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QUOTE (Tex @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 01:01 PM) They dropped out of school. Moved from job to job when companies got tired of their inability to focus. or maybe parents didn't put up with their crap.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 16, 2010 -> 03:04 PM) I can't feel sorry for the subsidized business traveler. They should be forced to share their perks with the less fortunate travelers. for the record, i appreciated this comment. even though i'm on Sqwert's side here.

QUOTE (Tex @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 12:49 PM) I have seen some kids make incredible improvements when they are placed on a proper drug regimine. I am also certain the drugs have been over prescribed, and of course not every kid is a candidate. I would certainly want a second or third opinion before entering the treatment. I'm not certain how someone can just look at all kids and say none should be treated. Not every kid who is hyper can control it, no matter how much you punish them. For those kids, properly diagnosed and properly treated, a treatment regime is literally a life saver. At least for my students, the Doctors follow up almost monthly with a questionaire asking about the student's behavior, attention, school work, etc. They seem to be closely monitored with the goal of using the lowest dosage possible, including zero. question then, how on earth did kids ever grow up BEFORE this era of "drugs can fix all your problems"?

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 12:22 PM) Being occasionally obnoxious and getting on your parents' nerves at some point is not ADHD. ............ that's exactly my point.....

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 12:15 PM) After some preliminary research, it seems like increased exercise, improved nutrition, and counseling could help before trying meds. exercise is a big one have him do P90X with you!

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 12:06 PM) There are diagnostic tools used (or that are supposed to be used) to determine when kids have these conditions. Not "every frickin' kid" is falling into the 95+% percentile of the results. listen, i use hyperbole. it's my thing. BUT - yes, every kid is hyper. show me a 9 year old that doesn't, at some point, get on their parents' nerves and i'll shut my trap. and these days, since a parent will believe anything you tell them if it will make their life easier, doctors are able to "diagnose" ADD or ADHD left and right, even when it's not actually necessary. (again, used a little hyperbole there).

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 12:00 PM) IAM, If there are concerns about the kid having ADHD, he should be taken to a psychologist to have legitimate, objective diagnostic tests done. Based on the results, the psychologist can recommend appropriate treatment, including methods the parents (and you) can use to help with his attention issues, therapy, or medication. IMO, the dad shouldn't be able to walk into his doctor's office and say "My kid is hyper." and get a prescription. except these days they can - which i find all sorts of corrupt and messed up.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 11:10 AM) Reddy, this is what his mother and I are saying. His father wants him to take the meds, even so far as he sort of lied to the boy's mom about what kind of Dr's appt. this was, the Dr. then suggested this medicine (Concerta), and authorized them to have a "trial plan" of some type (not sure if he wrote them an actual script yet). IMO, the Dr. was actually waaay out of line here in going as far as he did without any kind of permission from the mother, even going so far as to explain the side effects of the drug to the boy by claiming "all of us have to deal with stomach aches and headaches once in a while..." His mom would rather he not be on the meds and instead try to deal with the problem in other ways, such as through better nutrition, perhaps some counseling, and better self-discipline. I am trying to remain open-minded, although I agree with you, Reddy. He is 9 years old. Of course he is energetic and lazy and unfocused and obsessive all at once. That's how kids are. sorry, misread. yeah the mom seems right on.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 10:40 AM) Hey everyone, I am dating a woman who has a 9 year old son. He's a very intelligent boy, and he is a sweet kid, but he seems to have issues focusing on things he is supposed to (schoolwork, helping his mother around the house, etc.,). The boy's father has took him to a doctor, who prescribed the drug Concerta for the boy. My girlfriend, the boy's mother, does not believe he needs ADHD medicine and is against him taking this or any other ADHD medicine. She is asking for my help and advice. I gave her my own opinion, but having no children of my own and no real experience with these types of meds, I feel like my advice is a bit limited. Anyone have children on these types of meds? Thoughts, opinions, experience, etc.,? Thanks i'm with the dad. he's 9 years old and not focused? what!?!!? he's a kid. That's what they do. Doctor's these days make so much money off ADD and ADHD because guess what? every frickin' kid could be diagnosed with it. kids 9 years old are hyper, they don't pay attention, they don't wanna do chores and they don't wanna do homework. there's nothing wrong with them.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 12:44 AM) So who is the little kid that Flocke was going after? Theories - Younger version of Jacob, Older Aaron, Younger version of Sawyer or Penny and Desmond's kid. i think it's jacob in some way or another. he's wearing (i think) the same clothes jacob was when we first saw him.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Feb 16, 2010 -> 10:28 PM) And Damon will also be one year older and one year closer to retirement. And if Damon has a down year in '10 then he'll be where Dye and Thome are this offseason. If Detroit has 2/$14M on the table then Damon would be a fool to pass that up. I hope that offer isn't true. if detroit has a 2/14M on the table he'd have been signed yesterday.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Feb 16, 2010 -> 11:57 PM) "Well call my parents and your dad." Well apparently Locke isn't a wheel chair because his dad pushed him out of a window in this timeline. excellent point. damn was that awesome. so many WHAAAT moments, but in that good way - not like the season premiere.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 15, 2010 -> 12:41 PM) Amateurs. seriously. only a couple segments from getting elite status!

