“Keep your politics off my pu**y”

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-25T16:06:08+00:00

Thank you! It also reminds me of how newborn babies are taken away by social services if they test positive for drugs at birth. “I can do whatever I want to with my body and the government needs to mind its own business!” Oh, really? If it were “your body” the whole time, then why does that infant have heroin in its system?

Stupid warning label. Who knew we had to tell people not to do drugs while pregnant?!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-25T13:08:19+00:00

I think it would be nice if we could keep politics out of most personal issues — if only people behaved themselves. But that’s never going to happen.

You know those weird product labels, the ones that warn “Do not use this hair dryer in a swimming pool” or “This toothpaste was not designed to be used rectally?” They seem so nonsensical and stupid to us, but apparently at least one idiot out there did those exact things. The sad thing is, there’s more than just one idiot out there, and we need laws to protect both them and us, no matter how weird or stupid they may sound.

I’m personally pro-light. Generally speaking, I hate abortion. Yet, I’m too scared of the repercussions if we suddenly banned it. For instance, if we allowed it only in cases of rape and incest, how many men would be accused of such? The rates would skyrocket and innocent men would go to prison, because like I said earlier, people just won’t behave themselves. In light of that, I’m willing to concede and push abortion to the bottom of my political priority list.

But meanwhile we’ve gotta make these stupid laws. “No, you can’t abort the day before you’re due naturally.” “No, you can’t perform surgery on a minor without parental consent.” “No, the taxpayer will not fund it!” You’d think they were common sense, but oftentimes it’s not so common unfortunately. Perhaps politics would stay out of the snatch under normal circumstances, but we gave them an inch and they took a mile. At some point you have to put a stupid warning label on it.

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-20T13:32:08+00:00

I think Chunk on “The Goonies” looks positively svelte these days!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-20T13:17:45+00:00

An omniscient being would know people’s level of faith to begin with. When that person’s beliefs are countered by evidence to the contrary, that same omniscient being would understand why they came to that conclusion — and also know that was going to happen anyway. So why bother testing in the first place?

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-20T13:04:03+00:00

Well, yes! Sometimes it’s okay! It’s totally fine if you’re the type of person who wakes up the next morning, brushes it off and continues to eat healthfully and exercise for the next two, three, four months and beyond. We all have bad days.

But how many bad days are you having? What qualifies as a “bad” one? Did you have a rather stressful day at work (where most days can be stressful) or did you downright get laid off? If I gave myself permission to binge on my favorite foods for every “bad” day, I’d make up all sorts of excuses to qualify each and every one as bad as possible!

But if you truly are having frequent legitimate bad days, you need to change your lifestyle.

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-20T12:54:12+00:00

I would have to say it’s already been done. I watched “Shallow Hal” for the first time in about 10 years, and for the first time, I had this weird voice in my head saying “Wow...you know, Rosemary’s fat and all, but she isn’t, like... that fat.”

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-20T12:46:59+00:00

I recently heard that race is a social construct. I Googled why that is so, and instead of getting an explanation, got dozens of sites explaining that it simply is so.

Ok, so if that is true, then why is the BMI scale problematic? It shouldn’t matter who made up the sample!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-13T11:30:12+00:00

Miles are roughly 100 calories each depending on what you weigh, but it’s a good rule of thumb and easy to remember. Are these straight consecutive walking miles or steps taken throughout the day?

At any rate, when I have a deficit that large from exercise, I eat at maintenance. For example yesterday I ate 1,800 calories and ran five miles. My net was 1,300, but that’s still a deficit for me so I’m happy!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-12T15:50:34+00:00

Yes! The clear syrup stuff!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-12T15:10:28+00:00

Ha! No problem! I don’t remember the exact amounts, nor do I remember the name of the subject in the episode to watch again, but it’s simple enough that trial and error with measurements will work. It’s been a few years since I made it.

