northernmusician's Journal, 02 March 2014

Hmmm. You've got the feds watching you. What exactly have you done? LOL! Hope it all gets straightened out soon. 

lol. It's as simple as applying for the passport. I swear, though, I hate being in a coral. How we ever got to the point of having to get a nod of approval from one person or another to step one me foot in a given direction drives me kind of nuts. It's truly a new concept. The first 'border line' drawn on a map was in siam, and that was as recently as the 1800's or so. 1700s? I hate being treated like property because I'm inside a geographical line, or being treated like a criminal because I'm on the other side of one. I think it's nonsensical. 

Censorship eh? 

Your right about the biggest looser winner she looked way to skinny and if you see the reactions one the judges faces tells it all. Not to mention the audiences reaction when she walked out. Way to skinny and unhealthy looking. She looked great when she left the ranch. It left many wondering what she had really been doing at home to loose. The weight. I saw a post. Somewhere where it was thought that she had maybe been taking a weightloss aiding pill. Google the video for the judges. Reaction it's a must watch!!!!!! 

She was trying to win money. As she said no one complains about the winners of survivor when they are done. 

Wouldn't it be funny if someone without an eating problem gained all this weight just so they could go on a TV show and lose it really fast and win a ton of money? And if they hadn't been heavy for long, maybe the skin would bounce back fast, like a pregnancy. I don't watch the show because it's a little too close to home, and I am also NOT a believer in losing weight FAST. I believe in slow and steady wins the race. And who knows if you could develop an eating disorder or become obsessed with getting too thin? Oh well. Being young also helps in skin bouncing back from what I understand. Weight loss pills mainly help with appetite suppression. Anyone with enough will can stave off hunger pangs if they are willing to suffer for it. And can't they drug test for pills anyway?  

Age also has a big role in how fast the skin bounces back , if ever. I am 67 and was 45 lbs. over weight. Before dieting I would laugh and say, "I'll be glad when all this hurries and sags so I can tuck it in my socks." Everything was headed south! Well, be so careful what you wish for. The skin, and other things, didnt bounce back and I look as if I aged 10 years in one, but my health is good and I feel great! Winning money would have been an added bonus to the wt. loss, but, good health and a happy spirit is what its all about. We all have to do it in our own way as did this show winner. Keep up the good effort all! 

I couldn't agree more. Health is golden. Thanks, Hoffner. Sometimes we focus on the minutè and not the main purpose.