Unkut: You're a RIOT!! :lol:

Notwithstanding your insult to my lack of fitness concerns.... YOU were talking about GRAMS per pound of body weight.... but you didn't SAY grams! :lol: I thought you meant eating your BODY WEIGHT in protein (which is what you SAID!) :lol:

From what LITTLE I know, the reason this works for you is that Protein feeds or enhances your metabolism, which causes you to burn fat! It also gives you ENERGY! So, when I say I eat a few steaks on the road, it's because it provides the protein needed to kick up my metabolism and give me energy. This helps me stay AWAKE! It may also help me keep my weight down.

Also..... you indicated that you ate about 4-5 times a day. This has been PROVEN to be a better way to eat than just once or twice a day (like I do!) Reason being, that when you only eat once a day, your body senses a "starvation" mode, and stores the necessary proteins in FAT CELLS, for later use! This is why many get fat, by "starving themselves." (see... I DO know a few things.) :lol:

Personally, I have NEVER been overweight, and I have ALWAYS eaten just one or two meals a day. I just don't overdo it, and I try to stay active. I have a bit of a "belly," but it's a beer belly! Storing up that PURE protein for when the store runs out! :wink:

I'm a person that is easily irritated by "have to's" and "should do's." I KNOW what is good for me.... but I just don't like to be bothered! I'm not gonna eat 5 "small meals" a day, because.... I don't like having to "feed the bodily funtions!" It's an irritation for me! I eat when I get hungry! And, I only get hungry once a day! :shock: :lol:

I'm DULY impressed by what you have done for yourself. And only slightly smug in the fact that I never let myself GET overweight in the FIRST place! :wink:

But, I DO believe people have different metabolic rates, and I've been lucky! I may not be "ripped" like you..... but I don't have to be bothered by counting GRAMS of protein, or calories of soda! :roll:

BTW..... how tall are you? I'm not a BIG man, by any stretch! I'm 5'11" if I hold my chin up! Most men are much bigger "boned" than I am! And there's no doubt that MANY truckers are WAY TOO big for their OVERSIZED britches!!

All this talk of health and diet is GOOD for many of you who NEED it! And, I only poke a bit of fun now and then. It IS important to watch your health in this career field, but it only BARELY applies to me. I will die from smoking cigs, or drinking beer, but NOT from diabetes or other WEIGHT issues! And I'll die when it is my time!

I sometimes have a baked potato instead of fries, and occaissonally eat chicken instead of meat. But, I will eat what I want, WHEN I want, and I am prepared to suffer the consequences IF and WHEN they come!

Then you need to talk to your government! As a result of smallpox and polio being nearly "wiped out" in this country, I heard recently that many children were no longer being immunized against them (at least polio, I think.)

As a result, there has been an increase in cases of this. So.... we got "complacent" and NEGLECTED to stay vigilant against these diseases. And it was a decision made by our government! :shock: :roll:

But, I agree with what you agree with! Immunizations against killer diseases is different from overusing antibiotics for every little "infection." By overusing antibiotics, we have fed into the EVOLUTION of less deadly viruses! (such as MRSA.... which CAN be deadly.)

What we need today, is fewer GOVERNMENT FUNDED studies, and more medical RESEARCH!

Get the Government OUT of science and Religion.... and get Science and Religion out of Government!

And get PROFIT and GREED out of ALL of them! I'm not advocating Socialism as a FORM of any of them..... but as a MOTIVE for ALL of them!

What's good for the people, is good for ALL of the people! What's good for only a FEW of the people, is detrimental to the WHOLE of the people!

Americans will NOT be "felled" by a dirty bomb or an invasion of a Jihadist army. But, they are VULNERABLE to imported diseases! With our OPEN borders, and international visitation, we are more vulnerable to the diseases brought in by third world countrymen. Instead of exporting WAR and Democracy.... perhaps we should be exporting MEDICINE and Plumbing!

What IS a "second world country?" Is there one? Perhaps, if we helped bring third world countries up to second world status, we wouldn't have as much to fear!

Bush, and his administration, likes to talk about a GLOBAL economy. I say, it should be considered ONLY after a Global "habitat!" And medicine/health should be at the forefront!

Tootie04 said:

I am NOT insensitive to your situation. But, what has convinced you of this? Is HIS immunization that much different than WE received as children? I'm asking becuase I don't KNOW! I have no children, that know of me, and I'm not up on these things.

UNLESS there is something in the immunization of children today, that is ESSENTIALLY different from that of 20 years ago, it must be something ELSE!

Could it be the preservatives in the food your children were raised on?

I am VERY interested in this, because I am very concerned about preservatives in food, and what they may be doing to us, and because, of course.... I don't want ANY child to suffer the insidious ailment of Autism!

Please tell me WHAT you know about how his immunization could cause his autism, and WHY it hasn't affected MORE children.... unless you BUY the fact that one in 150 out there are now "autistic."

Otherwise.... it just MAY be possible that YOUR grandchild is one of a very FEW in this country that actually suffer this terrible "condition."

I will admit that this commercial SHOCKED me to the CORE! I have not had time to investigate it further.... but I will. If this is even REMOTELY accurate... we have a MAJOR problem on our hands.... as a society!

If, however, your grandson is just part of the statistical unfairness of our world, you have my EVERY sympathy and concern, and I pray for you the strength of Sampson!

As you may have noticed from my earlier posts, I am "concerned" about the introduction into our lives of drugs, preservatives and government studies! But, I come up just a bit short of blaming them for statistical abnormalities.

I suffer a few mental disorders myself, and have studied them extensively. I don't coddle myself over them, and refuse to medicate myself for them. Some of my problems are hereditary, and therefore date back to a time when we didn't HAVE all these "foreign" chemicals in our lives. Therefore, I find it difficult to believe that your grandchild's problem is due to some RECENT change in medical practices.

Of course, I could be WRONG! And I am open to discussion and learning. I'm SURE you have done more research than I, and ONLY something like what you state could support this recent claim that I have heard. At THIS time, I don't believe the claim. But, I would like to know more.

Again, please accept my sympathy and concern! Along with my healthy skepticism.

Just this week, I've heard that "studies" now say that you need a minimum of 6 cups of coffee a day to prevent SOME diesease or condition! Good thing.... since I've ALWAYS drank a pot of coffee daily when at home. I've also recently heard that MORE beer was good for you than just "one" drink a day! I don't know WHO or WHAT to believe anymore..... except that it reinforces my belief that I don't believe ANY studies!! :roll:

Again, I want to say that I think Autism is one of the WORST things a human can suffer! I may make jokes about obesity, or other things I think are a matter of PERSONAL responsibility.... but I would NEVER joke about Autism!

But, I DO NOT believe this current claim that 1 in 150 children actually HAVE autism (regardless of the diagnosis.) I did NOT mean for that statement to offend those whose family is suffering the REALITY of it!

Hobo

We may have opened our borders, but people are also traveling to more "exoctic" places for vacations. Countries like Indonesia, India, Vietnam are getting more tourists also. These tourists then go home and CAN bring back more than souveniors. It's so easy today to purchase airlines tickets and go somewhere.