Nice post Danny. I Agree with the weight thing, but I'd like to come at it from the point of view of one on the thin side of the wedge. I've always had real trouble gaining weight, and I know that will amaze some people, but right now, at 65kg, I'm the heaviest I've ever been. So I do sympathize with people who are struggling to loose weight. But. I will point out that the most people in this country eat way too much, the human body simply does not need the amount of kilojoules that most people put into it each day. With regard to the exercise thing, it's not just fandom that fails to support people in their efforts to attain physical fitness. I'm in training to run my first marathon at the moment and about 90% of the people I tell that to mock me and deride my choice to test my body and spirit in such a way. I will finish the 42km. I may not make it within the time limit, I may not be moving very fast at the finish line, but I will do it because I want to do it. I just don't think many other people want to put in the effort to finish their own personal marathons. One last point, I have a suspicion that most people don't know how to prepare healthy food for themselves and it's very easy to buy fast food that is very sugary and fatty in our country. This is maybe a bigger cause of obesity than peer pressure in fandom. A.
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I Agree with the weight thing, but I'd like to come at it from the point of view of one on the thin side of the wedge.
I've always had real trouble gaining weight, and I know that will amaze some people, but right now, at 65kg, I'm the heaviest I've ever been.
So I do sympathize with people who are struggling to loose weight.
But.
I will point out that the most people in this country eat way too much, the human body simply does not need the amount of kilojoules that most people put into it each day.
With regard to the exercise thing, it's not just fandom that fails to support people in their efforts to attain physical fitness. I'm in training to run my first marathon at the moment and about 90% of the people I tell that to mock me and deride my choice to test my body and spirit in such a way.
I will finish the 42km. I may not make it within the time limit, I may not be moving very fast at the finish line, but I will do it because I want to do it.
I just don't think many other people want to put in the effort to finish their own personal marathons.
One last point, I have a suspicion that most people don't know how to prepare healthy food for themselves and it's very easy to buy fast food that is very sugary and fatty in our country. This is maybe a bigger cause of obesity than peer pressure in fandom.
A.