How Squidoo Made Me Fat!
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Are the Best Food Recipes in the World on Squidoo?
I've had enough, I'm speaking out. My weight from the time of my high school graduation, through college and beyond for more than 25 years never really varied. Now, since joining Squidoo I've gained a few pounds. And, they aren't pretty.
I can love myself in any form but I refuse to become a statistic. Read on to see what I'm facing and what I plan to do about it!
So, How Did Squidoo Make Me Fat?
First you have to understand that inherent in an addiction to Squidoo, or any form of internet business, is the amount of time spent sitting on your backside. The evil in this is, what's NOT happening. Activity. Yep, no activity means lower metabolic rate which translated means all those calories are converted into... that's right, body fat.Lack of activity is only one factor that can cause weight gain. As I indicated above if you browse Squidoo for long, you're going to encounter some of the best food recipes you've ever found and yes, consuming more food than what you're expending has such results.
What I'm Going To Do About It
First, I'm going to reserve time each day for activities I love which keep me fit. (At least until recently when I began to confuse my backside with the chair seat!) I'm pushing myself away from my desk.Secondly, I am charging certain lensmasters with purposely conspiring to make me fat. I'm accusing them of offering the best food recipes which cannot be resisted. Furthermore, I assert that they colluded in the effort to overtake my good senses in regards to eating only dry, tasteless foods in order to avoid too much pleasure or weight gain. I will now attempt to present the evidence that I'm sure will support my case.
Warning!
View the following at your own risk. I have determined that many of these represent the best food recipes on the internet. Extreme gustatory pleasure and weight gain are possible if overindulgence isn't avoided. Proceed with care.
At First Casual Exposure to the Best Food Recipes Seemed Innocent Enough
As I began exploring Squidoo, I started noticing some tasty things to do with some of my favorite produce. I thought, hey, this is great way of discovering more fun ways to eat the things I love!Through Squidoo, I found all kinds of new and interesting things to do with broccoli, spinach, strawberries, carrots, and much more. I had found some of the best food recipes I've ever experienced. As "exhibit A" in my case against Squidoo lensmasters however, I present to you a few selected lenses to aquaint you with the subtle torture I've endured.
Later I Noticed Some Great Recipes for Main Dishes Too!
After a few months on Squidoo I found I was no longer searching the web and finding recipes that who-knows-who put up; possibly posted with errors. No, now I was getting recipes done by people who cater, chefs, and other culinary experts. These were truly the best food recipes out there.Many of them gave step-by-step instructions and beautiful photographs to help me out in the kitchen. There are so many out there but here are just a few to demonstrate what I'm talking about; they're also part the evidence I'm presenting for your consideration.
Then Warm Weather Came Along with a Whole New Batch of the Best Food Recipes
Ah, how could I resist these outdoor specialities? I was overwhelmed with some of the best food recipes for grilling, barbequing, picnicking, and tailgating. Even as I was reveling in these new found treasures I knew that these lensmasters were only plotting for the next step.Here are a couple just so that you can glimpse what it is I faced each day on Squidoo.
And My Sense of Adventure Kicked In
I love to experiment with foods I've never tried, some of the best food recipes I've ever used had their roots in other lands. I was in heaven when I started noticing how Squidoo experts published recipes from their various homelands or family recipes which reflected their ethnic background.As "exhibit D" in my case against Squidoo lensmasters, check these out and make special note of the variety and authenticity. I assure you that much of my enjoyment was under duress and not of my own free will.
Later I Needed Those Hearty Dishes
As the months progressed, my Squidoo addiction worsened. I began to realize how calculated the effort had been. I now longed for those hearty meals that would sustain me for long hours at my desk. I had no difficulty of course finding the best food recipes that could give me the endurance I needed.They knew my weakness and capitalized on it. Below are just a few of the dishes to which I succumbed.
Finally There Were Sweets! Have They No Shame?
Even at this late date I might have been saved. If I could have turned from my computer monitor, run out the door and returned to eating the same bland, tired meals I was accustomed to having for so long. But just as my awareness of a increasingly unbalanced existence emerged...the sweets came and did the dirty work.The combination of my Squidoo addiction and my discovery of the best food recipes on the web had taken over completely. Below is my closing argument against the lensmasters of Squidoo who have worked toward my undoing.
