"Just" Paul

Wheetsin, I'm 6'1". Actually, I've been donating all my old clothes to a local charity. It helps folks, and I get a tax deduction for what I think the clothes were worth. A win-win.

Thanks ladies for the Kudos. Actually, I am now down 112. More amazing to me is the clothing change. I've lost 16 inches in my pants size, from a 56-58 down to a 42. 70 more to go!!!!

I found exactly the ones you are talking about, in the little cups. They were indeed with the Soup section, amongst the "cup-o-noodles" and the like. Portable too. you only need a fork, as they are their own bowl. Easy to take to work when on mushies. The butter flavor is only 140 calories for the bowl.

I was in a 56-58 waist pants in November, at 371... Today I sit here in my comfy 42s at 259. Ahhhh. clothes from a regular store!!!! I thought that a 182 pound loss might be unrealistic at first, but the more I lose the more possible it seems!

Dr. Eric Pinnar in Reston Hospital center. He and his staff are incredible! He is fabulous, and his program address the whole you, not just the surgical part. They have a great monthly support group, website, and an awesome and responsive staff. You can PM me for more info. His website is: www.pinnarsurgical.com or call at 703-709-9701. Don't hesitate to mention I told you to call.

I occasionally take my 4 year old there for a dinner (when mom is out of town). She gets a happy meal. I don't get anything. It bothered me the first time, less the next, and by the third time, the smell of it actually made me a little sick to my stomach. Funny, I used to love to take her there, I'd eat a double quarter pounder with cheese, largest size of fries, 6 piece nuggets, and one of those icecream Desserts, or a large vanilla shake. I'd always get a diet cola, though! heh heh heh

You can't love them.... You said you love Big Paul! Boo hoo boo hoo.

I started at a BMI of 48.9 back in November, I am now a 34.2 BMI. The wildest difference is indeed the clothing. Sometimes I pull a pair of pants out of my closet, and look at it and think "that won't fit me:, then I put it on, and it is too big!

Down 112 since November 17th! I'm OBESE!!!! I'm Obese!!! Not morbid, not severe, just obese! Only 33 lbs to Overweight! I started with a BMI of 48.9, I am now a 34.2! Hooah!

Doll, Get your mind back in the gutter. Just try to think of other recreational activities you could do with that maple syrup. heh heh heh

My husband said we could take it easy till I felt better.

I'm down 107 since November. 75 to go!

Abortion is not an efficient way to obtain stem cells, and as a matter of fact the article you cited does not verify your statement. Despite common misperception, aborted fetuses are not the source of stem cells that many believe them to be. The more efficient method of obtaining stem cells is to fertilize an egg outside the womb (in a laboratory setting) and obtain the stems cells thusly. As the above literature notes, nmost stem cells are derived from tissue only a few days old. Doubtful that most women would even know they are pregnant after only a few days, let alone being able to successfully abort the fetus while saving the stemm cell tissues. I am not making a moral judgment on the validity of stem cell research, I am simply stating that is is a misconception that it comes from aborted fetuses. I see nothing in your post that challenges that assumption. BTW... Although I abhore the use and mistreatment of animals for furs or perfumes or cosmetics testing, I do not object to the use for saving human life. Have any diabetic friends? Most insulin is derived from pig or ox pancreases, folks. PETA objects to ALL animal testing and products, yet the VP of PETA is a diabetic, who takes artificial insulin. And, I can bet you a dollar that the lap band was installed on an animal before it was ever tested on a person. Nuff said.

The babies in China thing is an Urban Legend. It is untrue. In china, they actually punish families for additional pregnancy (financially) as a form of population control.

The back of the port is Titanium, so the needle for fills does not pierce all the way through the port. That is the only metal in the band. it is a small amount, and only the wand would likely detect it.

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Hey Karen, I'm originally from the 'burgh, Go Stillers! Lots of great folks to ask questions here, lots of great ideas, and concepts. Welcome!

