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Archive through August 06, 2002
Sonia | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:22 pm     If I were a friend or family member of any of the hgs, I think I would worry for their health, physical and emotional. The PBJ diet for an entire week is very unbalanced for all the hgs who lose a channel, and some of them have lost the food channel more than one time. I can understand the Danielle's react when her team lost the last food channel. It's not healthy at all. Last year, I don't think the PBJ diet was never longer than 4 days. Were they all clearly informated of it before they accept to participate to the game? Do the HGs take vitamins when they're on PBJ diet? Does a doctor regularly examine them to check if they're always on decent health condition? Psychologically, it's probably very stressfull to be 24/7 in those walls. I understand those people probably have been clearly informated of these conditions and probably have sign to accept it, but do they receive all medical or psychological help required ? I remember last year, some hgs received psychological help from specialists during the game. Do they receive it just if they ask? May it happen, when producers notice that a hg have a big psychological hard time, they call him/her and offer to help? |
Wigglepuppy | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:27 pm     Look, I don't want to sound b*tchy, but have you ever been to Romania? India? Guyana? BB3 is a complete paradise! I doubt we have to worry about the HG's. Outside of a little VD, I think they're gonna be just fine... |
Shadowkat | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:27 pm     Don't worry Sonia. I seriously doubt that a couple weeks of PBJ would do medical harm to anyone. They do have access to vitamins, and if they have medical problems there is a doctor they can see (i.e. the one who gave Lisa the medicine for her sore). There are also psychologists available if anyone needs one. The hg's aren't being starved to death. They can eat as much pbj as they desire, so if they're hungry, they can eat. |
Ellenkats | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:28 pm     I wouldn't worry too much, Sonia. I really don't think PB&J is gonna hurt anyone for a couple of weeks. I'm sure there are starving people in the world who wouldn't mind having all the pb&j they wanted -- the casts of Survivors would have taken it gladly. I really think the whole pb&j thing is meant as a mental challenge -- shake things up -- irritate the hamsters a bit. |
Cyn | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:29 pm     Wigglepuppy said what i was gonna say. btw, WP, I call my puppy that all the time. |
Ellenkats | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:30 pm     >>Outside of a little VD<< I nearly spit coffee all over my screen!!!! ROFL! |
Wigglepuppy | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:30 pm     Cyn - no way! Wigglepuppy or WP is my cat's name! |
Abbynormal | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:30 pm     Seriously, I think a person could live on PB&J for a long time. peanut butter - protein bread - grain jelly - fruit (sorta) put some milk with it for dairy and by golly you're all set!  |
Cyn | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:33 pm     yeah, WP, but his full name is Tchi Shia Tcha. wigglepuppy is his nickname. would love to see pics of the wigglepuppy kitty. i bet s/he's adorable. |
Dixiebelle31 | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:34 pm     Do you worry about the casts of Survivor as well? Ummm how about going for 30 some odd days eating only rice? Or cornmeal? Or only troica shells and taro? I believe all these reality show contestants are told ahead of time what to expect. And PB&J has a lot of protein and carbs. Seems pretty healthy. |
Cyn | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:36 pm     plus, they go through a vigerous and thorough physical first, or so i have heard them allude to. the only thing being damaged is their behinds. |
Wcv63 | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:38 pm     Cyn: "the only thing being damaged is their behinds." And their egos and reputations!!!  |
Rissa | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:45 pm     Personally I would be dead. LOL Being pre-diabetic in a long line of dead diabetic relatives, that PBJ would have me running for the door. I haven't touched a piece of bread in well over a year, and then probably a year before that. Wouldn't touch jam with a ten foot pole either... both are pure carbohyrdates and would send insulin levels soaring. I hate peanut butter but would eat it if I had to, but how much of that can you eat on it's own? I am sure the HG's are young enough and healthy enough that it won't hurt them besides the mental anguish of the same boring meal every day and the resentment towards the half that get the choice meals. Besides, the PBJ is a BB ritual now, anyone who applies for the show should know it's a possibility and just not apply if their health precludes eating concentrated amounts of those foods, just like I would never apply for survivor because that rice and fruit diet would have me in a coma before the raft landed. |
Julieboo | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:48 pm     I love peanut butter & jelly sandwiches! |
Mrbubble | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:52 pm     Me too Julieboo. As a matter of fact, I've been eating them a lot more these last few weeks. All the talk about PB&J has made me crave them. I had one last night for a midnight snack!!! |
Ellenkats | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:57 pm     Rissa -- and if one had such a health problem, I am sure they would have picked an alternative food. Will watching your diet prolly prevent onset of diabetes? (I didn't know if we had much control of heredity or not). Still sounds healthy of you. |
Ellenkats | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 02:59 pm     I almost wish I liked pb&j to read all these sentimental posts about eating them. :-) I do remember liking peanut butter sandwiches where a little honey was mixed in with peanut butter. Have no idea of the proper ratios to make one though -- been 20 years ago since I prolly ate one. I like jelly on toast sometimes & I like peanut butter in chocolate -- just not pb&j together. |
Earthmother | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 03:03 pm     Wigglepuppy, that is exactly what I was thinking. Do you think the people on Survivor really care how unhealthy the bb house is..as for dirty, ever been to a frat house? OH BOY.. But I never thought about pulling my son out of college because his friends were pigs...lol |
Bmh | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 03:06 pm     ya people on survivor are way more worse off than ppl on BB..I wouldn't really worry...However I would go insane eating PB+J..I hate it!!..it's so gross..I would be stuck having toast and water all week..ugh..I dont even want to think about it |
Bbfanatic | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 03:07 pm     i dont eat balanced meals everyday like i should. but i consider myself healthy. i take my vitamins when i remember to. i exercise 5 days a week. i love pb&j. yummy!! george, bunky, and now gerry lost weight in the house. i thought it was cute when ger was checking his new figure out. |
Earthmother | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 03:10 pm     having Pb right now on celrey..ummmmm good. Pb is very high in protein, little saturated fat and has few carbs or sugars. It is one of the healthiest foods you can eat. |
Rissa | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 03:11 pm     Ellen, a normal adult can develop diabetes (type II) by years of bad eating, obesity, etc and avoid it by doing the opposite. I am genetically predisposed to brittle diabetes though (a different group) and already testing borderline so for me eating extremely healthy is a way to delay to FULL onset. The longer I can delay it, the less likely I will be to suffer the joyous maladies that come with diabetes because those (like blindness) are cumulative. A week of jam/jelly might not affect a person immediately but it would add to the scorecard for down the road. Even as a kid, I hated for anything to touch my peanut butter and it totally grosses me out when my kids put butter on the bread first and then PB, much less jam after that. UCK! RFLMAO! |
Zachsmom | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 03:13 pm     Sonia..do you have kids? If not..you should be aware that children will go through periods of time where they will eat only ONE type of food (funny..most often it's PB&J)..and that is it..breakfast,lunch,dinner,snack..they will only eat that ONE item..and the duration of this is much much longer than the 1 week the HG go through this.. |
Earthmother | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 03:18 pm     Kids will eat pb&j every meal and sometimes..oohhh gaspppppp...with dirty hands. |
Ellenkats | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 03:19 pm     Rissa Ugh! I am glad you're being careful with your diet then. :-) |
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