What's Your Verdict?
Did the Relentless Recipes from Lensmasters Constitute a Criminal Act?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes, These Recipes Are Too Good to Be Legal!
Kids says:
I think that those recipes look tasty. Sign me up!
Posted October 30, 2011
MaryaSanders says:
Yep! So What? Make More! They're absolutely killer... plus you've got to have a little fun every once in a while!
Posted January 15, 2011
JoyfulPamela says:
I'm almost afraid to even look at recipe lenses sometimes. =D They are truly some of the tastiest items I've seen on the web!
Posted January 15, 2011
ElizabethJeanAllen says:
Yep! some of those yummy deserts have a million calories. I can't resist.
Posted October 03, 2009
amandascloset0 says:
Well, I think I'll go fix something to eat now. hehe! Great recipes!
Posted January 13, 2009
NAIZA says:
Oh, gosh! They're all so yummy! How I wish it is touchable right now.. I'm starving! :)
Posted December 18, 2008
OhMe says:
Well, viewing the recipes just makes me hungry but doesn't give me the desire to cook. Thank goodness.
Posted December 16, 2008
nightbear says:
They are shameless and heartless. Constantly attacking our senses with beautiful food pictures and delectable recipes. GUILTY!
Posted December 02, 2008
Evelyn_Saenz says:
I was sitting here quietly Squidooing and your lens caught my attention. Now instead of taking a walk I am contemplating the Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe right above here or one of Chef Keem's incredible concoctions.
In order to save my health I am just going to have to go back to the Education section and concentrate on adjectives and verbs and hope that they are not describing and stirring up any food.
Posted December 02, 2008
No, It's Merely the Idleness of Your Addiction That Did You In!
bethd821 says:
I could go either way on this one, but I think I have to sway to the no side.
Posted October 07, 2009
JaguarJulie says:
Ah -- me thinks not the recipes themselves, but how we lensmasters have stayed glued to our computers cranking out new lenses and participating in the forum -- that has packed on the pounds and inches!
Posted January 13, 2009
Susan52 says:
It may have been the idleness of your addiction, but don't worry. I share the addiction, too!
Posted December 06, 2008
aj2008 says:
Too good to be legal? Absolutely! I have gained a few pounds since July, when I joined Squidoo - but then again inactivity due to a health problem may just have contributed too..... So maybe not.
Posted December 02, 2008
Don't Let This Happen to Others
If you know of other best food recipes that could be considered harmful to vulnerable individuals, please list them here. We have to warn innocent web surfers of what these lensmasters are capable of doing to their lives.
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MaryaSanders
Jan 15, 2011 @ 2:07 pm | delete
- I'm so hungry now! Makes me want to go eat junk food haha!
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waterlesscookwareguy
Sep 5, 2010 @ 6:29 pm | delete
- Good point on the family type recipes. I've never been a big fan of recipes from a cookbook, a lot of the time they lack a little something. For instance last week we got this waterless cookware and it came with a recipe book. We tried a few of the recipes that look good in the picture, but the only came out so so. Maybe Squidoo can make me fat :)
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A_RovingReporter
May 15, 2009 @ 1:39 pm | delete
- Great lens. I feel like looking for food right now! But I've to watch my weight...5*
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susannaduffy
Apr 24, 2009 @ 6:57 am | delete
- Excellent! I'm hungry now
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amandascloset0
Jan 13, 2009 @ 8:14 pm | delete
- Great lens, very cute and yummy! 5 stars!
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Introduction: SaddaGocaraRupa.
How Did Squidoo Make Me Fat: Jeff Kubina.
What I'm Going to Do About It: Bloomsberries.
Great Recipes for Main Dishes: thebusybrain.
Then My Sense of Adventure Kicked In: FotoosVanRobin.
Hearty Dishes: KD35.
Casual Exposure to the Best Food Recipes Seemed Innocent Enough: Janice Yuavllos.
Then Warm Weather Came Along: Harris Graber.
Sweets: gaetanlee.
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