Comments on: Chew, chew, chew, it is so good for you

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:21:46 +0000

Oh my Lord, I’m having [gym name redacted] flashbacks! Stop! Stop! The horror!

Thanks, Christmas Tree.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:04:06 +0000

“August is going to be the month of conscious mastication.”

And for this, I love you.

I actually NEED to partake of this months theme. It gets embarrassing ALWAYS being the first one done because I am a speed eater. I shall masticate more consciouly along with you.

Jen

By: onesmartcookie

onesmartcookie — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:36:37 +0000

I think this whole elimination diet thing sounds very intriguing. I’m currently trying to decide between “No potato chip August” or “No leftover birthday cake from the conference room August”. (I’d like to start slow.)

Also, I am an incredibly slow eater. I wish I could tell you that there is a secret to it, but there’s not one that I know of. However, I’m sure that my lunchtime companions wish I would, ah, masticate a little bit less.

The leftover birthday cake thing is a really hard one, I’ll give you that.

By: heidikins

heidikins — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:30:37 +0000

Free pizza night? Um, hello, sign me up.

Also, “masticate” is one of my all-time non-dirty words. Like “rectory” and “penal code” and “trajectory.”

xox

I never thought of “trajectory” as dirty before. I’ll never hear it without a snicker now.

By: courtney

courtney — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:40:11 +0000

Hee! I remember the first time I heard the word “masticate.” It was in 9th grade biology, so you can imagine the giggles that followed. Apparently I haven’t matured much since then, because I’m laughing like crazy over here.

It’s a dangerous word to throw around to a bunch of 9th graders.

By: mickey

mickey — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:16:44 +0000

Do you have a webcam, by chance?

Um, ew?

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:52:53 +0000

This is a fantastic idea! For the past two weeks I have been working on this myself. I’m going all out now, very consciously chewing and enjoying my food, which for me also means no tv while I eat. So many times I take an hour or more to prepare the meal, then don’t even realize I’ve eaten it because I did so while watching tv.

For me, watching the TV is like a reward for all that cooking.

By: Allie

Allie — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:56:31 +0000

Hahahahahahaha! That was awesome!

Thanks!

By: Anika

Anika — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:09:24 +0000

Oh, that is fabulously funny and clever! Thanks for the laugh!

You’re welcome!

By: Kristabella

Kristabella — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:05:04 +0000

1. Those gym people you describe is why I can’t join a gym again. Because I will always say something or roll my eyes. Which gets me into trouble.

2. I need to eat slower too. There is no reason to inhale my food. No one is going to take it away. I’m not in prison.

That’s going to be my new motto. “You’re not in prison.”