DerickM

Oddly enough I did my senior project on Overpopulation...My teacher was a rabid born-agian christian (guess how well it went over) but I still passed with a C. :biggrin1:

Well I have been doing Cupid.com and OkCupid.com for awhile now and not got ANY hits. I think it will be interesting to see how things change once I hit my Goal Weight. I may be able to get a paper for my sociology class lol.

bingo! thanks!:clap2:

5 cups of salad I imagine

Kutia and anyone else who enjoys sci-fi, you should give Robert J. Sawyer a try, some of the best sci-fi since Heinlin IMHO. If you want I have a few papaerbacks of his lying around so PM me and I'll send you a copy.

"Hatchet" by Harry Paulsen comes to mind. The pliot dies and the boy has to confront the death early on and later in the book as well if I remember right. There was also this one book...a shipwreked boy and black man from the carribean are marrooned on some island and the boy goes blind and learns with from the man to survive but he man is killed in a hurricane. I can't remember the book or author at all for the life of me right now though. Ring any bells for anybody?

hmm...I am not sure what you mean by "project" losing weight itself is project IMHO. Maybe you can sign up to run a marathon or somthing like that. Start training for it while you are losing weight and exercising, and once you hit your goal that is what you have to look forward to. Did that make sense?

How to Make a Woman Happy It's not difficult to make a woman happy. A man only needs to be: 1. a friend 2. a companion 3. a lover 4. a brother 5. a father 6. a master 7. a chef 8. an electrician 9. a carpenter 10. a plumber 11. a mechanic 12. a decorator 13. a stylist 14. a sexologist 15. a gynecologist 16. a psychologist 17. a pest exterminator 18. a psychiatrist 19. a healer 20. a good listener 21. an organizer 22. a good father 23. very clean 24. sympathetic 25. athletic 26. warm 27. attentive 28. gallant 29. intelligent 30. funny 31. creative 32. tender 33. strong 34. understanding 35. tolerant 36. prudent 37. ambitious 38. capable 39. courageous 40. determined 41. true 42. dependable 43. passionate 44. compassionate WITHOUT FORGETTING TO: 45. give her compliments regularly 46. love shopping 47. be honest 48. be very rich 49. not stress her out 50. not look at other girls AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO: 51. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself 52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself 53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes IT IS VERY IMPORTANT: 54. Never to forget: * birthdays * anniversaries * arrangements she makes HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY 1. Show up naked 2. Bring Beer!

No insult intended but, I believe some people need to be slapped with a rotten fish...and then infested with the fleas of a thousand camels.

and it is true...once you get one, its hard to stop!

I have 2 tattoos already but when I reach my goal I am going to reward myself with this. Having it put in my back so its gonna be big. Just the circle and the skull and crossbones inside it not the whole thing lol.

I read about a book a week, just finished "The Virtures of War" by Stephen Pressfield yesterday and am a quarter of the way through "Frameshift" by Robert J. Sawyer I have at last count close to 2,500+ books...I need to get rid of some (running out of room) but I don't wanna! :think I will read anything except for the porn some women like in the "Romance" section

it's good to be a man...less "stuff" to deal with

I am set for Nov. 29th at 2pm :clap2: :) :clap2:

I am not too keen on having a doctor shove a camara up my butt for one thing. :peep: Aside from the basic blood tests/labs what do most doctors require? I am going to be self-pay so I think that will cut a lot of tests out am I right?

first of all, SOMEBODY teach me how I make a poll on this forum, I am a forum vet but I can't figure this place out!!!! :faint: Anyways, The thread I mentioned got me too thinking (which may or may not be a bad thing considering what I am going to be talking about) , how many of you used to be skinny and then just gained weight due to kids,life changes, etc.? or How many of you have been overweight your whole life/long as you can remember? Also, for those of you who used to be skinny. Did you deride (best word I can think of at the moment for what I am trying to convey) overweight people? overweight persons and how did you feel after you became overweight when the tables were turned? Did you ever think about it that way? I am NOT trying to be mean and I understand that this may be an uncomfortable topic for some, however in my studies of human psychology this MAY help some by unloading some excess baggage on your mind "getting it off your chest" in other words. For those of you who did "make fun" or tease those of us who were overweight when you were younger or whatever I wish to convey this: *hugs* I forgive you *hugs* :cry I hope I don't get in trouble or raked over the coals for this thread

Is it possible that you may be sleepwalking? I had the same problem for years and would wonder what the heck was going on. I had bruises on my arms and legs from walking into things.

I am at a 46-48 (mens size) and would like to get down to a 32

being able to buy normal clothes be desirable to some females al least be healthy be invited to social events

I am wondering how many of you had long term (constant or reaccuring) physical pain from the lap-band in any part of your body? This is aside from the normal healing pains/itching etc.

What is you fav. type of music? Are you a disco chick or maybe a hippie or do you love the grand ol' opry? Tell us what you enjoy! I like all types but am a Classic Rock/Metal person myself. I have been on a Elton John and Doors kick of late. How about books? You like romance? a little sci-fi? Action-Drama maybe? Me? I got enough books to start a small library (about 2500+ at last count with no doubles) With titles ranging all over the place :biggrin1: (None of that thinly disguised porn that some women like though :success1: )

I have always been the outcast and I had 2 strikes aginst me due to my weight and hearing aids (I do not live in the deaf world). So, hearing imparied + fat = Dumb and lazy according to the rest of the world. I became a introvert at such an early age I cannot remember even in pre-K being a people person or ever having freinds at all. So, once I hit 6th grade I began giving as good I got and then some. Make fun of me becuase of my weight or hearing? If they were male I beat them until I was pulled off or they passed out and then they were teased mercisly. If they were females I never hit them (Never have and never shall physically hurt a female) but I would tease and embarrass them until I got my point across. After a few years of this I did get my point across and everybody left me the hell alone. For those who think what I did was wrong, I give you the same answer I gave the principal of my schools: They only reaped what they sowed.

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I went through CitiFinancial and was approved despite my age, not so great credit and lack of equity.

contacted the doctor and am waiting to hear back from him for consultaton...am nervous as hell :faint: