How fat are you?

[topicolo]

Just a little curious to see if anybody fits the two stereotypical computer geek profiles:

1) Super skinny computer geek

2) Super fat computer geek

(That pretty much covers everything :D)

Personally, I'd be closer to number 1, but not exactly super skinny.

[King Cobra]

>1) Super skinny computer geek

So, in other words, someone, who spends day in and day out memorizing the periodic table?

>2) Super fat computer geek

In other words, someone, who spends their days chatting with women from their computer?

I'm not much of either, somewhere in the middle. Although I don't chat all day with women from the computer, so I'm probably closer towards the skinny side. :p

[iWantAMac]

Originally posted by King Cobra
>2) Super fat computer geek

In other words, someone, who spends their days chatting with women from their computer?
Correct!

[vniow]

Size 8.
That's all you're gonna get out of me.

[topicolo]

Originally posted by iWantAMac
Correct!

AHHHHHH!!!!!
You evil little man!!! I'm blind! I'm blind!!!
AHHHHHH!!!!!




Now if only I can find that blasted submit button...

[topicolo]

Originally posted by King Cobra
>1) Super skinny computer geek

So, in other words, someone, who spends day in and day out memorizing the periodic table?



Well, yes... that would be me (Hey, I'm studying biochemistry! I sorta need to know the periodic table!). :rolleyes:

Technically, I'm not exactly super skinny. I've been doing weight training for the last 5 years and I have a medium build + ~10.2% body fat.:cool:

[eyelikeart]

hmm...most people think I'm some skinny little thing...

I mean...I'm not big by any means...5'5"...125lbs...

but I'm pretty lean...exercise often and maintain a decent diet... ;)

[Stelliform]

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[icetraxxg5]

That picture is horrifically disturbing. :eek:

P.S. Reminds me of Fat B@$73rd from Austin Powers. :D

[topicolo]

It has to be photoshopped. It has to be photoshopped.
Someone tell me it was photoshopped?:eek: :eek: :eek:

[topicolo]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
hmm...most people think I'm some skinny little thing...

I mean...I'm not big by any means...5'5"...125lbs...

but I'm pretty lean...exercise often and maintain a decent diet... ;)

You sound pretty much like me. I'm only 5'6" and I weigh a mere 135lbs. Unfortunately, that 10.2% body fat isn't enough to get me a super cut six-pack :(.

I used to be pretty chubby when I was younger tho

[nospleen]

I am 6' 4" and weigh 223. I am not super skinny or fat. I am kinda like a Troy Aikman build.
And that picture was disgusting!!!!:eek:

[bousozoku]

My weight has never really varied because of the computer. I'm only about 10 pounds over what I weighed in high school--I was about 112 when I graduated. In early 1999, I was 155, due being upset and eating too much. That's unlike when I was in Philly and just liked the food too much and got to 150. For 5'7" (1.7m), that's just too much for me. Then again, some time last year, I was down to 116.

Btw, I knew most of the periodic table in 4th grade, so sue me! :D

[MrMacMan]

Originally posted by vniow
Size 8.
That's all you're gonna get out of me.

Well that is more than I was expecting.

Lets say I don't believe in America is fat non-sense.

Not really lean, but I am average weight (non-american average).

Oh well.

[scem0]

175 pounds of PURE MUSCLE. ;)

[guitargeek]

Yup. I'm overweight. I eat at Burger King 4 times a day, what can I say?

I guess I would fall into "loser white trash" computer geek category. I'm a super geek. I like cars a lot. I drive a Pontiac Grand Prix, which has to be the most white trash car next to a 69 Charger painted orange with two black racing stripes. I laugh at computer jokes. I make fun of filesystems. I like 80's metal.

So, just picture a 20 year old kid with long hair, covered with grease, working under the hood of a black Grand Prix, with a computer magazine sitting on the filter housing, reading, while changing the thermostat on said car, laughing at Windows users, wearing a T-shirt two sizes too small, and has a belly showing.

*Scottish Voice*
I'm dead sexy!!

[scem0]

wow....... your fat.......

jk :D :D ;) :p

[topicolo]

Originally posted by scem0
175 pounds of PURE MUSCLE. ;)

That's funny, I could've sworn that you looked like Gollum :-)

[janey]

you guys are so freaking NORMAL!!!!!
i'm like 5'7" and i only weigh like 90 pounds...okay okay i'm a superskinny girl geek ;)

[topicolo]

Originally posted by übergeek
you guys are so freaking NORMAL!!!!!
i'm like 5'7" and i only weigh like 90 pounds...okay okay i'm a superskinny girl geek ;)

You must also be a supersexy girl geek ;)

[BrittasMac]

5'10" / 135 lbs.

And yes I know the periodic table quite well, thank you very much.

[vniow]

Originally posted by übergeek
you guys are so freaking NORMAL!!!!!
i'm like 5'7" and i only weigh like 90 pounds...okay okay i'm a superskinny girl geek ;)

Damn, I wish I could get that figure.http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=252654

I luvs the chocholate too much..http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=258478

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by topicolo
You must also be a supersexy girl geek ;)

you must not like ass.

