Danny – Umm. I have to say watersports have never interested me in the least bit. I guess as a paramedic the regular dousing in various body fluids sort of makes you lose the inclination?

Branden – Join me and UMB on South Beach. It’s easy.

Toby – I know that much loss that quick isn’t necessarily good… but it is indicative of how easy this process has been so far. I have no desire to go on insulin. I’d much rather die of a cool disease or in a spectacular accident than from eating too much. Bleck.

Killer – I hope to experience that again soon. How’s the maintenance on your drastic reduction going?

The Absurdist – There’s no way you’ve gained a Mr. Fab. That would require heavy machinery.

themuttprincess – What do you swear?

ginamonster – I’m just shocked at how easy South Beach has been so far. I don’t feel like I”m REALLY missing out on anything, even though I do like my bread and pasta…

CONGRATS!!!!!

Let us know how it keeps going for you.

I want to go on a diet too!

well, jester, i’m up for it if you are, but because i’m a novice, i’m more of a spectator than a participant. i wouldn’t want you to get the idea that i’m a professional. that would be wrong. at least until proven otherwise ;-O

Midleah – You may have a point.

Avitable – I *was* holding an entire turkey. I wonder if it’s related.

Crail – I’m not dealing with a diabetes diagnosis yet. It’s merely “prediabetes” and I’m trying to get it under control now before it gets any worse.

hello – don’t you always send me internet love and support?

Lee – 1) You say that now, but if he were hot, you’d probably think about it real hard. 2) If I ever get my weight down to the point where you could carry me, I would ask that you spread my ashes somewhere pretty. 3) We can go to lunch just as often as before, we just can’t get hammered like usual. 4) Stay away from three month old children; they aren’t supposed to be shaken. 5) You are the only person I know who might be able to accommodate a 16 lb butt plug; you make me so proud.

Chris – I’ve only been on the statins for a couple of weeks, so I don’t know how effective they are for me yet. I have to go back for another blood draw soon. I have to say South Beach is pretty easy to follow so far.

danny – I don’t really care about the weight loss or “looking hot.” Those are nice by-products. I just don’t want to be injecting myself with insulin anytime soon. Are you asking me to join you in watersports?

for once i shall be serious here. but just this once so don’t get all weird about it, okay?

if for nothing else, lose the weight for your own health benefits and not for beauty’s sake. gawd, that was a perfect opportunity to not be serous. i think that once you see the physical changes, you will find the weigh-loss efforts worth keeping up. just don’t get hung up if you put a pound or two back on. weight-loss and maintenance should be about making a long-term commitment and not about instant gratification. so i wish you the best!

oh and fuck’em if they say it’s just water loss. pee on them whenever they say that and tell them you just lost another pound!

gawd that felt good to say. so much for being serious. although it would be fun to know that you actually did lose a few more pounds by peeing on people. so you can still take that comment seriously if you like. i’m just sayin’…