just curious

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Deus,

I was curious, you and kit seem to have quite a bit of knowledge on the

subject of fitness, and I have seen Kits pictures so I know he walks the talk

so to speak. However, you seem to have this encycopedic (in depth and very

scientific) knowledge of almost every subject that comes up on this board but

I cant find your pictures posted anywhere. Is any of your knowledge from

experience, or do you just read a lot.

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MarkShaneWhite@... [MarkShaneWhite@...] wrote:

> Deus,

> I was curious, you and kit seem to have quite a bit of knowledge on the

> subject of fitness, and I have seen Kits pictures so I know he walks the talk

> so to speak. However, you seem to have this encycopedic (in depth and very

> scientific) knowledge of almost every subject that comes up on this board but

> I cant find your pictures posted anywhere. Is any of your knowledge from

> experience, or do you just read a lot.

I own well over a thousand books. the back of my parents garage is filled with

my old books. I also read a lot on the internet now. pictures? been over that

before. never took any when I did my BFL rounds. I was over 30% bf

when I did my BFL rounds, got down to around 20ish%, cant remember the exact

numbers now. I had a big break from training and put all the fat back on! I

suppose Ill have to do some before and after photos when I finish experimenting

with my lowcarb diet.

Deus

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MarkShaneWhite@... [MarkShaneWhite@...] wrote:

> Deus,

> I was curious, you and kit seem to have quite a bit of knowledge on the

> subject of fitness, and I have seen Kits pictures so I know he walks the talk

> so to speak. However, you seem to have this encycopedic (in depth and very

> scientific) knowledge of almost every subject that comes up on this board but

> I cant find your pictures posted anywhere. Is any of your knowledge from

> experience, or do you just read a lot.

I own well over a thousand books. the back of my parents garage is filled with

my old books. I also read a lot on the internet now. pictures? been over that

before. never took any when I did my BFL rounds. I was over 30% bf

when I did my BFL rounds, got down to around 20ish%, cant remember the exact

numbers now. I had a big break from training and put all the fat back on! I

suppose Ill have to do some before and after photos when I finish experimenting

with my lowcarb diet.

Deus

[Guest guest]

It was always the same with me too, in a way. All of the men with whom I had

a long-term relationship were intrigued by me, but they weren't the

" hey-baby-what's-your-sign " type. Instead, the type of guys that attracted me

were the shy, intellectual guys or brooding artists, neither of which has

been known to take the lead. Once I broke the ice, they usually took over

from that point on.

Vicki

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In a message dated 1/10/03 4:49:31 PM Central Standard Time,

VickiLJurney@... writes:

> Instead, the type of guys that attracted me

> were the shy, intellectual guys or brooding artists, neither of which has

> been known to take the lead. Once I broke the ice, they usually took over

> from that point on.

>

Yep. However I haven't gotten any to take charge yet even after I break the

ice. Sigh....

Well, some creeps and dorks make moves but...... yuk

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/10/2003 5:19:30 PM Central Standard Time,

esma1999@... writes:

> Well, some creeps and dorks make moves but...... yuk

Yeah, I ran into my share of those dweebs, too! You know, the whole " you

gotta kiss a lot of frogs " thing. But, you will find your prince, I promise.

Just don't look too hard. And, don't try hard either. It'll happen.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/10/03 6:15:14 PM Central Standard Time,

pamelamo@... writes:

>

> He was so persistent that I go out with him I finally gave in and fell

> in love. We have been together for 9 years.

>

So, it's okay I keep telling one of my friends we are a good match lol

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/10/03 8:48:49 PM Central Standard Time,

mom2armybratz@... writes:

> Tell your friend that the only way to know how you really feel about each

> other is to kiss. If neither of you get's *butterflies* then you'll move

> on. If it doesn't work, then at least you'll have gotten a kiss out of the

> deal *LOL*

>

Well, I would but he just got a gf (however, i haven't seen him in a few

weeks so maybe they broke up *pray*)

The old thing is he seems to think I'm angelic or something. Or I'm on a

pedestal. Like if we see a movie he asks " Is it okay if this film has

violence (sex or strong language) " . Then before Christmas I told him I sent a

mutual friend a dirty email. He looked a bit surprised that *innocent* me

sent dirty emails. Then he asked why I didn't send him dirty emails. (so,

guess what I sent him that week lol)

Sometimes he does try to open up to me or ask me personal stuff but he wont

let the door stay open. It's just a crack. So, I do think he wants to get

closer to me but fear? or something? Preventing that right now...

