There are quite a few people where I work that spend a fair amount of time talking about thier various (failing) diets....mostly crash diets and diets myths, you know the kind of thing I'm on about. One conversation I heard amused me the other day....
- Do you want anything from the shop?
= Do Yorkie Bars contain complex carbs?
- I don't know, think its just chocolate
= Ok I'll have a Yorkie Bar then, please
- I don't know how many calories they have
= Its ok, as long as they don't have complex carbs its fine
You have to laugh....
That's terrific. And wonderfully wrong on so many levels. Remember in the Royle Family when Cheryl next door is supposed to eat more nuts on her diet?
Cheryl: I fogot to take nuts with me to work, so I had a Topic
Barbara: Ohh, aint that clever Cheryl.
Cheryl: And 2 Snickers.
That is quite amusing!!! Due to people noticing I have dropped weight at work, I have created quite a stir in the place I work, I managed to overhear
"She eats 1600 calories a day, so if a chocolate bar has about 200, then I can surely eat 4 chocolate bars a day and then my evening meal that will work the same right?"
The reply she got from a more switched on colleague was..
"Errrrm, no, don't think it works like that"
Amused the hell out of me! And have noticed a rise in the ammount of chocolate bars in the fridge! Good luck to her I say!
Slightly off topic, but yesterday my four-year-old could choose between a biscuit or a piece of chocolate. He went for the chocolate, ate it, and then said: 'Well, actually, I didn't like the chocolate that much so I'm going to go for the biscuit after all'!!!
Fortunately, he's not a dieter!
Original Post by gi-jane:
That's terrific. And wonderfully wrong on so many levels. Remember in the Royle Family when Cheryl next door is supposed to eat more nuts on her diet?
Cheryl: I fogot to take nuts with me to work, so I had a Topic
Barbara: Ohh, aint that clever Cheryl.
Cheryl: And 2 Snickers.
LOL! The Royle Family was an excellent comedy series :) - just don't think those outside the UK will know about it though.
I think people are becoming more aware of how bad fad diets are. Unfortunately everyone wants a quick fix and so there will always be demand for them - especially if endorsed by the celebs. There are no quick fixes and it is all about eating healthy and exercising.
Gives me an excuse to print the other priceless diet quote from the series.
Barbara Royle: How's your diet going, Cheryl?
Cheryl Carroll: Oh, all right thanks, yeah, Barbara, I lost 4 pounds... and then I put 2 back on and then another 2. But I've not gained any.
Barbara Royle: Oh, well I think you're doing ever so well to stick to it, love.
ha ha thanks for sharing, this is a fun thread to read!
ahaha this reminds me of conversations that me and my b'f have. I tell to search online cause he tries to find loop holes in my knowlege of dieting.
