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| The Lounge | China's one-child policy | Nov 07 2007 01:27 (UTC) |
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| I don't think any one was insulting America, just presenting the facts. But saying "America is the best country" is completely off topic. | |||
| The Lounge | China's one-child policy | Nov 06 2007 23:43 (UTC) |
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What is with all the discussion of the gov't in China killing babies here? Not true. Again, our media like to spread false truths, and we love to believe all they say without question. Here are corrections on what Chinese people are like: Some people here favour boys to girls because they still believe a boy can make more money than a girl, and be better able to take care of their parents in later life. That's an old belief, but some people still follow it. They are about 50 years behind us in terms of development, so naturally their way of thinking would be similar to ours 50 years ago too. And 50 years ago, people treated son's and daughters differently. SO, to ensure that there are no abortions, it is now illegal to find out the sex of the baby until you have it. And I have never met a person here how wasn't thrilled at having a girl when that is what they get. Girls are now just as educated and paid the same as boys, so that old way of thinking is becoming obsolete. But some people seem to think that Chinese run off and have abortions if they have a girl. Except it isn't true. Maybe some 'old fashioned' people would, but they can't because they don't know if it is a boy or girl. In fact, the most common people having abortions are teenagers who are uneducated about sex. Sex education is non-exhistant here, so some girls wind up pregnant and don't know why. That is something the gov't here needs to address. Married women who have children don't tend to have abortions, because they are very careful with their protection. Not like drunk college girls at home clame to be, but actually careful. And in the event that they do have another baby, the gov't won't just run off and kill it. The people are put into a higher tax bracket, but that's about it. I actually know lots of families who have 3 or 4 kids, because the parents are rich, and can afford the extra taxes. People in the rural communities who aren't monitored, are having as many kids as they want. The people who actually have to deal with the One Child Law are the middle class. And people here are Athiest and don't follow to the 10 Commandments. So saying "Thou Shalt Not Kill" doesn't really apply to them. That is the same as saying "Don't eat pork or work on Sunday". You can't use your beliefs to judge their actions. A lot of things we do are wrong to them. However, they believe that killing is wrong, because of how hurtful it is to those around you (they include abortions into the killing category BTW). You don't have to read the bible to have a sense of right and wrong. Just because the gov't is Communist, it doesn't mean they are all savages. |
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| The Lounge | What "clique" did you belong to in HS? | Nov 05 2007 00:27 (UTC) |
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I was a nerd by association. I'm not that smart, but a few of my friends were. One works for NASA now, btw. We're all proud of her. The rest of us were the dumbies of the group (although we're not actually dumb just normal). We were all in Choir,&nbs p;and dance. And I was&nb sp;in a world famous Show Choir. Music was my life. So I guess I was in the Geeky Musician s group. I think I'm still like that even now. Lol. |
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| The Lounge | What "clique" did you belong to in HS? | Nov 05 2007 00:27 (UTC) |
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I was a nerd by association. I'm not that smart, but a few of my friends were. One works for NASA now, btw. We're all proud of her. The rest of us were the dumbies of the group (although we're not actually dumb just normal). We were all in Choir,&nbs p;and dance. And I was&nb sp;in a world famous Show Choir. Music was my life. So I guess I was in the Geeky Musician s group. I think I'm still like that even now. Lol. |
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| The Lounge | China's one-child policy | Nov 04 2007 23:52 (UTC) |
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Hi, I actually live in China. I'm not Chinese, but I do live here. The One Child Policy isn't as bad as people make it out to be. Our media likes to over criticize China's every move, but they don't actually look into things as clearly as they pretend they do. Almost every news story about China is tragically incorrect, and over embelished. Poor Chinese, having to deal with our arrogance.
And as someone who lives& nbsp;here, you wouldn't believ e how many people are&nbs p;walking around the streets! Sitting back in North America, you honestly&nb sp;can't imagine it. Not exagerating, there is just no way ;to imagine it. People ab solutely everywhere., and there isn't always enough food to go around. This is&nbs p;in the city, apparently ;the majority of the population is rura l, and unseen.
The One Child policy will ensure that the next generation will have considderably less people born. Imagine 1.2 billion becoming 2, or 3 or 4 billion in only 20 years!! The world's population could double just because of one country.
And the people here don't hate the policy, they&nb sp;agree with it. It is very North American to assume that the whole world likes to disagree with every gov't decision but it isn't always the case. The people here understand the world's population problem, and don't want to be the cause of it. So if having only one child takes away this blame, they'll do it.
