Fat is not Handicapped

[t-homo]

Originally Posted by Archren

My ex had herniated/ruptured discs in his cervical spine (related to an injury from Iraq), so I'm familiar with the condition. He had (don't know if it's still as bad now.. we divorced in June) pretty bad nerve problems, especially in his left hand. He would randomly drop things because his hand would just not cooperate. Until they figured out it was his spine that was the problem, they were thinking he had carpal or radial tunnel.

Seriously, though, don't know what kind of medical insurance you have, but physical therapy *can* help it get better if you stick with it long enough.. it's not a permanent fix, and the pain won't go away altogether, but it can improve your quality of life. The next step would be surgery... if you can avoid having to go that route, that's probably best.

Any way you can avoid shoveling snow? (As in, get someone else to do it.. get a machine to do it.. something?) I realize NOT doing it isn't an option where you live.. but worsening your condition can conceivably have wide-reaching consequences.

Yeah, I'm only 19, so normally live in the dorms. Right now I'm at my parents house so its still not a big problem. I did physical therapy for a few months before I went on a week long canoe trip on the boundary waters between MN and canada. Helped definitely, but they said it would never be permanent. Its not terrible unless I sleep at a weird angle or have to shovel, or random other acts that I find.

[HRCNICK11]

On of the main reason the US has some of the fastest people in the world is our foods have tons of sugar in them compaired to the same foods in other countrys.

As an example I was in Germany a few years ago our Catsup is loaded with sugar(corn syrup really) theirs was Tomato paste in a packet. But really every thing I ate over there was far sweeter here. We put sugar in every thing for no reason other than to get us hooked on it and then keep loading us full of it.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by HRCNICK11

On of the main reason the US has some of the fastest people in the world is our foods have tons of sugar in them compaired to the same foods in other countrys.

Being hyper doesn't make you faster, it just makes you more annoying.

[rogue]

Sugar is like CRACK!!!!

[MikeSP1]

You really notice it a lot more when you go another nation. Try finding an obese Japanese person in Japan

[xx CURVE xx]

Originally Posted by MikeSP1

You really notice it a lot more when you go another nation. Try finding an obese Japanese person in Japan

this kid did

[MikeSP1]

Originally Posted by xx CURVE xx

this kid did

Those sumo's are wearing their mawashi, that kid's still wearing his diaper. And those sumo's train there bodies for a reason, with as powerful as they are I wouldn't really define them as obese. Sure, they've got some extra fat, but they're still extremely strong.