::: In Exile :::

So i’ve encountered the first drawback of losing weight. I play in a soccer league to get some exercise and meet people. I’ve played since i was 8 and went into retirement several years ago because i was old and out of shape but since moving  out here thought it would be a good idea to get out there again. Last night was the first game of the spring season and i did alright. The other team sucked and we ended up winning and it was all good. Except for one play where i stepped in front of a fatter guy and tried to put my body in front of the ball that was coming at me about waist high but it flew right by where my belly used to be. BLAST! In retrospect that i was able to get in front of him in the first place was an accomplishment.

And here’s more evidence that my diet works :

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7279844/did/11735125?GT1=7850

The Hon sent me a link to this wonderful site http://superpooter.rice.edu/~bk/?p=13

which also contains a link to a CNN article supporting White Ain’t Right.

I’d tend to agree with The Hon it’s not that its carbonated but the high fructose corn syrup. Which also blocks the “I’M FULL” signal to your brain so you tend to overeat with sodas. I love Dr. Pepper and its a shame that i have to avoid it for the most part. ( this weekend i was too lazy to go grocery shopping so i had to make do with some Dr. Pepper which was on hand) . I’ve switched to Diet Coke w/ Lime since the beginning of the year because at least the lime masks the artificial sweetner flavor of aspartame a little. But i really think the sweet tea was the killer i found out that there’s about 1lb of sugar in those canisters of brewed sweet tea. Anyway its almost time for more empty calories. Gotta Run!

Crystal was coaxed into trying some of Kevin’s crawfish platter at lunch today. Crystal has a natural aversion to anything with more than 6 legs so she dislikes shrimp and crawfish etc.. (she says it’s because of a scene from the Little Mermaid).

So this is video evidence of her trying a small fried crawfish with a remoulaude sauce.

Click here. ( i know it works in quicktime)