The “Arrangement” I’ve Got With My Girlfriend
Me and my girlfriend have a deal. It might seem foreign, maybe even a little bit questionable to some, but it’s our deal.
Here goes: If and when I’m able to attain 6-pack abs, I get to reward myself with a full ‘marathon’ game of Civilization 4. Oh yeah.
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Sure, this deal has been going on for 2 or 3 months. And sure, I’m nowhere near there. Still I thought I’d bring it up, since right now I’m pouring over a chapter of the book on general gamer nutrition. And also since most gamers need to maintain their bodies better. For reals. Something like 8-minute abs isn’t too hard to find, and if you’ve got 8 hours to grind faeries, camp spawns, or wipe in Kara, then you have 30 minutes to run, walk or waddle. If you have someone that you can make a deal with, then you might want to give it some thought.
I’m not going to get too deeply into my opinions on the nutritional research I’ve seen, though it’s a post I’ve been thinking about. It’s upsetting because the bulk of the researchers are just looking at whether gamers, and child-gamers are fatties (so that they can warn concerned parents against gaming), but the nutritional problems surrounding games don’t just have to do with getting fat. After long stints of gaming I’ve gained large amounts of weight, but I’ve also lost it. I lost 40 pounds while playing Star Wars Galaxies 16 hours a day. As gamers, we need to demand that researchers actually go beneath the surface, and tell us what we need to know to keep our bodies healthy.
For now, just make a sufficiently outrageous deal with somebody. =P
One of my longtime friends shared this story: That he would often bring food to his computer desk, and then not eat it for hours (possibly days). When he did finally get to it, it would often be very spoiled.
Do you have any good nutrition or food stories?
