chocolate chips in the house and leave them alone, but not a box of See's. I am mesmerized into eating at least three at a time.
Even if I leave them way downstairs in the living room, I can sense them radiating pure deliciousness...

I thought of one: Ruffles and onion dip. It is physically impossible for me to step away. I've had friends actually cross the room and move the offending items away from me so they could hear something else besides the sound of me stuffing my face as fast as I can. I've been known to eat this for breakfast with beer to wash it down when I'm on vacation and eating the foods I normally withhold for reasons relating to basic human health.

For me it's nacho cheese Doritos and onion dip.

Well, if we ever hung out we'd have to get two bags of chips and perhaps we could share the dip, save ourselves 700 calories or so by not eating the whole thing alone.

Good plan.

Her name is....

Slim Shady?

My kryptonites are a good beer, pizza, cashews, and those damned cigs. I thought I had quit smoking, but in my wifes moment of her own weakness bought me some so that I could fall with her.

As far as cashews goes, I too can eat a whole jar. I have tried hiding them, I've even tried sharing them to give me less. It all fails.

I used to try and steal entire tins of cashew brittle from my moms Christmas Eve. I would always be caught..:(

Isabella wrote: "I don't know if they get sold in the US. But I have developed an addiction for Magnum Double Dark Chocolate ice cream.
Soon I will be eating it for breakfast:( "

Sadly, I can only think filthy thoughts when reading this, as Magnum is a completely different product to me.

I like putting things in my mouth to inhale into my lungs. It's a problem.

Hmm... Starburst Baja California Fruit Chews & the cinnamon scones that my mom makes. Haha, I'm sure there's more, though. I just don't want to admit them. I have quite a sweet tooth, let's leave it at that.

Just one sweet tooth, Matthew?

Haha, I wish...

That's one of those odd expressions, isn't it? Like having a green thumb.

Cheese of any kind in any form - brie, blue, cheddar, melted, the big 'ole tub of Nacho fake cheese...

ooooo, cheese.

A friend's 25 things list says he hates melted cheese. I can't imagine that, I'd eat anything if it involved melted cheese.

Ditto.

I'm seriously trying to think of a food that is not made better by melted cheese.

Cereal? Oranges?

I love fats on carbs. That's my favorite combo.

I have a hard time not liking any grilled cheese sandwich I've ever been served.

I also like a good Monte Cristo from time to time.

Melted brie and raspberry jam on a baguette is a good one.

This weekend it has been 7 layer bean dip. Why, oh why, am I powerless to resist the sheer awesomeness that is contained within those 7 meager layers? It's like Sally and the onion dip- people have to take it away from me. I've almost run out of chips and I still have half a tub. I don't care. Give me a spoon and I will shovel that crap right down my gullet.

Also, cheese makes everything better. This is an axiom by which my life is lived. Beer and Cheese? Even better.

Logan...how about some beer cheese soup to go along with that 7 layer dip?

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Wisconsi...

Bacon.
Bacon.
Bacon.

Deep fried cauliflower, pickles.

French fries.

Potato chips.

RA, my love for beer cheese soup knows no bounds. We limit it to a once or twice yearly event because otherwise my arteries would flow with pure cheesy goodness. It's actually our Thanksgiving tradition in lieu of turkey.

Ooh! I'm glad you brought this up, Logan...maybe I'll make some for the Super Bowl...

cheese
bacon
FUDGE

I love that if you open a thread in GoodReads by employing a metaphor which is very subtly inaccurate, you have to preface the thread by noting that you are fully aware of said very subtle inaccuracy, presumably lest you be attacked by the pedantical hordes.

Oh and -- boobs. Boobs and booze.

Where have you been all month, Isaiah?

Oh, I've just been getting busier and busier at work, Sally, thanks for asking. I'm afraid it's not likely to let up any time soon. And I have a triathlon in about a month I really want to do well at so I've been focusing on that too.

A triathalon? Damn. I can bet the training keeps you busy. Good luck, Isaiah...

Speaking of boobs and kryptonite...I would like to assert, ladies and gentlemen, that for heterosexual guys not watching a pretty girl walk by can be almost painfully difficult. It's like you have to force yourself not to look if you're in danger of getting busted. I'm convinced most guys spend years developing techniques to avoid getting caught while still catching a glance. And we probably still get caught anyway, but women are gracious enough not to say anything.

It's all about the sunglasses, mon cher ami.

Hm...I could use a new pair...:)

I think we're the only ones still awake, Anthony... Circadian rhythms are overrated.

Still awake or already up?

Heh...I was already up...I fell asleep last night at halftime...

You know, I don't really try to not look. In fact, I would assert that women generally are okay with you looking. The actual trouble is, there's a line between "admiring glance" and "lascivious stare" which is difficult to master.

I would tend to agree, Isaiah. But I believe the original idea was discretion for the benefit of the feelings of the one you're with when you do the looking, discretion being the better part of the proverbial valor.

Ah, I see. Yes that's a different scenario entirely. That would indeed require a coping mechanism of some kind.

It's obvious my initial perspective was that of the bachelor.

Yes I remember seeing it that way, too.

I find it interesting that the "how to avoid being caught leering at boobies" conversation is under the "your kryptonite" thread.

I have gone on record before saying I'm not a boob person. I find the view much more interesting when the person is walking away...it's easier not to get caught, too.

Hey! It's not "leering" necessarily, as I took pains to point out.

And what better thread for it? Boobies make me weak-kneed and otherwise unable to carry out basic motor functions, just like kryptonite.

Too...many...comments...must step away...from keyboard.

What you do is make some sort of distracting gesture, like grabbing your coffee cup or raising you wrist to look at your watch, then nobody is watching where your eyes are directed. It's a skill.