Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION Spaceopoly Kill This Thread IX: The 24-Hour Version (Fifth Time)

The saddest part is, I read on cracked.com that most of the contestants rebound after the show.

After all, they originally got slim because they were in a controlled environment 24/7. When they get out and back to their normal lives, it's impossible to keep up the same diet and exercise routine.

Amazing, isn't it? Almost like people have other priorities, concerns and interests in real life than maintaining some jerkwad trainer's idea of a perfect body.

[rolleyes]

And even if we consider that some of them just want to maintain a healthier lifestyle, doing it by adopting a regimen that just can't be maintained isn't the way!

Well, it's really about punishing oneself for the imaginary "crime" of imperfection. The idea that it's about health is slapped on to give it the illusion of seriousness.

The main blogger over at Fierce Freethinking Fatties actually followed the show for a whole season so he could take it down piece by piece. Now that's willpower! I'd lose my mind after fifteen minutes of watching that drivel.

True, the trick to keeping healthy is to make being healthy fun for you. Start an exercise regimen involving your favorite sport, or incorporate healthy AND tasty foods into your diet. That's also why crash diets don't work - you can't possibly stick to such a drastic change.

Thanks for the reference to Fierce Freethinking Fatties, I think I shall check that out!

Well, the corset is making a comeback so at least I might have a chance of maintaining my current waistline forever.

IB, I don't agree with everything the host writes, but when he's on, he's really on.

My current "fitness regimen" is definitely my garden. Which reminds that I have to get in a couple of hours outside before I leave for work. Thanks for the chat, IB... Sorry we didn't manage to kill the thread.

Emily, I look forward to your new reality show: So You Think You Can Fit Into My Corset.

Have a nice time in the garden, cleome!

With all the nice conversations going on in here, I think this thread will be alive for a long, long time.

Oh Emily, hopefully living in China will help you keep in shape. Bicycles are popular there and there's tons of lower-calorie cuisine!

That's why I love these threads. It's a long stream-of-consciousness conversation.

Let's just not go for stream-of-subconsciousness. I don't think the general public is ready for that

Is Legion World really the general public?

Can't the general public access anything we post on Legion World?

I hope I am not part of the general public. sounds so mediocre.

You can be part of the specific public.

Perhaps after enough time as part of the specific public, we'll be released to mix with the general public again

I suppose that means that I'll have to start showering again. Ah, well... Anything for group cohesiveness.

When I was kid, I thought it was amusing when I'd run across a mention of a "shower-bath" in a book. I don't think I ever actually heard anyone say that. If my mother shampoos her hair while showering, she calls it a "shower-shampoo".

I used to hate shampooing my hair when I was a kid. The shampoo would always get in my eyes.

I hated shampooing for the same reason.

Of course, my hair was very unmanageable. It seemed to have a mind of its own. I could never get it to look right.

In the long run, I'm glad I went bald!

My hair is unmanageable right now, but it's more because of the length than anything else.

I have to shave my head every other day to keep it smooth. I've been shaving it since 2002. This definitely the most manageable my hair has ever been!

Accept it, and dress up on 10/31 as a hippie.

Or you could just borrow Rocky's pirate costume.

I think I'd be too lazy to shave my head every day

I was thinking of going as a waiter again, because I'm too lazy to really think of a costume. As a waiter, I just need to wear my normal office clothes and slap on a bowtie!

Pirates can have long hair. Maybe you could be the waiter at the Pirates of the Caribbean Restaurant.

As long as I remember to leave my parrot at home. It's not hygienic at all, and that'd spoil the whole waiter shtick!