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make escalators, elevators and moving walkways really really slow. maybe. what was the question?
Orwell knew the dangers of mass produced, feel-good, convenience food. Road to Wigan Pier I think it was in.
I'd quote him but I can't be arsed going to find it . Not because I'm sat in a pile of crisps but because I was out riding all day yesterday and what a day it was.
As an ex heavy treading ginormomunter I can honestly say mine snuck up when I wasn't looking, working too long/late eating rubbish at odd times and drinking like a fish all added up to make me a seriously large chap. Got myself sorted and am now a svelte little thing, but the body dismorphia I ended upwith has stayed and I have to work hard not to end up making myself throw up after eatin to ensure it doesn't come back. To stop the obese epidemic we just need to dress all lardy folk in seal outfits and release some hungry polar bears onto the streets, too fat to run too stupid to hide? Then get out of the gene pool
Here I was thinking that I might have got some sensible replies to my question...
You can all have a hug, I'm going to keep shoving bread in my mouth whilst drinking beer and waiting for my bolognese to cook.
Tazzy... are you riding at Cannock this weekend??
Just got home from a week in Salcombe. Main impression was that there are almost no fat people there! Everyone was playing in boats. Lots of well off thin folks.
If we had been in Blackpool I'm sure that the main impression would have been lots of fat people, eating chips and not moving much.
I hadn't realised that there were still seaside resorts in the UK that were not inhabited by slobs. Very refreshing!
TSY- Out early tomorrow morning for a blast on the super secret stuff if you're passing, or may be taking a few chaps for a spin on sunday as well
you're more than welcome to join us
email me if you want to play
I'm riding at Cannock on Sunday morning TSY?
Magnifique! I'm very interested in a Sunday ride at Cannock!
Cool etc.
Dave, Matt.
Is Cannock local for you guys ?.
It is for me, about 15 mins drive.
Flippin-eck !!!.
I'm working at Warwick Uni !.
We should arrange something, I could sling a bike in the back of the motor and drive to CC after [i]work[/i].
WHAT SAY YOU ?.
Absolutely. I may need to borrow a light though!!
OOoooooo.
Well, lets see now....
Yeah, not a problem....
Think I may have one for you.
😉
Of course, TSY won't need a light.
Allegedly he consumes sooo many carbs, he literally glows in the dark.
Sort of luminous-like, if you will.
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Come out all you right wing fatty haters!Fat people are just swell
No. They just create a lot of swell.
[i]No. They just create a lot of swell.[/i]
Not quite. They're people who are just a bit swollen.
Actually they don't eat anything at all, its something to do with their glands......
Actually they don't eat anything at all, its something to do with their glands......
C_G ponders whether to post up her two'pennyworth and annoy the ill-informed. 👿
The incidence in obesity has roughly followed the increase in drinking. 600 cals in a bottle of wine, 230 in an alcopop, 1150 in a bottle of Buckfast!
[i]annoy the ill-informed[/i]
😆
Glad you liked that Solo. 😉
C_G ponders whether to post up her two'pennyworth and annoy the ill-informed.
*Jamie wonders if C_G should just get over herself and post what's on her mind*
8)
[i]Jamie wonders if C_G should just get over herself and post what's on her mind[/i]
OOoooooh yeah.
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*Jamie wonders if C_G should just get over herself
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C_G ponders whether to post up her two'pennyworth and annoy the ill-informed.
Less pondering, and more respondering.
TBH if you have an underactive thyroid weight gain/control is very difficult to cope with, having lived with someone who has the condition for 17 years
tazzy.............nail/head.
not that i have a underactive thyroid...........i just love my food. 8)
true but what % of overweight people have a glandular issue? It will be tiny. a few do have a genuine medical issue but most just overeat
[i]but most just overeat[/i]
NAIL/HEAD !.
