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Poll: Have you gained weight since you started translating? Auteur du fil: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Have you gained weight since you started translating?".
This poll was originally submitted by Leon Hunter. View the poll results »
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Interlangue (X)
Angola
Local time: 18:14
anglais vers français
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... but I am quite sure it has nothing to do with translation!
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Phil Hand 
Chine
Local time: 00:14
chinois vers anglais
| Any sitting job will do it | Apr 23, 2012 |
I was teaching before, and I used to stand at the front of the class for several hours a day. Now I roll out of bed, plonk myself in my chair and barely move all day... and it shows on the waistline
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Hipyan Nopri
Indonésie
Local time: 23:14
anglais vers indonésien
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| Yes, significantly | Apr 23, 2012 |
It is proved by the size of my trousers. Initially, it was 30-32; now it is 38.:)
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Mary Worby
Royaume-Uni
Local time: 17:14
allemand vers anglais
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But I've also gained fifteen years and two children.
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But especially since I'm a freelancer.
When I used to work in a translation agency, I would go to work by foot or bus+foot, so all the sitting was a bit compensated.
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| Correlation does not imply causation :-) | Apr 23, 2012 |
But yes, I have.
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Perilla Piolon
Belgique
Local time: 18:14
italien vers néerlandais
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gained 20 kg over 3 years and lost 15 kg since 1 Jan 2012 5 kg to go ...
Simply because of too much work, long hours, bad eating habits and no movement, I won't let it happen again!
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Thayenga
Allemagne
Local time: 18:14
Membre (2009)
anglais vers allemand
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Charlie Bavington wrote:
But yes, I have.
Yes, I have gained weight. However, freelancing constitutes only a fraction of the reasons. The main reason was a broken shoulder. When you can't work and barely move about, it's not only easy to gain weight as such, but also because all you can do is...eat.
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Ty Kendall
Royaume-Uni
Local time: 17:14
hébreu vers anglais
| Sedentary lifestyle | Apr 23, 2012 |
I think it depends on a lot of things, many jobs involve long periods of inactivity. I used to sit at a computer for 8 hours a day when I worked for a bank too.
However, at least then I had to leave the house and use a few calories to get there and back and for goofing off whilst I was there (usually walking around the centre chatting to colleagues - I always took the stairs, not the lift).
Hmmm, I'm sensing an opportunity here.....the ProZian diet.
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Leon Hunter
Espagne
Local time: 18:14
Membre (2005)
espagnol vers anglais
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| Yes, significantly | Apr 23, 2012 |
My theory is that gaining weight is related to sleep deprivation... Sleep better and you'll lose weight without having to do anything special... It happens to me when I go on holiday or take a month off!
Thanks for the responses to the poll!
I'm glad to see I'm not the only "fatso" on Proz.com!
Leon Hunter
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Allison Wright (X)
Portugal
Local time: 17:14
Not in the last 25 years, but I can furrow my brow much more effectively now!
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but it has nothing to with translation! I had a thyroiditis almost six years ago...
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Leon Hunter wrote: My theory is that gaining weight is related to sleep deprivation... I'm glad to see I'm not the only "fatso" on Proz.com! Leon Hunter
Sleep deprivation! this is my brother-in-law's theory and I have to second it - it ruins everything that happens during the day!
Now that both my children sleep through the night I don't have this anymore, and feel a lot better for it, weight-wise - BUT
Since becoming a full-time freelancer, all this sitting at the desk has done me no good at all, and the kilos are beginning to pile on.
I'd buy into the Prozian diet - sign me up Ty!!!
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neilmac
Espagne
Local time: 18:14
espagnol vers anglais
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My weight has little to do with my working lifestyle.
A few years ago I stopped drinking alcohol for health reasons and lost some weight thanks to this, and also to lack of appetite in my first year of medication (I lost around 17 kilos in the first year). However, when I got my appetite back I developed a liking for croissants and other bun-type sweet things, and consequently have put most of the weight I lost back on. There is a really good bread and cake shop in a town near me I am cu... See more My weight has little to do with my working lifestyle.
A few years ago I stopped drinking alcohol for health reasons and lost some weight thanks to this, and also to lack of appetite in my first year of medication (I lost around 17 kilos in the first year). However, when I got my appetite back I developed a liking for croissants and other bun-type sweet things, and consequently have put most of the weight I lost back on. There is a really good bread and cake shop in a town near me I am currently struggling with the urge to go there every day for more of their wares...
[Edited at 2012-04-23 11:10 GMT]
Funnily enough, my latest favourite vice is called a "coca", with walnuts, rasins, choc filling and choc sprinkles and - I imagine - at least as addictive as its vegetable namesake!
[Edited at 2012-04-23 11:12 GMT] ▲ Collapse
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