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Jan 4Liked by Suzy Vitello

Man, I wish graham crackers and corn flakes assuaged sexual desires. Probably if you only ate those things you'd not only give up sex but also on life. Damn you, Kellogg's.

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Jan 4Liked by Suzy Vitello

Love that photo. I know about Lydia Yuknavitch, Chelsea Cain, Monica Drake, Cheryl Strayed, and Chuck Palahniuk. I don't know the last two. And speaking of dieting and eating, I went to the store today and bought big bags of spinach, kale, and collard greens. I never ate leafy greens like this but I'm gonna try to eat more this year lol

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Jan 3Liked by Suzy Vitello

This post was hilarious, but I learned some good diets to try, so thank you Suzy! (Who knew Tapeworms were so cheap when you pay with bitcoin).

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Susie: This was hilarious! I'll add my own from the 50s (yes, we were similarly obsessed!): hard boiled eggs and grapefruit. That was it. Not that it worked, I just hoped it would. Regarding Graham, in preparing for the holidays this year, I assuaged my sweet tooth with graham crackers sandwiched around a thin layer of vanilla icing (from a can, of course). It worked for the 2 weeks before the holiday binge began. Good luck! 5 hours?????

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Jan 3Liked by Suzy Vitello

Love the photo! Monica Drake looks so....enthusiastic 😏 --and is that Chuck Palahniuk far right? 👋🏼

Great story

Thank you-and happy dieting 🙌

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I managed to stick with the crazy diet the past few years, and skip the tapeworm. But it would be nice to have some company.

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I love the post, very humorous details about the various diets you researched. Great photo by the way. Lots of familiar faces. Is that James Bernard Frost? He's amazing. I have a great copy of World Leader Pretend that I cherish. My new kick, started last year sometime about 8 or 9 months ago is Ryze Mushroom Coffee. I've lost 26 pounds and my aches and pains have diminished A LOT. I'm hoping that 2024 is a great year for everyone, the last three years have been insane. Hopefully, things calm down a bit globally and get better.. Happy New Year Suzy! Now I'm gonna make me some Avocado toast!!

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