It's not a good idea to try to reduce your consumption of carbohydrates when you are suffering from full-blown PMS. I have managed to not have a can of pop (which is easy to substitute with tea, though I will have to buy more of a selection now that I have money), but resisting the dark chocolate Hershey's Kisses has been murder! Kudos to me though -- I've only eaten three in the last hour. Distract yourself with difficult reading -- that's the ticket.
But let's just say it's a DAMN good thing there are no Cheetos Puffs in the house . . . . I'd even settle for crunchy Cheetos. Or Doritos.
This was prompted not by a general concern for overall health and body weight (which is reason enough, certainly), but by a comment made by Alton Brown on last night's episode of "Good Eats" (on the Food Network, for those of you living under a rock). He was making his own protein power bars and discussing carbs, fats, and proteins. He said that high carb intake by people who do not exercise afterwards leads to subsequent blood glucose crash and adrenaline release. I have noticed for months that a good proportion of my "anxiety attacks" come after I have either eaten a lot of carbs or haven't eaten for a long time and then have a meal -- AND they resemble an adrenaline rush (shakes, high heart rate with resultant headache, low body temp). I knew there was a connection, but I couldn't figure out the exact cause and effect. Alton Brown's comment last night got me thinking, so I decided to experiment. I'd hypothetically not consume any refined carbs and see how I felt throughout the day. Given my current, aforementioned physiological state, I'd say I'm doing pretty well. AND I'm feeling pretty well -- no anxiety attacks/adrenaline rushes so far.
But it's taking all I have not to call Mom and have her pick up some Cheetos Puffs on her way home from work . . . .
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