Re: OT: Ramashiva at 288 pounds

On Jan 30 2006 8:39 PM, bjgkaraoke wrote:

> iron81 wrote:
> > On Jan 30 2006 9:53 PM, William Coleman wrote:
> >
> > > LMFAO! I went to see my doctor today for the first time in two years,
and I
> > > weighed in at 288 pounds!!! LMFAO!
> > >
> > > I am fucking huge! I am fucking immense! I am fucking obese!
> > >
> > > OMFG! The last time I checked in with this doctor two years ago, I
weighed
> > > in at 256, which is not too bad for me. At that weight, I have a 40"
waist
> > > and 52" inch chest. At that time, I was walking briskly for an hour every
> > > day without fail. Now, 44" levis are a tight fit, and I need XXL in
> > > everything.
> > >
> > > My pulse and heartrate also reflect my sedentary lifestyle. My blood
> > > pressure went from 110/70 to 140/90 in two years. My pulse went from 60
to
> > > 80. I have no idea what my cholesterol might be now. Total cholesterol
was
> > > about 160 two years ago. That probably hasn't changed, since I follow a
> > > rigorous low-fat vegetarian diet. My main sources of fat are olive oil,
> > > Smart Balance, canola mayonaise, almonds, pecans, walnuts, sunflower
seeds,
> > > and brown eggs from cage-free vegetarian hens fed an organic vegetarian
diet
> > > with Vitamin E and Omega 3 supplements.
> > >
> > > So it is possible to get fat on even the healthiest of diets if you eat
too
> > > much and don't exercise. I am a big eater.
> > >
> > > Ten years ago when I completed my first forty day fast, I weighed 218
> > > pounds. OMFG! I have put on 70 pounds of fat in ten years. Probably more
> > > than that, since I have probably lost some muscle from my sedentary
> > > lifestyle for the past two years.
> > >
> > > I started that fast at 258, and I lost exactly 40 pounds in 40 days. Of
> > > course I was extremely active during that fast. I did at least two hours
of
> > > yoga every day and walked 10+ miles every day. At the end of that fast,
my
> > > waist was 34" and my chest was 48". I could do many difficult yoga poses,
> > > such as bending over without bending my knees and touching my palms to
the
> > > ground and my forehead to my knees, advanced shoulderstands, handstands,
> > > and headstands for many minutes, and the scorpion, in which one assumes a
> > > vertical pose with the entire body weight supported by the forearms, and
the
> > > body and legs in a vertical arch. I could also walk around on my hands.
> > >
> > > Anyway, if I could shed 70 pounds and get back in that kind of physical
> > > condition again, I might actually start getting laid by teenyboppers
again.
> > > Hope springs eternal.
> > >
> > > The best way for me to do this would be to do another forty day fast,
but my
> > > starting date for these fasts is August 16, for various mystical and
> > > cosmological reasons.
> > >
> > > But I would be willing to start earlier if someone would like to do this
> > > fast with me. I will be happy to give you detailed instructions by phone
or
> > > email on how to proceed.
> > >
> > >
> > > William Coleman (ramashiva)
> >
> > Welcome back ramshiva. We missed you. (well, at least I did. I don't
want to
> > speak for Paul)
>
>
> RGP has been extremely boring without Ramashiva. I'm very happy he's
> back, hopefully for good. Looking forward to his OT political stuff.
>
> I can relate to the weight issue. Even though I eat a relatively
> healthy diet, I gain weight very easily and have to force myself to
> get enough exercise, especially since I've had a computer.
>
> Barbara Gallamore

Unless he changes his lifestyle, he won't be around much longer.

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