Would You Take The Pill? - Page 2

Shawnee123 · 09-03-2008, 07:32 AM

I would try it. Like others have said, break the cycle.

I've known a couple people who've had "the surgery" though, and they promptly went off the deep end, and not on a tube. These folks had been morbidly obese their whole lives, though, so I can't imagine what the new lifestyle would feel like.

I've been a yo yo since HS. (No comments from the peanut gallery.)

It's hereditary, but it's my fault for not controlling it. I do find that once I get on a roll as I start to improve it just seems to snowball from there. So, breaking the cycle sounds good to me.

All puns and in-jokes above were intended.

Chocolatl · 09-03-2008, 08:03 AM

As tempting as this magical pill is, I don't think I'd do it. Sure, I'd love to lose 20 lbs -- and the idea of breaking the cycle is appealing, too. But I think it'd be easier to do it gradually and really earn it, because that'd mean slowly making all of those lifestyle changes I'd need to make anyway to keep the hot new bod and addressing all of the self-esteem issues that come with being off from whatever I think my goal is.
The other thing is that just because the fat is removed doesn't mean there'd be any muscle tone underneath to support it, so I'd probably look pretty scrawny and silly. For now, I'll keep the curves.

sweetwater · 09-03-2008, 08:06 AM

The magic pill doesn't contain the egg of a tapeworm with a short-term lifespan, does it?

I'd take the pill, but with stubborn remnants of the Puritan work ethic in my character I think I'd have to ask that it be cut up into tiny pieces and doled out, one small piece at a time, at my gym.

monster · 09-03-2008, 12:16 PM

but your new body will most likely need fewer calories for maintenance.

glatt · 09-03-2008, 12:19 PM

I told you I'm no expert, it shows.

But won't the new body also be all fit and fun and stuff, and you'll be active just because it's fun to be active?

lookout123 · 09-03-2008, 12:24 PM

it's your pill so you can make your own rules. My pill will give me Matt Mccoaauuanaheaaaay's body. preferably not his stoner demeanor though.

kerosene · 09-05-2008, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

it's your pill so you can make your own rules. My pill will give me Matt Mccoaauuanaheaaaay's body. preferably not his stoner demeanor though.

Why not? The demeanor is what gets me interested long enough to appreciate the bod.

kerosene · 09-05-2008, 12:25 PM

Oh yeah...the pill sounds tempting and stuff, but I probably wouldn't do it. I am too cynical for that.

HungLikeJesus · 09-03-2008, 12:43 PM

If you take the pill and lose 30 pounds all at once --- I don't want to be the one having to clean out the toilet.

Also, recent studies indicate that, once your body contains a certain number of fat cells, it wants to maintain that number. If you lose weight, your body will want to rebuild back to where you were before.

classicman · 09-03-2008, 12:48 PM

I thought fat cells never left they just got smaller.

lookout123 · 09-03-2008, 12:49 PM

You're thinking of trolls. common mistake.

jinx · 09-03-2008, 12:50 PM

I thought you have a set number of fat cells and they just grow and shrink depending on consumption.

Yeah, what classic said...

Griff · 09-03-2008, 01:25 PM

Exactly. The Cellar has a set number of trolls.

jinx · 09-03-2008, 01:39 PM

Huh. This is interesting.

Quote:

two patterns of obesity emerge with respect to the cellular character of the adipose tissue mass of these patients: hyperplastic, with increased adipose cell number and normal or increased size, and hypertrophic, with increased cell size alone.

When these different cellular patterns are examined in terms of various aspects of body size, body composition, and the degree, duration, and age of onset of obesity, only the latter uniquely distinguishes the hyperplastic from the hypertrophic: hyperplastic obesity is characterized by an early age of onset, hypertrophic, by a late age of onset. These studies indicate that there are two distinct periods early in life during which hypercellularity of the adipose tissue are most likely to occur: very early within the first few years, and again from age 9 to 13 yr.

monster · 09-03-2008, 01:11 PM

but it takes more calories to move 400lb than 200lb.

09-03-2008, 07:32 AM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I would try it. Like others have said, break the cycle. I've known a couple people who've had "the surgery" though, and they promptly went off the deep end, and not on a tube. These folks had been morbidly obese their whole lives, though, so I can't imagine what the new lifestyle would feel like. I've been a yo yo since HS. (No comments from the peanut gallery.) It's hereditary, but it's my fault for not controlling it. I do find that once I get on a roll as I start to improve it just seems to snowball from there. So, breaking the cycle sounds good to me. All puns and in-jokes above were intended. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-03-2008, 08:06 AM	#3
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	The magic pill doesn't contain the egg of a tapeworm with a short-term lifespan, does it? I'd take the pill, but with stubborn remnants of the Puritan work ethic in my character I think I'd have to ask that it be cut up into tiny pieces and doled out, one small piece at a time, at my gym. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

09-03-2008, 12:16 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	but your new body will most likely need fewer calories for maintenance. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-03-2008, 12:24 PM	#6
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	it's your pill so you can make your own rules. My pill will give me Matt Mccoaauuanaheaaaay's body. preferably not his stoner demeanor though. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

09-03-2008, 12:43 PM	#9
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	If you take the pill and lose 30 pounds all at once --- I don't want to be the one having to clean out the toilet. Also, recent studies indicate that, once your body contains a certain number of fat cells, it wants to maintain that number. If you lose weight, your body will want to rebuild back to where you were before. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-03-2008, 08:03 AM	#2
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	As tempting as this magical pill is, I don't think I'd do it. Sure, I'd love to lose 20 lbs -- and the idea of breaking the cycle is appealing, too. But I think it'd be easier to do it gradually and really earn it, because that'd mean slowly making all of those lifestyle changes I'd need to make anyway to keep the hot new bod and addressing all of the self-esteem issues that come with being off from whatever I think my goal is. The other thing is that just because the fat is removed doesn't mean there'd be any muscle tone underneath to support it, so I'd probably look pretty scrawny and silly. For now, I'll keep the curves.

09-03-2008, 12:19 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I told you I'm no expert, it shows. But won't the new body also be all fit and fun and stuff, and you'll be active just because it's fun to be active?

09-05-2008, 12:25 PM	#8
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Oh yeah...the pill sounds tempting and stuff, but I probably wouldn't do it. I am too cynical for that.

09-03-2008, 12:48 PM	#10
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I thought fat cells never left they just got smaller. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

09-03-2008, 12:49 PM	#11
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	You're thinking of trolls. common mistake. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

09-03-2008, 12:50 PM	#12
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I thought you have a set number of fat cells and they just grow and shrink depending on consumption. Yeah, what classic said... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

09-03-2008, 01:25 PM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Exactly. The Cellar has a set number of trolls. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-03-2008, 01:11 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	but it takes more calories to move 400lb than 200lb. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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