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Yeah, but how? Did he hulk out and rip it off the wall? Slip and fall on it, causing it to tear off the wall? Sit on it and break it that way?

I suppose the real question is, what's wrong with your friend that he gets his rocks off tearing sinks out of walls?

Well that's a complicated question. The short answer is, we still don't know if there are other effects. The primary effect is definitely due to eating far less, but the amount of weight lost seems to suggest that there is more going on than just malnutrition. We don't fully understand it yet though. There's a lot of physiological change that occurs after these surgeries, and a lot of normal processes can get altered.

Another side of this is that a lot of people CAN'T just eat less. For many obese people food is an addiction, and not an easy one to quit. Additionally, have you ever tried to stop eating when you're still hungry? It's quite difficult. Now, some people can do it, but it takes a lot more willpower than some people are capable of. I'm not necessarily trying to justify their habits, but what I'm saying is that surgery could seem like a very appealing option for people who aren't able to make lifestyle changes like that. (Plus, insurance probably covers it, keeping the cost to the patient minimal.)

I'm at 205 now. Christmas definitely wasn't an easy time to keep things under control, what with everyone at work bringing in candy, cookies, crackers, meats, cheeses and various other dishes for everyone to try.

I've actually been wondering - the main reason I cook any meat (except chicken) in normal meals is for the flavour from the bones. I've been using cuts that are rather more bone and less meat because hey, it's what I want and saves money, but I'm not actually sure what effects that has health-wise. I mean, nihari (which is basically marrow soup) is really on the heavy side, but I normally only cook my lamb for 2 hours max. Mh.

I've also apparently been losing weight (or so people tell me) on a diet with a lot of lamb, cheese and ghee. I don't even know how that works.

Mother ******* win, Tirth. You're finally a healthy, normal sized person. Do we happen to get any before and afters here?

Is it a self conscious thing or a paranoia thing? Because both are moot this day and age.

That's really awesome Tirith, congrats. I've been losing a bit of weight myself. I'm down 18.5 lbs since the start of January, from 158 to 139.5 lbs. I haven't weighed this less in about 4 years. I still want to lose about 30 pounds or so, but we'll see how things go. I'm not super committed to that number, it's just that when I was in high school and weighed the least amount (115) I still had a belly on me and I'd like to see if I can get to a point where I don't have a belly. I figure if Jillian Michaels can do it, so can I. She was fat when she was a teen, for people who didn't know.

Mostly I've just been counting calories, using the website loseit.com, which I found via the Chrome app store. They've got an app for android phones too, which is nice for when you're on the go. I've also been exercising a couple times a week, though I'm working on trying to increase that amount. I do some yoga, some dancing with the Just Dance Kinect game, and some weight lifting/circuit training. I'm sure my meds for ADHD probably have helped some, but I do think my diet changes and exercise are most of it.

Anyone have any invites to Fitocracy? It sounds like a neat idea but they're still closed to the public.