[Guest guest]

Re:

I was just thinking.... It seems most of my better relationships with

men I was the one who made the first move (said hi, asked them out,

gave my email) just wondering if it was like that for most. It's okay

but I was thinking how it would be nice if a man took charge or made

the first move once!

It was the opposite for  Mike and me. We had mutual friends and he was

active in the MDA, but I never thought of him as a " boyfriend " .

He was so persistent that I go out with him I finally gave in and fell

in love. We have been together for 9 years.

Pamela

[Guest guest]

Actually, I guess my husband made the 1st move technically. I had

been with him in a class during the prior quarter, and I basically

flirted with every guy in the front row by me. I bought them all a

bag of popcorn to share for the last movie in class that quarter (We

watched movies like every other session!) Being the slick flirter I

was (not!), I encouraged everyone to draw a picture & put their phone

numbers on the empty bag. Lee ended up with it, but never called me.

I had decided he was rude anyhow. Unbeknownst to me my husband-to-be

had a pretty significant hearing loss, and when I greeted him each

class session, he " rudely " ignored me, because he didn't *hear* me!

That fall, I saw him sitting in an on-campus diner looking kind of

lost. I thought, " He was so freaking rude, I'm going to roll right by

him real cool-like & ignore *him* " He started going, " Hi, ! Hi,

! " , but I proceeded to roll past him as planned. But he

purposely stuck his foot out in front of me to block my path. The

rest is history!

Thinking back on it, I flirted a lot, but I was too shy with just

about everyone I dated to make the 1st move!

Jenn

> I was just thinking.... It seems most of my better relationships with

> men I was the one who made the first move (said hi, asked them out,

> gave my email) just wondering if it was like that for most. It's okay

> but I was think'n how it would be nice if a man took charge or made

> the first move once!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/10/2003 11:05:10 PM Central Standard Time,

esma1999@... writes:

> Sometimes he does try to open up to me or ask me personal stuff but he wont

> let the door stay open. It's just a crack. So, I do think he wants to get

> closer to me but fear? or something? Preventing that right now...

I once had an ex-BF, whom I've known for 30 years and who now is my closest

friend, tell me that while I am very attractive and have a captivating

personality, being with me could be intimidating. He said that I was the

living embodiment of an oxymoron....physically, I appear fragile, helpless,

dependent; yet, emotionally and in terms of my personality, I am very strong,

ambitious, outgoing, and intelligent. He said that it made it hard for

him....at first....to relate to me, since most of what he had been taught to

believe women to be was just the opposite (physically independent, but

emotionally weaker than men).

Then, I had another ex-bf tell me that the thought of being responsible for

my care scared him. He refused to acknowledge that I had been managing my

attendant care since I was 18!

I'm so lucky to have !

[Guest guest]

-I'm almost positive I think I'm going to have revision surgery in

the Fall- I'll be 57 in November.

-- In , " Jan "

<jansara203@M...> wrote:

>

> Ladies never have to tell their age but I am curious, how old do

> these revisions continue until? Is there an age that they no

longer

> want to do revisions? My bones are getting older, sometimes I

think

> parts of me are older then my age on the calendar! I was 41 when I

> had my first surgery, then 49 when I broke the screws and they did

a

> revision. I am 52 and they just did some major revision this year.

> Am I the oldest one still getting current revisions?

>

> Jan

[Guest guest]

>

> Ladies never have to tell their age but I am curious, how old do

> these revisions continue until? Is there an age that they no

longer

> want to do revisions? My bones are getting older, sometimes I

think

> parts of me are older then my age on the calendar! I was 41 when I

> had my first surgery, then 49 when I broke the screws and they did

a

> revision. I am 52 and they just did some major revision this year.

> Am I the oldest one still getting current revisions?

>

> Jan

[Guest guest]

Depending on how you count discrete surgical episodes, I have had

some 5 or 6 revisions since December 2001. I am 55 years old and am

surely not the oldest revision alum.

My neurosurgeon, who is truly outstanding (this is both popular and

professional consensus) performs complex spinal procedures on people

of all ages and walks of life. I assume that the daughter of the

premier of the People's Republic of China was one of his younger

patients. I am not sure exactly what procedure she had but believe it

was related to scoliosis or another spinal deformity. He has also

performed all kinds of spinal procedures on women in their eighties

or older.