[janey]

Originally posted by vniow
Damn, I wish I could get that figure.http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=252654

I luvs the chocholate too much..http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=258478
lol i love chocolate too ;)
Originally posted by topicolo
You must also be a supersexy girl geek ;)
Hell no...:D my mom sayz i'm just like steve jobs...a vegetarian that doesn't eat anything :)
Unfortunately i'm growing upwards a tad too quickly and sideways a little too slowly

[beez7777]

i'm average i guess, maybe on the skinnier side, 5'5", 110 pounds. i dont do a single bit of excercise though, which i should. i'm really out of shape. :)

[howard]

i'm medium to skinny

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by topicolo
You sound pretty much like me. I'm only 5'6" and I weigh a mere 135lbs. Unfortunately, that 10.2% body fat isn't enough to get me a super cut six-pack :(.

I used to be pretty chubby when I was younger tho

ha...I hear that...

although...I've developed about a 4 pack...I'm really close... :D

as for being chubby...I was always a smaller/skinny kid...I did manage to gain 30lbs out of high school from being lazy as ***** and eating fast food all the time...

of course now I eat more than I ever did before...but I'm also more active than I ever was... ;)

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
...but I'm also more active than I ever was... ;)
isn't that in violation of some fundamental macrumors principle? :D

anyways, 5'11" at 200 lb and really broad shoulders.

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
isn't that in violation of some fundamental macrumors principle? :D


he he...yeah I guess it's a bit weird...

I put a lot of effort into physical fitness & maintaining my health...

sort of the "anti-geek" philosophy...

still...not too bad for a job where I sit at a computer for nearly 9 hours a day... ;)

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
still...not too bad for a job where I sit at a computer for nearly 9 hours a day... ;)

man, what's the matter with you? don't want to get carpel-tunnel syndrome or something? sheesh:rolleyes: ;)

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
man, what's the matter with you? don't want to get carpel-tunnel syndrome or something? sheesh:rolleyes: ;)

ha ha...u must have missed the thread on that a few weeks back...

yes I do have carpal tunnel in my right wrist...had to buy a Wacom Intuos2 tablet to help me out... ;)

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
ha ha...u must have missed the thread on that a few weeks back...

yes I do have carpal tunnel in my right wrist...had to buy a Wacom Intuos2 tablet to help me out... ;)

oh, damn, lol. sorry, didn't mean to be insensitive or anything. i did miss the thread. but that's a damned good excuse to get a graphics tablet.

[janey]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
oh, damn, lol. sorry, didn't mean to be insensitive or anything. i did miss the thread. but that's a damned good excuse to get a graphics tablet.
not that great of an excuse i tried it before...i remember when my mom didn't believe me when i told her i had carpal tunnel she was like why the **** do you want yet another (whatever it was)...:)
right wrist...are you right handed? i went insane because it was my left and i've been a leftie (well ambidexterous with a tendency to use the left hand) for a long time...

[eyelikeart]

nah...no worries...

one thing to know about me...I'm not easily offended ;)

it does suck...but that's the price one pays for spending up to 14 hours a day at a computer... :eek:

[MontanaMacster]

I'm 6foot 4 and weigh 270lbs.

[topicolo]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
ha...I hear that...

although...I've developed about a 4 pack...I'm really close... :D

as for being chubby...I was always a smaller/skinny kid...I did manage to gain 30lbs out of high school from being lazy as ***** and eating fast food all the time...

of course now I eat more than I ever did before...but I'm also more active than I ever was... ;)

Lol. Same here. I can see the muscles, but that 1/4" layer of fat sorta blurs it out like a photoshop filter :D.

Aside from a little competitive baseball and some track and field, I used to be pretty inactive back in high school as well. I only started working out in grade 11 and now i'm addicted like mad. What do you do to stay fit eye?

Shadowfax: Ass is good. Man-ass is bad. As are man-boobs. Seriously, I'm more into the athletic types. I like girls that have fit, lean bodies.:cool:

übergeek: Stop being so modest! 90lbs may be a bit slim, but there are a lot of women who would kill for your physique. You might want to try working out with some very light weights (3lb-15lbs) to build a little lean muscle and gain some body mass. Guys be drooling over you in no time ;)

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by topicolo
What do you do to stay fit eye?



well like I said...I maintain a pretty decent diet...no fast foods...low on the high calorie foods (soft drinks, sweets, fried, etc.)...

3-4 days a week I workout on a Bowflex...and I try to alternate the other days with my mountain bike...depending on the weather, I'll do anywhere up to 11 miles...

I had been doing a bit of yoga...but haven't had time for that in nearly a year since I've been pretty busy with other things... ;)

[job]

6'4"

160 lbs.

An 8-pack.
(Yes, I'm that ripped. Swimming and running for state championship teams have a tendency to do that to people.)

The other day I had to get a shot. The nurse kept looking for some fat for a target. In the end she had to put the needle in muscle.