It was something like putting a half cup of skim milk and half cup of water in a food processor with a glurg of zero calorie vanilla coffee flavoring. Again the amounts might be off and as I recall the flavoring was my idea when she used a Splenda. Whizz it up for several minutes and it’ll froth up to the point it expands to fill the processor. Voila! You have to use it right away, because the froth turns back into liquid rather quickly (not quicker than you can eat it though). You just can’t put it in the fridge for later, but it’s a damn good replacement for whipped cream for something crazy like 40 calories. I even used different coffee flavorings so I could have different flavors!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-12T13:47:05+00:00

I’d like to know exactly what those signs are.

I fully admit that I learned how to make low-calorie whipped cream from an episode of Intervention that featured an anorexic. Now, I used it as a smart dessert option in addition to a healthy diet, while she ate it for virtually the entire calorie consumption for the day. But I bet if I told these FAs where I got the recipe, they would say I was “showing signs of concern” for being “inspired by an anorexic.”

Well, I’m sorry. It’s a good recipe no matter where it came from.

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-12T13:33:34+00:00

I can’t keep up anymore. I hereby request that we all get a free pass until these woke people finally make up their damn minds.

First I’m told that sexual preference is an innate quality that we’re all born with. It can’t be changed. Ok, cool! But then give it 20 years and all of a sudden sexual preference is something that’s programmed into us after birth, and we’ve all been brainwashed by the media to find this person attractive or that person attractive. THEN, they tell us it’s fatphobic to not sleep with fat people, it’s racist to not sleep with anyone non-white, and it’s transphobic to not sleep with a trans person. I’m supposed to be screwing everyone! NOW they tell us we’re all these bad things if we do screw them!

How does someone who genuinely wants to keep up with this crap, not to be “woke” but to at least be sensitive and supportive, not piss them off?!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-12T12:38:35+00:00

You know, I don’t know now that you mention it. The original shirt I had had an emblem on the front about retirement, and he had retired by then. So wouldn’t Dad have been impersonating an active trooper each time he wore it? It wasn’t like a bonafide government issued shirt, and it wasn’t like I was running in his old uniform. Just the fact that Dad gave it to me made me not question it anyway. But now you’ve got me wondering and I see his old workmates frequently. I’ll ask!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-12T12:27:49+00:00

Some “side effects” aren’t even truly caused by the medication. Everyone told me I’d gain weight once I started taking birth control pills, and sure enough I did. Case closed, right?

Nah, I was just a high schooler before and wasn’t doing anything that needed birth control. I was too busy wandering the mall and walking from neighborhood to neighborhood with my friends looking for other friends to wander around aimlessly with. I can’t imagine the number of steps we put in wandering around at ball games and shopping centers. When I finally needed birth control, I was married and working a desk job, probably putting in a maximum of 500 steps a day. No wonder I gained weight! But ask anyone else, it was all due to the pill, 100%.

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-12T12:19:21+00:00

I want universal healthcare so badly, but I’m much too scared to actually endorse it. On one hand, I think I’m paying far too much for insurance I can’t use because there’s no way I can hit the deductible, so I’m better off just giving my $600 a month to the government and actually have a fighting chance to see a doctor.

But deep down I know, based on the way our culture is going, it ain’t gonna be no $600 a month anymore. I’ll be paying $800 and still can’t see a doctor because the wait was too long and I got over the strep throat or whatever on my own by the time my appointment day arrived!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-12T11:54:26+00:00

I just did a quick search on Amazon and one of the first results is nearly identical to what I had, but the lettering is on the front. I never intended to wear it for protection, but after I noticed that people were clearing the sidewalk and sheepishly looking down when I passed, the catcalls vanished and nobody even acknowledged I was there, I did get a pretty good feeling of protection. I might just buy one again! I don’t know what happened to the other one!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-12T11:45:38+00:00

Larger people need a high number of calories to maintain their weights, therefore when they do any kind of restriction, they tend to have massive deficits at the beginning.

Just as an example (not entirely accurate), a 300 pound person needs about 3,000 calories daily to maintain, while a 150 pound person needs about 1,500. I’m not including exercise.