I met a woman whose 96-year-old grandmother was delighted with her

laminectomy, performed by this surgeon some six or seven years ago.

I do not plan to have any further revisions, but if I should need

some future tune-up, G-d forbid, I would not hesitate to put myself

in this surgeon's hands. Or, for that matter, in the hands of other

highly experienced spinal deformity specialists who welcome the

challenge of operating on older people. I do have osteoporosis and am

treating it assiduously, besides weaning myself off prednisone pretty

eagerly at this point (under my allergist's guidance). I am also

planning to do better with calcium supplementation,studying ayurvedic

principles, meditating more mindfully and often, and cultivating

genteel and high-flown thoughts while otherwise cleaning up my act

and loving myself a mite more than I have during some of these 55

years.

P.S. So far I have never experienced nonunion or pseudarthrosis. I am

told that my fusion mass is VERY solid, although I did experience an

unexplained hairline fracture at T10 necessitating last week's urgent

reengineering job. I have a good deal of BMP working in my favor as

well, now that this material is more readily available, and I am

partial to the new hardware (including the trend away from other

metals toward titanium). I feel positive and actually fairly calm

about the prospect of surgery later in life, provided I keep my bones

in the best shape possible and try to worry less about my least

worthy obsessions and control-freak hobbies while forgiving more

annoying cusses and brats along life's highway and watching ever-

improving TV. Also King novels, which I am only just

discovering, and two gigantic compendia I received as a hospital

gift, which turned out to be collections of " Far Side " cartoons.

(Can you guess that I spent at least 39 of my 55 years being a

wonderfully nice and good girl?)

I would so much rather be free and experience this one immediate

particular miraculous breath filling my lungs in this singular and

awesome moment that will never recur again.

I think getting older is truly cool. I am starting to love it.

If you don't ever need any geriatric revisions, hallelujah. But I

hope you will not fret the possibility of a few substitute-redos if

you should find that these appeal to you someday -- a bit of a

rennaissance, maybe; an epiphany or two . . . .

Take care. Take heart.

Best,

>

> Ladies never have to tell their age but I am curious, how old do

> these revisions continue until? Is there an age that they no

longer

> want to do revisions? My bones are getting older, sometimes I

think

> parts of me are older then my age on the calendar! I was 41 when I

> had my first surgery, then 49 when I broke the screws and they did

a

> revision. I am 52 and they just did some major revision this year.

> Am I the oldest one still getting current revisions?

>

> Jan

[Guest guest]

All I can say, , is YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! I am so happy to hear you so

happy and balanced and doing well. All my best,

Jean

> >

> > Ladies never have to tell their age but I am curious, how old do

> > these revisions continue until? Is there an age that they no

> longer

> > want to do revisions? My bones are getting older, sometimes I

> think

> > parts of me are older then my age on the calendar! I was 41 when I

> > had my first surgery, then 49 when I broke the screws and they did

> a

> > revision. I am 52 and they just did some major revision this year.

> > Am I the oldest one still getting current revisions?

> >

> > Jan

[Guest guest]

Oh, The Far Side cartoons! I buy my son the calender every year, he

already owns every compilation book they've come out with. Three

words; deliciously, bizarrely hysterical!

All my best, Dianne

[Guest guest]

That post came right at me! Thank you! I keep getting the idea that people

do not want to touch my back because of my age. Perhaps that can change!

Carole M.

('s post about her doctor doing surgery on older people.)

[Guest guest]

I lost 65 lbs but did it mostly through Turbo Kick at at the gym and

cutting down on portions.

I think Tae Bo, however, could acheive similar results if one did the

live advanced series..

> Can anyone tell me how much they've lost sticking to an exercise

routine and

> which videos did you use and why? Thanks for any information!

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I don't think so. Last year before high school, I had a fever with tinnitus,

but I never heard any increased hearing ability.

E. Pace

15 years old

Nucleus 22 ESPrit 3G

My Fromer processors: Spectra & ESPrit 22

[Guest guest]

When I first had the implant op - I found it v tender and sore to lie on the

implanted side - and tended to lie on the unimplanted side for ages (months)

since the op - it was also v itchy and 'tinglely' as time wore on - even now,

it feels v werid compared the the other side- numbish.......but I now sleep on

that side........your daughter probably will turn to sleep on that side when the

time is right/comfortable for her.