Oh, and I just got a 33 on my ACT. :p

[janey]

Originally posted by topicolo
übergeek: Stop being so modest! 90lbs may be a bit slim, but there are a lot of women who would kill for your physique. You might want to try working out with some very light weights (3lb-15lbs) to build a little lean muscle and gain some body mass. Guys be drooling over you in no time ;)
Ummm that's like near impossible every week i'm losing at least 2 pounds or so and i did swim and play football and or basketball but not anymore :)
Kill for my physique?! are you insane?! i'm all skin and bones!!!!!

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by hitman
Oh, and I just got a 33 on my ACT. :p

nice. are you a national merit finalist by any chance?

[job]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
nice. are you a national merit finalist by any chance?

Thanks.

I was almost a finalist, just missed the cut.

I'm taking the SATI in April and a bunch of SAT2s in May.

[vniow]

Originally posted by hitman
6'4"

160 lbs.

An 8-pack.
(Yes, I'm that ripped. Swimming and running for state championship teams have a tendency to do that to people.)


All that muscle in this little body?
http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=101302

[janey]

Originally posted by vniow
All that muscle in this little body?

Well it certainly looks as though he is a geek :D

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by hitman
Thanks.

I was almost a finalist, just missed the cut.

I'm taking the SATI in April and a bunch of SAT2s in May.

good luck on them. though, with a 33 ACT, you probably don't need it :D

[topicolo]

Eye: Bowflex eh? I've been thinking about buying one. I've been working out in fitness centers for the last couple of years and I might just get one of those babies and stay home. I'll get that damn six-pack though. When I do, I'm taking a picture of it and posting it here :D

Hitman: Impressive :-). I wish I had the time to train for competitive running/swimming. Unfortunately, my schoolwork/social life is taking up so much of my time that all I can do now is a bit of rock-climbing and some rollerblading/ice skating.

über: Sounds like you're not too happy about your body. Have you thought about taking protein supplements? They really do help you gain mass.

[job]

Originally posted by vniow
All that muscle in this little body?
http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=101302

Yep. I'm 6'2" in that picture.

That picture's about 2 years old.

I've put on a few inches since then and have fleshed out a little more.

uber: I was at a Model United Nations conference. I had to wear a suit. :p :D

[janey]

Originally posted by topicolo
über: Sounds like you're not too happy about your body. Have you thought about taking protein supplements? They really do help you gain mass.

yesh i'd rather be plump than be as skinny as i am right now...sid's trying to force me to eat but i'm trying not to...i'm not hungry...
he also yelled at me because when i came back from a three day snowboarding trip i was totally different...

[job]

Originally posted by topicolo
I wish I had the time to train for competitive running/swimming.

Yeah, it takes up a lot of time.

I have to run over spring break (spring training :rolleyes: woohoo!) and most of the summer.

My girlfriend of 11 months broke up with me last week, so I don't have any more social commitments at the moment. All the more time to train....errr....or not. :p

[edit: I also ran a personal best in the 400 meters last night. 52.1 seconds. Half a second!]

[topicolo]

Originally posted by übergeek
yesh i'd rather be plump than be as skinny as i am right now...sid's trying to force me to eat but i'm trying not to...i'm not hungry...
he also yelled at me because when i came back from a three day snowboarding trip i was totally different...

Are you trying to be "plumper" because everyone says you're too skinny or because you really want to be "plumper?"

[topicolo]

Originally posted by hitman
Yeah, it takes up a lot of time.

I have to run over spring break (spring training :rolleyes: woohoo!) and most of the summer.

My girlfriend of 11 months broke up with me last week, so I don't have any more social commitments at the moment. All the more time to train....errr....or not. :p

[edit: I also ran a personal best in the 400 meters last night. 52.1 seconds. Half a second!]

Sorry to hear about the breakup. It's nothing that a couple of nights of clubbing and binge drinking won't solve. :D
Ahhh alcohol, the source, and solution of all of life's problems...

Seriously, how are you knees? Running really gives them a beating. At least they did to me back when I was running about an hour a day. Ever since stopping, and switching to weightlifting, I've gained like 20lbs and maybe a pound or two of fat.

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by topicolo
Eye: Bowflex eh? I've been thinking about buying one. I've been working out in fitness centers for the last couple of years and I might just get one of those babies and stay home. I'll get that damn six-pack though. When I do, I'm taking a picture of it and posting it here :D


I'd say it's well worth it...there's so much versatility with it...u just need to get used to the movements...

I noticed changes after a couple weeks... ;)

[topicolo]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
I'd say it's well worth it...there's so much versatility with it...u just need to get used to the movements...

I noticed changes after a couple weeks... ;)

lol. You sound just like the infomercial :-).

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by topicolo
lol. You sound just like the infomercial :-).

I've always suspected that eye was just a recording.:p

I personally have always been stuck between the computer geeks and the motorcycle/outdoors types. I lead a confused yin yang lifestyle. On one hand I love computers and can spend hours and hours (I really mean days) with them. On the other hand I can go setup a lean-to in the forest and eat pine needles and never even think about electronics and computers.

I am neither fat nor skinny. I am 5'10" and 175lbs. I spend 5days a week at a gym an hour at a time. I also hike and do a lot of ourdoors stuff. So all and all I'm pretty fit.

