Dear Mr. And Mrs. Weight Loss Seeker

[Anyanka_was_framed]

I'm slender.  I am also honest to a fault.  Unfortunately, when people ask me what my secret is, I tell them the truth:


Entenmenn's Chocolate Fudge Cake, and Buffy on DVD.


That aside, I eat as healthy as someone with a limited budget and mostly dependent on cafeteria food can.  I don't work out, which I've heard is supposed to be good for you or something.  

Just wait till I hit 30ish.  Apparently then I will be "in for it".

[ydnamtnediserp]

i, for one, hate your guts.

[Timberwolf]

i, for one, hate your guts.

Seconded. 

I have been behaving quite well, such as Xolik but have come to the realization that Girls Scout are little witches and should be taken out upon site.  The mere fact that their cookie drive happens after the New year's Resolutions wear off and during the 'big -oh crap I have to show skin again season' makes me hotter than a one legged lady at a butt kicking contest.  Luckily Northern Wisconsin/Minnesota people embrace the Krispy Kreme Philosophy. 

[pbsaurus]

I actually love her guts.

[Anyanka_was_framed]

I actually love her guts.

Aww, thanks    I have awesome viscera, what can I say. 

i, for one, hate your guts.

Thin =! in shape.  I am thin, but I am not in shape.  For example, if I tried to run for an extended length of time, the result would be hilarious, for people who are not me.

[ydnamtnediserp]

what is this running you speak of?

[Anyanka_was_framed]

what is this running you speak of?

I assume it's something normal people do when being chased by something...otherwise, no idea 

[sociald1077]

The ultimate goal here isn't to look good for the summer but to undo the damage that three years of sitting on my ass being addicted to World of Warcaft did to me. 

Do you think we can sue Blizzard for making us fat while playing WoW? I mean people have put together cases against fast food companies. I think we have a case here

[Tprime]

if I tried to run for an extended length of time, the result would be hilarious

heh, I'm the opposite.
I''m fat, but I can run for longer than most thin, non-exercising people.

[Lacerda]

I've been training for the para-olympics and now I'm just waiting for tragedy to strike.

[pbsaurus]

I've been training for the para-olympics and now I'm just waiting for tragedy to strike.

Dude, you would rule in Murder Ball

[Crystalmonkey]

Dude, you would murder in Murder Ball

Fixed.

[Wunderkind]

Thin =! in shape.  I am thin, but I am not in shape.  For example, if I tried to run for an extended length of time, the result would be hilarious, for people who are not me.

I agree with Anyanka. I would also like to point out that thin does not equal healthy.
Losing extra weight is a large part of getting healthy, but it's not a panacea and it shouldn't be treated like one.
I know plenty of skinny people who will die of diabetes, a 'major weight related disease' my ass. I know, because I'm one of them. I'm hypo-glycemic, a pre-cursor to diabetes. It doesn't matter how healthy a life I live, the statistics tell me not 'I might' or 'It's probable', but I WILL die a diabetic. I may live longer if I keep a 'healthy' weight and eat a 'healthy' diet, and remember to graze on small protien rich snacks and avoid large meals or long times between them. I may live longer if I avoid simple sugars and I will probably die skinny if I do all of this. But I will still die of diabetes.
I may be thin, but that doesn't automatically make me healthy. Read all of those studies about 'weight related diseases' like heart disease, high blood pressure over again. Only a percentage of heart attacks can be allocated to obesity. The rest of the heart attacks doctors still have to chalk up to genetics.
Some of us are just fucked.

By the way, this came out a lot more morbid than I meant. If this seems depressing to anyone I apologize. To me, it's closure. Ummm... that sounded morbid too.  :|Oh well.

[dcrog]

On a lighter note, you will likely die with it but not necessarily from it.  You may be hit by a toilet seat from the space station or something.

[BizB]

On a lighter note, you will likely die with it but not necessarily from it.  You may be hit by a toilet seat from the space station or something.

Were you aware?

Dead Like Me (Movie) - No Rube and they replaced Daisy, Daisy Adair.  Should be good just the same.  Roxy and George made that show any way.