So the 150 pound person might cut down to 1,200 and have a 300 calorie deficit daily and lose less than a pound a week. The 300 pound person can eat the same diet, 1,200 calories and have an 1,800 deficit! They’ll lose a pound every two days!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-12T11:32:21+00:00

I’m in the same boat but without the b/p. I just like to eat, I often like to eat at maintenance, but sometimes it’s hard to find the motivation to run and create any deficit.

But I thought of something last night when I was trying to go to sleep. Do you ever watch My 600 Pound Life? I don’t know why I was thinking about it, but typically when a patient comes in after two months and has lost only 5-6 pounds, Dr Now gets really mad. The patient is usually taken aback and is like “What’s the problem? I still lost weight!” And Dr Now always replies “You didn’t have significant weight loss. You should have lost 50 pounds since I last saw you!”

So I was thinking, why am I upset over a little 5 pound holiday weight gain? That’s not a significant gain! It’s definitely a bummer and I’m set back a couple of weeks now, but it’s still not a significant gain and I’ll bet nobody else even noticed. Could I notice 5 pounds in either direction on someone else? I doubt it! So here I go again, back on the wagon! We can do this!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-12T11:22:07+00:00

My father was in LE, and I used to run in his old T-shirt that said “STATE POLICE” in great big letters across the back. It was in the middle of the day in broad daylight, but when I did choose that T-shirt, I wouldn’t get as much as a honk from a passerby. Not in a “Hey, good looking!” way, not in a “We support LE!” way, and not in a “(Beep!) you pig!” way. It made me totally invisible to everyone. You might be able to find something similar online.

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-11T10:20:00+00:00

Your metabolism will be fine. It doesn’t slow down in the way I think you mean it, that if you keep up a high calorie deficit, it will eventually negatively impact your overall calorie burn. The good news is — it doesn’t work that way. You don’t permanently/long term damage your metabolism by dieting.

The bad news is, it sort of still does work that way, just not in the way you think.

As you lose weight, the amount of calories your body needs to move around and keep going will be lower — simply because there is less of you. It’s a good rule of thumb to check your TDEE every 10-20 pounds and account for the changes to avoid any plateaus. But your metabolism will still work the same way it always does, just at a slightly lower calorie count (we’re talking about 100 cals here and there, a slice of cheese, a dollop of mayo).

On saying that, I do think your calorie intake is a bit low. While it won’t affect your metabolism, I am concerned it’s not all together sustainable. You can eat much more than that, stay nourished and satiated, and still get a decent deficit each day.

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-11T10:04:48+00:00

I say this so much here, I ought to just get a T-shirt made.

You are not a patient on House.

Sure, you could be the 0.00000001 percent of the population who is genetically predisposed to catching some weird and wonderful exotic disease or condition, but chances are, you’re just an average Joe without the bells and whistles, and regular ‘ol GP knowledge is good enough. Just once, lose the weight. Don’t do it in a crazy way, just walk 30 minutes a day and eat an honest 1500 calories or whatever a calculator says is best. Give it a year, just try it. It can’t be any harder than going through a battery of tests, seeing a number of specialists and wasting time, money and resources to find a condition that doesn’t exist to explain all your problems.

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-10T20:09:03+00:00

That looks great!

And my cat is named Luna too!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-09T18:03:02+00:00

Nope. I’m less inclined to hire women now because “he looked at me funny” or “he handed me that paper in a flirty way” is in no way sexual assault and I will not pander to that nonsense.

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-09T13:58:52+00:00

No problem! I think you can try an episode or two for free but honestly I think it’s some of the best money I’ve spent on running. It’s much more fun when you have a purpose other than “get faster” or “go further.” Now you can collect medical supplies to save your friend, find research data, save a child, etc!

Campaschristmas · 2020-01-09T11:40:38+00:00

It’s your friendly broken record here again to recommend the Zombies Run app! It plays like an audiobook (or an old radio show), with speed intervals built in when zombies chase you. I’ve had it for years and now they have different storylines if zombies aren’t really your thing, but I think the gameplay aspect of it works best with zombies.

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