[SamAdams76]

Doughnut king Krispy Kreme predicts its earnings to be 10 percent lower than originally expected this year; the maker of baked goodies like Twinkies and Yodels says its sales are down 2.5 percent; and Florida orange-juice makers are fighting a 5 percent sales dive.

Little over a year ago, I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of Krispy Kreme stores to my area. I was salivating over the prospect of picking up a half dozen on a lazy Sunday morning and eating them all in my car as I read the paper.

But last April 1, I went on a low-carb diet (no April foolin') and lost over 100 pounds. Krispy Kreme has been in the area for a year now and I haven't been inside of one yet. And I go to Dunkin' Donuts for their coffee only. No Twinkies in over a year. No Yodels. Not even a glass of orange juice. I thought it would be tough giving that stuff up but after about two months, it was no longer a problem. Now a cup of yogurt is my dessert (tastes like soft-serve ice cream to me) and a handful of nuts satisfies any cravings for snacks that I might have.

[Pharmboy]

Wow! I remember meeting you in '98 at the March for Justice...I prolly wouldn't recognize you now (I think we were hanging out waiting to get into the pizza dinner meeting).

[R. Scott]

Not even a glass of orange juice.

I love orange juice. I often crave a large cold glass of orange juice, but I’m diabetic.
When the craving gets too bad, I’ll cut back on breakfast and drink the juice - after working out with weights for half an hour or so. If I get my blood sugar down around 60 or 70 (dangerous, but a nice “high”) my after breakfast numbers will be in the low hundreds - where they should be.