Probably not dysentery

After GS, we went, as we are likely to do, to eat. I got the 'cajun' ribeye with an eye on the spices opening my respiratory system. I ordered Sprite on a whim... I usually get water when I'm at a restaurant. The Sprite actually cut through the Goo in my throat. The spices further did a number on all goo in all parts of the respiratory system. This is the best I've felt in weeks! Now I just need to find an easier way to get the spices, and a healthier way to acheive the goo-cutting-through of Sprite. It was good at the time, but it makes my stomach sort of... slosh. And my teeth feel gross.

Which is why I hate simplistic things about weight. "Toss out the soda and chips, and be a good example for your kids" or something. I don't drink soda... this is probably the first Sprite I've had in two or three months. We never buy it to have at home. We don't buy chips. It's been about a year since I last bought some as even an occasional treat, and it wasn't like we bought them often before that. If you were to inventory my kitchen, I would 'pass' muster for nutrition and weight loss purposes. Then you'd look at me and be like, you must be sneaking food! Nope. I just eat too much of the stuff I do eat. Anything can cause you to gain weight (or merely not lose excess weight) if you eat too much of it, no matter how good for you it is. Toss out the chips and soda. Pfft.