June 24, 2013

• Report # 1015

  Hey everyone, I hope that you’ve all had an awesome weekend. I worked on Friday from 8:30 am until 5:00 pm and then again on Saturday from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm. After work on Friday I came home, and my brother’s Japanese speaking friend was at the house giving my parents a presentation on knife sets. It was one of those types of sales jobs where you have to be an amazing speaker, pretty much say everything that has to be said, and ultimately sell well to make any money. I remember in 2007 I went to a company that wanted me to do the same sort of thing, but with some small type of vacuum cleaner. I really do think those types of jobs should be illegal unless they are paying at the very least, a base salary of minimum wage.

  Some of the things he said in his talk which I kind of listened to from the next room were that people with a great set of knives cook much more, eat out much less, and will save thousands of dollars in their life time since they won’t be eating out in restaurants much and the knives of course will last forever. It was a fascinating talk, but I certainly think they exaggerate some things. I definitely admire the guy for trying that type of work… I certainly would not be able to do that well. My parents bought a few knives, but they didn’t buy a whole set, which would have cost over $ 1,000 !

  As I went to work on Friday morning it was kind of cloudy, but after work it was super sunny, and it actually felt incredibly warm. It got up to around 23 C (73 F) so much warmer than that super wet and cold Wednesday of last week. I am sure there will be much warmer days in July-September as well, though I won’t be here probably anyways. And certainly in Monterrey I won’t be worried about it being too wet or cool in the summer, as it will just be super hot and sunny almost every single day there for a few months. Yesterday I ran to Tim Hortons in the morning, and later in the day I went for a run with Parker. I met my brother at the school as he was walking with Molly.

  I actually haven’t ran too much in the last couple of weeks, but hopefully I can pick it up and run a lot more before heading to Mexico. Today I will be going to pick up my visa at 12:00 pm in the Mexican consulate office downtown. Afterwards I’ll head home and give the lady from Teleperformance a call and see if she can find out or get me to call the other department to find out what day I’ll be able to start working there. I said my last day at my current job will be this Wednesday, but that could certainly change. If they don’t need me in Mexico until the end of July, or August or something like that, I would certainly stay here and work another week or two. If I don’t find out when I can start today, I definitely want to know by tomorrow so I can let my company know and plan for the coming few weeks.

  This afternoon I’ll be having lunch with my grandmother and going out to see the new Superman movie so that will be enjoyable. I haven’t been to the movie theatre in two months, since I saw Oblivion, and I haven’t seen a movie with my grandmother since my birthday last year, when we saw The Dictator. However this movie is, I am 100 % certain it will be a much better movie to watch with my grandmother than the one I saw last year !!! So as I’m now 28 years old, it’s been interesting to kind of see how my body has changed over the years. I remember when I was 20ish I would notice the odd grey hair coming up, so I would cut it out ! Of course now I can’t do that as I have way too much of it.. I guess that’s what happens when your life is full of stress !

  I suppose I could buy hair dye and get rid of it that way, but I don’t think I really need to put all of those chemicals in my hair. And it’s not like it’s that horrible that my hair is all grey, but I certainly have lots of it on the sides of my head. So I’ll just have to accept how I am and not let myself get all stressed out and worried about so many things, else who knows, I might be all grey way too soon. I’m certainly happier with myself in other ways, especially in terms of fitness. At the start of 2011 I was in such poor shape I couldn’t even do the run that I do on a regular basis without stopping at the top of the hill, now it’s super easy I can easily do it as often as I want.

  If when I get back to Mexico I can make it to Fundidora Park again on a regular basis and do my 45 minute run super often, I’ll keep myself in super shape and I’ll be incredibly happy. I’ve never really had much for muscles, but that’s because I never go to the gym and lift weights…. it’s really not something that is all that important to me. Another thing that has changed is the things that I can eat. I am not able to eat kiwis or bananas anymore, and it’s been that way for a few years. I mean sure I can eat them and I like them, but I get a horrible stomach ache after and it lasts for like an hour and it’s just not worth it. I’m not sure why I can’t handle those fruits now when I ate them for so many years, but I guess sometimes our systems do change.

  A lot of nights I didn’t sleep too well, and I was thinking maybe because I was having a frappe everyday after 6:00 pm, though at my old job a few years ago, I always had one after 8:00 pm and I never had any problems. There are probably a few others changes that I’ve experienced over the fast few years, but those are certainly the main ones. Ice cream bothered me for a while, but I had an ice cream cake last week for my birthday, and I felt fine afterwards, so it didn’t effect me all this year…. very strange ! Ultimately I think we all just have to embrace the changes that we face over the years, and as long as we are living healthy lives and taking good care of ourselves, then that’s all that really matters.

  I read the other day now that the American Medical Association has now decided to classify obesity as a disease. While this is a very controversial decision, thinking about how things are, I think it makes sense. If anorexia has been thought of the same way for so long, then it makes sense that obesity is thought in the same way as well. I do think it’s important that people understand though that they have to take responsibility for their own weight. So while sometimes I can certainly understand if someone is saying they are doing everything they can but they can’t gain or they can’t lose weight…. the truth is a lot of people truly don’t do what needs to be done to make themselves healthier.

  These people need the support of all of us to get better. The support, the encouragement and the resources to get them to where they want to be. Unfortunately this is a very cruel society, and with all of those horrible people out there bullying others and making jokes because someone is too fat or too skinny, it can be hard for many of those people to cope. So I think anyone who is obese or anorexic deserves 100 % support from all of their friends, family members, and just people in general. The world is a much better place when we work together to help others instead of working to bring everyone else down. So while I think it’s certainly alright to refer to obesity as a disorder as a disease, that doesn’t mean that people should just expect pills and treatment to help them to get better…. they have to be willing to, with much support and help of course, to get themselves to be healthier.

  I know if people really start taking care of their bodies, getting exercise, joining groups with similar types of people, and getting all of the encouragement possible, they can get where they want to be, and society in general will be a much better place because of that. I just hope that the rest of the people in the world can be the encouraging people they should be, and that those cruel bullies in the world cracking jokes and putting others down just shut the hell up, making things much easier for people who are obese or anorexic to get the help they need and to get to where they want to be in their lives, living a super healthy lifestyle. For the next question:

  How has your body changed over the years ? Do you think it’s alright to refer to obesity and anorexia as diseases or disorders, why or why not ?

  I wish everyone all of the best with everything. Take care and I’ll talk to you all on Thursday, bye for now.

   

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