What's Wrong with this Picture?

Steadfast · Post by **Steadfast** » November 15th, 2008, 1:37 pm

wow, who helps him go pee?

Boudicca · Post by **Boudicca** » November 15th, 2008, 1:42 pm

That's sexy.

Rangerguru · Post by **Rangerguru** » November 15th, 2008, 3:57 pm

His beer is almost empty, somebody should get him a fresh one.

KW Driver · Post by **KW Driver** » November 15th, 2008, 4:41 pm

and he should have had the label facing out so everyone can read it, cause everyone loves Shiner Boch, just some don't know it yet.

Earthpig · Post by **Earthpig** » November 15th, 2008, 5:15 pm

KW Driver wrote:and he should have had the label facing out so everyone can read it, cause everyone loves Shiner Boch, just some don't know it yet.

That would've been my response.

RLTW
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Gordo173 · Post by **Gordo173** » November 15th, 2008, 8:02 pm

He's wearing white and it's after Labor Day.

Oh Wait, thats just his pale pasty skin.............never mind.

Ranger Andy · Post by **Ranger Andy** » November 16th, 2008, 3:34 am

Kitsch!

RangerX · Post by **RangerX** » November 16th, 2008, 12:41 pm

Newt Gingrich has really let himself go.....

rgrokelley · Post by **rgrokelley** » November 16th, 2008, 5:28 pm

Mr_Handsome wrote:

liver is no longer functioning correctly. The liquid that should pass through his liver has leaked into his stomach area. It will slowly kill him if it is not fixed. Commonly known as "liver belly".

GoldCoast · Post by **GoldCoast** » November 16th, 2008, 5:56 pm

rgrokelley wrote: liver is no longer functioning correctly. The liquid that should pass through his liver has leaked into his stomach area. It will slowly kill him if it is not fixed. Commonly known as "liver belly".

That made me wonder if you were pulling my leg so I looked it up. I learned something today. Thanks!

Many people with liver failure get a very swollen abdomen because fluids that usually pass through the liver cannot do so. Fluid in the belly (called "ascites") can stretch the skin tight enough to be uncomfortable or can press against the lungs, making it necessary to remove part of the fluid with a needle. Because the liver is not making the proteins needed in the blood, fluid often seeps out of the bloodstream into the tissues, causing generalized swelling (edema). This swelling affects the belly, legs and arms, and sometimes the face. Elevation of the legs, diuretic medications, and fluid and salt restriction may help these symptoms.

Bleeding is fairly common, because the failed liver is no longer able to make essential clotting substances. For example, there may be oozing from the gums when teeth are brushed and large bruises may appear on the skin. In some cases, bleeding becomes the life-threatening event, usually with bleeding into the stomach. Treatments for this kind of severe bleeding may include interventions to block the blood vessels and transfusions of clotting proteins and of blood.

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rgrokelley · Post by **rgrokelley** » November 16th, 2008, 7:45 pm

GoldCoast wrote:
rgrokelley wrote: liver is no longer functioning correctly. The liquid that should pass through his liver has leaked into his stomach area. It will slowly kill him if it is not fixed. Commonly known as "liver belly".
That made me wonder if you were pulling my leg so I looked it up. I learned something today. Thanks!

Many people with liver failure get a very swollen abdomen because fluids that usually pass through the liver cannot do so. Fluid in the belly (called "ascites") can stretch the skin tight enough to be uncomfortable or can press against the lungs, making it necessary to remove part of the fluid with a needle. Because the liver is not making the proteins needed in the blood, fluid often seeps out of the bloodstream into the tissues, causing generalized swelling (edema). This swelling affects the belly, legs and arms, and sometimes the face. Elevation of the legs, diuretic medications, and fluid and salt restriction may help these symptoms.

Bleeding is fairly common, because the failed liver is no longer able to make essential clotting substances. For example, there may be oozing from the gums when teeth are brushed and large bruises may appear on the skin. In some cases, bleeding becomes the life-threatening event, usually with bleeding into the stomach. Treatments for this kind of severe bleeding may include interventions to block the blood vessels and transfusions of clotting proteins and of blood.
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In August I was 257 pounds. I have never weighed that much, and I'm still in a job that you can get fired at for being too fat. I picked up a book "The 7 principles of Fat Burning". It explains the whole "liver belly" thing.

In a nutshell, you aren't really fat. You have a fucked up liver. The way to tell this is if you aren't really fat everywhere else, but you have a big abdomen. Another way to tell is if you constantly work out, but you never lose weight. This is because there is no real fat, it is just that fucked up liver thing. This is really common in the U.S.

So I played the game, and followed the directions in the book. I am down to 215 now (3 months). I'm still playing the game, and my goal is to get to 200 (what I weighed when I retired).

Its not really a diet, but more of a lifestyle change. Diets are temporary, and when you are done you gain it all back. This one is something that needs to continue.

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