I'm torn on this subject...
I've know many emaciated drunks because they put the booze before the grub. However, I've known plenty of fatty ones, too, because they get sloshed then chow down to "sober up".

Are these the same so-called "experts" who said butter was bad for you, margarine was better...oh wait, margarine is bad...tap water was bad for you, bottled water is better for you...oh wait, bottled water is bad...etcetera. etcetera...

//Want to go on a government study to study government

japles: I'm torn on this subject...
I've know many emaciated drunks because they put the booze before the grub. However, I've known plenty of fatty ones, too, because they get sloshed then chow down to "sober up".

You just described me and my drinking buddy. He's tall/thin, rarely eats, I'm(relatively) short/fat, eat way too much when drinking. It's not a "sobering up" ritual, it's a "I farking love pancakes" ritual.

mikdeetx: Are these the same so-called "experts" who said butter was bad for you, margarine was better...oh wait, margarine is bad...tap water was bad for you, bottled water is better for you...oh wait, bottled water is bad...etcetera. etcetera...

//Want to go on a government study to study government

THIS. Anyone who actually listens to these studies is a tard.

Where can I get some of this government money to flip a coin and call it a "study"?

If I recall last week's story, the general idea was that regular alcohol consumption alters the way that your liver processes alcohol, which reduces the weight gain. To me, it seems logical to suggest that the extra work the liver is doing, coupled with the strain associated with obesity, would lead to higher prevalence of liver disease.

Of course, this is Fark, so...

Using me as your sample (hey, a sample size of 1 is big enough for government work), then here is your guide to staying skinny:

1. 3/4 of your diet should be meat. Divide that up 40% red meat, 30% chicken, and 30% bacon
2. Drink about a case of beer a week
3. Don't exercise more than walking where you need to go
4. Smoke cigars or a pipe a couple times a month
5. Drink an energy drink a day
6. Profit

I am anxiously awaiting my millions of dollars from the government.

is it true that the low cal beers like miller 64 or whatever do not have as much alcohol? so you have to drink twice as many.

mikdeetx: Are these the same so-called "experts" who said butter was bad for you, margarine was better...oh wait, margarine is bad...tap water was bad for you, bottled water is better for you...oh wait, bottled water is bad...etcetera. etcetera...

Perhaps you and subby should rtfa. The article (new window) earlier this week states that women who drink put on less weight than teetotallers. This article states that if you're overweight and drink your chances of developing cirrhosis go up. This is not on a par with margarine is good/bad etc, etc.

zfarkingman: is it true that the low cal beers like miller 64 or whatever do not have as much alcohol? so you have to drink twice as many.

Yep. Alcohol has more calories per gram than sugar-- and at some point you've removed all the sugar you can before it stops tasting like beer at all, and have to start removing alcohol to further reduce calories. Although I would argue that they've removed too much of everything-- the one I tried certainly didn't taste like much. Why bother with the 55 or 64 calories at all if it tastes like crap?

i agree it taste like crap, but i like to drink beer when golfing or when running on the treadmill, not to get drunk but cuz i like to drink beer. i figured it would be better than drinking a higher calorie beer. i will switch from now on depending on what i am doing and how serious i am about the current diet.

RamblinReck89: Using me as your sample (hey, a sample size of 1 is big enough for government work), then here is your guide to staying skinny:

1. 3/4 of your diet should be meat. Divide that up 40% red meat, 30% chicken, and 30% bacon
2. Drink about a case of beer a week
3. Don't exercise more than walking where you need to go
4. Smoke cigars or a pipe a couple times a month
5. Drink an energy drink a day
6. Profit

I am anxiously awaiting my millions of dollars from the government.

Other people would call #1 "being on the Atkins Diet". Other than that, it sounds fun. You may have only one body, but you also have only one life.

That said - what's this week's take on:

1. French fries
2. Eggs
3. Chocolate
4. Milk
5. Bread
6. All other "carbs" (pretty smug word, if you ask me)

/asking all that rhetorically
//don't mind me

All these types of studies have ever told us is how we're going to die when we're 60 or 70. I'd be happy to live that long, especially when you consider the average life expectancy of the rest of the world.

I Love beer. I'm having a beer now. Prost from Dresden.



Vending machine at the Pilsner Urquell brewery in Pilsen, CZ.Cheapest one was like 22 cents.



Some bar in the same town. Taps at every table. TAPS AT EVERY TABLE!

ParadisePornoTheater: RamblinReck89: Using me as your sample (hey, a sample size of 1 is big enough for government work), then here is your guide to staying skinny:

1. 3/4 of your diet should be meat. Divide that up 40% red meat, 30% chicken, and 30% bacon
2. Drink about a case of beer a week
3. Don't exercise more than walking where you need to go
4. Smoke cigars or a pipe a couple times a month
5. Drink an energy drink a day
6. Profit

I am anxiously awaiting my millions of dollars from the government.

Other people would call #1 "being on the Atkins Diet". Other than that, it sounds fun. You may have only one body, but you also have only one life.

That said - what's this week's take on:

1. French fries
2. Eggs
3. Chocolate
4. Milk
5. Bread
6. All other "carbs" (pretty smug word, if you ask me)

/asking all that rhetorically
//don't mind me

I like those. If you want to live like me, you should eat those too. Eggs should be made with cheese and bacon in them though. Drink whole milk if you're going to drink milk, since anything else tastes like water.