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Old 11-15-2013, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Bruiser1 View Post
The box is Russel Stovers however the chocolate is from a candy store in Beauford SC. They still send Tom Hanks (aka Forrest) chocolate every year.
That reminds me of something: He must have acquired a taste for chocolates and other high calorie treats etc. because he gained a lot of weight and was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I don't have TV but I heard him talking about it on the radio. He said he weighed less than 100 pounds in high school. And judging by his latest movie he must have at least doubled that weight.

There may be some truth in the saying, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." But one thing is for sure: If you eat a lot of high-calorie processed foods and sweets, you raise your risk for weight gain and diabetes.

Maybe we need a new saying: "Life is like a box of chocolates, eat enough junk and you're likely to gain weight and get diabetes."