"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Rye bread

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Rye has a few more carbs and a little less protein but the difference isn't enough to really worry about. Any of the truly dark breads are typically better than any made with white flour.
 

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I don't remember exactly off the top of my head but i'm under the impression that rye bread is lower gi than most other breads but i don't feel like looking it up right now to be certain.

Most 'whole wheat' bread is bogus anyway. I even think there's some nonsense going on with subway's wheat bread being dyed white bread.
 

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mrRuckus said:
I don't remember exactly off the top of my head but i'm under the impression that rye bread is lower gi than most other breads but i don't feel like looking it up right now to be certain.

Most 'whole wheat' bread is bogus anyway. I even think there's some nonsense going on with subway's wheat bread being dyed white bread.
Breads made with the dark grains typically have a lower GI. As for the 'whole wheat,' it's best to go for foods which are labeled "100% Whole Wheat" in order to select the most beneficial products.
 

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mrRuckus said:
Most 'whole wheat' bread is bogus anyway. I even think there's some nonsense going on with subway's wheat bread being dyed white bread.
What???? Is this really true?
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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Francisco d'Anconia said:
Breads made with the dark grains typically have a lower GI. As for the 'whole wheat,' it's best to go for foods which are labeled "100% Whole Wheat" in order to select the most beneficial products.
That's my point. They'll say that, claim it, whatever but it still won't be true. "100% whole wheat" covers a lot of bread and it's not just one thing. It's more a marketing gimmick than anything.


*google google*
ok, i'm back. I didn't spend much time but here's a start:
http://www.theloseweightdiet.com/blog/37/whole-wheat-bread/

See, how can it be 100% whole wheat if they added a bunch of sh1t?!
 

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mrRuckus said:
That's my point. They'll say that, claim it, whatever but it still won't be true. "100% whole wheat" covers a lot of bread and it's not just one thing. It's more a marketing gimmick than anything.
Actually the Department of Agriculture says "100% Whole Grain" can only be used if the product contain the entire grain and not stripped away or hybrid flour mixtures.
 

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Kerpal said:
And even that isn't enough sometimes. At my grocery store there is only ONE kind of 100% whole wheat bread that doesn't have high fructose corn syrup!
Well, at least you've found it. The other breads may have been of the "honey wheat" variety.

Another source of nutritious foods is that which are made for people with certain food allergies. Typically it's from some type of processed foods so there are now producers who make healthy, natural alternatives to several of the foods people eat on a regular basis.
 

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subway's wheat doesn't even claim to be 100% whole wheat. b/c it isn't. the white & wheat have the same fiber/sugar profile, while the wheat actually has more starch! lest you think honey oat sounds better, it's got even more sugar & starch, and one extra gram of fiber (the ratio's about the same). the estimated glycemic loads are all nearly the same.

white: http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C00001-01c21ij.html
wheat: http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C00001-01c21ik.html
honey oat: http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C00001-01c21ip.html

conclusion: forget going low carb w/ a subway sandwich.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

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some of the starch in potato bread comes from (surprise).

ergo, it's ratio of fiber to starch will be even worse, unless they get cute and throw some form of fiber in. check the package, your mileage may vary.

(in particular, bread producers manipulate serving sizes, slice sizes, and the fact that everything gets rounded to the nearest whole number to paint whatever picture they want)
 

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Its cheaper and healthier to make the bread on your own anyways.

You can buy the ingredients in bulk. You can choose your own gluten, you can choose to mix in a few tablespoons of protein, you can use oats, white flour, whole wheat, mix wheat. You can choose if you use milk at all, or skim, or whole. You can choose to use sugar or aspartame (kidding).

When you make it on your own its so much better. Also, learn how to make the bread WITHOUT a breadmaker, it tastes better coming out of the oven in my opinion.
 

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I went to pick up some rye bread yesterday. They were all listed as being made from enriched flour. Is that the stuff we should be avoiding?
 

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DarthJuan said:
I went to pick up some rye bread yesterday. They were all listed as being made from enriched flour. Is that the stuff we should be avoiding?
Not necessarily. Enriched (by FDA rules) means "added vitamins." Now if the vitamins are added to any white/bleached, refined flour then I would say pass.
 
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