A country with a serious& nbsp;population problem though ;is India, who has the&nb sp;same number of people, but no& nbsp;way of controlling it.&nb sp;I guess it is because& nbsp;of their political system, people would n't except it just as we wouldn't.
Where as in China, the&nb sp;people really do believe that the gov't kn ows best. |
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| Vegetarian | Question to all vegetarians | Nov 04 2007 23:29 (UTC) |
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Well, said 'the crankyone'! Well said! (Love your name btw). People need to make choic es for themselves. Being catty to them isn't going to help. If you want he world ;to change, you need to&n bsp;lead, not yell. BTW, I'm not vegetarian. I respect what vegetarians do, but I have my reasons why I'm not. I just looked at this&nbs p;out of curiosity. I just wish some people&n bsp;were more excepting of others choices: diet included. |
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| Weight Loss | soo im not understanding this one.. | Nov 04 2007 23:12 (UTC) |
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| Weight Loss | soo im not understanding this one.. | Nov 04 2007 23:11 (UTC) |
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First off, you need to chill out a bit. Over stressing yourself won't help the situation. Take a deep br eath, and then look at&nb sp;the situation logically. Stop worrying about your weight on a minute to&nbs p;minute basis, but on a& nbsp;monthly basis. Only weigh yourself once a month.&n bsp;I know it is hard&nbs p;to resist, but it will& nbsp;save your mental health in the end. That way if you check it the same time every month, bloating from your period won't be a factor. You should be at roughly the same point in your cycle each time. Even once a week is better than a few times&n bsp;a day. Make it your goal to check less often, on top of trying to get back to excerising. Think of weight loss as&n bsp;a life long marathon, ;not a few week sprint.&n bsp;If you gained 10 ibs, that does suck, but ;it doesn't mean you won' t take it off later. Your weight will naturally fluxiate through out your life, and especially your weight loss period. First off: If you went from going&nb sp;to the gym regularly a nd suddenly stopped, then ;your body is adjusting. You were eating the same number of calories, but working out like crazy. So technically, your body is ;now receiving 600 more c alories a day. The answer is not to eat less, but to get back int o exercise. I know your&n bsp;busy though, it is ha rd. Secondly, don't go below your 1200 a day, even&nbs p;as an expariment. It is very dangerous for your& nbsp;health. If you try i t one day, the next day won't be as hard,&nbs p;then the next day, etc. You really do need to be careful. Or in ;the end, you will sudden ly become anorexic, and n ot really know how you&nb sp;got there. Thirdly, a lot of women&n bsp;make the mistake of ' over exercising'. Every day,&n bsp;for 3 hours, etc. Tha t is a lot for your& nbsp;body. And the end re sult is that when you&nbs p;do become busy, your bo dy says "Whoa what's ;going on, I'm working so slowly lately, and getting all these extra calories!" ; Hense, a 10 pound weight gain. I am a former fitness&nbs p;trainer, so I saw this& nbsp;all the time (in myself too). Women tend t o be a bit obsessive.&nbs p;Once we decide we want& nbsp;to lose weight, we w ant it gone now, not in a year. So we arrange our schedual to exercise every spare minute&nb sp;to get the weight off& nbsp;fast. But on a long& nbsp;term basis, it isn't ;realistic. The women who ;were most sucessful, were&nbs p;the ones who come 3&nbs p;days a week, and 1.5&nb sp;hours each time, for t he rest of their lives.&n bsp;Not the ones who come constantly for a few months, then never again. So basically, chill out, and good luck!