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 15, 2010 -> 08:07 PM) When in doubt, have another shake. With how many cals we need to bring in and how much protein, just eat or drink as much protein as you can. be careful with this though... there are studies that show too much protein is actually pretty harmful for your body - specifically the kidneys. basically a good rule of thumb is one gram per pound. So if you weigh 160, go for 160 grams. you CAN do a little bit more than that and still be ok, but don't go overboard.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 15, 2010 -> 06:52 PM) Yeah, I think it was because most of the exercises were new to me, but it also seemed like the exercises didn't work as well together as they did in Back & Chest. CST kicks my ass as well - although i will say, since this was my third week doing it, i kicked the s*** out of the second half. got some weird second wind and bumped up my numbers. even managed a handful of one-handed pushups which... good lord. i mean i can barely do them fresh, much less 3/4 of the way thru the workout.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Feb 15, 2010 -> 07:58 AM) They shouldn't have allowed him to buy a single seat for the standby if he had two seats for his original flight, then. They were talking about this on the radio this morning, and the hosts were (half-)joking that what they'll have to do eventually is have a "test seat" in the ticketing area that us fatties will have to sit in and lower the armrests. No fit, no fly! sounds good to me.

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what a creepy, funny little man.

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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 13, 2010 -> 12:38 PM) Drink Chocolate milk immediately after you workout. Or drink a shake with more carb content right after your workout. I also have one about 30 min before. there's all sorts of talk about chocolate milk being the best recovery drink. and it IS good. But the kind of protein found in milk is called casein, which takes a long time (8 hours or so) to be absorbed and metabolized, while the protein found in most pre-packaged recovery drinks is a quicker metabolizing version. I usually drink a glass of milk before bed so my body absorbs the protein while i'm sleeping and has something to do for that whole 8 hours. so yeah, if you don't wanna spring for the recovery drink, do chocolate milk immediately after, then do the whey when you're doing it now, 45-60 min after workout.

QUOTE (T R U @ Feb 13, 2010 -> 04:19 AM) This seems odd to me as I am 6' 230 and I wear a 34 waist.. Either way, its so hard to believe 3am promos on TV but I wanna believe P90x does what the before and afters show.. I would need to see pictures from you guys using it who have really done it right before I would buy it.. I don't doubt that its good, but if im gonna drop 100+ on this thing I literally wanna be a different person in 90 days.. listen, you won't (probably) drop 100lbs in ONE round of P90X. That is, unless you stick EXACTLY to the nutrition guide and never miss a day of workouts - etc. Then you might have a fighting chance. What you will do is drop a significant percentage of that weight - which will lean you out all over - you'll love the way you're looking, and you won't wanna stop. By the time you complete two rounds I wouldn't be surprised if you lost 100lbs.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 13, 2010 -> 01:30 AM) You might want to get a few more weights or resistance bands, but that is it. Maybe a set of 12's and a set of 35's or something? The product is definitely worth the money. Every last cent. I would pay triple for it knowing what I do now. I bought some muscle milk light powder to make shakes for overall maintenance, and then some optimum whey protein powder for a recovery drink. I ordered them on Amazon for a total of like $80. The optimum will last me 3-4 months, the muscle milk probably a total of 2 months. i started out doing whey as a recovery drink - but it really doesn't quite work that way. your recovery drink needs to be a 4:1 ratio of carbs to protein. Because while protein is great, it requires complex carbs to metabolize it. Without the carbs, your protein's doing you no good. That's why Whey is good to take either right before, or about an hour or so after your workout - while a recovery drink should be done IMMEDIATELY following the workout. The P90X recovery drink is epic, but a cheaper option I've done is Endurox R4, pretty decent tasting and gets the job done just as well for a little bit less.

i haven't written anything because what is there to say? he's the reason i'm a sox fan and the reason i'm a baseball fan. i've got his picture on the wall and a couple little statue guys on my dresser. just watching all the love for the big man on espn and in articles is pretty great - and you can bet your ass i'll be there august 29th.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Feb 11, 2010 -> 10:22 AM) The snow knocked out my Direct TV so I watched on Hulu. Glad it is rerun next week as I thought the episode had some pretty good insite. Claire dies in Otherville and is taken over by something. The sickness that Rousseau speaks of gets a greater storyline which is pretty cool and the idea of having to bury the dead is addressed once again. The 2004 convergence with 2007 is going to be cool I think. Badass Claire was cool. The smoke monster taking over Locke I think is different from the Sayid, Claire, Christian zombie status. right, cuz whatever's got Locke, didn't use his old body, like with those others.

QUOTE (Sonik22 @ Feb 10, 2010 -> 10:33 PM) Well the thing is i'm already in the best shape of my life, i went from 230 to 160, now I'm up to 170 after gaining 10 lbs in muscle since last November. I just think it would be better to start doing during summer when i have my basement at home and more room to do all the exercises. Will this make my muscles larger, and not just more toned and my body all ripped up?? it'll make your muscles larger if you eat right, work out right, and take your supplements (recovery drinks, whey, creatine, etc)