[eyelikeart]

and not only am I the president...but I'm also a member... ;)

he he...yeah...so I'm quite pleased with the results...

I'd like to do more...I used to run a few years back but had to give it up for my bad knee... :(

[topicolo]

Well it's a relief to hear that nobody here is like that fat b@st@rd pic on the first page...Although the revelation that eyelikeart is just a recording is a little creepy.

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by topicolo
Although the revelation that eyelikeart is just a recording is a little creepy.

hmm...I don't know what u are talking about...talking about...

uh...where did that come from?! :eek:

[MacBandit]

Do you really think if that fat bastard was on here as a member he would tell the truth about what he looks like. Especially after you insulted him.:)

Example

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by MacBandit
I've always suspected that eye was just a recording.:p

I personally have always been stuck between the computer geeks and the motorcycle/outdoors types. I lead a confused yin yang lifestyle. On one hand I love computers and can spend hours and hours (I really mean days) with them. On the other hand I can go setup a lean-to in the forest and eat pine needles and never even think about electronics and computers.

I am neither fat nor skinny. I am 5'10" and 175lbs. I spend 5days a week at a gym an hour at a time. I also hike and do a lot of ourdoors stuff. So all and all I'm pretty fit.

just curious, MacBandit, but you aren't by chance a fan of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, are you?

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
just curious, MacBandit, but you aren't by chance a fan of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, are you?

Not exactly a fan. I don't dislike it either. I happen to be a BMW motorcycle tech. It's kind of like asking a computer engineer if he likes, "Computers for Dummies".

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by MacBandit
Not exactly a fan. I don't dislike it either. I happen to be a BMW motorcycle tech. It's kind of like asking a computer engineer if he likes, "Computers for Dummies".

well, not exactly. it's hardly a motorcycle manual--more of a philosophy book. i didn't like it too much, myself, though. it was interesting :)

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
well, not exactly. it's hardly a motorcycle manual--more of a philosophy book. i didn't like it too much, myself, though. it was interesting :)

Yeah I realize that but you get the point. About the philosophy part of it I don't really want/need another persons oppinion on how I should feel about motorcycles and or religion involved with them.

[Glossybear]

Jan 1st 2003: 5'8" 220LBS
Feb 28th 2003: 5'8" 195LBS

I've been working on a total change in eating habits (counting calories, no candy, no ice cream, and no fast food. But I CAN'T give up Pizza)... And it is working. S L O W L Y.

I REALLY need to work out... (and quit smoking...) Maybe after I move...

I'd like a bow-flex. I figure they really must work. I mean infomercial exorcise machines come and go, but the bow-flex has been around for HOW long?

[MorganX]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
you must not like ass.

::grin::

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Glossybear
Jan 1st 2003: 5'8" 220LBS
Feb 28th 2003: 5'8" 195LBS

I've been working on a total change in eating habits (counting calories, no candy, no ice cream, and no fast food. But I CAN'T give up Pizza)... And it is working. S L O W L Y.

I REALLY need to work out... (and quit smoking...) Maybe after I move...

I'd like a bow-flex. I figure they really must work. I mean infomercial exorcise machines come and go, but the bow-flex has been around for HOW long?

Bow-Flex and other trainers can work but only if you know how and stick with them. I recommend getting personal training first and learning how to properly train. It's not something you can just pick up and do well.

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by MorganX
::grin::

just so you know, i was totally kidding just to pick on her, but it's kinda true.

my friends say the girls i like have no ass either. i'm not inclined to agree with them, until i compare the girls i like to their girlfriends.

honestly, i'm pretty neutral on the ass issue ;)

[G4scott]

I myself am about 5'11"-5'12" and weigh around 160. I'm not fat or skinny, just there... My friends call me skinny, but most of them are kinda big, and they play sports and stuff like that...

My older brother, who is 20, is about 5'13"-5'14", and he broke 100 pounds about a year ago... He is as skinny as a toothpick. Even after a year and a half of college, he hasn't began to put on mass... I'm beginning to wonder what's wrong with him... He eats a lot, and never puts on any weight. Weird...

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by MacBandit
Bow-Flex and other trainers can work but only if you know how and stick with them. I recommend getting personal training first and learning how to properly train. It's not something you can just pick up and do well.

I'd agree here...I've been working out for years...never really gaining much bulk but just maintaining strength...I think that was a very good basis for me when I went to it...

I'd venture to say it's even like starting to run...u need to start off somewhere before u can run 4 miles in 22 mins... ;)

[topicolo]

Yeah, motivation is a big factor. I've noticed that going to a regular gym somehow makes it somewhat more addictive.
I dunno. It could just be me, or it could be the fact that my school's sports complex has the highest concentration of hot, fit girls in the city :D

[topicolo]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
hmm...I don't know what u are talking about...talking about...

uh...where did that come from?! :eek:

just messing with you :). I always knew that no human being would be able to post over 5000 messages in 2 years :-)

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by topicolo
Yeah, motivation is a big factor. I've noticed that going to a regular gym somehow makes it somewhat more addictive.
I dunno. It could just be me, or it could be the fact that my school's sports complex has the highest concentration of hot, fit girls in the city :D

The big difference as I see it is there are people there that either you will get to know or already know and they will expect a certain amount of performance from you. At home it's too easy to get distracted or to just say that you are taking the day off from working out. Peer pressure works for good sometimes. I think once you get into the routine of working out regularly for a few years you might be able to start doing it at home and keep it up.