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oh yeh totally agree for me I just loved eating filth
600 cals in a bottle of wine
Red or white? I can still drink red wine, can't I? Tell me I can, please tell me I can...iDave tell them that red wine is OK, please tell them. What can I have for breakfast now if I can't drink red wine. Please tell me it's ok iDave.... 😕
my nail/head was aimed at tazzy being correct about a over/underactive being a reason for weight gain.
not at the rest of this informative thread.
[i]oh yeh totally agree for me I just loved eating filth[/i]
Been there, got the T-Shirt.
😉
However, unlike some, I won't go looking for excuses not to sort it all out.
Instead I've been listening, reading, learning and getting myself into line.
Its called discipline, and I prescibe a very large dose of that for those who need it......
we know but then you contradicted it by saying you just eat too much which is the cause for most folk.
I accept some people have a medical condition but the overwhelming majority are not ill or otherwise afflicted they just eat too much.
aimed at tazzy
makes a change, it's usually the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune that get aimed at me 😀
Red wine......is fine.
🙂
Red wine......is fine.
unless it's in a song by those annoying brummie ***** UB40 😈
Thank **** for that, I was genuinely scared for a minute.
No disrespect Solo, but I still need iDave to tell me what I can or can't eat/drink. 😉
if red wine was out, i'd be out with it!
And breathe again....
I assume CG is still pondering?
Such a thread tease 🙁
[i]we know but then you contradicted it by saying you just eat too much which is the cause for most folk.
I accept some people have a medical condition but the overwhelming majority are not ill or otherwise afflicted they just eat too much.
[/i]
Not quite. It wasn't quantity, it was knowledge, or specifically, the lack of.
Which is an important thing to point out, as others earlier in the thread have mused about how to [i]educate[/i] the masses....
🙂
Or to put it another way. To inform the ill informed.
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*nudges thread over to page 6*
[i]No disrespect Solo, but I still need iDave to tell me what I can or can't eat/drink.[/i]
Non taken.
🙂
Listneing to iDave won't do you any harm at all.
😉
[i]if red wine was out, i'd be out with it![/i]
Me too 😆
true but what % of overweight people have a glandular issue? It will be tiny. a few do have a genuine medical issue but most just overeat
Junkyard - nobody knows what percentage cos it's a battle to get it investigated. Far easier to label someone with depression rather than actually listening to what the patient is saying. The Royal College of Physicians state that only one type of blood test reading is needed to diagnose a thyroid condition.
Please don't judge.
[i]Please don't judge.
[/i]
Yes, exactly CG.......
😉
Back to important questions.
Who is iDave?
However, unlike some, I won't go looking for excuses not to sort it all out.Instead I've been listening, reading, learning and getting myself into line.
This is what I've been doing with my health - taking responsibility for it. GPs don't like me cos I won't be fobbed off.
Who is iDave?
...and when is he going to run 100k to warrant the sponsorship he got [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/idave-diet-a-for-a-pound-aka-payback ]a few months back[/url].
[i]I won't be fobbed off.[/i]
Top marks, good for you.
I mean it.
🙂
[i]...and when is he going to run 100k to warrant the sponsorship he got[/i]
The money still went to the right place didn't it ?.
The money still went to the right place didn't it ?.
Easy tiger, I'm not dissing your prophet. I just want to see someone who hates running, run 100km.
Jamie - I'm back in running mode after the injury and as soon as I can run 30km (Nov?), I'll find a 100km event to do
[i]Back to important questions.
Who is iDave? [/i]
Maybe this elp you ?.
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Jamie - I'm back in running mode after the injury and as soon as I can run 30km (Nov?), I'll find a 100km event to do
Good to hear.
...and I would like to apologise for my sadistic streak.
Not wearing these puppies, Solo.
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You lie! 👿
[i]Easy tiger, I'm not dissing your [s]prophet[/s] acquaintance[/i]
No worries. Get your ass over to Cannock soon and we'll have a blast.
😉
Ummmm... can someone give me a slimmed down summary of the last few pages?
Try bare footing....
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[i]Ummmm... can someone give me a slimmed down summary of the last few pages[/i]
No !. This is an [i]earn it[/i] thread.
