twisted said: I'm currently on my way to becoming obese and I can't seem to lose weight.  I've tried 5 different nutritionists in the past five years and none of them seem to work for me.  Whenever I eat, I can't seem to turn my hunger off.  I need more flavors, sweets, salty foods, anything I'm craving.  I haven't always been this way tho, I used to be so thin, but after I moved out, all I can think about is junk food and my next meal.  Which diets have helped you guys, I'm still in college and I work almost full time and I don't have much time to cook.

frankiedee said: this is not true. there are soooo many alcoholics who quit and have stayed sober since. So dont believe the whole "once an alcoholic always an alcoholic". Its most definately not true. It just depends on your ex, and how much quitting means to him and how much he is willing to sacrafice to quit.

layla said: Yeah this is a bit of a tough one. There was a suggestin in the UK that having an obese child should be seen as a form of child abuse, and the children should be taken away. I think this is a bit draconian, but I do think a middle ground should be reached, perhaps with social services nad the family doctor working together with the family to better educate them about nutrition.

Arrork said: I use LimeWire to satisfy all my cravings for new music, even though it does cause viruses and such.  I now have a laptop just for limewire because I don't want to ruin any other computers.  I've heard about people getting caught up with the law for downloading music, but it's never happend to anyone I know.... knock knock!  I don't really think downloading music could be an addiction, it's just a new way of obtaining music.  I remember when you could first start burning Cds, people would have binders and binders full of music. Some poeple regard music as their passion, I don't think it's an addiction though. 

fardreamer said:

leighdu said: Many teachers and schools encourage internet use to their students, and even give a list of recommended websites where they can go and learn, such as noggin.com or yahookids.com . My question is, what would be an acceptable amount of time for young children to spend daily online?

 

How young, though? Obviously the age of the child determines the length of an Internet session; I'd say, though, for a 5-8 year old, about an hour, max, and always with all sorts of filters and supervision!

Aries said:

fardreamer said

How young, though? Obviously the age of the child determines the length of an Internet session; I'd say, though, for a 5-8 year old, about an hour, max, and always with all sorts of filters and supervision!

Filters are a complete waste of time, nothing can replace supervision, that and filters cause all sorts of problems, and some are even spyware. That, and kids are tech-savvy, they can just use or set up a proxy to bypass it without breaking a sweat.

Aries said: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/news/bal-to.hs.prescription07feb07,0,5243276.story

Shame, I really liked that guy, he was still young as well and a brilliant actor. Sad that he had to die, why is it the good ones die young and the assholes stay standing. Life works in mysterious ways.

tonys76 said: Absolutely, it doesn't mean addiction. I work on a computer typically 14 hours a day myself, and I can easily walk away from it. Do I still have a device connected to the internet to receive messages beyond that (like a cell phone), yes.

You could say that's an addiction, or part of the job. If your livelihood is on the internet, well, then you can be attached to it as well, but I would not say addicted. Those who are crazy with e-mail are probably more feeding a social need than anything, IMO.

BELLA said: That's a really good idea!  Like practical sessions where you can follow along with the work out that'd be great.  The trainers are awesome on that show!