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Gracias. That's precisely what I did, just as if this were real life. I appreciate the advice.

Ok, online dating guru type folks. Forgive me for being clueless, but I haven't dated in a decade. I got a wink or whatthehellever it is from someone. I can tell by the profile that we'll never click (I don't want to raise kids, period), but I don't want to be rude. Is it better to tell her up front that it's a deal killer? I just don't know the etiquette. I can't just ignore it, because the site has some sort of built in tracker that tells the other folk that you read the email. (I hate all this, BTW) Thanks

Sorry, I'm a geek by trade. UI == User Interface. In other words, I don't like how the site is laid out and how it seems to function. Just my opinion, of course.

Congrats to both of you, and to JC too. (of course, if too many people do well this thread will die :boink:) I checked out that plenty-of-fish site, the UI is way to weird for me.

My doc DOES say it's 1/4 - 1/2 cup of food, and flatly states that that bread and most pastas are things of the past. Seems to work for me, and the before and during photos don't lie.

Oddly, I've never had a problem ordering from the kid's menu. I simply tell the waitstaff I'm not very hungry and they give in. I also recently found out Razoo's offers half portions of their menu items if you ask for them.

Tiny, but brand new and rents for under $100/hr. 5-6 GPH, about half of what a 172 runs. Due to the way the canopy bubbles out it has more shoulder room than a 150/152 and is way less claustrophobic. Still, it's a 100K airplane. Too much for my budget. If I get my house on an airport, I'm buying a PT-19

You can eat lasagna? Heck, I'm more jealous of that than your dating success

Well, it's official. I'm too small for Casual Male XL. I couldn't find anything there today, and got some odd looks from the clerk. So on to Koles, and a selection of shirts without an X in the size, and three pairs of 38" waist pants

Maybe they do it just to piss you off? Rude people are rude people regardless of the subject. 2 factors really 1) At least here, overweight really is normal these days. That distorts the mind, and so "normal" weight by the charts starts to look a bit strange. Not a good thing, but a fact. A few weeks ago I went to a vintage WW2 aircraft show and got to climb though a B-17. There was a placard in that plane that said "max crew weight 1200 lbs". I asked the captain what the number of crew was it carried back then. 10 people. Can you image an adult male weighing 120 pounds these days? Talk about skinny and anorexic! 2) I don't think most fat folks have any clue about what weight they should be aiming for. I was almost 300 lbs at my heaviest. 160 is WAY down there, almost unimaginable at the beginning of this journey. If some doc told me I was headed to 120, I would have laughed him out of the office.

Well, for me the goal weight is just some random number pulled from the BMI charts. I don't know if it's reasonable or not, especially given the strength training I'm doing. Certainly it's adjustable based on how I look and feel when I get near it. If I think I look great @ 170, that's where I stop. If I'm still pudgy at 160, then I'll keep going. Mostly likely everyone's goal is similarly chosen and variable.

I debated about posting this in this thread, but in truth I feel more connected to you characters in this thread than the people in my monthly group. So here it is, if anyone objects I'll delete the post.<br /> <br /> Before and during.<br /> <br /> I so rarely get in photos, but twice a year I organize a car rally, and someone always gets me during the driver orientation. The shot of me in in orange shirt and khaki was shot April 29th. Those shorts are a 46 waist, and look at that overhang! The other shot is today, I'm in white with denim shorts -- 38 waist.<br /> <br /> Still a ways to go, but feeling good today

See http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f81/who-has-joined-gym-do-you-work-out-home-38076/#post591135 If I look at it on the front page, it shows that I have posted on it recently...but I posted yesterday. Twice since then it's come to the top showing me as the latest poster and a more recent post time. However, I haven't posted to the thread since yesterday and the newer posts are phantoms that don't show up. Admins?

Evektor SportStar Plus

I'm not 'slim' yet, but I've made it down to merely overweight per BMI. The biggest thing so far is that I no longer have to carefully choose my route through a crowded restaurant.

Well, time to change my vote. I wasn't making process with home workouts, so I joined a very small hard-core strength gym and hired a trainer for twice-weekly workouts for the next 6 weeks. I'll end up spending almost a grand by the end of the year, but it will be worth it for the jump-start.

Ok, I've had a few PBs before, and I always knew immediately that I had made a mistake. Today was different. I ate lunch (fried chicken, and not much of it). An hour and a half later I drank some orange juice. About 10 minutes after that I had to run to the bathroom, and up came the chicken and OJ. What caused such a late PB? I thought I was safe after an hour or so?

I've always wanted to fly, even took lessons 20 years ago in high school but couldn't afford to continue. I did a lesson in 04, but even then was 250+ (and rising) and between the instructor and I and the plane choice, we could only carry half tanks of fuel. Now I weigh 9 gallons less Had a second lesson, went well, and now I'm only 199

Minor little thing one ninety nine today :cool: :Banane20:

Just for the record, I hate Fridays and weekends. That is all.

As an complete aside, I notice tonight that I now can get drunk on just one bottle of wine. That's new.... :)

Is there such a thing as a non-scale defeat? I was at the local B&N/coffee shop Sat night and asked a woman what she was reading (trying to make small talk). Got back "what's it to you, fatass?" I ended the conversation at that point. On the positive side, she's probably not someone I'd be interested in long term

Anyone banded and working on strength training? I'm about to start work with a coach, but he's very concerned about proper nutrition and Protein levels with the band. Any experiences with this?

I did get a new belt, but I kept the old one around. I'll admit that every now and then I put it on and grin

It's worth running through HR on it. My benefit booklet said that WLS was excluded, but when I started pushing it turned out that morbid obesity with co-morbidities was actually allowed -- just not publicized.