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Good stuff. Thank you for sharing. (Honestly, I also find it kind of weird when people tout the nutrition advice of their family doctor as law. The average MD has little or no nutrition training, and, while he or she can probably give better nutritional advice than your average joe schmoe, you're still much better off…

And girls: When you send a friend request to a guy, please DO say "it's because you look hot." Even if you don't mean it. :)

This might sound kind of silly, but I actually run with a backpack on. This gives me a place to keep my phone, keys, and (during the colder months) winter gear (or a place to put winter gear if I start out wearing it and get too hot.)

I'm an English/Communications/Writing instructor, and I tell my students this all the time. I always hear the complaint that they shouldn't have to take this class because writing isn't going to be a major part of their professional future. My response: In many situations in life, your writing will precede you, and you…

I would. But I know my thoughts on these matters aren't in line with the norm. I'll eat anything that doesn't look or smell like it's gone bad. (For example, I like leftover pizza better if it's not kept in the fridge, and I'll still eat it after it's been sitting on the counter for up to 3 days. And, actually, I would…

I'm not sure why he is flat-out refusing to let you work on your abs, but the old adage about abs being made in the kitchen rather than the gym is very true. If you're trying to flatten your belly, overall cardio work (along with cutting calories) is going to get you there much more effectively than ab work will. (In fact,…

I was in the skater/punk crowd, but I hung out with some nerds too. (And at my school, the skaters/punks WERE kind of nerds.) Even though I'm in my 30s now and should probably have left any notions of "cliques" behind, I'm still heavily involved in the punk scene in my community, and I still dress the part (although,…

About 215. I got down to around 180 with diet and exercise a little over a year ago. I slacked off and got back up to around 200-205, but I'm currently working to get back down again. :)

Are you sure you're only burning 200 in an hour? That sounds fishy. Even a very thin person--like 100 pounds or so--walking at a slow pace (say 3 mph) will burn close to that in an hour. What kind of cardio are you doing?

idon'tgetit.

I haven't had any yet. But I suspect I'll end up eating some tonight.

I have no idea. This is something I have never paid any attention to. I know I'm gonna buy it regardless of the price, so I don't even look.

I have (I believe) 16 tattoos total. I got my first one when I was 18, and then I didn't get any for quite a few years. I've added most of them just over the last 2 or 3 years, and I certainly will continue to get more. :)

http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/ Oops, I see that someone already posted it. :)

Mine is my real name! (I have an awful memory, so if I were to pick anything else, I wouldn't remember it.)

Taco Bell is the toughest thing for me to resist. I can have an entire fridge stocked with food, and I still have to fight the urge to leave my house just to hit the Taco Bell drive-thru. (Also...to those of you who are mentioning popcorn: If you lay off the butter and salt, popcorn isn't a bad snack food at all. Have at…

I want to be UFC President.

I avoid the being in the way and "working in" issue by supersetting everything. For example, I'll do a set of leg extensions and then immediately do a set of triceps extensions, and then repeat, with no rests between. This eliminates a lot of wasted time, and gets me one hell of a cardio burn while I'm doing my resistance…

I'm exactly the opposite. In fact, I'm overly concerned about the space I take up to the extent that I will sometimes cut my resistance work short or even skip it altogether if there are a lot of people around because I don't want to be a hassle and get in people's way. And, if I do push-ups or work with dumbbells or…

I'm well outside the usual stereotype on this one. If I'm dating someone, I actually have no problem going shopping with her. For clothes, shoes, whatever. I will walk around the mall all day and watch you try on clothes as long as you make sure I'm fed first (otherwise I get grumpy). :) It's traditionally been difficult…

I've dealt with a particular steretype, but it's one I don't really mind because it's fun to show people that they're wrong. I've played in punk bands most of my life, and, even at age 32, I still dress in a fairly punk style. (I don't have a mohawk anymore, but I have tattoos, and I generally wear sleeveless t-shirts, a…

I have a non-pregnant friend who gets congratulated on her pregnancy at her job ALL THE TIME. It literally happens almost daily. And she's not particulalry overweight, either; it's just kind of how she's built. The extra weight that she does have just sort of collects at the front of her midsection.

When I was in my early-mid 20s, I saw a friend that I hadn't seen since high school. She didn't say it to my face, but she told a mutual friend that she wouldn't have even recognized me if she had seen me on the street. That's not so bad; simply a statement of fact. However, she also said that I "looked like a snowman."…

If I just saw the 4 of them hanging on a rack, #1 would probably be my last choice. However, on you, it looks the best. I vote #1.

I've heard of the Rob Schneider that starred in such movies as "Deuce Bigalow" and "The Animal," but I'm not familiar with the one who is a talented comedian. (Sorry...had to do it.) ;)

I met my girlfriend on......wait for it.....Chatroulette. We've been together almost 2 years. How's that for random (quite literally)?

I recommend 'Just Jake' by Erik P. Block. ;) (I know I'm not supposed to advertise on this site, but I couldn't help myself.) :)

This might be kind of a boring answer, but I'm going to buy a new speaker for my bass cabinet. :)

Have you ever seen 'Made'? It's the "other" Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn movie, and I actually think it's WAY better than 'Swingers.' Check it out if you haven't.

I kind of agree. But my friends and I are comic book-reading, physics-loving, sci fi convention-attending nerds ourselves, so it doesn't come across to me as particularly novel. It has its funny moments, to be sure, but most of the moments that are intended to be funny come across to me as rather cliche and obvious.