The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

[speckledhen]

My other son said it was even funnier because if she had marked them as personal items for moving household, there wouldn't have been any duty fees due at all. He should know, having moved from here to S. Korea to Ireland and back to S. Korea.

 

[1muttsfan]

There are few snowblowers that could handle that last snowfall. Now last night's 6", probably. But there is no way to get a snowblower into the dog pen or really the coop, and it can't be used on the roof. That roof raking is not for the weak of arm.

On the up side I did get another snowmobile up and running, and there's plenty of snow to ride on

 

[getaclue]

Sometimes things have a way of sorting themselves out. All I was grateful for was the dog situation. This is just icing on the cake, so to speak

 

[speckledhen]

Quotes from Michael, best way to update you on his recovery from the redheaded whirlwind.


Fat Boy Beat Down
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3 hrs · · My biggest enemies right now are mental fatigue and fighting off depression...it takes ungodly amounts of energy to stay focused and be positive. Pushing through though.


Fat Boy Beat Down
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5 hrs · · …332.4 is today’s weigh in... only .8 down from last week, but hey, it’s a loss none the less. I suspected this was gonna happen .... big loss week before, but this week I’ve eaten half of what I normally do and drank very little water. ( starvation response) A couple weeks, it’ll be back to normal.

Fat Boy Beat Down
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It’s a Friggin miracle!!! I can finally stand straight legged, bend over and touch the floor! Hot d@#$!


Fat Boy Beat Down
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Definitely noticed a couple creases in the abs that wasn’t there 3 months ago! Down 3 pant sizes and last notch in my Fat Boy belt!

 

[getaclue]

Tell him to drink plenty of water. It flushes the fats, and toxins out. Drink 1/2 cup of skimmed milk (don't know why it has to be skimmed milk, but it does) every day. This helps tighten the skin, so it's not so loose. About now, he's lost most of the less solid fat, so he's not going to see as much weight loss at a time. The weeks he's not losing much, are the weeks his body is tightening up to catch up with the weight loss. Don't forget, it's not just skin that fat stretches, and pushes. Organs inside the body get enlarged, moved, shifted, and repositioned to accommodate the fat. Don't overdo it. Steady wins the race.

 

[speckledhen]

I've never seen him be so determined and faithful to something except when he used to be in his karate classes and do demonstrations. He needs to lose another 100 lbs. He got this way partly because his ex wife used to eat very badly, was always wanting to go out to eat. I don't think she ever cooked at all; he always cooked or they ate out. Add that to him being stuck in food service so he never could get enough time off to go to a gym. And if he did, she wanted to go to some concert and be a groupie.

Once when he was down on himself, I said something about Shea not being very svelte herself. He laughed and said she was perfectly happy with herself. Of course she was. She's a complete narcissist.

 

[1muttsfan]

I very much agree about the water. If he does not drink enough water, his body will not have the ability to burn that fat. Instead his weight loss will just be water loss, which is very bad for you.

 

[speckledhen]

Absolutely, and he is drinking water, seems to be drinking a lot of it.

This was another one I missed posting:

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Biggest struggle this week....eating all I need to. Money is beyond tight this week. Couldn’t meal prep like I wanted, so stretching it out a bit and eating a little a work, luckily I have tilapia, salmon , steak, and broccoli. Can’t wait for payday on Tuesday so I can re-up my supplies! 4 months now without sugar, junk food, fast food, pasta, or bread besides lavash. Stopped drinking diet soda at home 2 weeks ago, still trying to get past the headaches! Grrr!

 

[speckledhen]

Oh, he said he's up to 12 boxes of her stuff back, including his DVD collection. Yup, she stole it, but sorry, cheater, what goes around comes around. LOL


He has zero excuse, really, to be tight on money other than his stupid ways of spending it. He makes probably 50K, owes nothing except his house and utilities and his dogs' vet bills and food. Years of irresponsible spending is showing itself. We live on a heck of a lot less than he does and our 37 chickens with feed and shavings trumps his two dogs.

 

[robhuncor]

Cyn, be sure to tell him how all your "chicken buddies" are rooting for him to succeed and love to hear how he's doing. I think it helps to know others care. His story has been an inspiration to me - I've lost 23 pounds since the end of November!