However, maybe this will help some of us be better, stronger, faster programmers.

It's not how good you feel, it's how good you look.

--Chris

Good idea -- when your family starts irritating you, close your eyes and imagine flexing, flexing your muscles...as you imagine hacking them to bits with a large axe.

No stress here.

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You are what you think.

I let my wife take care of the worrying... :-)

xoxo,
Andy
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Happy Genetically Modified Thanksgiving, all! May we all Live Better Through Science^tm?.

Yeah, it gets awfully cold in my igloo in the winter ;-)

As for weight gain, I have a plan to counteract that =D

hmm, it's very likely i'll be putting on more weight, but just as unlikely that it'll be from eating and/or getting fat - i've been doing alot of strength training lately, so i've (happily) went from 130lbs to around 138 over the last few weeks, and there's no signs of slowing down, either. ((:

something to note, too: increasing your exercise and activity level -before- you start chowing down on the holiday hams can help prevent the unwanted pounds at best, or at least keep the 'damage' to a minimum. not to mention, it'll probably make you feel better in the long run anyways. (8

where are my cigarettes?

OK, I have to consider all of the factors... All of the E-Commerce sites are frozen until the last week of December, so I'm on VACATION Bay-bee...Thus Snowboarding.

So we consider potential weight loss due to aerobic activity offset by muscle gain (muscle is heavier than fat) also offset by fat replaced with large quantities of beer turning to empty calories as I pass out at 8PM after boarding all day...

Offset by booting after waking up at 2AM with a throbbing hangover, modified by the 8 eggs for breakfast before hitting the slopes again.

On the off days we have food consumed whilst hacking on the laptop in longjohns...

Then calories burnt off by stress when the family calls & wants to know why you're not there for dinner.

Figure in said dinner skipped & replaced with Oreos & Hot Toddy...

Confused yet? Me too...

It's not my fault I'm going to gain weight

• Cold/Wet outside
• Fridge full of good food inside

Shouldn't be hard to guess where I'll be.

I have no choice but to keep my weight stable. I am a diabetic and that can take some of the fun out of the holidays but not all of it.

One of the ways I am making up for not being able to participate in the holiday gluttony is by brewing a batch of stout to give away as presents!

I'm going to gain 500 metric tonnes before Christmas eve. When I visit my family Christmas day I can sit on their house and flatten it. That way, they may not insist on me eating yet more turkey to 'fatten me up'. I know it's a long shot, but the message may just get through to them.

Oh, wait, that's the ammount of food I'll be eating. I won't gain much at all. :D

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A stone like the Ayres Rock in Australia?

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