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Old May 15th 2013, 10:49 pm
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Originally Posted by Ethos83
You know, Scamp.

You've made it clear you smoke a lot. You eat junk food. You're a right solid boozer. You don't exercise. You're heavy. You seem rather proud of it.

That's what I find curious about people with similar mindsets - they know what they do isn't healthy and that it will have detrimental consequences at some point but they somehow take pleasure in it. Is it their way of thumbing their noses at convention?

Of course it's people like me who'll end up being stuck with the NHS bills due to your early and painful deaths.
Woah woah.

I smoke - yes.
I eat junk food sometimes - once a week max, probably.
I drink at weekends, but rarely in the week.
I exercise rarely, sometimes swim, sometimes 5-a-side.
I am heavy, yes.

I am happy. I enjoy smoking, I enjoy a beer, I love a big mac when I'm in the mood for it and I don't particularly enjoy running for example.

I've always been a big lad, not obese, but big.

If I was desperate to change it because I wasn't happy, I sure as hell would. But right now, I'm very happy with how I look and feel. I'm confident and go out feeling good about myself.

That, incidentally, is not me thumbing nose at convention.

If you dislike the way I live my life or look or eat or drink or smoke then that is completely and utterly your problem. Not mine. Not one bit of your dislike at my lifestyle is my problem.

As for the NHS argument, that's just silly.
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Old May 15th 2013, 10:50 pm
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Originally Posted by Meow
You aren't obese, so if you want to be a bit thinner fine, but in my view it's better to be an interesting, intelligent person who enjoys some of the good things in life, than being a dull health freak.
Ok. How can I become an interesting, intelligent person?
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Old May 15th 2013, 10:52 pm
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Originally Posted by Bahtatboy
With my shape? No. But as one friend said to me, "It obviously isn't that important to you otherwise you'd do something about it." = stop whingeing: either do something about it or accept it. Which was fair comment.
Your pal is exactly right.

You're not even a fat bloke anyway. Stop worrying BB.
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See, it's the defensive bit.

When I smoked I didn't bang on about it on the forum.

Nor did I talk about what junk food to order for lunch, or the latest boozing session or how much I drank.

Perhaps you overdramatised it for the sake of prodding alive a dying thread but it still fell in with the pattern of a certain type of unhealthy person making lots of noise about being unhealthy and proud of it. It's just as annoying as a health freak making lots of noise about the lentils and tofu diet and jogging (or Commander's endless stories about training).

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Woah woah.

I smoke - yes.
I eat junk food sometimes - once a week max, probably.
I drink at weekends, but rarely in the week.
I exercise rarely, sometimes swim, sometimes 5-a-side.
I am heavy, yes.

I am happy. I enjoy smoking, I enjoy a beer, I love a big mac when I'm in the mood for it and I don't particularly enjoy running for example.

I've always been a big lad, not obese, but big.

If I was desperate to change it because I wasn't happy, I sure as hell would. But right now, I'm very happy with how I look and feel. I'm confident and go out feeling good about myself.

That, incidentally, is not me thumbing nose at convention.

If you dislike the way I live my life or look or eat or drink or smoke then that is completely and utterly your problem. Not mine. Not one bit of your dislike at my lifestyle is my problem.

As for the NHS argument, that's just silly.
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Old May 15th 2013, 11:01 pm
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Originally Posted by Ethos83
See, it's the defensive bit.

When I smoked I didn't bang on about it on the forum.

Nor did I talk about what junk food to order for lunch, or the latest boozing session or how much I drank.

Perhaps you overdramatised it for the sake of prodding alive a dying thread but it still fell in with the pattern of a certain type of unhealthy person making lots of noise about being unhealthy and proud of it. It's just as annoying as a health freak making lots of noise about the lentils and tofu diet and jogging (or Commander's endless stories about training).

Perhaps
Perhaps I'm an open person?
Perhaps I struggle to work when hungover and post more?
Perhaps you're very sensitive towards 'unhealthy' behavious?
Perhaps you notice these things and keep a mental tally of how healthy forum members are?
Peraphs it's completely irrelevant what you or I think about each other and the habits we have?

But anyway, we're just poking each other for reaction now. You skinny twat.
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Old May 15th 2013, 11:03 pm
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You can't poke me. There's no spare fat.

Originally Posted by Scamp
Perhaps I'm an open person?
Perhaps I struggle to work when hungover and post more?
Perhaps you're very sensitive towards 'unhealthy' behavious?
Perhaps you notice these things and keep a mental tally of how healthy forum members are?
Peraphs it's completely irrelevant what you or I think about each other and the habits we have?

But anyway, we're just poking each other for reaction now. You skinny twat.
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Old May 15th 2013, 11:03 pm
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Are health freaks as bad as religious freaks?
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Old May 15th 2013, 11:08 pm
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Originally Posted by Ethos83
You can't poke me. There's no spare fat.
Hurts more doesn't it.
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Old May 15th 2013, 11:08 pm
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Originally Posted by britexpat76
Are health freaks as bad as religious freaks?
No.

Health freaks tend not to stone, flog or blow up unhealthy people.
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Originally Posted by Meow
No.

Health freaks tend not to stone, flog or blow up unhealthy people.
Or make me eat tofu 5 times a day whilst facing the cabbage patch
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Old May 15th 2013, 11:12 pm
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Originally Posted by Meow
No.

Health freaks tend not to stone, flog or blow up unhealthy people.
Valid point.

They're less offensive too because you know they make at least some sense based on some facts.
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Some advice for the ladies...
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Originally Posted by Scamp
Perhaps I'm an open person?
Perhaps I struggle to work when hungover and post more?
Perhaps you're very sensitive towards 'unhealthy' behavious?
Perhaps you notice these things and keep a mental tally of how healthy forum members are?
Peraphs it's completely irrelevant what you or I think about each other and the habits we have?

But anyway, we're just poking each other for reaction now. You skinny twat.
Originally Posted by Ethos83
You can't poke me. There's no spare fat.
I love a man who has a bit of meat on them scamp you sound gorgeous

I did go out with a skinny lad once when I was younger it was quite handy as I could borrow his jeans
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I did go out with a skinny lad once when I was younger it was quite handy as I could borrow his jeans
Yes, but did he borrow your clothes?
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Yes, but did he borrow your clothes?
No, not that I'm aware of anyway
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