How do you keep fit, your weight and diet, after your active time in the war?

After they’ve returned from combat, many vets let themselves go a little bit. A friend of mine from Bosnia got drunk every day and didn’t leave his home for an entire year. I think this is quit…

Top stories for Long   How do you keep fit, your weight and diet, after your active time in the war? Roland Bartetzko, former German Army Paratrooper, Croatian Defense Council, Kosovo Liberation Army • Answered February 1, 2021 After they’ve returned from combat, many vets let themselves go a little bit. A friend of mine from Bosnia got drunk every day and didn’t leave his home for an entire year. ... Read more » 1.5K 21   Is fentanyl really that bad if I can stop using it at any time I want to? David Dake, lives in Portland, OR (2022-present) • Answered March 9 Alright, I'm gonna let you all in on a little secret. I've been an active fentanyl addict now for roughly 4 years and I know I'm gonna get a lot of shit for saying that but... Read more » 5.9K 2K   Is it true Gene Hackman didn't leave his kids a dime? Thomas Cayne, Writer, painter, thinker, madman. • Answered January 20 Gene Hackman left his entire estate to Betsy Arakawa — his wife of 30 years. Arakawa was not the mother of Hackman’s children, though, and Hackman has repeatedly stated in t... Read more » 3K 371   Can type 2 diabetes be reversed completely, or does it require lifelong management? Joseph Donato, former Engineer, Elevator Control Systems • Answered January 24, 2024 DIABETES CONTROL I was a diabetic for over 20 yrs. I am off all meds., for about 2 yr. now and feel great. I took a different approach with an added twist. The liver control... Read more » 159 12   Zelensky IS IN DANGER KILLUA, Learner • Posted Jan 1 Putin and his allies are furious over recent failed assassination attempts on him and his close circle personnel. Russia suspects that drone attacks in highly secured elite areas around Kremlin can... Read more » 2.2K 849   I am 68 with no savings and work PT but just was let go. I do collect SS but that barely covers my rent. What can I do? TBD Cobra, former Retired IT, Engineer, Sales. Not my first rodeo. • Updated October 2 You set your course over 20 years ago. Just like others in your position, you now know that SS was never structured to cover all your post-retirement expenses. It was expec... Read more » 2.5K 1.1K   Do marijuana smokers often look older as a result of their smoking? Connie Moore, lives in The United States of America • Answered August 31, 2014 I just turned 68 and retired from my professional career, as of today. I've been a "head" for 38 years, mainly smoking joints…probably 15,000 of them. No one has ever sai... Read more » 711 189   Can a narcissist forget you? Asked in Exploring narcissistic behaviour • Answered by Gracie Price • July 16 A narcissist could pretend that you don't exist, but that's far from the truth. If they're really gone, it might seem like a very quick disappearance, but in fact, they nev... Read more » 166 16   What happened to powdered orange juice, also known as "tang"? Why are there no longer any other powdered juices available in grocery stores? KitchenSense • Answered September 1 Tang didn't disappear. The former astronaut drink quietly grew into a $1 billion global empire, while the rest of the powdered juice aisle pulled off a brilliant disguise. I... Read more » 915 71   What work secret did you accidentally find out that changed everything? JDW TheBullitt, studied at School of Hard Knocks • Answered May 20, 2025 I once worked for a large corporation that was going bankrupt. They tried lots of things to save the company. I was an outside contractor who worked with their payroll syst... Read more » 258 12   My HbA1c is 5.9 and FBS is 104. What do I do to get back to normal? John Blivik, Operations Manager at Precare Blekinge AB (2008-present) • Updated December 30, 2025 HbA1C is not a good measure of prognosis. If you use it as a target, you only cause 300% more death, cancer, cardiovascular disease, organ damage (dementia, heart failure, ... Read more » 202 62   Is working out pointless if you eat poorly? Can I still enjoy crappy food and get results at the gym? Asked in Mr. Potato's AWESOME Fitness Tips • Answered by Mr. Potato • May 4 Listen up my G, Healthy eating is NOT ABOUT FAT OR LOOKS, it's not about body composition AT ALL, it's about providing your body with the nutrients required for it to functi... Read more » 78 4 Read more in your feed

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What is the most embarrassing situation that you have woken up to?

