For the record, I lost 23.5 pounds then, recently, received a package from Bapu and am now 13.5 pounds heavier again (mostly due to life stress and not getting enough exercise thanks to the warm weather and alergies during June & most of July).

Thanks Ed.

*Sigh...*

bapu


Thanks guys.

I wanna look good for Mooch's wedding. I want him to think (while taking his vows) "Ya, I couldda had that".

I just read this to the chosen one and she said UMMMmm he wants to make you jealous ?




I said ...yup 




Then the chosen one said does he realize your not gay?




I says ...aperently not ...


Then she says is he gay ?




I HOPE NOT 




Well .....that was the convo Bapu provoked 

(I guess you'll both find out if he stands in line to kiss the groom, ya?)

Great stuff, Ed!

Has Dora weighed in on this Bapu vs. Chosen One issue?  Is it subject to a majority vote?

Good luck Ed! Quick diet plan for ya...2/3 healthy, the other 1/3 not...but it's good for losing weight fast!

1. Sex: 3 times a week or more. It really makes a difference in both your mental state and your physical state. If you're a screamer it will make a difference in the STATE you live in and may cause problems with neighbors. LOL!

2. Cardio: This is the most important other than your actual diet. Pounds come off so much faster. A treadmill is great if you can do at least one hour per day. (start with 20 minutes or until you get a little dizzy and work your way up) I hate it because it's boring, however, I decided to choose a series on TV that is an hour long. So I do my mill while I watch True Blood and the hour goes by so fast, it's like I didn't even do anything. I run on the treadmill for 30 minutes and walk to cool down the other 30. Just remember, with any cardio, it takes 20 minutes to get to where the fat is stored. So if you did cardio for 30 minutes, you only burned fat for 10 minutes. I also do light weight training, but we don't need to go there...we just need you to fit in that monkey suit! :)

3. Cigs: Yeah, our worst enemy....however, don't stop smoking if you are trying to lose weight. One thing or the other. Smoking actually speeds up metab. If you stopped smoking right now you'd still gain weight even if you were dieting. This wears off, but initially, your body has to change and get used to not having that stuff in it for a while. So for now, if you are thinking of stopping, don't do it until after the wedding or when you are used to this diet thing to where you're starting to feel comfortable.

Definitely consider quitting at some point if you do smoke. One thing that will change is...if you get colds or are sick often, you decrease that by half or more. Each time you exhale smoke through your nose, it removes the protection you get from your Cilia in your nasal passage making it easier for things to pass through your nose and make you sick. That ugly nose hair has a purpose! (we still need to trim that, guys...it gets gross when you don't and no one needs THAT much protection LOL!)

I could go on and on with this...but I'll spare you. I went to school for this stuff...so I know a little about it. I just never amounted to anything and settled for being a musician....go figure.
 
My dad has been a diabetic for over 30 years. He's been on Metformin and finally had to go on insulin. It scared him pretty bad to where he came to me and said "help me beat this". So I had to crack the whip on him...but I came up with an awesoem diet for him that has helped so much, he's using the least amount of insulin he can use, his sugar is between 80-115 where we want it, his weight went from 192 lbs to 162 lbs and at 77 years old, he feels like a kid again. I also took him off his cholesterol meds. That stuff should be illegal unless you have a body that manufactures mass amounts of cholesterol. All the "Statin's" are evil...and anything that forces you to have liver or kidney tests every 3 months are evil. They only improve cholesterol counts by 1% to 2% anyway. I removed the cholesterol foods my dad was eating and his Dr says "wow, your cholesterol numbers are incredible" and dad said "yeah and I've been off that crap you put me on for 2 months now".

So everything with my dad basically took about 2 months to get a handle on. His cardio is what makes all the difference though...and without it, the results we got would have taken 4 to 5 months or more. He walks 10-14 miles per night at his job. I put one of those stepper machines on him and on any given night, he's doing 10-14 miles of walking religiously. This can really help when dieting...so make sure you keep some sort of cardio in mind. That 10 pounds should be easy for you without moob surgery! And...if you really do this right, the moob surgery sort of becomes automatic and surgically removes itself. :)

Anyway....good luck with everything brother! I hope you meet all your goals. :)

-Danny

I was once told that the quickest way to lose 10lbs of unsightly fat was to cut your head off.

I didn't try it, so I dunno if it works, but might be worth bearing in mind if all else fails ? ;)

I tried it.  It's more like 12 pounds, if you include jowl weight.

Well done Ed.

Keep it going and get into realistic habits that mean you don't put it back.

30 minutes walk a day, for example, have transformed my life.  I'm now 42 miles away from home...

Good job! Losing weight isn't easy. Especially at your age! ;-)

I lost 25 lbs. about 5 years ago and it was fairly hard. But now I've gained about 5 of of it back and just being a few years older it's harder to shed those pounds now.