I've only been here a couple months, so I made a niche by just barging in on others conversations. I specifically like answering on the ones that say "Women Only". :eek:

My doc gave me some expensive anti-nausea meds. Make him give you some too. I used mine, needed them with the pain meds.

The best practical joke I ever pulled was pretty elaborate. In college, or Resident Director at our dorm was a grad student in his 15th year of college (one of those lifetime students that was in his early 30's but had never had a job, only more and more school). He had an apartment on the first floor of our dorm, the entrance door was off of the rec room. One weekend he went away on a ski trip. We took donations from everyone in the building (remember, we had practically no cash to pull this off) and went to the Building supply store. We drywalled over his door, blending it into the existing wall. we even color matched the paint, and repainted the entire wall for it to blend in. one of the girls in the dorm had the key to his room, to feed his fish, so we ran a cord from an outlet in the apartment to an outlet we put in our "new" wall, and plugged in a nitelite there. We patched the baseboard, and the carpet. You'd have never known there was a door there. Most of us gathered in the lounge, watching TV when he arived back from his trip, as he scrambled to get out his keys, while carrrying all his luggage and ski equipment... he pulled out the key, and went toward where he thought his door should be. "Where the F@$#@% is my door!?!?!? What did you @&*^#$%# doo with my door?!?!?!" We all said goodnight, and left. I could hear him kicking down the drywall from upstairs. I never got the impression he thought it was as funny as we did. Here are some ideas... Change the locks on his house. If he does not know your cop cousin arrest him at work for Kiddie porn or something, then drop him back off two blocks away. Have large amounts of pornography mailed to his house. Put him on the mailing lists for it, so it keeps coming. Call his mother, girlfriend, spouse, and cry about how he dumped you after you told him you were pregnant. Use a fake name. Tell them you met at the strip club where he paid you for a little extra with the lap dance. Steal all his clothing while he is sleeping. The set off his smoke alarms, and lock him out of the house. Have Male impotence ads and samples sent to him at his office. Get a snake, a real one (non-poisonous), and put it in his lunchbag. Or put a dead one in his food. Dump out all the beverages in his fridge, and replace them with horrible tasting substitutes, but in the original containers. Have a realistic "Inspection Failure" notice placed on one of his construction sites. Make sure it says something about a fine being involved. Have a man with a deep voice keep leaving him anonomous phone messages, expressing his love. Have the messages left at work too. Have flowers sent from his admirer. Sign them, " You are the most giving lover I have ever had. I love you, Pete." Fill the keylocks in his car with epoxy. Steal the car remote too. Crisco the car seats. Paint the windows black. Remove the batteries from everything in his house... remotes, garage openers, everything. Then unplug everything. Turn off the power on the circuit breaker. Wait till he is asleep, then tape black plastic over all his windows, on the outside. the door too. I'll get more ideas later.

2 fills, 93 lbs down, 89 to go. I can't wait to get to the triple digits! I'm feeling good.

Mine smells like Cinnamon and spice.

I need to focus on both calories and exercise. Even at my heaviest, I was a pretty active guy. Have you noticed other physical changes? I stopped snoring after the first 30lbs... I do not sweat as much, nor do I get as much body odor when I do perspire... I have some skin tags (like hanging moles) under each arm, they are shrinking. One of the things I have to do is avoid Snacks. Even though I am satisfied with my meals, I eat dinner around 7PM, but am up for another 5-6 hours, and start to get hungry after about 3 hours. How do you avoid this? I cannot eat any later as we always eat together as a family, and later wouldn't work for my 4 year-old, besides, I eat lunch at noon, and am pretty hungry by dinner too. If I snack, my weight loss stalls completely. What do you do for exercise? I have found my stationary bike to be great, treadmills still hurt my knees (bad knees from sports when I was much younger). P

Great work!!!

Heathergurl is still my buddy! Now if I could just get rid of her husband...