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Screw the carb and calorie counting, this virus stuff has me scared.

epcotisbest
epcotisbest Posts: 2,176
edited April 2020 in Off Topic
Maybe I am a wimp, maybe unreasonably scared, maybe being unreasonably cautious, maybe not.
I could not sleep again last night and got up around 4:45 a.m. Around 6 I decided to go ahead and make breakfast, quietly.
Had it all ready when the wife and pups got up. As you can see, I ignored carbs and calories again this morning, something I am doing way too often in these uncertain times. Gotta get back on track some day, and soon. But, it is hard to care a whole lot when you just might get a virus and die, at least if that happened, I will not have died hungry. I don't mean for that to sound flippant nor am I trying to be funny. Just thinking it is hard to care about little stuff right now. Yes, I'm sure I'll pay for not eating right and my sugar is elevated, but just finding it hard to care about that right now.
Bacon, egg and cheese biscuits and hash browns:


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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 32,484
    Are there any carbs in bourbon?  Asking for a friend...
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,694
    edited April 2020
    Great looking cook. But your chances of dying is so very, very slim. That breakfast will kill you first.  :)
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). 

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  • Spaightlabs
    Spaightlabs Posts: 2,349
    edited April 2020
    Looks excellent.  you can get back on track anytime, but it's a shorter trip if you get back on today.

    Times are stressful, and it is pretty easy to find an excuse to eat without intention, but in reality eating poorly isn't going to diminish your stress at all. It might temporarily release some endorphins, but it doesn't last.

    Eat all the carbs you want. Roasted taters are a great source and pretty low in cals for the volume you can consume. Watch your calories.  Don't eat nutritionally dense foods too often as they aren't as satisfying.  

    No judgement but you are probably sneaking up on 700 calories with one sammich and one hash brown patty, that's a big chunk of your day's fuel supply.

    As my wife likes to remind me - you can't eat like an a-hole all the time.  ;)

    Be well.
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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Are there any carbs in bourbon?  Asking for a friend...
    blasphemy
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • cookingdude555
    cookingdude555 Posts: 3,196
    looks awesome.
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 9,969
    Nice to see you posting again. Great looking breakfast. 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,385
    not a big fan of the fruit and veggie isle right now with everyone picking pieces up putting them down and inspecting them. pretty much all ive bought in that section is prebagged oranges, potatoes in the bag, onions in the bag, and beets, no one touches the beets
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • 55Kevy
    55Kevy Posts: 235
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Are there any carbs in bourbon?  Asking for a friend...
    That's one of the great things about distilled spirits: no carbs. And I do love my single malts.

    Kevin

    Beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, CA
    XL BGE, Woo2, AR


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  • CigarCityEgger
    CigarCityEgger Posts: 2,109
    They’re calling it the quarantine 15, since carbs don’t count during a pandemic, you’re good.  

    great looking breakfast 
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  • gmanrva
    gmanrva Posts: 424
    I feel the same way! I love having an excuse for over eating and drinking! Cheers!
    LGE Mechanicsville Va, XLGE Wake Va., LGE Duck NC.
    Formely Gman2 before password debacle 
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  • CTMike
    CTMike Posts: 3,384
    edited April 2020
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Are there any carbs in bourbon?  Asking for a friend...
    Very few
    MMBGE / Large BGE / XL BGE (Craigslist Find) / SF30x80 cabinet trailer - "Ol' Mortimer" / Outdoor kitchen in progress.  

    RECOVERING BUBBLEHEAD
    Southeastern CT. 
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,792
    dang, now you made me hungry  :D
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009
    XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • epcotisbest
    epcotisbest Posts: 2,176
    cdnewman said:
    The meal looks wonderful, but as someone currently treating covid19 + patients, I have to say that lowering your a1c and keeping your blood sugar in check is the single best thing you could possibly do to survive this virus. I’ve been caring for critically ill patients for almost 20 years and been in healthcare since 1988. This virus scares me in a way nothing else ever has. But there are things we can do to reduce the chance of dying from it and keeping our blood sugar in control, weight down and a1c in check are among those with the strongest evidence. This stuff isn’t easy, I wish you luck. But please do what you can.

    Thank you for the heartfelt advice and mostly thank you for what you do in caring for others.
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