Glad to hear your daughter is doing so well with her implant esp in a v. short

time........hope it all continues to improve....anyway hope this helps!

Alison Patuck

UK

Implanted 09/0

Swtiched on 10/01

tahoetreefort <tahoetreefort@...> wrote:

I'm wondering what it feels like to sleep on the implanted side of

your head. I noticed my 2 year old tends to sleep on the side that

is not implanted and wanted first hand experiences as to how it

feels.

Also, an update on : She continues to amaze me daily. Not even

activated three months yet and she says mama, beep beep, m's, n's,

g's b's. Tries to say baby, grandma, . So much more than I

ever dreamed of!

To those of you discussing Pre-Shool... She'll be starting in March,

it is our hope to have her in main stream pre-school, here in

California it will be Head Start, I'm sure as we get closer, we'll

have questions to post.

Mother of , implanted 3/25/04, Activated 5/7/04 N24C

[Guest guest]

My doctor recommended sleeping on a soft pillow because of the implant being

tender to lie on.

Just Curious

> I'm wondering what it feels like to sleep on the implanted side of

> your head. I noticed my 2 year old tends to sleep on the side that

> is not implanted and wanted first hand experiences as to how it

> feels.

>

> Also, an update on : She continues to amaze me daily. Not even

> activated three months yet and she says mama, beep beep, m's, n's,

> g's b's. Tries to say baby, grandma, . So much more than I

> ever dreamed of!

>

> To those of you discussing Pre-Shool... She'll be starting in March,

> it is our hope to have her in main stream pre-school, here in

> California it will be Head Start, I'm sure as we get closer, we'll

> have questions to post.

>

> Mother of , implanted 3/25/04, Activated 5/7/04 N24C

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I feel without exercise the band is only going to work so much. Now I

had a steady loss of 22lbs for the first 3 months, but it didn't budge

a pound more until I recently started working out. I try to do it

daily but the actual workout varies. I alternate a little cardio and

a little weightlifting 3-4 days per week now. I purchased a treadmill

before the surgery and now we have a home gym, along with memberships

to our new YMCA which helps a lot.

300.5/268.5/160

>

> I was wondering how many people on this site actually have a workout

> routine, what type of exercise they participate in and for how

> long/times per week. How do you feel your exercise has affected your

> weight loss. Have any of you participated in a type of exercise that

> affected your band?

>

> Vesper

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for responding Dawnita! I hope the fill goes well!"dawnita3@..." <dawnita3@...> wrote: Hi Vesper...on my workdays, W-F-S, I spend half of my lunch hour walking..I usually go between 2-3 miles. On Tues & Thurs I do 2 miles each day on a Gazelle glider. I also do a 10 min lifting routine on a bowflex machine every other day. I don't work out on Sun-Mon...unless I just feel like it..if the weather is good, I ride my horses...this time of year, grooming them is a huge workout with all the mud here...yuck! I try to keep my exercise low impact...I have a bad leg and ankle due to a very bad fracture, and very low flexion in the ankle. I have not lost a single pound in the last 2 weeks, but I haven't gained either, and my clothes are fitting looser. I have my fill on Monday, so then I hope

I will start losing again.BIG HUGS, AND GOD'S BLESSINGSDawnita MayLowpass, Oregon10/05/05 dob "Iraida" 209/190/135 5ft 3inches"before" photos at: http://dawnita1961.myphotoalbum.com/

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[Guest guest]

Sara , all the symptoms your having are hepatitis c related . The weakness and fitigue , and especially the itching . The itching is from excess bile in your body and it is called cholestasis . Are you on any treatment for the hepatitis ? Have you had a liver biopsy ?

Just Curious

Hey all, my name is Sara and I have been lurkingaround for awhile, and I have a few questions. I wasdiagnosed in April of '04 and have had no symptoms oranything. Since then my virus levels are only around10,000, but I have been soooo tired and weak all thetime, and am itching like crazy! I have been onseveral meds to stop the itching and none have helped.Could this be from the Hep? I don't feel comfortabletalking to my DR since she has NO communication withmy specialist and has no idea whats going on, and myspecialist makes me uncomfortable, but he is the onlyone that can see me and is a few hours away. Any helpwould be greatly appreciated.Sara __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hello. Yes I had a biopsy early last year and

everything was ok. I am starting treatment in Feb. or

March, I'm really nervous:)

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