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The third part of his stance on exercise was that it increases metabolism. It's in his projected notes, plus he acknowledged as much when questioned by someone in his audience. We all know that it isn't the calories burned during exercise that have the biggest impact, but rather the long-lasting effects of exercise on our metabolism (this is part of why resistance-training/muscle-building is extremely important). It's simple, the higher the metabolic rate, the more calories burned. Burn as many, or more, calories than you take in and you won't gain weight. A number of health concerns have been attributed to excess weight. As far as I'm concerned, Lustig shot himself in the foot when he acknowledged that it 'makes sense' for elite athletes to drink sports drinks, but that it doesn't make sense for fat kids to do so. I'm not arguing against that, but caloric expenditure is the sole reason for why it makes sense for one group, but not for the other.

It's a bit confusing, to be sure. But how can we not be confused by what Lustig is saying? I watched the lecture thinking HFCS is a poison only to learn afterward that it has almost the exact same composition as table sugar, which has been around well in advance of 1975 - the year Lustig sites as being the starting point of America's obesity woes.

Yeknod is a gelding? They say we learn something new every day. I guess this is the gem for today?

The bride and groom give the gift of stinky cheese-breath to all the guests at their wedding. I sure as heck wouldn't want to sleep with a piece of that "wedding cake" under my pillow. The Christmas arrangement is nice though.

Enthralling.

I imagine that trying to quit smoking at this particular time would add to his stress, maybe even making matters worse for him. I wonder if he's planning to quit once he gets through this crisis. Or maybe he figures the odds are stacked against him, and he may as well enjoy what's left of his life. *shrug* My teen-aged cousin would frequently nag her mom about her smoking habit. My aunt quit smoking when she was diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at the age of 50. A year and a half later, my teen-aged cousin started smoking. Now that's just crazy! I can't dictate how others live their lives and I certainly wouldn't suggest that they don't deserve proper healthcare just because I don't agree with the choices they've made. But my cousin makes me shake my head in wonder.

Those pavers look fabulous! You'd be hard pressed to find that quality of work here. I s'pose I should ask which brick mod you're using or some such.

But then wouldn't that make Joe Lord God and Supreme Being? Or would he only be Mr. Lord Goddess and Supreme Being?

I didn't write "head off". Are you trying to tell me something with your interpretation of my sentence? *winces*

No. You forgot to mention that China, with its apparent total disregard for the value of human life is trying to poison off consumers of their products, including Westerners. Then I get cranky thinking about how I expect more from my own government in terms of protecting its citizens from these sorts of happenings. I know, right? It pisses me off. Then I remember I'm Canadian, so I shrug it all off, put down my coffee and head to work thinking about how nice my stay in Cuba was.

Technically speaking, it's four fingers and a thumb.

I'm worried that it might impact future travel plans. Being quarantined in a foreign country doesn't sound like a fun way to spend a vacation.

And maybe while he's at it, he'll finish the story of his time in Africa.

'Anal retentive' has such a negative ring to it. I prefer to think of Joe as our ever-vigilant Justicar for All Things Right in the Peng Challenge Thread. Why settle for less?

The idea of using soup as a weight-loss tool isn't new. I remember hearing years ago (mid 80s, perhaps) that if a person substituted their usual lunch for soup, they'd lose an average of 4 pounds per month. I've never known anyone who has tried doing that, though. I didn't realize there was science behind it, I just thought the subjects of the study were ingesting fewer calories is all.

That must be some damn good sausage for $10/lb! Mmmm, sausage. No guts, no glory.

Not necessarily, not if it's heavily marketed as a healthy meal option. Lately, I've seen far too many ads trying to convince me that Nutella is a healthy breakfast when thickly spread across two slices of bread. Pfft, yeah right. "...the main ingredients of Nutella are sugar and modified vegetable oils, followed by hazelnut, cocoa and skimmed milk." Some people will fall for the advertising, though.

I doubt Bill Clinton would agree.

Five-star hotels aren't what they're cracked-up to be, it would seem.

I had a similar thing happen to me one time at work. I got a call from a supplier of imprinted pens who was looking for payment on an overdue invoice. I told the supplier that I had never received the original invoice with the shipment (I didn't even know we'd received the shipment, in fact). Bottom line is that whoever opened the box of pens had opened it upside down and that's why the invoice was on the "bottom". I was thinking how stupid it was of them to put the invoice on the bottom until I took a closer look at the markings on the box. Then I realized just who the stupid one was. Live and learn.

Your invite got lost in the mail, did it? Wouldn't have that problem if you were on facebook. It's a bit of a catch 22.

Don't worry about a thing. Yellow is your colour; it suits you nicely. =/

Joe Von Stuka In The Mud

Actually, he was referring to his tricycle. Very sad.

No, no, no. No Aussies on the fire. We need to maintain a low flame. I don't want my marshmallow to burn.