So go back and read it.
Slacker !.
😉
*more humourous types will submit an amusing precis*
No worries. Get your ass over to Cannock soon and we'll have a blast.
Unless it's doable on a road bike, this will have to wait till I get another MTB (not this year for certain). As only have the road bike at the mo.
C'mon Solo... I've been drinking red wine and eating pasta...
Ummmm... can someone give me a slimmed down summary of the last few pages?
iDave said red wine is ok, that's all you need to know the rest is uninteresting waffle... *hic!*
Wait a minute, they're talking about the subject properly on the news...
I saw that - that woman 'oh you can get microwave chips for a quid and pizza is 1.75'
Sorry love - baked potato and beans is cheaper and better for you - FAIL.
[i]Unless it's doable on a road bike, this will have to wait till I get another MTB (not this year for certain). As only have the road bike at the mo[/i]
Blah, blah, blah !.
I have spare, bike[b]s[/b]
You can't wiggle out of it so easily my sugar loving friend.
[i]C'mon Solo... I've been drinking red wine and eating pasta...[/i]
Well, I'll see you your red wine, hic !, and I'll raise you my glass of cherry flavoured JD !.
😉
Pasta will be tomorrow night, with the best red they have on the list.
[i] double hic [/i]!.
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[i]iDave said red wine is ok, that's all you need to know the rest is uninteresting waffle... *hic!*[/i]
LMAO 😆
MOLGRIPS !!!.
Haven't heard from you, forever.
How the hell are you ?.
Where have you been ???.
He's been riding around Cwm Carn with me 🙂
Re: the pizza thiing.. is that just ignorance then??
Apologies for a little hijack:
Molgrips - has babygrips arrived yet?
[i]is that just ignorance then[/i]
Racist !.
Yeti, yes it is ignorance. Eating well does not have to be expensive. How much is a tin of kidney beans ffs?
Solo - I'm not working, so not spending all day online any more 🙂 Got lots of interviews next week tho.
CG, yes baby arrived in the downstairs hallway 2 weeks ago, I posted a thread on it of course 🙂
I feel warm and fuzzy now 🙂
[i]CG, yes baby arrived in the downstairs hallway 2 weeks ago, I posted a thread on it of course
I feel warm and fuzzy now
[/i]
Thats good news. Really good news. Warmest congrats to you and Mrs Grips.
😉
molgrips - I've only recently got back online due to house move. So, come on, tell me your news. 🙂
Edit: just found your thread. Congratulations to you all. 😀 How's your daughter doing, and MrsGrips too?
Gwen fed ok the first couple of days, then struggled as the milk came in but is doing really well now, it looks to be sorted out. Only thing is feeding a lot for comfort at random times, but very well behaved otherwise. Beth is pretty tired of course but getting stronger every day. Done a few things with the two kids as practice for when I go back to work.. going to be tough I think for a while when that happens.
Some babies do need to comfort-feed - they're all different! Glad is going well though. Are you still in Germany?
Hell no, made sure we came back to the UK before the baby was born.
Congrats on the child molgrips hope you are all doing well- also missed the thread.
Mr Tazzy... you have no e-mail address!
TSY, 10.30am start?
Sounds good, it's about a 2 hr drive from mine.
Back on topic for a bit (feel I've earned it after reading the last 6 pages..) but there's a few things contributing to this, economically: the fact that the % of folk (was gonna say working class but that's prob not fair) nowadays that arent doing more physical manual type labour has to have decreased dramatically. Poss due to the death of widespread manufacturing/heavy industry that we used to have?
Societal: folk dont really give a shit about much these days... No sense of personal responsibility.. Ie, if I can't "get" a job, I'll get onto benefits, if I want to drink myself into a stupor everyday before lunchtime, someone will come along and pick my vomit and shit stained torso out the gutter and take me to hospital, if I want to eat shite, fatty foods all day every day, well, then I'll be obese and I will need to claim more benefits, utilise the Nhs and generally drain the country's resources!!