So I'm doing this online course for work called Weight Management Essentials...

[sapphire_child]

...I just watched the first lot of slides and I have to admit, I am more than a little bit freaked out.

I just watched the progression of the obesity trends for North America from 1988 (the year I was born) through to 2005 and I honestly felt nauseous watching it. In less than twenty years the stats have had to grow from 10-14% all the way up to equal to or more than 30%. That? Is fucking scary people.

Now I know Australia isn't exactly some great bastion of health - we're just as bad if not worse than the US. But honestly, with the rate that obesity levels are rising globally? In ten years time I would not be surprised to see the world sitting at an 80 or 90% obesity/overweight rate instead of 70%ish which is about where we are now.

Believe it or not, I've actually had people tell me that rising obesity rates are a good thing for my industry because it means there'll be more people for me to train in the gym and get all fit and healthy. I'm sorry but that is a monstrous thing to say. I would rather be out of a job, knowing that the world is a healthier place than working in the gym every day, not even sure if what I'm doing is really going to make a difference in the grand scheme of things.

I really don't meant to sound all holier-than-thou or anything )and believe me that's not my intention) but I implore you, each and every one of you, please, for your own sake, go out and take a walk once in a while. Ride a bike. Eat a piece of fruit instead of half a packet of biscuits. I'd honestly feel so much better knowing that there are still people out there who are doing their best to avoid becoming a part of this epidemic because it honestly freaks me the hell out.

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[smallerworlds.livejournal.com]

lol trust me I am ^ ^ I did just go and eat a fuckload of rissotto though, I may go for a walk in the rain soon though

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

Honestly though dude - it scares me.

[smallerworlds.livejournal.com]

watched season 1 and 2 of secret diary now omfg

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

I reckon. Yeh I saw your Belle icons. Yum huh?

[smallerworlds.livejournal.com]

more than yum

[smallerworlds.livejournal.com]

WHY ARE YOU NOT ON MSN? FAIL

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

I'm trying not to distract myself because I'm looking at the next presentation in this online course thingo =P

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

Haha XP

[smallerworlds.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD YOUR ICON

[smallerworlds.livejournal.com]

I MISS TEN AND ROSE ARGHHHH

[smallerworlds.livejournal.com]

-_- she says whilst on LIVEJOURNAL

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

Innit pretty?

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

Yeah me too =(

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

Shhhhhhh. I'm trying not to be on livejournal! You're not helping you know =P

[smallerworlds.livejournal.com]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BUT ITS MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I R IMPORTANCE

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

Oh Hannah. You really are such a champ in that respect. Just...man it freaks me out sometimes. My industry actually scares me.

[smallerworlds.livejournal.com]

vegetarian interwebs highfive!

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

I know you're importance but I also have a job which is importance for eating and buying stuff. And to keep doing job I have to do courses which is faaaaail.

[smallerworlds.livejournal.com]

every time I sold baked goods to fat people I wanted to give them an apple instead, what I hate most if big parents feeding their kids crap, how can you do that to your children?

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

Yeah I've seen that before. Again, something that really scares me. Negligent parents *shudders*. My kids are so going to be living off carrot sticks =P lol.

[smallerworlds.livejournal.com]

ha ha ha well my mum was really good I must say I mean sure I didn't eat much from the age of 11 to about the age of 20 heh, I still eat inconsistently which is baddddd but when i was younger my diet was impeccable, I mean I didn't eat iced cream till I was 7 and when I did I hated it, wanted frozen yogurt instead, I am getting back into better eating habbits though, probably the best thing about being a vegetarian when out I almost always have to eat really healthy stuff, though there is fuck all out there that is healthy unless you find a vegetarian cafe or fucking make it yourself anyway, it's disgraceful.

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

Try being sucrose and lactose intolerant dude - that cuts out like, 80% of all fast food/drink. Shocking.

[smallerworlds.livejournal.com]

yes but prongs you tended to just eat shit anyway :p I don't each much when I go out, usually I make something before I go out, that or just have a juice, srsly though why is everything out there so shit? So annoying

[eruvadhril.livejournal.com]

OMG Dead Like Me movie is available through... ahem... less-than-legal means. Or you could order the DVD from, like, Canada.

[smallerworlds.livejournal.com]

HELL YES WE CANADIANS RULEL

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

Only when I'm with you =P you're such a bad influence on me. Wicked child.

Because we live in a McDonalds world. Poor Mr Nardi.

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

Omg really?! MUST DOWNLOAD.

Inother news - holy crap I love your icon. HE IS ADORABLE.

[eruvadhril.livejournal.com]

Tennant is lovely :D

On a related note, what do you think of the new lad?

[sapphire-child.livejournal.com]

Isn't he just? I think that Matt has lovely expressive hands and he'll do an awesome job. Not too flash on the emo hair but I like the fact that he has an awkwardly shaped head =P

Still, he's got bloody big shoes to fill so we shall just have to wait and see. I'll be very sad to see David go though - he's rather magnificent.

Also, was just perusing your icons to see if you had anything else shiny and DW related and two of them that you didn't know who made them...they were made by me =P the "Don't pat animals with sneaky eyes" and the other Frodo one which is all "this task was appointed to you..." etc.