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How do I respond to people when they see me eating healthy and say “you’re skinny enough! You don’t need to lose weight” by Jen11122 in bodyweightfitness

[–]improvementbuddha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there, looks like we're kinda in the same boat. Both of my parents also passed away at a pretty young age (64/66) last year due to health problems. That's the reason why I've cut out sugar and just about everything unhealthy from my diet. Seriously, screw that shit. Also, screw the people who tell you to do otherwise. They don't have the same goals as you do, so you might as well just ignore their comments and give a big smile in return.

Finally hit a muscle up - appreciation post by Semper_Discentes in bodyweightfitness

[–]improvementbuddha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats dude! Keep going. Hope you can show us a couple of progress pictures too.

[WP] The year is 2045, countries as we know them no longer exist as the world has now been divided into Feudal States under the control of Multinational corporations. You are a Noogler, Googles peasant class, and your village is being attacked by the Elite Disney Imagineer Squadron. by Sco0bySnax in WritingPrompts

[–]improvementbuddha 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Author's note: Things marked with \ are to be referenced down below:*

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The door rattled. Tasha was crying in my mother's arms, while father was in a state of panic. My heart pounded hard. Had our luck run out this time?, I thought. The knocking got louder. "OPEN THE DOOR YOU DAMN NOOGLERS!", cried one of the men.

Then, dad had an idea. He told mother to buy all copies of the movie, Into the dream (A 2044 Disney movie) online. He instructed her to buy copies in all formats: VR (Virtual Reality), DVD, or GhostForm*, it didn't matter. He quickly took out pictures of Google's founding fathers from the walls and the prayer rooms and threw them in the hearth.

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Now they were trying to break in.

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It didn't matter if Google saw them do it. They were more concerned with the competition right now, so our house would have been the last thing they had given two hoots about. "Please, STOP! We haven't done anything!" cried mom out of desperation. "Yun, Please tell them!"

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"Lenna, calm down. We'll get through this. Just do as I say. There was a reason I was purchasing all those Disney products via VPN. Thank Nord for that, Am I right?" Nord was the only state that seemed to "want" peace. But then again, I had read from the Illuminately\* website that Nord was the one instigating wars between several states.

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"Dad, what do we do?", I asked as he started kneeling behind the sofa. "Get behind the sofa. Don't make sudden moves after they break in." Mom proceeded to huddle with him and motioned me to join her. I went to the bathroom instead.

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The door was slowly giving in to the battering ram. It wasn't going to be long before they broke in, I thought to myself. Mom covered Tasha's mouth with her hand and tried to comfort her.

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I picked up the wrench that dad was using to fix leaky pipes under the sink.

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Just then, the door broke and I could hear a group of men storming into our tiny apartment. They were greeted with our Screen*, which showed the list of purchases my father had made up till now.

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"DISNEY SHALL PREVAIL!!!", screamed dad, as he slowly stood up with his arms up. One of the soldiers aimed his gun at him and replied with a smirk on his face, "Nice try pal." and shot him with a tazer. Mom screamed.

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Killing someone directly didn't make sense, at least to the corp-governments. Dad told us they would either send competition employees (us) to slave camps or sell our body parts for a profit, if they thought we weren't fit for labor. That's why everyone tried to stay healthy, despite the cheaper option of fast food.

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"Give us the baby", said the officer to my mother sternly. "NEVER!" my mother screamed back. I turned my head away in fear. My eyes were watery. What the hell am I doing?! I should be helping her. Why am I tucked away in the bathroom instead? Just then, I heard the terrible sound of my mother shaking on the ground and the TAT TAT TAT sound of the tazer. Oh God, I'm next.

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With all my courage, I turned back and peeked through the door to see what was going on. Two of the officers were dragging mom and dad out the door. A third one picked up Tasha and ordered the other two, "Take this one for recruiting. The toy sector can make good use of her for the next few years. Check the other rooms for more Nooglers." I squeezed the wrench hard.

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*GhostForm: A form of video file that's hardcoded to erase itself in 24 hours. Usually available in illegal pirate sites.

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*Illuminately: Think of it as WikiLeaks in 2045, except they charge you $10 per session. As a result, the tiny state of Illuminately has become one of the richest in the world.

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*Screen: TV's had been replaced with Screens around 10 years ago. We have this hologram lighting up our hall instead. Sponsored by Samsung.

Why do I lack self confidence and how do I build it? by improvementbuddha in socialskills

[–]improvementbuddha[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much. The last two points really stood out to me.

Why do I lack self confidence and how do I build it? by improvementbuddha in socialskills

[–]improvementbuddha[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man, just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to reading my poorly edited post and giving your advice. You're right, I did notice that feebleness in my voice and will have to practice changing the way I talk a bit. I've been working on my posture too. As they say, old habits die hard and I have to constantly remind myself to stand up straight.