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Originally Posted by Dean
So, are video game buyers any fatter than our average fat society in your opinion?
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Dean, I would say the fat society has more to do with the kids eating fast food instead of healthy alternatives. Just look at the lunch menus at the higher grade levels. For example, at my High School, the menu consisted of Pizza and French Fries. These were available on a daily basis. There was other things available, but the majority of the students who didn't leave campus to get Taco Bell, McD's or Burger King stayed and ate Pizza. I ate a PowerBar and an Apple for lunch almost on a daily basis. But then again, I only weighted in at 134lbs my Senior year, wrestled 119lb weight class my Freshman year.
As for me and video games, I used them to escape reality. I hated the way things were in my life, my wife was a bitch, I was always stressed out. So at lunch time I would play Call of Duty. That eventaully tranfered over to what little spare time I had at home. Of course that didn't make things better for me with the wife. So, eventually we split up and got divorced. How do you think I got that STI and met up with this club? At that point the car became an escape from reality. Did I have to sell it to Pete, no. I knew perfectly well that I could buckle up and keep it. But I made a decision, that I had to stop escaping from my reality and start fixing it.
Having said that, I haven't watched any TV except for maybe 10 minutes one morning while eating my bowl of cereal. I watched the news. Other than that, I have been stuck behind a computer playing World of Warcraft with 3 other friends. Been having a great time doing it too. Am I using it to escape reality, no. Am I a couch potatoe, probably. But I have been doing some running when I get home from work. I have also been eating more healthy too, I can't remember but I think the last time I went to BK or McD has been months ago. Basically, I have lost 20 or so pounds from this summer. All while playing longer hours of video games. LOL