Hi, way off topic but I have a few questions about the beige. I have been beige for about 5 days now. 1. How much cheating is allowed? Do you cheat much? (eg one slice of normal cheddar). Does cheating a bit just write off the whole experiment? 2. How long until you felt better? So far I feel worse. First off a couple of days of headaches due to caffeine withdrawal. Emotionally I am definately worse, my hayfever is way worse, but I have found that the chronic muscle pain is going. 3. Any tasty beige recipes? I'm losing a bit of weight but I think it is because the food is so boring and terrible and I don't feel like eating any of it. It drives me nuts - eg this afternoon we were making ice slushies and I had to turn my back on the lemon tree in the yard groaning with tasty vitamin C laden lemons and whisk up some sugar and citric acid.
1. My understanding is that no cheating at all is allowed for the initial 3 week period, because you haven't yet established what you can tolerate. The Fedup site (and possibly the book) has a list of common mistakes that seem quite innocent but can mess you up. Effects are cumulative remember.
2. It's usual to feel worse at first. Timing is different for everyone, but I guess it could be up to 10 days. 5 isn't surprising.
3. My definition of tasty is very different these days, so that's a hard question to answer. Salt is your friend. Raw spring onions have a bit of a kick. A splash of maple syrup in the frypan gives both colour and flavour. I usually keep sugar+citric acid mix on hand.
Thanks. I will keep going, although I would have to experience some very obvious improvement in mental and physical health to press on for the long term. Jules is on it too (with similar minor cheating). I think that she does seem to be happier and generally more sunny and cooperative. I know what you mean about the definition of tasty. I found that the slice of mild cheddar cheese I ate yesterday tasted like a full on aged cheese, almost too strong to eat.
I hated it. The delightfully uni-student joshing around between the original UK presenters wasn't there, and neither was the amusingly self-deprecating British humour.
And most of all, the 'most learned' - or most pontificating - presenter, the Jeremy Clarkson supposed analogue, turned out to lack JC's redeeming features of taking it with good grace when ragged on by the other two.
In summary, there was no real chemistry between them, and I felt it didn't work. :(
Yes, well, the human element wasn't entirely fantastic, but that's the kind of thing that needs a few episodes to bed down. I was just grateful that the production design and quality were reasonably up to snuff.
But by no means was it a patch on the British original.
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The Beige
Date: 2008-09-29 12:14 pm (UTC)1. How much cheating is allowed? Do you cheat much? (eg one slice of normal cheddar). Does cheating a bit just write off the whole experiment?
2. How long until you felt better? So far I feel worse. First off a couple of days of headaches due to caffeine withdrawal. Emotionally I am definately worse, my hayfever is way worse, but I have found that the chronic muscle pain is going.
3. Any tasty beige recipes? I'm losing a bit of weight but I think it is because the food is so boring and terrible and I don't feel like eating any of it. It drives me nuts - eg this afternoon we were making ice slushies and I had to turn my back on the lemon tree in the yard groaning with tasty vitamin C laden lemons and whisk up some sugar and citric acid.
Re: The Beige
Date: 2008-09-29 12:40 pm (UTC)1. My understanding is that no cheating at all is allowed for the initial 3 week period, because you haven't yet established what you can tolerate. The Fedup site (and possibly the book) has a list of common mistakes that seem quite innocent but can mess you up. Effects are cumulative remember.
2. It's usual to feel worse at first. Timing is different for everyone, but I guess it could be up to 10 days. 5 isn't surprising.
3. My definition of tasty is very different these days, so that's a hard question to answer. Salt is your friend. Raw spring onions have a bit of a kick. A splash of maple syrup in the frypan gives both colour and flavour. I usually keep sugar+citric acid mix on hand.
Re: The Beige
Date: 2008-09-29 12:44 pm (UTC)Re: The Beige
Date: 2008-09-29 02:41 pm (UTC)Re: The Beige
Date: 2008-09-29 01:33 pm (UTC)I know what you mean about the definition of tasty. I found that the slice of mild cheddar cheese I ate yesterday tasted like a full on aged cheese, almost too strong to eat.
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Date: 2008-09-30 01:32 am (UTC)And most of all, the 'most learned' - or most pontificating - presenter, the Jeremy Clarkson supposed analogue, turned out to lack JC's redeeming features of taking it with good grace when ragged on by the other two.
In summary, there was no real chemistry between them, and I felt it didn't work. :(
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Date: 2008-09-30 01:40 am (UTC)But by no means was it a patch on the British original.
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Date: 2008-09-30 04:29 am (UTC)no subject
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