Exercise Addiction

[Persephone]

So that explains it. :)

ATLANTA, Georgia (Reuters) -- The same family of chemicals that produces a buzz in marijuana smokers may be responsible for "runner's high," the euphoric feeling that some people get when they exercise, U.S. researchers say.

High levels of anandamide were found in young men who ran or cycled at a moderate rate for about an hour, according to a study made public this week by the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of California, Irvine.

Anandamide is a cannabinoid, or lipid molecule, that is naturally produced in the body. It is known to produce sensations that are similar to those of THC, the psychoactive property in marijuana.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/01/11/marijuana.exercise.reut/index.html

Been there done that, right around the time I was also in the grips of anorexia.

[julianna]

I dont care how high I would feel running...I hate running and I used to do it all the time. I just found it a chore and not something I looked forward to. Id rather ride the bike.

[wendy]

I never experienced the "runners high". I hated every second of it no matter what distance I ran.

I never experienced the "runners high". I hated every second of it no matter what distance I ran.


I can so vouch for the "runners high" better than any drug I've tried, except Ecstacy.

[jAfO]

I can so vouch for the "runners high" better than any drug I've tried, except Ecstacy.


It takes too long to get a "runner's high." I prefer adrenaline, its easier to get and you don't have to wait as long.

It takes too long to get a "runner's high." I prefer adrenaline, its easier to get and you don't have to wait as long.


Ecstacy is faster than either. ;)

[Tiger]

I never experienced the "runners high". I hated every second of it no matter what distance I ran.



I never hit a runner's high either. After half an hour or so - I can sometimes feel the old adrenaline kick in and experience a 'second wind' of sorts - but never a 'high'.

[Tiger]

Been there done that, right around the time I was also in the grips of anorexia.



that's a scary disease. Did you have help getting over it?

that's a scary disease. Did you have help getting over it?


I skipped two periods, and it hurt to fuck. That's all the the help I needed.

I skipped two periods, and it hurt to fuck. That's all the the help I needed.


Well, according to your picture, you seem to be over it. ;D

Well, according to your picture, you seem to be over it. ;D


Yes, I know, I got back my nice figure.

Yes, I know, I got back my nice figure.


More importantly, I'm sure, it doesn't "hurt to fuck" anymore?

More importantly, I'm sure, it doesn't "hurt to fuck" anymore?


I also don't dislocate my hip with each step.

I can also walk five feet without passing out.

I also don't dislocate my hip with each step.


Ouch. That sounds painful. It also sounds more muscular/skeletal. Have you seen a doctor for that?

Ouch. That sounds painful. It also sounds more muscular/skeletal. Have you seen a doctor for that?


Once I started eating a healthy diet again, all of those problems cleared up, though I am scared of having a calcium deficiency later in life because of the two years I did that to myself.

Once I started eating a healthy diet again, all of those problems cleared up, though I am scared of having a calcium deficiency later in life because of the two years I did that to myself.


That would be awful...not being able to put your ankles up behind your ears, wouldn't it?

You see? There ARE consequences.

That would be awful...not being able to put your ankles up behind your ears, wouldn't it?

You see? There ARE consequences.


Yes, I know it would be tragic if you couldn't have that to fantacize about. :-*

Yes, I know it would be tragic if you couldn't have that to fantacize about. :-*


Fantacize, my ass. You'd share it in a New York minute. I'm waiting for the first report of the dinner converstaion you have when you meet OAG's parents at a formal affair.

That would be priceless.

Fantacize, my ass. You'd share it in a New York minute. I'm waiting for the first report of the dinner converstaion you have when you meet OAG's parents at a formal affair.

That would be priceless.


I know more than you about how to conduct myself at a formal occasion, you'd never hear me turn the discussion to wet farts.

I know more than you about how to conduct myself at a formal occasion, you'd never hear me turn the discussion to wet farts.


Well, I, for one, am impressed to hear that. :-*

How about pussy farts? Any chance? Or would you just squeeze one out while asking "Please, kind sir, pass the taters?" ;D

Well, I, for one, am impressed to hear that. :-*

How about pussy farts? Any chance? Or would you just squeeze one out while asking "Please, kind sir, pass the taters?" ;D


I wouldn't discuss them, and I wouldn't "squeeze" anything out while at the dinner table, and on the off chance that I ever wanted potatoes, I would certainly not call them taters.

I wouldn't discuss them, and I wouldn't "squeeze" anything out while at the dinner table, and on the off chance that I ever wanted potatoes, I would certainly not call them taters.


Beg pardon...Po TAW toes. My bad.

Beg pardon...Po TAW toes. My bad.


If I wanted potatoes, it would be so much easier to say, "Would you mind passing the Vodka?"

If I wanted potatoes, it would be so much easier to say, "Would you mind passing the Vodka?"


If you are going to be having dinner with MY family you'll be needing plenty of that.

BTW, Bad old friend, I would just like to tell you that Lizzie cleans up quite nicely. For our first date she had on a lovely evening gown with a wrap and she looked quite stunning and classy. She can be every bit a genteel southern belle if the occasion calls for it. She wasn't an ass kicking, bar brawling bitch until we hit the biker bar 2 nights later. :)

This is me when I was anorexic, and no this is not as bad as my anorexia got.

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[wellkeptsecrets]

This is me when I was anorexic, and no this is not as bad as my anorexia got.


You look much better now. Healthy and vibrant.

You look much better now. Healthy and vibrant.


I feel better as well, and that's the most important part.

[wellkeptsecrets]

I feel better as well, and that's the most important part.



This is what I looked like in my mid 30's.

I feel better as well, and that's the most important part.


Well I don't know what it was like to feel you then but I'll vouch for you on this one anyway. :)

[wellkeptsecrets]

Well I don't know what it was like to feel you then but I'll vouch for you on this one anyway. :)


He's a keeper, ;D Lizzie.

He's a keeper, ;D Lizzie.


I knew that already. ;D

[wellkeptsecrets]

I knew that already. ;D


;D