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Not long ago, a friend, OT, had suggested to me a particular diet plan. He wasn’t suggesting it to me because I had asked him for advice or that I had needed the advice, but it came with a story. OT told me about how he stayed sexy-skinny — my words, not his — when he was in that crowd, where he needed to be “sexy-skinny.”
The trick? The Two P’s: Popcorn and Pickles. I want to add, if it were my diet suggestion, it would’ve been the Three P’s; I. Love. Peanut Butter. (Three P’s and a B?)
Today is National Popcorn Day, so of course, I was reminded of this story, and I simply had to share it. It seemed like pretty great advice from someone who isn’t a nutritionist but could hang with the twinks. Also, OT is chock-full of sage advice, so this is your one warning: there are more tidbits of wisdom coming soon.
When he was on tour, OT was around slender, almost sickeningly skinny, young gay men. As an artist, selling his work, he was the advertisement for that work. So he had blend in with his audience. This meant also being worryingly skinny.
Leading up to being on tour, he ate only the two ingredients: popcorn and pickles. While popcorn is usually delicious — theatre butter, oil, vinegar, cheddar, etc. — he ate it dry. Just. Popped. Corn.
Think that’s bad? He didn’t do it for the taste. Like celery, chewing popcorn takes a negative effect on calories. Unlike most things you eat, chewing on these two crunchy choices will burn more calories than their worth.
You’re not actually getting the calories you need for the day, with eating only popcorn. Your stomach by about midday is crying out for more. So what can you do?
Apparently, pickles, like their cucumber companions, are fantastic at easing your stomach. Similar to ginger! Not only all that, but that pickle or two… or three (if you’re me), is the only thing bringing home the calories!
Got the grumblies? Eat a pickle! Feeling ill in the tum-tum? Pick a pickle! Feeling a lil worn out? Take a load off, and take a pickle with ya!
So as I sit back and watch some documentaries with a notebook and pen in hand, you can be sure, I’m eating popcorn, and I’m thinking of OT. Happy National Popcorn Day!
I did! So I found a little history here. You should too!
Maybe even more? Comment with your best popcorn photo!
Freelance Writer, Journalist, and Social Media Manager, Brienna Parsons, creates content for patrons across the country, including past work for such patronage as, 2016 New York State Senatorial Green Party candidate, Robin Laverne Wilson, New York Students Rising, and YourPortJervisIsShowing.com.
She is a proud Voice of Democracy, with experience as an advocate in Albany with the New York Public Interest Research Group, transgender and student rights groups, as well as having served as a Student Senator at the State University of New York at New Paltz.
Brienna once wanted to continue her representative path in her hometown of Port Jervis, N.Y., but has instead found a liking for the work of an independent monitor of power.
She enjoys long walks while reading, analyzing shows like American Horror Story and films such as anything Marvel or DC, and strumming her bass guitar with a cat on her feet.
She accepts commissions for writing assignments and can be found on Fiverr and Upwork.
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