Pride comes before a fall!
In German we say Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall. This post is being written by a woman who despises all forms of food and drink that carry attributes such as diet, low-fat, low-calorie, light, extra-light. I used to think of them as silly marketing gimmicks.
There’s more. For instance, I don’t like the taste of margarine, and I loathe I-Can’t-Believe-It’s-Not-Butter (believe it or not, I CAN believe that that stuff is not butter, because it simply doesn’t taste like butter!!). Just looking at the watery appearance of skimmed milk lets me shudder. One of my favourite snacks is fresh bread, thickly buttered and smothered with (full-fat) mayonnaise; I even blogged about that a few years ago.
Brie cheese (55-65% fat I believe) is one of my favourites, and the local advertising for ‘Baronesse’ cheese claiming to have less fat than any other comparable cheese invariably makes me groan and counter that it also had so and so many percent less taste.
I could go on and on listing all the culinary delights I love to indulge in. But I’m already drooling, and that’s rather frustrating as I’m going to have to eat humble pie henceforth: turns out my blood-tests (both the one done by my doctor and the other at the hospital) revealed a high level of cholesterol. At least my blood pressure has been as low as it’s always been, but still… I intend to take heed of the warning. But man, it’s depressing! I don’t even know where to start making changes to my diet – it would appear I’m a cholesterol addict! Luckily I’m also a fan of oats, which I’m told is a good cholesterol-fighter, but it’s probably not a good idea trying to subsist on three meals of oats a day.
I’m still reeling from my headache troubles that haven’t gone away, and now this on top of it; I’m wondering what’s next on the list of stuff that karma has in store for me…
Tags: cholesterol
Ahh – the issue of cholesterol! I have a family history of that, and because of that I regularly get it checked. As it always is on the higher end of the OK range, my mum was always very fussy about making sure we don’t get too much cholesterol in our diet. Luckily this meant that I didn’t get used to the taste of it, and so I don’t miss it – I guess that’s much better than having been used to it and need to get it out of your diet! Good luck with your cholesterol-busting efforts
That truly sucks, Beanie! I sympathize completely, because I don’t like low-fat anything. Margarine is edible, but only barely.
Maybe you can find some info online about how to reduce cholesterol without giving up the good stuff. Personally speaking, I couldn’t live without butter. And eggs. And cheese. :/ Sorry… I’ll stop now. But seriously, there must be alternatives, because we all know the substitutes for these natural fats are not good for your health either! Hugs!