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| Foods | Calories in vs. Calories burned | Sep 14 2007 23:12 (UTC) |
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Lilladyjc is right about the "3500 calories = 1 pound". That is 3500 excess calories (ie, not used throughout the day or days), will add up to about one pound of weight on your body. As long as your in your limit, then you will lose weight. But if almost half of your daily calories come from one little bit of ice cream, is it really worth it? Have it some days as a treat, but don't count on it as a daily thing. Or else, like Lilladyjc said you are more likely to get sick and weak. The left over 800 may be a lot for veges, but not a lot from your whole grains and meat (even if it is lean meat). We all need to indulge some times, but don't make the 600 calories part of your routine. |
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| Weight Loss | Help...! | Aug 31 2007 01:24 (UTC) |
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If you girls are still under age, then her parents have a right to know. Can they somehow help her? A girl I knew became anorexic during high school. She was 5 foot 6 and dropped to 85 pounds!!! All of our friends tried helping her, but we didn't want to make her feel like we were attacking her. We would just causually bring things up, hoping she would take the hint, but she didn't. We thought we were doing lots to help, and we felt good saying "Well you know I had a talk with her yesterday." "So did I!" But now looking at it years later, we really didn't do much of anything. The thing that finally helped her was when her parents did something. They finally took a firm hand with her, got her into councelling. Slowly, over time, her way of viewing food and herself changed. She is now at a healthy weight, but occasionally she slips back into her old routine. She says she will be "Anorexic" for life. Like a smoker is. So when we see the old ways comming back, we do something about it. But even now, her parents are really the ones that controll the situation when she gets sick. So maybe talk to her parents. She may feel you are a "bad friend" for talking to them, thats just the way you think when you are teenagers (mom and dad just don't understand). But by talking to them, you aren't a bad friend. You are a VERY GOOD friend. You care more about her well being, than her being sick but happy with you. If she really doesn't get along with her parents and they won't help her, talk to your school councellor. He / she must have a lot of great ideas and resources. Take it from me, I regret not doing more when I could have. Because while it is her fault that she is anorexic, it is my fault for watching it happen and not honestly try to help. I worried more about not upsetting her, than helping her before it went from a little teenage problem to a life long disease. And for yourself, congrats on seeing for yourself that you need to change your ways. That was a very mature thing to do. Good luck. I'm sure everyone here is thinking about you. |
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| Fitness | Getting bigger legs because of muscle? | Aug 31 2007 00:57 (UTC) |
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Try doing cardio that engages your upper body. Like a rowing machine or other similar things. It is surprisingly difficult, so you can set challenge goals for yourself. And at the same time, you are burning fat. Swimming is great too as long as you are actually doing laps, not just floating in the pool. Avoid stair climbers and eliptical machines for intense exercise, these really work your things and butt. Your body won't "replace muscle with fat" unless you completely stop exercising. Muscle and fat aren't the same thing so they don't replace each other. But if you stop exercising completely, the muscle mass will decrease, and at the same time the fat will come back. So it may look like the fat replaces the muscle, but it isn't. Its a common misconseption. Keep up your cardio to burn fat, just don't overwork your legs. Avoid doing squats or lunges for a while (anything that works your thighs a lot). But do leg exercises with a smaller amount of weight so that the muscles get some benefit, but aren't straigned and increase in size. Hope this helps. PS Marneedear: if your body is using your muscle for fuel, then you are not eating enough. This should NOT be a goal. |
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| Weight Loss | Oolong Tea for weight loss?? | Aug 25 2007 02:45 (UTC) |
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| Hey everyone. I continued drinking the Oolong tea for a few months, but didn't notice any real difference.
Another girl here gave me this "Weight loss tea" which she likes. I can't remember what exactly it was made of (Hawk something), but it was things I have never heard before. I drank a few cups and almost immediately had to run into the bathroom. I stopped drinking the tea, but the extra bowel movements lasted a week. After only a few cups! The girl said she never had any extra bowel movements though. I looked the ingredients up (luckily there was English on the box). All of them are banned in North America because they haven't been able to see the long term effects yet. Plus, they increase your heart rate, but at unhealthy levels. I'm writing this because what I did was actually kind of dangerous. I just don't want anyone else to be as silly as I was. It could have been a much bigger problem than it was. Check out the side effects first, drink second. |
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| Weight Loss | Oolong Tea for weight loss?? | May 18 2007 23:41 (UTC) |
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| Mariamck:
Any tea is ok. Leaves, balls, bags. As long as you give the ingredients to moisten and release their chemicals. Bags aren't the best, cuz the ingredients aren't as pure, but if it's all that's available, its still better than nothing I think. I'm glad so many of us drink tea now. Weight loss or not, it's so much better for you than a coke. |
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| Weight Loss | Oolong Tea for weight loss?? | May 18 2007 00:33 (UTC) |
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| Puzzling. Some people say it's helpful, some people say it isn't. Which is what I saw on the internet with further research. At all the tea shops here they say it definately is, but they will say anything to get you to buy something from them. I am lucky though that whatever tea you buy will be pure, and very strong. Not like tea bags at the grocery store.
