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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:32 PM Original message |
If you care to, discuss obesity with me. Not for flames or rants, please. |
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SensibleCenterist (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. Here is what worked for me. |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Thanks.... |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
76. The sensible centrist is right on |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, and they beat it |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. thanks, Criminal. ;-) eom |
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Streetdoc270 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. Keep positive.... |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Thanks, StreetDoc. |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. Help |
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Streetdoc270 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. beleive it or not... |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. ya know |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. Of course your wife may read my post, silly. |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. curse |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. Well, being a slim guy, I can't really relate to your problem |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. Thanks a bunch, JP. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Just remember that you don't have to starve yourself, either |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 05:02 AM Response to Reply #23 |
89. Put away your large plates...use small plates |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
48. Very good food recommendations |
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thom1102 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. I was a heavy kid, |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. LOL that IS the immediate goal, Thom |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. Bertha, I'll be cheering you on each and every step of the way. |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
29. dammit |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:44 PM Response to Reply #29 |
47. Enjoy that cake! And keep us all posted on how it goes! |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
11. I've lost about 55 since September |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
31. Good on ya, mate! |
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camero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. my best friend |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Obesity cannot be explained by genetics |
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camero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Neither can it be explained solely by lifestyle |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Obese people certainly aren't lazy good-for-nothings |
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camero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. lol |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
37. genetics is certainly part of the equation |
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camero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. I didn't mean to hi-jack, sorry |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
14. Bertha, while you'll get lots of diet and exercise advise from others... |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
38. I've had two sleep studies |
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ChiefHappyButt (238 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
16. I have a female friend |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
39. cheers, ChiefHappyButt |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. Weight watchers |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
40. Thanks, Nurse! eom |
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Chicago Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'm fat, everyones fat |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 08:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
66. Buck up, Chi-Dem! |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. Be positive, Bertha. |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
77. hey |
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LeftCoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
22. Heya Bertha! |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
78. thanks, LeftCoast. |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
24. Best of luck, Mr. V! Takes guts to take this sort of thing on. |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
73. Hi, Billy! |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 03:41 PM Response to Reply #73 |
98. Oops! My bad. Heh. You know what they say about assumptions and all... |
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IconoclastIlene (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
25. Have you had thyroid testing - TSH-T3-T4 |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
30. Good Luck! |
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LeftPeopleFinishFirst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
33. I used to be a chubby kid |
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absyntheNsugar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
34. I was a Personal Trainer in College |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
35. I have the family bod, |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:43 PM Response to Reply #35 |
79. water aerobics vs elliptical trainer? |
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gyopsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
41. I was "The fat kid" |
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Lindsay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
44. I wish you all the best, Bertha. |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:46 PM Response to Reply #44 |
80. Thanks, Lindsay! |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
45. I've been big, medium, and skinny |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
46. Hey Bertha! :-) |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:50 PM Response to Reply #46 |
81. weights: |
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Paradise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
49. you may wish to look into somersizing... |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
50. One thing you should know about exercise |
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Donkeyboy75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
51. I was never obese, but I lost 25 pounds, and this worked for me |
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bubblesby2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
52. Hi Bertha |
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SaddenedDem (447 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
53. 501 Delicious Heart Healthy Recipes |
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m-jean03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
54. I strongly urge you to look in the Macrobiotic Diet |
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absyntheNsugar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 05:17 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Macrobiotic diet might make you feel better about what you eat |
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flamingyouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:51 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. I've been interested in macrobiotics for a long time |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:58 PM Response to Reply #54 |
82. Thank you very much |
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m-jean03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 11:45 AM Response to Reply #82 |
105. You will lose weight this way |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 06:32 AM Response to Reply #54 |
92. Just like "Atkins" ... |
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m-jean03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 11:36 AM Response to Reply #92 |
96. I agree that we must make up our own minds, |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 05:41 AM Response to Reply #96 |
104. Food chain problems (and odds-and-ends) |
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asteroid2003QQ47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
56. I too have that hundred pounds to lose |
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NicoleM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
57. Re: compulsive overeating. |
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flamingyouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
58. I used to weigh 250 |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
60. I'm fat too... |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
61. This may sound weird, but buy really good food... |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
62. I've always been |
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Snow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
63. As a medical researcher, I find this topic very frustrating. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
64. Another chubby chick here :) |
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foreigncorrespondent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
65. Bertha, I wish you luck hon. |
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Sapphocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 04:53 AM Response to Reply #65 |
88. I've thought about that, fc... |
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Samurai_Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
67. My weight-gain story |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
68. Think of the triumphs lying ahead of you! |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
69. I want to thank everyone for being gentle |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 10:59 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I'd like to thank you for sharing your story... |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 12:10 AM Response to Reply #69 |
83. hey, Pager |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 06:43 AM Response to Reply #69 |
93. Thanks, guys and gals |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
71. I'm 220. I took meds in high school that made me gain 40 lbs. |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
72. Not much demand for a discussion of obesity, eh? |
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NightTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
74. Just went for a physical exam on Thursday. |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 12:13 AM Response to Reply #74 |
84. LOL the Tab of the 70s (right decade?) could take chrome off |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 06:32 AM Response to Reply #74 |
91. Good luck! |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
75. Two years ago I weighed in at 275 |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 12:14 AM Response to Reply #75 |
85. Yahoo, Velma! |
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Sean Reynolds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
86. My family is pretty obese. |
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wellstone_democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 07:08 PM Response to Reply #86 |
102. no, not "pointless" at all |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
87. We can do it, Bertha. |
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Piperay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
90. I wish you all the best |
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Maine Mary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
94. Good luck with this thread |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
95. My daughter was terribly obese. |
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Habibi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
97. I do wish you success, Bertha |
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Mrs. Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
99. Mrs. V, Here |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 10:40 PM Response to Reply #99 |
103. Beautiful woman. |
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alwynsw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
100. Fat, skinny, short, tall, or any color matters not. |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 04:50 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. You can do it... |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
106. I'm also obese |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 12:21 PM Response to Reply #106 |
107. I wish you the best, and will pray all goes well. |
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cmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-04 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
108. I'm doing Weight Watchers online |
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