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Lost Dog · 06-06-2008, 12:11 PM

Karla, I didn't mean that the guys who'd been conversing in this thread were newbies, I meant the newbies around the forum. The NROL4W book brought a lot of people totally new to fitness and nutrition, for instance. Many of them look up to you because you've made tremendous progress in a short period of time.

While you're free to put whatever you want in your log, when I see someone else (who's new) respond that they're going to change their behavior based on what you're doing, I shake my head because those things won't necessarily work for them, nor are they always working for you the way you think they might be.

I don't have a problem with you changing your mind about something, your philosophy in regards to fitness and nutrition, or changing the conclusions about what you've been doing. Hell, I don't do half the crap I did to lose my 50lbs anymore.

I know that over the past few months you've made great progress and turned your body around dramatically. Props to you on that.

I think Nick might have something with the avatar. That's probably part of it. It looks studly and confident. Combine that with statements and advice that are put very strongly and confidently and you have an "air of authority." When you go to a nutrition thread and say something that looks definitive compared to the rest of the ideas and opinions, people slant toward the definitive advice. New people want to be told what to do, not given choices and be encouraged to consider the options.

I don't want to sound patronizing, but I remember the day you joined up here. You asked lots of good questions and learned so much, so quickly. You totally changed your paradigms about fitness and nutrition and saw things really take off! We were all really happy to read the posts of wide eyed wonderment (that's the not patronizing part) as you got fit and strong so fast. Hard work and all, but like a light switch too, in some ways. It was truly fun to follow along and see someone learning and inspiring others to kick things up and get fit, too.

Your avatar used to be smiling, too.

06-06-2008, 12:11 PM	#216 (permalink)
Lost Dog You mean three DOG moon! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The South Bay! Posts: 19,255	Karla, I didn't mean that the guys who'd been conversing in this thread were newbies, I meant the newbies around the forum. The NROL4W book brought a lot of people totally new to fitness and nutrition, for instance. Many of them look up to you because you've made tremendous progress in a short period of time. While you're free to put whatever you want in your log, when I see someone else (who's new) respond that they're going to change their behavior based on what you're doing, I shake my head because those things won't necessarily work for them, nor are they always working for you the way you think they might be. I don't have a problem with you changing your mind about something, your philosophy in regards to fitness and nutrition, or changing the conclusions about what you've been doing. Hell, I don't do half the crap I did to lose my 50lbs anymore. I know that over the past few months you've made great progress and turned your body around dramatically. Props to you on that. I think Nick might have something with the avatar. That's probably part of it. It looks studly and confident. Combine that with statements and advice that are put very strongly and confidently and you have an "air of authority." When you go to a nutrition thread and say something that looks definitive compared to the rest of the ideas and opinions, people slant toward the definitive advice. New people want to be told what to do, not given choices and be encouraged to consider the options. I don't want to sound patronizing, but I remember the day you joined up here. You asked lots of good questions and learned so much, so quickly. You totally changed your paradigms about fitness and nutrition and saw things really take off! We were all really happy to read the posts of wide eyed wonderment (that's the not patronizing part) as you got fit and strong so fast. Hard work and all, but like a light switch too, in some ways. It was truly fun to follow along and see someone learning and inspiring others to kick things up and get fit, too. Your avatar used to be smiling, too. __________________ - - Lost Dog's Blog workout log & fitday "The wolves spoke to me in a language all their own; it was like German, Mongol, and Bitchin' all mixed together."