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[Zodiark1593]

3 minutes ago, WhiteJaguar77 said:

I wish I was taller...when people meet me they think I'm 18 or 19...

 

Maybe I'd look more my age if I actually wear makeup. 

Problem with height is that people ask you to reach things for them all the time.

 

[PhantomJaguarr]

12 minutes ago, Zodiark1593 said:

Problem with height is that people ask you to reach things for them all the time.

 

Height would come in handy...Most of the time I wouldn't need to use a step ladder to reach for an item a customer wants. 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I'm 5' 7.5" and I still often have to ask people to reach things for me at stores.

[Drak3]

I'm 5' 11" with slightly shorter than typical arms.

[Zodiark1593]

6'4" here. 

[iamdarkyoshi]

About 175cm here

[Nowak]

I too am 5'11".

[Lady Fitzgerald]

1 hour ago, Drak3 said:

I'm 5' 11" with slightly shorter than typical arms.

I have short upper arms and thighs. I'm kindasorta a tall dwarf. Despite my height, petites fit me much better than misses or women's sizes.

[captain_to_fire]

I have the same height as Linus and I hate it. Thank you scumbag genes...NOT! 

[iamdarkyoshi]

3 minutes ago, captain_to_fire said:

Thank you scumbag genes...NOT! 

At least you didn't get the ones that make you weigh far too much after eating basically nothing

 

Those are the ones I'm struggling with...

[Lady Fitzgerald]

2 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

At least you didn't get the ones that make you weigh far too much after eating basically nothing

 

Those are the ones I'm struggling with...

Welcome to the club (mutter, mutter, mumble, mumble). I have loosen my belt after reading the menu.

[captain_to_fire]

9 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

At least you didn't get the ones that make you weigh far too much after eating basically nothing

 

Those are the ones I'm struggling with...

Well I was once diagnosed with metabolic syndrome and 30 pounds overweight so there’s that. Maintaining my current body weight takes so much effort. 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

1 hour ago, captain_to_fire said:

Well I was once diagnosed with metabolic syndrome and 30 pounds overweight so there’s that. Maintaining my current body weight takes so much effort. 

I have a similar problem. I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, a form of hypothyroidism. I went 15 years before my hypothyroidism was treated because doctors put too much faith in the misbegotten TSH test. The test doesn't allow for the fact that not all people's normal TSH ranges fall within the chart used with the test. This is especially common in women (lucky me; I get the short end of the stick for both men and women). It wasn't until I was able to get a doctor, and older one who had already retired once, to treat me the way they did before the TSHtest was adopted as gospel (it's more like heresy to me) which was to start giving me small doses of T3 and T4 and gradually increasing them based on what affects it has on my body. It wasn't until five years later, I learned about Hashimoto's from a friend I was interviewing for an a female cappella band I had and that there is a simple blood test for. I asked my doctor if I could get the test and it turned out I do have it. After that doctor retired, getting doctors to agree to continue my treatment was a chore. My current doctor is continuing my treatment but only because he believes I developed a tolerance to the thyroid hormones. Well, he can believe that and in the Easter Bunny, too, for all I care, as long as I continue to be treated properly. I suspect part of the reason I'm handicapped now is because I went untreated for so long.

[PhantomJaguarr]

It would be nice if I could dedicate time for the gym to get toned. Having a defined muscular look, especially on the arms, would make me feel more masculine. At one point I wanted to look like Ronda Rousey when she was in the spotlight. ?

[Zodiark1593]

10 minutes ago, WhiteJaguar77 said:

It would be nice if I could dedicate time for the gym to get toned. Having a defined muscular look, especially on the arms, would make me feel more masculine. At one point I wanted to look like Ronda Rousey when she was in the spotlight. ?

To deliver punches like Ronda also requires a strong core as well.

 

[captain_to_fire]

31 minutes ago, Lady Fitzgerald said:

I have a similar problem.

Luckily for me my T3, T4 and TSH levels are normal. What’s not normal was my glucose, triglycerides, LDL, and uric acid (which made my knees hurt) plus my elevated BMI. It was a combination of medications, diet and exercise that allowed me to drop the weight but my doctor said that maintaining it would be an uphill battle because both sides of my family have predisposition to Type 2 diabetes and hypertension. 

[PhantomJaguarr]

22 minutes ago, Zodiark1593 said:

To deliver punches like Ronda also requires a strong core as well.

 

I'm in better shape than I was a year ago. Lost 30 lb ish. A problem I'm facing now is snacking late at night after getting home from work. There's no one to help stop me. 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

4 minutes ago, captain_to_fire said:

Luckily for me my T3, T4 and TSH levels are normal. What’s not normal was my glucose, triglycerides, LDL, and uric acid (which made my knees hurt) plus my elevated BMI. It was a combination of medications, diet and exercise that allowed me to drop the weight but my doctor said that maintaining it would be an uphill battle because both sides of my family have predisposition to Type 2 diabetes and hypertension. 

I'm prediabetic. I've been fighting for several years to keep my blood sugar levels and A1C down, mostly though diet, but it's a battle I'm slowly losing (being old and handicapped isn't helping any). At least my cholesterol levels are acceptable (barely) even though I have the physique of a healthy toad.

[comicsansms]

I'm currently reading Waterways, I really like it, I think I like it more than the Out of Position series.

 

It's taught me something very valuable. You shouldn't hide who you are. Even if there is negative consequences, it's good to be out for your mental health.

 

I'm so glad I am open, high school was a bitch, and so glad I don't have to confirm to this country homophobia crap.

 

Uni is amazing. Love the diversity, and no one cares what you are, it's all about who you are as a person.

[comicsansms]

On another note. I'm now starting to be asked for ID from PSOs at the train station, because I travel on a 18 and under Myki card. And I haven't had my ID checked at a place that sells liquor since mid January. I feel like I'm starting to look old and I don't like it.

[Bhav]

Well I'm only 5'8" and my retard family thinks I'm tall and ask me to reach for all the things.

 

I stopped doing so a long time ago and verbally abuse anyone that calls me tall now. 

[AshleyAshes]

Welp, this is a new experience, having people message me to ask if I was killed in a terrorist attack.

[Drak3]

3 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

Welp, this is a new experience, having people message me to ask if I was killed in a terrorist attack.

Well, were you?

 

/s

[Drak3]

17 hours ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

About 175cm here

What's that in freedom units?

 

17 hours ago, NowakVulpix said:

I too am 5'11".

Yeah, but can someone 5'9" raise their hand up as far as yours?

[Bhav]

5 hours ago, Drak3 said:

What's that in freedom units?

 

Yeah, but can someone 5'9" raise their hand up as far as yours?