[dcrog]

No I wasn't Biz.  Thanks for the heads up though. 

I never watched the show while it was running, but thanks to TIVO I got hooked on it just the same.

[Vespertine]

I agree with Anyanka. I would also like to point out that thin does not equal healthy.
Losing extra weight is a large part of getting healthy, but it's not a panacea and it shouldn't be treated like one.
I know plenty of skinny people who will die of diabetes, a 'major weight related disease' my ass. I know, because I'm one of them. I'm hypo-glycemic, a pre-cursor to diabetes. It doesn't matter how healthy a life I live, the statistics tell me not 'I might' or 'It's probable', but I WILL die a diabetic. I may live longer if I keep a 'healthy' weight and eat a 'healthy' diet, and remember to graze on small protien rich snacks and avoid large meals or long times between them. I may live longer if I avoid simple sugars and I will probably die skinny if I do all of this. But I will still die of diabetes.
I may be thin, but that doesn't automatically make me healthy. Read all of those studies about 'weight related diseases' like heart disease, high blood pressure over again. Only a percentage of heart attacks can be allocated to obesity. The rest of the heart attacks doctors still have to chalk up to genetics.
Some of us are just fucked.

By the way, this came out a lot more morbid than I meant. If this seems depressing to anyone I apologize. To me, it's closure. Ummm... that sounded morbid too.  :|Oh well.

I hate to burst your giant bubble of (apparent) self-pity, but (based on the information you gave above) statistics absolutely do NOT dictate that you will die of diabetes.  If hypoglycemia is a precursor to diabetes, it does not follow that you will absolutely get diabetes.  Let me put it this way, cervical dysplasia is essentially a pre-cancerous condition.  It does not mean that cancer will absolutely follow.

EDIT: I've just re-read my post, and I now realize that I sound like a complete bitch.  I'm leaving the post intact, but please know that I didn't mean any of it to sound as harsh as it does.  I'm having a crappy day and I just lashed out.   

[sociald1077]

At the PUSA show I went to this weekend, I was on the main floor and I was shocked at just how out of shape I was when things started to really get rocking and the kids got rowdy. I guess thats the down side of going from PT everyday to a year and a half of nothing.

[ivan]

EDIT: I've just re-read my post, and I now realize that I sound like a complete bitch.  I'm leaving the post intact, but please know that I didn't mean any of it to sound as harsh as it does.  I'm having a crappy day and I just lashed out.   

You know, you're beautiful when you're angry.

[BizB]

You know, you're beautiful when you're angry.

Why such a limiting qualifier?

[ivan]

Why such a limiting qualifier?

I didn't say "only".

I could just as well have said, "You know, you're beautiful when you're standing on your head and shouting out Maoist slogans," but that goes without saying.

[BizB]

MMMMMmmmm moist.

[Wunderkind]

I hate to burst your giant bubble of (apparent) self-pity, but (based on the information you gave above) statistics absolutely do NOT dictate that you will die of diabetes.  If hypoglycemia is a precursor to diabetes, it does not follow that you will absolutely get diabetes.  Let me put it this way, cervical dysplasia is essentially a pre-cancerous condition.  It does not mean that cancer will absolutely follow.

EDIT: I've just re-read my post, and I now realize that I sound like a complete bitch.  I'm leaving the post intact, but please know that I didn't mean any of it to sound as harsh as it does.  I'm having a crappy day and I just lashed out.   

You didn't sound like a complete bitch. And you're right. And it wasn't self-pity... I guess it could of come off that way on some though. I kind of appreciate it when people 'lash out', their true opinions aren't skewed by false social requirements. ("You be cordial and make a good impression" bullshit.)
    Anyway, reading back on the post, I realize I probably got a little off my main point... Okay I got WAY of my main point. Which was, people treat weight loss like it's a panacea for all their little health problems and just because I lost a bunch of weight means I'm healthy now and will stay healthy as long as I stay skinny. Which just isn't true. Weight loss while being a big part of getting healthy, is still only a part, not the whole.

[ivan]

It's better to look good than to feel good.

[sociald1077]

And money buys happiness (and Liposuction).