Unfortunately for my inner delusions, I do believe in set points. However, I also believed they can be reset with time. I actually think I managed to reset mine a few years ago: now if I'm being careless with food, I "only" go back to the 130ish lbs. range instead of the 160ish--which makes quite a difference. Well, to be honest, I didn't try to go all careless for an extended period of several months, so perhaps I could also reset it the other way... but oddly enough, I don't want to.
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\*o*/ has passed the competitive exam to become an English teacher in France!...
...and is starting again to get a higher degree and teach exclusively at high school level \*o*/
The last clear definite function of men — muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need — this is man.
— John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath — Color Me Fit
