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Emilyrose said:
... Sorry about the pants not working out Flyer, it's a struggle out there. I do think it's difficult to get pants no matter what your size though. We all need a good tailor I think!
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i'm not sure if it's just my skin cells finally catching up to my weight loss, or the recent push toward 160, but just this morning i was lamenting not taking a picture 6 months ago, because i believe i can notice things are getting smaller there, ... but certainly not breaking any speed records. my biggest beef with non-cargo pants is the lack of pocket space. still looking around for a messenger-type bag.
 
Oh, I love that, about your skin cells catching up with your weight loss! Yes, yes!
And warm congrats on the noticeable thinnerness! Don't worry about speed records - it's real and maintainable difference that counts!
 
i think i am forgetting that even when i hit the high 170's, my loss was down to about 2-3 lbs/month and it will likely be exponentially smaller now. i should be ok with my averages being solidly in the mid 160's now. a new low may not be on the scale for a while yet...

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Cool photos. There's something about hummingbird photos that seems vaguely miraculous.

On cargo pants - man do I love those things. It's a real tragedy they are considered so un-stylish.

You're doing great with your weight - I'm bumping around 170 and haven't seen 163 in a while.
 
so i have a visual update on my 66 year old skin elasticity... not that i'm going to post the picture, but on 12/20/18.... 11 months ago... i took a picture of my leg when i had it crossed/ twisted a bit. today i tried to duplicate the pose and while i still see some wrinkling, it is MUCH less pronounced now. so especially to those who are shooting for more than the 25% weight loss i succeeded at, give it time. the ability to "spring back" is still there, just much slower.

re: my hummer picture... someone at Wiki did some post process editing and i'm not all that pleased they didn't ask, but it wasn't a bad edit. just glad i think i got the ID right. the picture i submitted was much datker and it was basically just a guess. hummingbirds are tough to ID as the same species can have many different color patterns not only depending on sex, but some are seasonal, too.
 
overlandflyer said:
so i have a visual update on my 66 year old skin elasticity... not that i'm going to post the picture, but on 12/20/18.... 11 months ago... i took a picture of my leg when i had it crossed/ twisted a bit. today i tried to duplicate the pose and while i still see some wrinkling, it is MUCH less pronounced now. so especially to those who are shooting for more than the 25% weight loss i succeeded at, give it time. the ability to "spring back" is still there, just much slower.
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Excellent news!
 
overlandflyer said:
so i have a visual update on my 66 year old skin elasticity... not that i'm going to post the picture, but on 12/20/18.... 11 months ago... i took a picture of my leg when i had it crossed/ twisted a bit. today i tried to duplicate the pose and while i still see some wrinkling, it is MUCH less pronounced now. so especially to those who are shooting for more than the 25% weight loss i succeeded at, give it time. the ability to "spring back" is still there, just much slower.
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This is great news - I have long believed this - that as long as one isn't into extreme old age, the skin retains elasticity - not nearly as bouncy as young skin of course, but given time and moderate exercise, loose skin will pull back. Thanks very much for passing on this confirmation.

That's a pain about the Wiki edit. Infringement of your rights and just plain bad manners - not outright theft, at least, I guess. :(
 
overlandflyer said:
MUCH less pronounced
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I am happy to hear that, right now I am losing weight way to fast for my skin to catch up. Hopefully one day it will. However I would rather have lose skin than the fat. I suspect the ability to "spring back" is age related, so your news is particularly good for me.
 
bensanon said:
Hm, slower compared to what? Did you lose a similar amount when you were younger?
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in my early 40's i had a similar weight loss, though i did that with extreme exercise. i was biking, including 2-3 days of hill climbing, about 200 miles a week. i believe i also remember putting a halt on many junk foods at the time, too. i think i remember dropping from about 215 down to 175 or so. at the time i cannot recall any major skin wrinkling and i was actually dating someone at the time, so i'm sure it might have come up. but again, that was 25 years ago.
 
well if this is the worst i see after the abusive eating/ drinking i did on Sunday, i'll consider myself lucky...

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have to admit... fun at the time... :party:
 
another good week for expanding the vocabulary... but aside from Scrabble, i can't really see much use for these words conversationally after this year...

feckless - lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible
sycophant - a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage
obsequious - obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
 
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overlandflyer said:
feckless - lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible
sycophant - a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage
obsequious - obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
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Been watching the impeachment procedures? Pretty sure I officially learned all three at some point.
 
LaMaria said:
Been watching the impeachment procedures?...
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have to say, 50 years ago if i was asked if i'd be watching my 3rd impeachment hearing before seeing someone land on Mars i would have thought they were nuts. the mixed media messaging is certainly different this time. though i can admit to having favorites, i tend to watch a variety of opinions both domestic and at times, international,... but i see a growing social problem with those who get information from only one source shunning other as being "fake".
 
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