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You scared me there for a minute! I had visions of the episode of Survivorman where he was trying to get through the outback and showing you how to "recycle".

Serious stuff: Symptoms of Dehydration in Adults The signs and symptoms of dehydration range from minor to severe and include: Increased thirst Dry mouth and swollen tongue Weakness Dizziness Palpitations (feeling that the heart is jumping or pounding) Confusion Sluggishness fainting Fainting Inability to sweat Decreased urine output Urine color may indicate dehydration. If urine is concentrated and deeply yellow or amber, you may be dehydrated. When to Seek Medical Care Call your doctor if the dehydrated person experiences any of the following: Increased or constant vomiting for more than a day Fever over 101°F Diarrhea for more than 2 days Weight loss Decreased urine production Confusion Weakness Take the person to the hospital's emergency department if these situations occur: Fever higher than 103°F Confusion Sluggishness (lethargy) Headache Seizures Difficulty breathing Chest or abdominal pains Fainting No urine in the last 12 hours From Web MD

You know, guys do this catty stuff sometimes. How much money you have/your job, what you are driving, how your woman looks, golf scores, baseball knowledge, athletic ability, what your kids amounted to, how you lost your weight, anything can be the motivation behind superior look-downs and sly little grins and giggles. When I am in the presence of one of these insecurity maskers I take advantage of the next available opportunity to remove myself from their presence and take note to avoid it from then on.

Speaking as a happily married man but nonetheless aware of the beauty in his world let me just say .

I have a problem getting protein bars that aren't also loaded with sugar. I can handle sugar better than my Roux N Y wife, she gets heart palpitations, claminess, headaches, and light-headedness.

Welcome!!! Make yourself at home! :)

I thought it looked like Florida, the moss is a clue. I noticed you are in Florida Sleevers. I'm in Dade City, a transplant from Ohio. I love it here, the scenery, the critters, and the "air you can wear"..the whole thing.

Ya, don't know what I was thinking. Like there wouldn't be many Kim Barnes type people in Indiana or California. If you were Desmerelda Grondonclasenstinklemeyer we might have had a match.

Darn, ya got me thinking about lentil soup now and I just got back from the grocery. I hope I can hold out until next week's shopping without taking a special trip for it.

If you need training in how to avoid answering questions just watch the debates. :ph34r:

Unfortunately clothing is not the only thing that no longer fits after weight loss. Love your friends, try to keep them, but don't let them steal your dignity or the joy of your victories. If they abandon you, don't abandon yourself. There are multitudes here that get what you are going through.

WOW!!! Pretty to prettier=you!

This one has my vote. If they happen to see your scars at the country club shower room just say, "Oh yeah, my doctor has REALLY aggressive methods!"

Are you from Indiana? I knew a Kim Barnes from Indiana.

OK, always do what they say, they know your case. Looks like they are gradually increasing your intake, not a bad thing. I think my people looked at hulking and menacing me and decided realistically, for my wife's sake, that I needed a lot of intake. Sort of the "if you don't feed the bear a lot he could get very cranky" school of thought.

Why are you doing this to yourself? Move to the south! Kidding. Good for you!!!!!

Did the doc and NUT not say 3 meals and 3 snacks, the snacks being small protein servings? Mine did. The idea is to prevent muscle loss. I think a significant amount of my rapid initial weight loss was muscle mass. I am now stalled at around 7 pounds from my goal because I am weight training and doing cardio and adding muscle back on which weighs more that fat. During this time my fat is still coming off as revealed by the mirror and my clothing sizes. Having adequate muscle mass is a good insurance against putting fat back on.

I like what 4ALongerLife said. There is an answer. You will find it. We will help if we can. There's more than one way to skinny a cat! I call my wife DebbieDeb among an endless number of other nicknames, all terms of endearment. :wub:

We have a nice wine rack in the furnished rental we moved into. It is filled with those as we don't drink hooch. We run through them pretty quickly with all the coffee drinkers here and our bean-fiend friends also. You have some nice flavors there! Here's their website: http://www.torani.com/#/

I was amazed at how little food I REALLY needed. No fainting occurred as I had envisioned. Instead, an actual increase in energy. Apparently my voluminous eating was contributing greatly to my weak and run-down feeling, probably due to the energy needed to digest the huge portions. In my case nutrition was satisfied quite easily with proper training.

I hadn't worn my new sport coat for about a month. I bought it because I had to, darn sleeve! I purposefully bought it too small, the buttons pulling, to make way for more reduction. I put it on Sunday and, you guessed it, too big. 2 inches slack pulled out from my belly. It was still wearable, though. Hope it will do for another 10 pounds and then it's Jos A Bank for me! Some of my old clothes make me look like a kid putting on daddy's stuff. I just can't wear them anymore, even to paint in.

Good perspective! It is hard at times and will be hard at times all the way I think. The good part is that the massive positives belittle the hard times. I look at my deflated lower belly which has the texture of a rotted orange and realize that it is likely that I will never be asked to pose for that huge picture of a guy with his shirt off that greets you at the entrance of every Abercrombie and Fitch. But then I think, "These guys sell clothes, why are they promoting shirtlessness?" Hey, I look pretty good in a shirt. I am getting strong as well. I am starting to like my belly. It reminds me of my victories.

Karate is great exercise, fun too. Boxing workouts are great. I won't risk busting those incisions so I won't spar for a year at least, maybe more. When I can do crunches and push-ups without discomfort, it may be time to get it on. My brother achieved 5th degree black belt staus in Tang Soo Do which he learned in Korea and ran a dojo for years in Iowa. He has spoken to Chuck Norris who was of the same discipline originally. He gave his little brother free lessons but I didn't learn enough to belt. Now you got me thinking about starting up again. :ph34r:

Prayers for you.

Beautiful!!! I know I'm not your pappy but I am proud of you just like I am.