Fess up: How many of us are fat?

James Marlowe · Post by **James Marlowe** » 1 Jul 2011 1:50 pm

My doctor told me to do something about my weight. Well, since I can't seem to lose it, I thought I'd double it...

Fat is where it's at. slim jim

Jody Sanders · Post by **Jody Sanders** » 1 Jul 2011 4:57 pm

Not me. 5 ft. 10 in. 155 lbs. Jody

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 1 Jul 2011 6:03 pm

Hey Jim, I'll take you up on the cheeseburger. Maybe we'll get to pick before to long.

Tony

Jamie Lennon · Post by **Jamie Lennon** » 1 Jul 2011 7:14 pm

I'm 197 pounds. But not fat

Duncan Hodge · Post by **Duncan Hodge** » 1 Jul 2011 7:40 pm

I lost about 55 pounds five years ago (210 to 155). The weight is still off, but with the weight I also appear to have lost my sense of humor. Life is very curious.
Duncan

Glenn Uhler · Post by **Glenn Uhler** » 1 Jul 2011 8:24 pm

Congratulations to all the guys who have lost weight because they needed to. I'm down 15 pounds from my highest of 230, and have 15 more to go to reach my goal of 200. I know how tough it is.

Those of you who want to gaim weight; I've got some excellent suggestions. One of them starts with "B" and ends with "Q".

Emmett Roch · Post by **Emmett Roch** » 1 Jul 2011 10:20 pm

About 12 lbs of spare tire here.

Gary Thayer · Post by **Gary Thayer** » 2 Jul 2011 7:25 am

I have lost 100 pounds over the last year. 315 to 210. If I knew then what I do now, I would have done it years ago. Just started the steel about 15 months ago and now I practice instead of eating.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 2 Jul 2011 7:29 am

Steven Finley wrote:Cheer up fellows fat is not all that bad,I heard
that lots of women find fat men attractive,so why
bother to loose the fat when it works like a
women magnet?

A woman magnet, true. But reverse polarity.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 2 Jul 2011 8:35 am

Jamie Lennon wrote:I'm 197 pounds. But not fat

Neither was I at your age...

Bill Moore · Post by **Bill Moore** » 2 Jul 2011 9:09 am

When I retired in 2006, I weighed 250. My blood pressure was a little high, so I decided to lose weight. This morning I weighed 185.5. The blood pressure is good and I feel much better. All I did was change my eating habits, less meat, few deserts, lots more fruits and vegetables. I have also tried to be a little more active. I want to lose about 5 more lbs. It can be done if you look at it as a long term project.

Gordon Borland · Post by **Gordon Borland** » 2 Jul 2011 9:23 am

After ballooning to 270lbs I just grew a beard bought a red suit and made a website. I am much in demand in December!
http://hiretherealsanta.com/
I now ride a Harley everyday and have lost 10lbs in two weeks. I would like to be lean again and give up the Santa gig. The ladies do dig the beard though.

Roual Ranes · Post by **Roual Ranes** » 2 Jul 2011 9:50 am

I've been thinking about a stick on sign for the front of my steel with the name "GARFIELD".

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 2 Jul 2011 2:30 pm

A friend of mine just told me he lost 165 lbs of ugly fat,,,,I asked how he did it? He said,,,,,divorced my wife!!!!

Fred Justice · Post by **Fred Justice** » 2 Jul 2011 3:10 pm

I started out about 4 months ago at 235 lbs. and I now weigh in at 202 lbs.
Although I've lost 33 lbs. I still have another 22 lbs. to loose to reach my goal of 180 lbs. And I will make it by, well, Thanksgiving I'm shooting for.

So far I've cut my cholesterol meds out altogether, cut out my blood pressure meds altogether, cut my diabetes meds in half.

Gordon Borland · Post by **Gordon Borland** » 2 Jul 2011 9:19 pm

Fred that is great. How are you doing it?

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 3 Jul 2011 10:25 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e-oOQJ7Q1I

We could all learn a lesson from Winnie the Pooh's Stoutness Exercises.

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 3 Jul 2011 1:13 pm

Yeah Fred,,,,com'on,,,how'd you do it??????

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 4 Jul 2011 9:07 am

Chuck Thompson wrote:I aint fat! I wear a XXXL petite!

When I went clothes shopping several months ago, I saw (and bought) an Arrow brand white striped shirt that was marked XXL "Slim Fit".

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 4 Jul 2011 9:10 am

Gary Thayer wrote:I have lost 100 pounds over the last year.

The only way I ever got rid of 100 pounds was to divorce her.

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 4 Jul 2011 9:39 am

i got a cute lil' belly but i ain't fat !
1.8m x 88kg

Tim Sergent · Post by **Tim Sergent** » 4 Jul 2011 9:59 am

I'm just too short for my weight...my doctor told me I need to get in shape...so I'm trying to get in the shape of a pear.....(Thanks Randle!)

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 4 Jul 2011 3:08 pm

I go back and forth from relatively normal weight to tens pound over. This all depends on my willpower food-wise. Being overweight is a lifestyle choice. Sometimes I just wanna enjoy indulgent food and lay around; other times I enjoy salads and being active. It's hard to be vigilant all the time. A balance is best. But if you don't even try, you're doomed.

Mike Perlowin · Post by **Mike Perlowin** » 4 Jul 2011 6:18 pm

Chris LeDrew wrote: Being overweight is a lifestyle choice.

That's a misconception. I gained about 90 pounds after my 2002 bicycle accident, as a result of being unable to move around for 18 months. (For those who don't know, among other things, I fractured my spine. Fortunately the spinal cord itself was not injured so I'm not paralyzed.) I've recovered from the injuries themselves, but have been unable to lose the excess weight, despite repeatedly trying.

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 4 Jul 2011 6:23 pm

Apologies, Mike...I should have said "in normal circumstances." What I was trying to say was that too many otherwise healthy people blame metabolism and hormones on weight. And this is not coming from a skinny person. I'm not judging, just speaking on experience. The better I eat, the less i weigh. Not the less I eat, because we all know that it's quality not quantity when it comes to food and weight.

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