I can be silent no more.
- Thread starter Vraille Darkfang
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we either have to fight within ourselves to not be that way, or to learn to understand and then learn not to fear (or, on occasion, to learn that there's a good reason to fear it!)
Sidekick
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Yeah I think of my level of paranioa and distrust as healthy rather than too much.Umbran said:For the entire time our species has been sentient, people have feared what they did not understand. Of course, having a false sense of security (from, say, an incomplete understanding of a topic) is no better.
Moderate levels of paranoia probably serve better than either extreme
Of course coming froma middle-class background & a middle-clas school means that my friends tend to think I’m a conspiracy theorist.
It’s not my fault that conspiracies happen almost every day now is it?
(Is suddenly very suspicious of Sidekick...)
D.Shaffer
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While not fat, I'm definitely a bit heavier then my doctor would like.
Part of the problem, for me, was that as a kid I had a VERY high metabolism. When puberty kicked in, I went into overdrive and I had to eat a lot, like on the order of an entire pizza, to not LOSE weight. Additionally, I was on the fencing team AND taking Tae Kwon Do so even more calories were being burned off. This was all well and good up until I hit college.
My metabolism finally started to ramp down, but my eating habits didnt. I stopped fencing and Tae Kwon Do due to time constraints. Because of this, in 4 years I went from 150 pounds up to 230 or so. The funny thing is, because of my height I didnt really realise how much weight I was gaining. I'm a decently tall guy, (6'1") so that helped hide it. It wasnt until I went in for a checkup (The first in close to a decade) that I found out how much I had gained.
I've managed to get myself down to 212 or so now. One thing that's helped a lot is a switch over to diet sodas. Soda used to be a big part of my caloric intake as I routinely drink 2-3 cans a day. I've switched to sugar substitute for my coffee. I try to take walks during lunch. When I cook for myself, I divide into leftovers before I eat rather then eat until I feel full because I know 9 times out of 10 I'll eat all of it. I'm trying to hit 200 as a target weight, and It's down right hard but I'm going to keep working at it. I just wish the stuff that was bad for me wasnt so delicious.
Part of the problem, for me, was that as a kid I had a VERY high metabolism. When puberty kicked in, I went into overdrive and I had to eat a lot, like on the order of an entire pizza, to not LOSE weight. Additionally, I was on the fencing team AND taking Tae Kwon Do so even more calories were being burned off. This was all well and good up until I hit college.
My metabolism finally started to ramp down, but my eating habits didnt. I stopped fencing and Tae Kwon Do due to time constraints. Because of this, in 4 years I went from 150 pounds up to 230 or so. The funny thing is, because of my height I didnt really realise how much weight I was gaining. I'm a decently tall guy, (6'1") so that helped hide it. It wasnt until I went in for a checkup (The first in close to a decade) that I found out how much I had gained.
I've managed to get myself down to 212 or so now. One thing that's helped a lot is a switch over to diet sodas. Soda used to be a big part of my caloric intake as I routinely drink 2-3 cans a day. I've switched to sugar substitute for my coffee. I try to take walks during lunch. When I cook for myself, I divide into leftovers before I eat rather then eat until I feel full because I know 9 times out of 10 I'll eat all of it. I'm trying to hit 200 as a target weight, and It's down right hard but I'm going to keep working at it. I just wish the stuff that was bad for me wasnt so delicious.
Tinker Gnome
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*Eats a GM banana*
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