Ugh, mornings. We had some house guests recently who were staying for a short stent. Well, I totally forgot about them even being here. Yup, woke up to do my usual routine, nothing special or cr…

Top stories for Long   What is the most embarrassing situation that you have woken up to? Sean Cox, Sales Associate (2004-present) • Answered January 10 Ugh, mornings. We had some house guests recently who were staying for a short stent. Well, I totally forgot about them even being here. Yup, woke up to do my usual routine,... Read more » 294 31   IRAN WARNS NEXT WAR WILL BE A “WORLD WAR”; IRGC URGES THE WORLD TO NOT TAKE SOURCES FROM TRUMP KILLUA, Learner • Posted Apr 18 Iran's one of the military officers General Naqdi said that if war continues that will lead to world war and Iran will make sure that happens. The Major General in a TV talkshows clarified that Ira... Read more » 1.4K 1.1K   What would happen if we didn't take hormone blockers for breast cancer? David Chan, MD from UCLA, Stanford Oncology Fellowship • Updated August 26 If a breast cancer patient has positive estrogen (ER) and/or progesteron (PR) receptors, taking an anti-estrogen will lower metastatic risk by 55–70%. That is a very meanin... Read more » 136 29   My HbA1c is 5.9 and FBS is 104. What do I do to get back to normal? John Blivik, Operations Manager at Precare Blekinge AB (2008-present) • Updated December 30, 2025 HbA1C is not a good measure of prognosis. If you use it as a target, you only cause 300% more death, cancer, cardiovascular disease, organ damage (dementia, heart failure, ... Read more » 202 62   What happens after the midterms if slimy Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Democratic members? Asked in RIP, GOP • Answered by Leo McDevitt • September 3 If Johnson hasn’t sworn in the new House, that job falls to the House clerk. There is some speculation that Johnson might fire the c... Read more » 2.5K 342   In the equations of special relativity, why do we subtract t squared in the Pythagorean sum rather than add it, like we do with the spatial dimensions? Viktor T. Toth, IT pro, part-time physicist -- patreon.com/vttoth • Answered October 16, 2020 Allow me to approach this question from the other way around. We know from observation that Maxwell’s theory works. Furthermore, it works the same way on the surface of the ... Read more » 232   Nancy Meer, Content Writer | TellingStory Lover • Posted Aug 22 I married a widower with two young daughters but one day, his younger daughter asked me a strange question. “Do you want to see where my mom lives?” She took my hand and led me to the basement door. ... Read more » 16.3K 793   What was the average life expectancy of a P-51 Mustang fighter pilot in combat? Did they have to shoot down a certain number of planes for promotion, or did they continue fighting until there were no more enemy planes? BlitzChronicle • Answered September 9 A P-51 pilot could shoot down a dozen planes and never be promoted. Instead of a kill quota, they fought against a strict 300-hour combat countdown with a 1-in-4 chance of ... Read more » 1K 29   If American nuclear missile submarines (boomers) spend their time on long, silent, deep, deployments “on station”, how do their crews spend their time? Doesn’t it get incredibly boring? MetroDispatch • Answered August 25 A US nuclear submarine spends 90 days driving in slow, silent circles, waiting for a war that never comes. But for its 155 sailors, the biggest threat isn't boredom—it's ex... Read more » 1.4K 86   How did Henry Winkler and Ron Howard resolve their tension over Fonz becoming the star of "Happy Days"? FeverIndex • Answered September 15 When ABC proposed renaming the hit sitcom Fonzie's Happy Days, original star Ron Howard quietly prepared to quit. The show survived only because Henry Winkler flatly refuse... Read more » 2.2K 100   What is that one movie you want to watch again and again? Why? What inspires you? Ken Miyamoto, Produced screenwriter, former Sony Pictures script reader/story analyst, former ... • Answered August 2, 2011 Here are some personal favorites. These are all examples of movies I've watched AT LEAST dozens upon dozens of times. Some more than that. It's pretty safe to say that it... Read more » 271 76   Why does "Strawberry Fields Forever" continue to annoy Paul McCartney, and how did the timing issues influence the final track? CavernBeat • Answered September 18 "Strawberry Fields Forever" is considered John Lennon’s masterpiece. Yet its iconic opening still annoys Paul McCartney, and its signature psychedelic sound was born from a... Read more » 619 109 Read more in your feed

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