Oh by the way about EYE being a recording because of 5000 posts in 2 years. What does that make me? I'm at nearly 3000 in 7 months.

[eyelikeart]

personally...I always find it easier to exercise by myself...too many distractions like gyms & such only give people complexes I feel... :(

as for posting...I actually had around 5000 posts at some point last summer I believe...I just got really lazy the past 6 months... ;)

actually...that's not true...I've busier than ever...heh

[wdlove]

Originally posted by G4scott
I myself am about 5'11"-5'12" and weigh around 160. I'm not fat or skinny, just there... My friends call me skinny, but most of them are kinda big, and they play sports and stuff like that...

My older brother, who is 20, is about 5'13"-5'14", and he broke 100 pounds about a year ago... He is as skinny as a toothpick. Even after a year and a half of college, he hasn't began to put on mass... I'm beginning to wonder what's wrong with him... He eats a lot, and never puts on any weight. Weird...

Just wait till he turns 40, the metabolism tend to slow down. At that point he will need to cut back on what he eats!

[eyelikeart]

yeah...it's the sheer fact that he's 20 and blessed...heh...

my metabolism got was held off for a while my first few years out of high school...then I got active again...

now it's faster than it was when I was younger...making it hard to put weight on...weird... :rolleyes:

[wdlove]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
yeah...it's the sheer fact that he's 20 and blessed...heh...

my metabolism got was held off for a while my first few years out of high school...then I got active again...

now it's faster than it was when I was younger...making it hard to put weight on...weird... :rolleyes:

Enjoy your youth! ;)

[mcrain]

I'm just shy of 5'7" and I weigh about 158 pounds right now. I need to lose about 10-12 pounds...

When I was in HS, i wrestled, ran cross country and played tennis. I then weight trained all through college and law school. Afterwards, I stopped for a while, and have put on some insulation.

I'm really lucky in that I can work out for a month and look dramatically different. I bulk up quick.

[jelloshotsrule]

5'11, like 185.

i think i used to be more and then i stopped eating meat. so freshman year of college i got to about 165. the freshman -20... but since then i've spent a few summers home eating my mom's great home cooking. though i do go to the gym occasionally now. that'll end once school's done and i don't have free access to a gym though

and at home. i have nothing to do but computer stuff (and golf)... so i won't be getting much skinnier anytime soon. unless this vegan thing pans out. most vegans end up pretty scrawny....

all in all though, i don't give a rat's ass. ;)

[Groovsonic]

Ya know....

I must have the worlds slowest metabolisim. I am a 20 year old male. I am 5'8 and weigh 180lbs. I am not really "fat", more like chubby, but I am in really bad shape. I am like crisco over bone! I can't figure it out either. I have a resonably physically active job where I move boxes all day. I don't eat a tremendous amonut. I don't drink alcohol. I know skinny people who eat probably 2x as much as me.

I used to go to the local health club, and I would work out (weights, running, stair climbing, ect...) for about 5 hrs a week for like 5 months straight. I ate healthy, but I still had a big gut. Most of the fat I carry is around the waist, and no matter how much weight I seem to lose, I never seem to lose weight there. My face gets slimmer, my legs got more well defined, but my "full keg" never seemed to get any smaller. It got really frustrating. Finally I got burnt out on all that work and stopped going to the health club, although I still pay for it. I gained a little weight back and I got a little flabbier, but It really didn't make that much of a diffrence.

I would REALLY like to be in great shape, and I would really like to be healthy and be able to go upstairs without running out of breath. I even tried those stupid ephedra based (metabolife, ect..) things, but one day I was walking and I felt really sharp pains in my are and side and it really freaked me out and I said I would never take those things again. They also made me really edgy.

I am going to try again this summer, since I am going off to college, and want to make a good impression. I just don't know what to do!!!

[bousozoku]

Originally posted by scem0
175 pounds of PURE MUSCLE. ;)

pure is not an adjective I've ever used concerning you. <ducks> :D

[eyelikeart]

also to consider is the fact of genetics...

my dad was skinny as a rail when he was my age...now's a different story...but he's also 71 years old...

my mom had always been petite...

so I have that on my side... ;)

[Les Kern]

Number one, I guess.

6'7" - 205lbs

[janey]

Originally posted by topicolo
Are you trying to be "plumper" because everyone says you're too skinny or because you really want to be "plumper?"
because i really want to.

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Les Kern
Number one, I guess.

6'7" - 205lbs

good lord, you're tall! wow. i just wanted to say, i love your vaclav havel quote. that guy is very cool.