I've been drinking it for 4 days now, so I don't know if it is making a difference. I haven't noticed any more Bowel Movements, but I do go **Number 1** more often. But I think that's attributed to drinking so much extra tea on top of all the water I drink. I'll pay attention to the Bowel Movements though. Definately don't want that!! One thing I have learned from living in China: with any tea, the first serving off a bag or leaves won't be very good, or have benefits. You must use it, drain what you make, and do it again. The second portion will be really good, and the third will be the best. After that, things wear away. So if your just drinking tea for pleasure it doesn't actually matter. But if it's to lose weight / lower cholesterol, etc, then this is a good idea. It's something that EVERY tea experts here insist on. And these people here definately know their tea. I've been doing that. Again, we'll see the pay off... Thanks everyone! |
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| Fitness | Generic Work out at home | May 17 2007 02:42 (UTC) |
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| My Mother in Law always works out at home. She uses cans of soup / corn or whatever. I think they weigh about 2 pounds. But then she focuses on doing the same exercises from the gym for 2 minutes, instead of for 12 reps, etc. She doesn't have big muscles, but very nice and womanly looking (if that makes sense). I'm into wall sits, squats, lunges, leg lifts, arm raises, too. But since trying her method, I have really started liking it. I also like stationary ab exercises. IE: sit up straight on the floor. Feet on the floor, but knees up. Then lean back (as if your leaning back onto the couch - but with no couch there). Hold the pose for 30 seconds - 1 minute. Also turn your shoulders to the side, and repeat, for your side abs. If you have back trouble, it works your abs / back, without the repetative motion. And you don't need any equipment, cuz once it gets easy, increase the amount of time. You can do it in front of the TV. Try skipping rope for some cardio. A rope only costs a couple bucks, or maybe your kids have one already. |
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| The Lounge | Dresses to hide the belly? | May 17 2007 02:27 (UTC) |
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| I have the same problem with clothes. What does and empire waist dress, shirt look like? | |||
| Weight Loss | How much did you lose the first week? | May 17 2007 02:18 (UTC) |
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| I'm a little surprised to see so many people aiming for the 1200 calorie mark. What are you actually eating to only consume so little?? Then your exercising too!!! This method of weight control won't last for 40 years!! That's pratically a starvation diet!! You can't keep that up forever!!
The website says I should consume 1800. Which is down from what I was eating before, but perhaps more that I actually want to eat. Now that I have been doing this for a week and a half, I have lost 3 pounds. But 1800 is starting to feel like a lot for me. Shortly I want to try and cut down to 1500 or 1600 calories, but definately not 1200! Remember, that's your bodies MINIMUM requiremets. Meaning that dipping below that will effect your body's ability to function. Not just physically, but mentally too! Eating only 1200 calories and exercising off 400 is the equilavent of only getting the benefits of 800 calories per day. This puts your body into starvation mode. Its going to hold onto every single calorie you consume just to survive. While it may help you lose weight right now, your long term weight loss will be effected. This type of dieting may cause you to eventually balloon back up to higher than you were to begin with or be too weak to do anything. So 'nanobriga' if you are eating 1100 - 1200, that's low (unless you have to force yourself to eat more - which isn't good). But the 1600, sounds OK. You shouldn't have to worry about "Eating Back" your calories after exercising, unless you aren't eating enough calories to begin with. If you eat 1600 and exercise off 300 - 400, then your doing very well for the day. Some people may be more willing to eat at the minimum border, but that doesn't mean it's actually safe to do. What's the point of being skinny if you can't lift your keys, or add 2+2? I'd rather lose 1 pound a week - slowly - then lose a lot fast and gain it all back plus more. It's your body, so do what feels safe to you. |
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| Weight Loss | Addicted to sweeties!!! | May 17 2007 01:48 (UTC) |
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| I used to work as a Trainer at a Women's Fitness Centre, and this is what I would recomend to ladies in your situation - including me (I'm a chocolate junkie if I'm not careful).
First, don't deny yourself anything you like. Everyone says this, but it's totally true. If something becomes forbidden, it is much more tempting. Try cutting down by 25% now, then 25% in 2 weeks, etc. Make it a slow but efficient process. Next, control yourself more in the day. All the sweets you eat probably isn't much to begin with, but by the end of the day it is a lot. Say to yourself: "No Sweets before Lunch". Then if you achieve this goal, you can have a little treat with lunch and supper. Then "No Sweets before 3:00pm". That will make it easier to control the quantity by the end of the day. Finally if you go all day without eating candy, then reward yourself at the end of the day. But if you have your sweets in the morning, or early afternoon, then you will be more likely to have another helping of sweets later in the day. Or two, or three, or four... ;) Lastly, try drinking naturally sweet teas. Like Raspberry, Blueberry, Strawberry, etc. They taste sweet, but don't actually have much sugar in them. If you suddenly get a sugar craving, drink a cup. Also change they way you think when you get those cravings. You are suddenly craving sugar because your body is burning off calories and wants a refill. Whenever you get these cravings think of this "Oh, my body is now brining off that extra fat I've been working so hard to lose. All my hard work is paying off this very minute. I'm so proud of myself!!" I really hope this helps you!! |
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