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I've done that recently, starting seeing myself on photos and I knew it was time to be taking the health more seriously. Nobody says they noticed, but I was definitely not in the shape I should be.

 

I can also see how feeling worthless and not being bothered about anything could lead you to go the other way though.

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I do too TBH, I'm obesity waiting to happen.

 

:lol: least you'll get those tokens Barton was on about. Or move to Dubai and claim that gold

 

Nah, I'm not on a low enough income. Unless I can't work because my fingers become too fat for the keyboard.

 

http://funnyasduck.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/funny-homer-simpson-fingers-too-fat-dialing-wand-tv-scene-pics.jpg

 

That whole episode is brilliant from start to finish.

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It's a weird one. I've got no concept of what being fat is like but I also have never had to diet, so I don't know how difficult it is. Obviously it's hard like.

 

I was exactly the same until 25ish. The. My metabolism wasn't as good. I still ate pretty well when I was skinny as a rake tbh. Thing is as soon as I saw the warning signs I changed my eating habits instantly

That's how I feel I'm going to go and I'm bricking it tbh :lol:

 

I'm already eating a lot healthier than I was a couple of years ago like but if I balloon up I'd be inconsolable.

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Our bodies naturally want calorie intensive food, it's just that we mostly don't burn them off by sitting watching TV etc nowadays.  Also drinks/alcohol should be included in the debate, not just food.

 

Our bodies want nutrients but we give them empty calories instead so we're never full. Just keep stuffing ourselves with nutritionally deficient shite until all the unspent sugar, carbs, and fat turn us into fat shirtless geordies.

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I don't mind him.  Not as good as he thinks he is.  His pseudo-intelligence and fake interest in philosophy and shit is pretty irritating.  But I think underneath it all, he's actually a decent enough bloke, if a bit fucked up. 

 

Met him very briefly and he seemed sound enough.  People that have met him say similar.  Whenever I've seen him up the races and in Newmarket.  He isn't giving it the big one or craving attention like a lot of footballers/minor celebs that get up there.

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I don't mind him.  Not as good as he thinks he is.  His pseudo-intelligence and fake interest in philosophy and s*** is pretty irritating.  But I think underneath it all, he's actually a decent enough bloke, if a bit f***ed up. 

 

Met him very briefly and he seemed sound enough.  People that have met him say similar.  Whenever I've seen him up the races and in Newmarket.  He isn't giving it the big one or craving attention like a lot of footballers/minor celebs that get up there.

 

One redeeming feature of the bloke is he manages to avoid sounding like the rest of the ex-footballer cliche merchants who infest the media.

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Yeah, I have to admit i'm a fan as well.

 

He's not afraid to speak his mind and rock the boat a bit, which is a rarety among footballers, ex-pros, managers, commentators etc.

He's also not just another conveyor belt, boring as fuck 'game of two halves' mong either.

 

I appreciate he's not everyone's cup of tea and the reasons why are pretty understandable but personally I think his attitude within the game is pretty refreshing.

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From what I remember, he came out after that season saying he wanted to stay but had no contract offer, we offered a 3 year deal, then buggered off to QPR when their mental spending and long contracts came in to play!

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I'm fine with it. I'm sure he got shit from sunderland fans, and he just nicely reminded them of his involvement in NUFC/SAFC folklore. Think people read far too much into this shit just because it's Joey Barton. I'm not sure it was any great attempt to garner attention, he's just doing what he wants to do, without punching people for a change.

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