[Roger1]

Ugh.... 6'1, 290

When my wife had the kids, I gained the weight:rolleyes:

In the nine years since my 1st son was born, she's gained something like 20 pounds (10 in the upper body :D ) and gone from a 6-7 to a 9-10.

I, on the other hand, went from a 198 pound hunk to an overweight, balding, middle aged man. I even used to be an aerobics instructer. Quit laughing. Really. I said quit laughing.

Ah well. My blood pressure freaked my doctor last week :eek: , so now my weight is on the downswing. I was trying to lose anyway, but now I have encouragement.

Ubergeek: Quit worrying about being a plumper, and worry about being healthy instead. You will be better off for it.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by wdlove
Just wait till he turns 40, the metabolism tend to slow down. At that point he will need to cut back on what he eats!

My dad has been a toothpick all his life but as he get's older it's getting hard and harder for him to keep what weight he has, on.

He is 59 6'1" and 140lbs. 10 years ago he was 150lbs. He eats 3 times what I do but can't keep the weight on. Could be that he hikes 40-60miles a week.

[MorganX]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
just so you know, i was totally kidding just to pick on her, but it's kinda true.

my friends say the girls i like have no ass either. i'm not inclined to agree with them, until i compare the girls i like to their girlfriends.

honestly, i'm pretty neutral on the ass issue ;)


Oh, I know you were kidding. I just grinned cuz I'm all about ass. :D They are great in all sizes.

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by MorganX
Oh, I know you were kidding. I just grinned cuz I'm all about ass. :D They are great in all sizes.
;)heh. that's probably akin to my thinking, though i've never really considered it a mjor factor

[janey]

Originally posted by Roger1
Ah well. My blood pressure freaked my doctor last week :eek: , so now my weight is on the downswing. I was trying to lose anyway, but now I have encouragement.

Ubergeek: Quit worrying about being a plumper, and worry about being healthy instead. You will be better off for it.
I'm not a plump person, i'm so skinny that i'm starting to look more and more like a skeleton.
Haha my doctor was freaked out by my weight...it was closer to 80, not 90 and he's like omfg you just gotta try and eat more ;)

[Xero]

6ft, 150lbs, and the most out of shape kid youll ever meet. rock!

[Roger1]

'm not a plump person, i'm so skinny that i'm starting to look more and more like a skeleton.

I knew that from your post. My grammar is off today :)

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by übergeek
I'm not a plump person, i'm so skinny that i'm starting to look more and more like a skeleton.
Haha my doctor was freaked out by my weight...it was closer to 80, not 90 and he's like omfg you just gotta try and eat more ;)

you should try to lower your metabolism with alcohol and sedatives. then your food might, just might stick.

[G4scott]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
you should try to lower your metabolism with alcohol and sedatives. then your food might, just might stick.

I'm trying to convince my brother to drink... As far as I know, he doesn't, but if he did, and he put on some weight, I don't think my parents would care too much, unless he would get really wasted, and got really fat... He stays active enough, though...

[janey]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
you should try to lower your metabolism with alcohol and sedatives. then your food might, just might stick.
why why why?
i don't drink...only the occasional glass of wine for no reason at all

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by übergeek
why why why?
i don't drink...only the occasional glass of wine for no reason at all

i wasn't suggesting binge drinking:rolleyes:, though that would get the job done faster. something reasonable, like 1-2 glasses of wine (more alcohol, tastes better [IMO], and probably smacks of a bit "classier" to you) a day... just something to keep your metabolism down a bit.

[janey]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
i wasn't suggesting binge drinking:rolleyes:, though that would get the job done faster. something reasonable, like 1-2 glasses of wine (more alcohol, tastes better [IMO], and probably smacks of a bit "classier" to you) a day... just something to keep your metabolism down a bit.
naw i don't like getting drunk every day.

[scem0]

all in all though, i don't give a rat's ass.

it sure seems like you care ;)

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by übergeek
naw i don't like getting drunk every day.
LOL, 1-2 glasses of wine a day is not going to get you drunk. tipsy, maybe.

[janey]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
LOL, 1-2 glasses of wine a day is not going to get you drunk. tipsy, maybe.
Hell no.
One glass of champagne on new years and i got drunk.

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by scem0
it sure seems like you care ;)

he likes ass. just look at his sig!

[scem0]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
he likes ass. just look at his sig!

he likes soup too.... :D

[Les Kern]

Originally posted by Roger1
I was trying to lose anyway, but now I have encouragement.

I'm a firm believer in eating enough to stay alive... and that's all. Of course I might go to a nice restaurant and pig, but in moderation to the minimum. My buddy is 6'0" and 370. His idea of a snack was a 16" pizza and a six-pack before dinner. I said "was" becasue that was a while ago. Now he has diabetes.
My advice? None. I also believe you can be in excellent health and still not fit into the "normal" guidelines for obesity.

[topicolo]

Originally posted by übergeek
I'm not a plump person, i'm so skinny that i'm starting to look more and more like a skeleton.
Haha my doctor was freaked out by my weight...it was closer to 80, not 90 and he's like omfg you just gotta try and eat more ;)

Well, you are kinda skinny from the sound of it, but I think that if you feel great at your current weight, don't worry about it. On the other hand, if you really want to gain some body fat, just be sure to eat more food after dinner and especially late at night, when your metabolism is at its slowest. Most of the food you eat at that time gets stored.

