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So Kenorwoks, if I may ask, your weight is normal/stable and you are able to do stuff like hard work and lenghty exercises like normal people?

I am around 150lb 6'0, a little skinny but I have always been skinny. I am 21 now and when I graduated high school, before being vegan, I was 5'11 140ish.

As for working/sustained physical activity, I work third shift at Target on the logistics team where I pull boxes all over the store and then sort them into the aisles, so lots of walking and lifting. I am also a pretty avid swimmer during the summer and although I don't anymore, I used to run a few miles every day less than a year ago. My normal mile time was about 4 mins and 30ish seconds.

I don't go to a gym or anything or lift weights so I can't give you any numbers to compare to the average, but that's just because it's not really anything I am into, not because I lack the ability.

Quote from Graphics_I

Do you have to take iron supplements and stuff or can you get all the nutrients you need in your diet?

I can get it all, rice, dark green veggies, soy milk, and grains are all good sources of iron.

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I'm interested in why people become vegans. Care to shed some light Kenorwoks?

I do it for the chicks...That's a vegan joke, haha <_<


ANYWAYS, Well initially I became vegetarian because, as proletaria implied, I felt bad for animals and how they are treated on industrial farms and for me personally the ends don't justify the means.

After six or so months of being vegetarian, I realized (or rather came of of denial) that animals used for things besides meat get treated just as bad. So I decided that I was going to go all in.

So without being too preachy or anything, I pretty much just felt like, in my opinion, the industry standards cross so many lines that I don't want to support.

Shortly after becoming vegan I learned about a lot of the other benefits to being vegan (which I won't put in this post, but if you want to hear my opinion just ask in this thread and I will tell you what I know.



Just to avoid anyone getting offended or something, I do not think I am better than anyone who eats meat or whatever. It is a life choice that I choose to make, just like eating meat is something people choose to eat. I mean, I would be really happy if everyone was vegan, but I am not going to get upset at anyone for eating meat or drinking milk because it's just a matter of opinion. I don't think you are a terrible person for not being vegan or something.

Don't get me wrong, I will strongly protest anyone who says the way animals are treated (on average, I know there are good farms out here) is acceptable. I am against people eating meat, but I don't interrupt people to let them know that I oppose what they are putting into their body.

The only thing I avidly show my disapproval of to my family and friends is KFC, everything they stand for is wrong on so many levels. They market their company as caring about things like breast cancer awareness, and while their adds may raise awareness, there are studies that are finding correlations between KFC, and similar chemically filled fast food, causing cancer among TONS of other more wide spread health problems that affect way more of the population than breast cancer does.

This is getting really long winded though, so I should probably stop!

Are there any on this forum? I am interested to see how many people here are, or maybe interested in being one.


I have been vegan for a little over two years and I was vegetarian six months before that.

such wise words...

Quote from apples

ask your friend which he wants to play. be nice.

I did that when he offered but he doesn't care, he is addicted to Skyrim.

Quote from Jamoose

Swtor beta is open... D3 beta is closed.

If I make an account on the Swtor site, I will get in then?

Ok, so before you start shouting "OFF WITH HIS HEAD", read the entire post!

So, my friend has gotten into the swtor beta, and the Diablo 3 beta and after he saw the sadness in my eyes, he decided that he will give me one of the betas to play, or share or whatever.

Anyways, so my first thought was like D3!!! no brainer, but then I got to thinking, I am without a doubt going to get D3, but I am unsure if I am going to get swtor. So I am kind of confused on which I want, D3 beta would of course be awesome, and I could forever say that I was involved in the D3 beta, but if I do the swtor beta then I will know whether or not I want to buy the game. I also still have a chance, albeit a small one, to get into the D3 beta.

I just wanted to hear what you guys thought. Maybe I can talk him into sharing them both? I am pretty good at mooching.

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Whats the deal with the Indianapolis Colts? I see they have no wins. Is this unusual for an NFL team at this stage of the season?

There is usually one team who has very little, if any, wins per season. Just like it is normal to have at least one team who finishes the season with one or two losses only, maybe none (go GB).

I voted WD, even though it is my favorite at the moment.

I just don't think people feel like they are doing enough damage when they don't see big numbers, and the WD has more dots than nukes, so they feel like it is weak or something.

Quote from apples

my boss said that i dress like one of the cool kids (shes FOB). then showed me pictures of hipsters.

i cried a little.

FOB?

On another note: http://americancensorship.org/

I have 1 friend and he's in the military so I have 0 friends near me. ;(

5/10 It's so simple but I feel like it's on purpose.

Getting the CE, going home and probably going to sleep because I will have to work in a few hours and then have school after that, haha.

A dream come true would be a March 5th release, that's when spring break starts ;).