$500 Million to fight obesity?

[Nagishkaw 510]

Hmmmm...guess that has earned you the right to skip to the head of the pecking order. What will you do for an encore? ( Suggestion: the only person you have to prove anything to is yourself ).

[mawilson 2,133]

Don't forget kids here are inundated with messages that happiness comes from consumption (not TB, the other kind)... you can only be happy if you have x amount of toys and x amount of money and consume consume consume

Happiness doesn't come *entirely* from consumption, but consumption certainly makes people happier.

[almaty 19]

consumption for some people is the only thing that is self fulfilling and instant gartification

[Niels Bohr 72]

You know, when I worked at Best Buy, everyone was complaining how hard their life were and how bad management was. I was the quiet one. I never spoke a word of complaint. Worked there almost two year before I left. I did what I was told. That is very disciplined. I made sure everything is orderly in my work, and followed proper guidelines. Everything worked out well.

Those who complained suffered from the ability to handle stress. The inability to cope with it brings energy to their fury. It boils in them like someone torch them from the inside out. These people have severe problems, they power trip, and they do things that are out of the ordinary.

Condescending other people makes the victim more focus on one topic. It makes them dedicate their mind to just that particular idea, and then BOOM they become a genius. I'm not a genius, but I did well and joined the Engineering Honor Society at my University. It's all because of this simple fact. Hey, if you work out well without being condescended, that's great for you. You should be happy.

[mawilson 2,133]

Yes, I have to. If you don't look down at them, how are they're going to prove me wrong?

PRove you wrong? These people don't owe you ANYTHING nor do they have anything to PROVE to you. How presumptious you are.

Then he has the right to look down on them. Respect must be earned, it's not simply given.

[mawilson 2,133]

consumption for some people is the only thing that is self fulfilling and instant gartification

Grammar correction:

... that is self-fulfilling and instantly gratifying.

[almaty 19]

consumption for some people is the only thing that is self fulfilling and instant gartification

Grammar correction:

... that is self-fulfilling and instantly gratifying.

sorry man, i eating popcorn..and was at that sweet spot..plus, i cannot spell worth a f##k

[Nagishkaw 510]

I found that condescention can't buy me happiness, but it can rent me happiness .

It is good you can supplement your education , inspire yourself to live a more heroic life , and conspire yourself to evolve your collective archetypes out of the dark ages. Perhaps now all that is needed is to release yourself from the inCONSOLABLE anguish that comes from having been wrongly judged.

[mawilson 2,133]

sorry man, i eating popcorn..and was at that sweet spot..plus, i cannot spell worth a f##k

Talking about instant gratification

[Ban Hammer 13,898]

Happiness doesn't come *entirely* from consumption, but consumption certainly makes people happier.

especially when it's beer

[Alex+R 0]

Happiness doesn't come *entirely* from consumption, but consumption certainly makes people happier.

especially when it's beer

unless it makes you fat.

Edited April 5, 2007 by Alex+R

[Niels Bohr 72]

I think chubby infants are cute! They look like big blob especially the face cheeks. I like to pinch them lightly. Hehehe. Completely off-topic.

[CarolineM 0]

You know, when I worked at Best Buy, everyone was complaining how hard their life were and how bad management was. I was the quiet one. I never spoke a word of complaint. Worked there almost two year before I left. I did what I was told. That is very disciplined. I made sure everything is orderly in my work, and followed proper guidelines. Everything worked out well.

Those who complained suffered from the ability to handle stress. The inability to cope with it brings energy to their fury. It boils in them like someone torch them from the inside out. These people have severe problems, they power trip, and they do things that are out of the ordinary.

Condescending other people makes the victim more focus on one topic. It makes them dedicate their mind to just that particular idea, and then BOOM they become a genius. I'm not a genius, but I did well and joined the Engineering Honor Society at my University. It's all because of this simple fact. Hey, if you work out well without being condescended, that's great for you. You should be happy.

huh?

[Ban Hammer 13,898]

Happiness doesn't come *entirely* from consumption, but consumption certainly makes people happier.

especially when it's beer

unless it makes you fat.

then there is lite beer

[britty 1]

IMO, young children will always opt for the high sugar, high fat, multi-colored, E number loaded foodstuffs around today. A lot of children can eat a huge number of calories and not put on weight. Some of the problems begin when those children reach their teens and start to put on weight. As someone mentioned on this thread, Jamie Oliver, a chef in London UK, proved that you could cook a healthy meal for a child for around 60 cents or so. I think the education should be aimed at parents, guardians etc, and possibly invest some of the $500m to produce a eturn that could subsidise those on lower incomes by providing healthy foodstuffs which could be cooked in homes. I have no idea how that kind of system could be introduced but Im sure that those responsible for the funding could develop a programme. Schools also should play a pivotal role in ensuring that children are fed at least one healthy meal per day, and physical education should be a high priority. Ignoring obesity will result in overloaded hospitals, and increases in medical care costs. I do indulge in the occasional fast food meal, and I do enjoy it. I also ensure I eat fresh veg and fruit, and opt for lower calorie options where possible. I was never educated in the benefits of eating well and exercising, but Im sure we are all aware that eating high fat and high calorie foods induces weight gain. Its not rocket science.