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Some more information from Wikipedia:

The primary health risk identified for trans fat consumption is an elevated risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).[30] A comprehensive review of studies of trans fats was published in 2006 in the New England Journal of Medicine reports a strong and reliable connection between trans fat consumption and CHD, concluding that "On a per-calorie basis, trans fats appear to increase the risk of CHD more than any other macronutrient, conferring a substantially increased risk at low levels of consumption (1 to 3 percent of total energy intake)".[4] This study estimates that between 30,000 and 100,000 cardiac deaths per year in the United States are attributable to the consumption of trans fats.

So, yes, it is a health risk - even saturated fats (animal fat and delicious, delicious butter, for example) are better for you than these artificially made products.

A very wise friend said to me once, "One meal doesn't make you fat". Neither does one day, or one week. Honestly, the only part of your description that worries me is "I was eating without thinking, to quell anxiety". Other than that, you indulged a little - enjoyed yourself, I hope - and you're back on track.

I find her version of Spotted Rooster to be a bit oily, but we have her "Black Beans Charros" about once a month. Beans and rice is my favorite category of food. :)

I like my bacon both ways - bacon is delicious is all its forms. A single piece with both crispy and soft parts is the ultimate piece of bacon.

Some more information from Wikipedia:

The primary health risk identified for trans fat consumption is an elevated risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).[30] A comprehensive review of studies of trans fats was published in 2006 in the New England Journal of Medicine reports a strong and reliable connection between trans fat consumption and CHD, concluding that "On a per-calorie basis, trans fats appear to increase the risk of CHD more than any other macronutrient, conferring a substantially increased risk at low levels of consumption (1 to 3 percent of total energy intake)".[4] This study estimates that between 30,000 and 100,000 cardiac deaths per year in the United States are attributable to the consumption of trans fats.

So, yes, it is a health risk - even saturated fats (animal fat and delicious, delicious butter, for example) are better for you than these artificially made products.

techcommdood, you must live somewhere near Stewart's--the only gas station/convenience store with incredibly good house-brand food. an ice cream sale at Stewart's is announced a week ahead of time, so people can clean out their freezers and make room. seriously.

I hear ya. I have the same problem. I have OK weeks, great weeks, and weeks, well, like this week. I've been craving ice cream like crazy. It's a bad addiction for me all year, but once the weather gets nice, I just go nuts for it. And the killer is that the local chain where I get my ice cream recently had a sale on their half-gallons. I bought 5 (all light, oh the irony of good intentions), and now that they're right there in my freezer, the temptation is extremely hard to resist. I'm up a pound for the week.

Wow, I felt like I was reading an excerpt from my own dieting trials and tribulations. I'm glad you were able to get back on the wagon. If you are working out, just try and step it up a bit and you'll undo any damage. On another note....Yuumm! Sounds like everything you ate was amazing!

Yes -- Tennessee.