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Food Poisoning on Ambien and Michael's Intermittent Fasting Question

from Fat Camp with Justin Silver · #117

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4 min

Caller

Tim tells his story of getting food poisoning and hitting his head while high on two Ambien on a flight from Hong Kong, then caller Michael asks about intermittent fasting and gets compared to their overweight friend Louis.

In this bit10 moments
  • 31:54The emotional void food fills: feelings of worthlessness and not deserving.
  • 32:06Tim suggests moving to another vice instead, like sex or drugs, to address the underlying anxiety and depression.
  • 32:24His take on sex addiction: if you're a sex addict, you're gay.
  • 32:47Looking through old photos, analyzing his appearance from high school as someone who could go either way.
  • 33:09Not all babies are cute — he's seen ugly babies, though the caller was a cute baby.
  • 33:30Tim comments on the caller's fat friends and suggests he needs to hang around thinner people.
  • 33:52Sitting next to a fat person on a plane means facing one of two types of women: one who fetishizes you, or one disgusted by your flesh spilling into her seat.
  • 34:33The caller grew to hate fat people while running and losing weight, realizing it was actually self-hatred.
  • 34:49Tim describes having Jewish self-hatred without the annoying Jewish stereotypes, but carrying the Italian tendency to complain and be pushy.
  • 35:13He and the caller are spoiled New Yorkers who complain everywhere they go isn't as good as New York.
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