Also, like I said before, you can try the weight gain protein powder that you can get at any nutrition store (don't worry, you won't get muscular just from that stuff). Whatever you do, don't buy the strawberry flavours!

Have fun

[topicolo]

Originally posted by Les Kern
I'm a firm believer in eating enough to stay alive... and that's all. Of course I might go to a nice restaurant and pig, but in moderation to the minimum. My buddy is 6'0" and 370. His idea of a snack was a 16" pizza and a six-pack before dinner. I said "was" becasue that was a while ago. Now he has diabetes.
My advice? None. I also believe you can be in excellent health and still not fit into the "normal" guidelines for obesity.

wow. 370lbs? that's incredible. Your friend is 2.5 times bigger than I am! :D It's too bad that he's paying for all of that gluttony with type II diabetes. I hope he's been able to keep his disease under control.

[janey]

Originally posted by topicolo
Well, you are kinda skinny from the sound of it, but I think that if you feel great at your current weight, don't worry about it. On the other hand, if you really want to gain some body fat, just be sure to eat more food after dinner and especially late at night, when your metabolism is at its slowest. Most of the food you eat at that time gets stored.

Also, like I said before, you can try the weight gain protein powder that you can get at any nutrition store (don't worry, you won't get muscular just from that stuff). Whatever you do, don't buy the strawberry flavours!

Have fun
i just can't eat. i would love to but i don't feel hungry.

[Les Kern]

Originally posted by übergeek
i just can't eat. i would love to but i don't feel hungry.

Then don't. Do you feel good? How is your health in general? Good? Excellent. Don't ruin it by cramming calories. You don't need it.

[MacFan25]

I guess that my weight is about average. I don't really overeat, and I dont undereat either.

[djkut]

Originally posted by topicolo
You must also be a supersexy girl geek ;)

And you must be R. Kelly.

Look at her profile.

[topicolo]

Originally posted by djkut
And you must be R. Kelly.

Look at her profile.

Hey, that's just hitting below the belt. Not everyone spends their time looking at the profiles of everyone they reply to.

I was joking, get a social life and you might pick up a sense of humour.:rolleyes:

[janey]

Originally posted by Les Kern
Then don't. Do you feel good? How is your health in general? Good? Excellent. Don't ruin it by cramming calories. You don't need it.
health -> very very bad
i don't need calories? okay...
Originally posted by djkut
And you must be R. Kelly.

Look at her profile.
well what's wrong with my profile?

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by topicolo
I was joking, get a social life and you might pick up a sense of humour.:rolleyes:

I thought it was funny. and i have no social life, with a sense of humour to boot!

[wdlove]

The important thing it that you get a well balanced diet. Shadowfax I think you have a great social life, you just happen to be introverted!

[eyelikeart]

so Shadowfax...how do u like Austin?

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
so Shadowfax...how do u like Austin?
you aren't being sarcastic or trying to see if i'll get off topic are you? because i will lol.;)

well, it's the biggest city i've ever lived in. i hate the weather for the most part, though some winter and spring days are nice. the summers are utterly unbearable outside. i do like how big it is, though, and i love the culture and a lot of the people around here--by culture, i mean jazz concerts, art exhibits, symphonies, and so on--there is just a lot more of it than i was used to 5 years ago (when i wasn't old enough to appreciate it, anyway). yeah. sou that's austin. how's New Orleans? getting ready for Mardi Gras?

[topicolo]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
I thought it was funny. and i have no social life, with a sense of humour to boot!

Thanks for the comment. You're a pretty easy guy to get along with; I find it hard to believe that you have no social life :D

übergeek: djkut just meant your age. He's just throwing insults in an attempt to reinforce his low self-esteem. Just ignore him.;)

[topicolo]

Hey eye, lemme ask you a question: Do New Orleaners (is that a word?) pronounce their city "N'Orlens" or "New Orleans?":confused:

Just curious

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by topicolo
I find it hard to believe that you have no social life :D

"no" is kind of an absolute word :) . i keep it to a minimum, but, yes, i have one, guilty as charged :eek:.

[trebblekicked]

i know this is a bit late in the conversation but...
i love folks that defy stereotypes...

indie rock kids who like sports
computer geeks who work out religiously (both of which apply to me, BTW)
gen x'ers with an agenda

as for the original thread idea, i'm skinny. 5'8", 140.

