please empty your brain below
I'd be tempted to change doctors.

SSS | 11.03.08 - 8:06 a.m. | #

Poor you - sorry to hear that DG.

Shouldn't 'I love Creme Eggs' now be written in the past tense?

Marc | 11.03.08 - 8:10 a.m. | #

Get a second opinion?

DTL | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 8:29 a.m. | #

Be honest mate, they are utterly disgusting. Go check out Paul A Young at Royal Exchange or Camden Passage to find out what chocolate can be like.

dg writes: er, I think you've missed the point...

Gavin | 11.03.08 - 8:41 a.m. | #

Two thoughts:
- that can't be good (healthwise), if the doc's right
- how are you ever going to survive without another creme egg?

If it were me, I'd be saying sod the first and worry about the second.

Vic | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 8:47 a.m. | #

Surely one a week can't hurt?? There could be worse things to be addicted to.

embo | 11.03.08 - 9:36 a.m. | #

Can you really tell the difference when they pass the sell-by date? Especially if you keep them in the 'fridge. They are usually so conservative with these dates that you could easily double them - and it is only a sell-by date anyway, not an eat-by date.

Rick | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 9:40 a.m. | #

Oh dear - I do sympathize. Start at one a year (they CAN'T prove that this is dangerous!) and negotiate from there.

Vogel von Neustadt | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 10:01 a.m. | #

I don't know anything about probability theory, but "probably shouldn't" isn't as definitive as "definitely shouldn't". It sounds as though there is a bit of latitude there!

dianne | 11.03.08 - 10:06 a.m. | #

I fear that Fate she was a-tempted by your Birthday Poem...

Blue Witch | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 10:11 a.m. | #

Commiserations on the health stuff.

But really, no more Creme Eggs? Is that such a bad thing? (IMHO, of course)

Lyle | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 10:37 a.m. | #

Oh noes!

Josh | 11.03.08 - 11:04 a.m. | #

Been calling them "diabetes in a foil wrapper" for ages now...

Chz | 11.03.08 - 11:07 a.m. | #

Wow.. um, I used to love these, too. Ate the fondant with a spoon and licked the egg clean before devouring the chocolate. I'd never thought of them as being such an intense sensual experience, though.

I'm all hot now.

china blue | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 12:03 p.m. | #

That sucks, DG. Sorrow

Katisha | 11.03.08 - 12:15 p.m. | #

Really - you'd probably be OK with a couple of those minature ones.

This one, however, you might want to avoid.

Battersea Pig | 11.03.08 - 12:23 p.m. | #

Get a job in advertising as a copywriter.

And there are other things you can drool over - altho not many that are good for you!

Temp | 11.03.08 - 12:56 p.m. | #

I'd definitely get a second opinion.

Apart from which, at the rate you eat them they shouldn't do that much damage, should they? Maybe you could compensate for the carbohydrate increase by getting off the bus a couple of stops early & walking/jogging the rest of the way, for the rest of the week.

Though given recent revelations about what traffic fumes do to your brain - could be a toss up which is 'worse' for you! Sadness!

Bronchitikat | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 1:32 p.m. | #

What about Worcester Sauce flavoured crisps..are they banned as well?

dg writes: yup, afraid so

Amused | 11.03.08 - 1:35 p.m. | #

I can't stand them personally. Much too sweet. I've been eating Lindt 70\\% cocoa 'Chilli' flavour this past weekend - has a very hot note about 30 seconds in. Wonderful

I've been wondering what's going on with Wispas, which they reintroduced a while ago. The only place I've seen them in the last few months is Stansted airport...

The Londoneer | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 1:36 p.m. | #

Sorry about your Creme Egg ban - surely one or two now and then won't hurt?

Of course, you could always switch to Cadbury's Mini Eggs instead...

Andrewh | 11.03.08 - 1:44 p.m. | #

Pah! What do Doctors know?

Creme eggs are exquisite, carry on enjoying htem.

John | 11.03.08 - 1:55 p.m. | #

Oooh, unlucky.

If you DO eat another Creme Egg and it kills you TO DEATH, can I have your record collection?

Scaryduck | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 2:02 p.m. | #

DG - wash your hands!

Sympathies with the creme egg ban - personally I dislike them - the chocolate bit is fine, its that sugary fondant goop inside that makes me shudder. In fact, it is probably in my top ten of chocolate to eat only when desperate - do blokes have lists like that, I wonder?

Jayne | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 2:20 p.m. | #

The question remains. HDYEY?

Albert | 11.03.08 - 2:59 p.m. | #

Creme Eggs and Worcester Sauce flavoured crisps...not a good Monday at all.
Keep your chin up DG!

Amused | 11.03.08 - 4:38 p.m. | #

It always sucks when the simple pleasures are taken away. Hopefully you will at least notice an improvement in your health without them.

Also, belated birthday greetings to you.

Betty | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 5:12 p.m. | #

Betty - I feel absolutely fine, so alas I'm not going to notice any improvement in my health. Until I don't drop dead, that is.

diamond geezer | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 6:47 p.m. | #

Doctors are such killjoys. You could work the occasional CE into your diet, calculating the fat/sugar content as part of the recommended intake. It's not as though you're mathematically challenged.

Great Aunt Annie | 11.03.08 - 7:32 p.m. | #

I've never liked Creme Eggs. It's like a septic gunshot wound - that yellow revolting pus bursts out. I want to huck up just thinking about the things. Sorry.

Matt | 11.03.08 - 7:54 p.m. | #

Oh dear - it's as if someone forbade me to eat salt 'n' vinegar crisps - and marmite on toast (not at the same time, obviously, doh) - what would I do?

Scary can have my LP collection (I knew he loved Boy George) and perhaps you'd like my CD collection? There's a bit of Robbie there - loadsa Queen and other oddities that Q has built up.

What say you?

zed | Homepage | 11.03.08 - 9:48 p.m. | #

Sorry to hear about the potential loss of some favourite treats DG. If Great Aunt Annie's suggestion can work for you then this nutrition page might be helpful.

http:/
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I hope that you didn't lose the odd Beck's too.

Oliver | 11.03.08 - 9:51 p.m. | #

I always thought the greatest danger arising from trying to eat a refrigerated creme egg lay in the dental department.

Rob | 11.03.08 - 9:53 p.m. | #

I'm sure DG knows this, but in case anyone reading this doesn't:

The pedantic medic in me would like to point out that cutting out creme eggs isn't necessarily just about long term weight reduction or whatever. Some people may not be able to control their blood sugar and eating a creme egg will send the levels sky high, causing silent damage to many and varied body parts. So trying to follow recommended levels for the general population may be a *seriously* bad idea.

Amber | 11.03.08 - 11:43 p.m. | #

Brilliant post DG. You have amazing restraint keeping an egg until November!

Enjoy the egg season.

And ignore that doctor (espescially if she was nhs.They're generally wrong anyway)

london ducky | 11.03.08 - 11:56 p.m. | #

Not dropping dead is a worthy goal.

Betty | Homepage | 12.03.08 - 1:03 a.m. | #

Maybe if you remove the filling and just eat that and not the chocolate? Novel way to 'eat yours'?

deus-ex-machina | Homepage | 13.03.08 - 11:31 p.m. | #

Creme eggs are like the best thing ever! Mini eggs coming in a close second. Ignore your doctor, I've maintained being a size 6 by eating all the 'never' stuff on that list and ignoring the 'healthy' cack. Dripping is fab! I plan never to get my cholesterol checked.
Enjoying your blog btw Bendy Girl

bendy girl | Homepage | 17.03.08 - 8:05 p.m. | #











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