Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Boy, this thread sure has plumped up! Burgers and fries and cake and chicken fingers and mac'n'cheese and Big Gulps and pizza and rolls with lots of butter for everyone!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Burgers and fries and cake and chicken fingers and mac'n'cheese and Big Gulps and pizza and rolls with lots of butter for everyone! << I would kill for a Big Mac right now. The last one I had was on January 26th this year in DeFuniak Springs Florida. I was on my way to WDW. It was covered in Secret Sauce, and I got a large Fries with that. It was three in the afternoon, and that was all I had to eat that day. Sad when you can remember a junk food meal that well! The older you get the tougher it is to shed those pounds. Body metabolism counts a whole lot when you are trying to lose weight. That's why I think jonvn has it right about weight loss. It doesn't hurt to try though.
Originally Posted By MPierce I just thought of something, maybe the on board computer will trigger diferent scenes in the descent area. Like a big screen TV. What ever you key in will effect the display on the big screen. I'm probably not right on that, but it's the closes thing I've had to a productive thought today.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun... nirvana!!
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I'm getting educated on all kinds of subjects here at LP, thanks one and all.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun... nirvana!! << Everytime I heard that jingle I would get to my feet, and hold my hand over my heart. Maybe that was because my arteries were starting to clog up back then. >> Meh... Never really liked the Big Mac. Now the McRib. Ohhhhh Baby! << It's that time of the year again. They sure look good on TV. I've never had one. >> I'm getting educated on all kinds of subjects here at LP, thanks one and all. << You're definetly getting a lesson in what not to eat bobllee9. Are as my doctor likes to say" You can eat anything you want. However, if you take a bite, and it taste good, you have to spit it out!".
Originally Posted By MPierce >> For a rightwing, wacko, redneck, you sure are smart! << If I would have only finished the sixth grade I could have made something of myself!
Originally Posted By jonvn "And no it doesn't make his point; well I guess it lends credence to his first point about the failure rates but in no way does it make his biggest and more outrageous claim that we are slaves to our biology/DNA whereby we have no choice. Such a cop out. " It's also true, whether you want to believe it or not. You can go look up the stats for yourself, but since you seem to know better about these things than medical research, I suppose the actual information is of no real importance to you.
Originally Posted By jonvn "About 9 years ago my wife lost almost 90 lbs. (a fair portion of which she has gained back over the years, making jonvn's point)." This is pretty much what happens to nearly everyone. It is basically unavoidable.
Originally Posted By MPierce I promise I haven't had a drop of alcohol tonight. Now I'm going to go put pos 144 in the right spot. It doesn't make much sense over here.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Jon is a hero for every lazy, fat, sedentary person in this country ... or at least on LP.com. Let's all raise a giant burrito in his name and wash it down with a 64 oz. Dr. Pepper!
Originally Posted By smeeeko ^hey I only drink diet.. and usually cherry coke zero.. you got one of those?? ;P
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom GOOD NEWS: ABC News reports that Americans cholesterol is the lowest it has been in 50 years. <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=3997224" target="_blank">http://abcnews.go.com/Health/w ireStory?id=3997224</a>
Originally Posted By jonvn "Jon is a hero for every lazy, fat, sedentary person in this country" At least I'm somebody's hero. Actually, the thing is if you are morbidly obese, you need to take care of it as it will affect your health. The most successful thing going right now is surgery. That's the only thing with any chance of working. And it doesn't work all the time, either. About a 25% failure rate.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 <<<GOOD NEWS: ABC News reports that Americans cholesterol is the lowest it has been in 50 years.>>> Figures don't lie, but liars can figure.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Because sometimes people find more happiness in there own lives by pointing out what's wrong with the person next to them - A heavier person may take up more space in a room - but really they are only hurting themselves - A person smoking invades the space of all around them with their second hand smoke. Really both are sad - most heavy people aren't "jolly" they may put on a happy face but when they are alone they are very lonely. Smoking is so addictive - and I find it so sad when I see teens smoking knowing that will be a life struggle for them. Obesity is also a sad way to start out a young life, because it too will always be a struggle.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << Why can't we be grateful for small blessings. >> Is it a blessing? The report essentially attributes the decline almost entirely to the use of cholesterol lowering drugs. We're continuing our bad behavior and dieting, but countering one negative side effect with a pill. What about all the other side effects of living a sedentary life and eating too much? Diabetes? Obesity? The people who trumpet their low cholesterol are probably just going to die of some other self-inflicted illness as a result of poor health choices. You can only prescribe so many pills before it just becomes ridiculous.
