1.0Doing Life Togetherhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogetherLinda Mintlehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogether/author/lmintleIt's Diet but Making Me Fat?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JGGkNhFnqW"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogether/2019/12/diet-making-fat.html">It’s Diet but Making Me Fat?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogether/2019/12/diet-making-fat.html/embed#?secret=JGGkNhFnqW" width="600" height="338" title="“It’s Diet but Making Me Fat?” — Doing Life Together" data-secret="JGGkNhFnqW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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It’s the week after the marathon eating day called Thanksgiving. Time to diet or at least try to eat better. After all, we still have Christmas to deal with when it comes to eating temptations. How about switching to diet sodas? Good or bad idea? When my diabetic father used to visit, I stocked the refrigerator…https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogether/files/2019/11/beverages-3105631_1920-1024x683.jpg