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
yeah. sou that's austin. how's New Orleans? getting ready for Mardi Gras?

nah...wasn't trying to go completely off topic there... ;)

I've heard a lot of good things about Austin from those who do not live there. I wanted an insider's POV. It sounds like a cool city that I'd love to check out sometime. A buddy of mine is dating someone out there, he wants me to go with him when he goes back...so I'll likely be heading up there sometime soon. :)

As for New Orleans...I hate to sound like a grump...but I'll be glad when Mardi Gras is over. Tomorrow's the big day, Fat Tuesday, and I'll be riding in the parade uptown. It's always more fun to ride than participate, IMO. The city gets in party mode, and at least for a couple weeks everyone seems to be aiming to have a good time more than anything else. ;)

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by topicolo
Hey eye, lemme ask you a question: Do New Orleaners (is that a word?) pronounce their city "N'Orlens" or "New Orleans?":confused:

Just curious

hmm...we call ourselves "New Orleanians" :)

the correct pronounciation would be "New Orlins"...sans the stressed "ee" sound that one would normally say...

it's a cool city...has it's pros & cons like most I suppose...

and I'm always welcome to meet anyone around... ;)

[Mr. Anderson]

New Orleans is a very cool (ah, not really, hot and humid actually) place. Eyelikeart showed us around a bit and we had a great time.

Although right now with MardiGras and all, I'd prefer not to be there.

D

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by dukestreet
New Orleans is a very cool (ah, not really, hot and humid actually) place. Eyelikeart showed us around a bit and we had a great time.

Although right now with MardiGras and all, I'd prefer not to be there.


yeah...it's really nuts right now...I'm trying to stay away to be perfectly honest...heh...

although...tomorrow I'll be riding in the uptown parade :D

next time u come down duke...we gotta get out of the French Quarter...there was so much u didn't get to see... ;)

[wdlove]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
yeah...it's really nuts right now...I'm trying to stay away to be perfectly honest...heh...

although...tomorrow I'll be riding in the uptown parade :D

next time u come down duke...we gotta get out of the French Quarter...there was so much u didn't get to see... ;)

I hope you will post a photo of the parade, your float in particular! Thanks! ;)

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by wdlove
I hope you will post a photo of the parade, your float in particular! Thanks! ;)

most def! :D

I'll have my camera on the float with me...I'll get some shots of the crowds & such... ;)

I'm going to create an image gallery and post the link tomorrow evening likely...he he he :D

[Mr. Anderson]

maybe I missed something, but what float are you going to be on, what's your costume and how did you manage that?!? :D

Are you going to be a bead-thrower? ;)

D

[wdlove]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
most def! :D

I'll have my camera on the float with me...I'll get some shots of the crowds & such... ;)

I'm going to create an image gallery and post the link tomorrow evening likely...he he he :D

Hopefully someone can get a photo of you on the float also! ;)

[topicolo]

Originally posted by dukestreet

Are you going to be a bead-thrower? ;)

D

That's what I'd be doing if I were there tomorrow. ;)

[topicolo]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
hmm...we call ourselves "New Orleanians" :)

the correct pronounciation would be "New Orlins"...sans the stressed "ee" sound that one would normally say...

it's a cool city...has it's pros & cons like most I suppose...

and I'm always welcome to meet anyone around... ;)

Heh. That's pretty cool. Now I won't sound like a complete idiot if I ever do go to New Orlins :). Do you speak French?

[bcsimac]

I am big time frustrated right now. I haven't played ball in like 3 1/2 months. It shows! I went from 5'10" and 156lbs to 169 1/2 lbs with a couple of love handles developing.......now I am mad! I can't play outside because it has been freaking cold out....average temperature here has been 15 degrees and we have had an average of at least 20 inches of snow on the ground. I can't seemingly play indoors either......can't afford YMCA because I just got laid off from work Feb 14th and the college gym has been busy with college games plus high school playoffs for both male and female basketball and wrestling........our college is one the better wrestling schools out there.......We have Bruce Baumgartner as Athletic Director.........he is a 2 time gold metal winner in the Olympics and he also has a silver and bronze metal.......he wrestled in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Barcelona, and I can't remember the other one. So the college is always hosting a bunch of wrestling tournaments and well that cuts down on opportunities to work out. I can't wait until May..........I am going to work out like crazy......I thought practicing basketball for 4-6 hrs a day, 7 days a week was bad in high school.....I will probably have to work out 8 hrs a day, 7 days a week.......just to get back in shape for my wedding July 19th. I am getting the basketball itch pretty bad too with the NBA and NCAA ball on tv and even Lebron James games on tv gets me going. Hurry up winter and disappear so I can start playing ball again.......I want to be my old high school ball playing shape......I am sick of this lack of muscle tone and showing of love handles!

[Stelliform]

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[eyelikeart]

I'm on a float...#35 in Elks Orleanians...driver's side...we're dressed up like "frogs" and yes...I'll be throwing lots of stuff ;)

I don't speak fluent French...but I've taken a ton of it in school...I'm very rusty now but I can translate some stuff...

I live in Kenner specifically...but work in Metairie...Action Press is the name of my company...what business do u have here? :)

[Stelliform]

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[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by Stelliform
I am a computer geek. One of my clients (Law firm) opened a new office in Metairie a few years ago...

Good luck on the float! I hope you have some good throws for the cute girls. ;)

ah...well we're all geeks on some level here... ;)

my day was pretty damned fun...had lots of...uh...interesting sites... :eek: :D :p

anyway...if u ever wanna get together while u are in town...look me up...