Teak Door Members - A Bunch Of Losers

**Dalton** · 21-04-2008, 01:41 AM

I can never get bellow 120kg, then I look even more odd than I do now...

**barbaro** · 21-04-2008, 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by chitown

It took me a year to really see a difference. I hope in another 6 months I will be where I want to be.

See a difference in what?

**Marmite the Dog** · 21-04-2008, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by Milkman

See a difference in what?

Don't act thick.

**barbaro** · 21-04-2008, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by Milkman

See a difference in what?

Don't act thick.

It was a serious question. Someone should "see a difference," whatever that means, within weeks.

**chitown** · 21-04-2008, 03:41 PM

^ I meant that it took me nearly a year to go from looking soft to getting solid, more muscle mass and definition and seeing a huge difference in my face and whole body.

If a person is 140 kilos and loses 5 kilos, not much of a difference is going to be seen. But if the same person loses 20 kg, then more shows and after a loss of 30 or more, the results are even more noticeable. The heavier a person is, makes it harder to see just a little weight loss.

**Marmite the Dog** · 21-04-2008, 07:42 PM

Fuckin' lightweight cancelled tonight, so I'll have to wait until Wednesday now.

I had a nice ham sandwich instead.

**barbaro** · 21-04-2008, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by chitown

^ I meant that it took me nearly a year to go from looking soft to getting solid, more muscle mass and definition and seeing a huge difference in my face and whole body.

If a person is 140 kilos and loses 5 kilos, not much of a difference is going to be seen. But if the same person loses 20 kg, then more shows and after a loss of 30 or more, the results are even more noticeable. The heavier a person is, makes it harder to see just a little weight loss.

I see, now, Chitown.

Thanks. Sounds like you're doing well on this. Good on ya.

**DrAndy** · 22-04-2008, 04:04 PM

yes, and if a person who weighs 175Kg loses 80, there would be a very big difference

even more if he weighs only 75kg to start with

**Hootad Binky** · 03-05-2008, 05:50 AM

On NOVA (PBS) they did a documentary about taking a bunch of average people and training them all to do a marathon.

Amazing how the body can adapt, the heart beat stronger and more efficiently, veins and arteries more elastic, etc.

Team NOVA

At their first meeting, on July 9, 2006, the runners quickly bonded.

In the summer of 2006, an assortment of very different individuals came together to form a quirky sports team. Not one of them was a hard-core runner; some couldn't even make it through a mile, yet all were determined to train for the Boston Marathon. Fortunately, they had the guidance of veteran coach Don Megerle of Tufts University and superstar marathoner Uta Pippig. Click on the images at right to find out what motivated each person to take on the challenge, learn how they did in the race, and read personal updates from each runner.—Susan K. Lewis

Betsey

Carol

Daniel

Jane

Jonathan

Larry

Melissa

Mic

Ray

Sama

Steve

Vera

Xenia

Uta

Don

NOVA | Marathon Challenge | Team NOVA | PBS

**Marmite the Dog** · 03-05-2008, 11:51 AM

I only worked out once last week. My training partner really needs to pull his socks up and tell his boss to fek off when asked to work late on training night.

**Dalton** · 03-05-2008, 01:28 PM

^ I think he's being a lazy twat, just making up excuses for go beer-drinking...

**Marmite the Dog** · 03-05-2008, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Dalton

I think he's being a lazy twat, just making up excuses for go beer-drinking.

That's what I'm thinking too.

**reinvented** · 06-05-2008, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by Dalton

^ I think he's being a lazy twat, just making up excuses for go beer-drinking...

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

That's what I'm thinking too.

you two need to think again, i is embarking on that keg to six pack journey
4 days without beer, ciggies and fried foods, missus is away and ive been behaving like a monk, no casualties so far though

admittedly ive sat on my arse eating crisps the entire time
but intend to be half the man i am now

marmers, see you wednesday one hopes

**Marmite the Dog** · 06-05-2008, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by reinvented

marmers, see you wednesday one hopes

Umm, yes. Sorry about last night.

**Hootad Binky** · 15-05-2008, 11:11 PM

Here's an inspiring story:

New York acclaims the final footsteps of the 'fat man walking'

Thursday, 11 May 2006

If the majestic George Washington Bridge that spans the Hudson river between New Jersey and the Upper West Side of Manhattan experienced an extra tremor on Tuesday evening, it wasn't just because of some unusual pedestrian cargo. Steve Vaught may weigh a hefty 140kg, about 22 stone, but that's a lot less than before.

Rather, blame the scrum of reporters and camera crews tramping across the bridge with him, jostling to record his words as he posed beneath the sign half-way across that reads: "Welcome to New York, the Empire State."

His arrival at the bridge, after all, marked the end of a remarkable 3,000-mile walk across the United States that began in April last year. While the 40-year-old may still not be the skinniest guy on the block, he is no longer the fattest either. When he started out, he was tipping the scales at close to 30 stone.

His was an odyssey, however, that was always about far more than just shedding pounds. As he explained in numerous interviews and in the personal journal he updated on his web page, thefatmanwalking.com, it was also one man's quest for happiness and emotional completion after years of depression and depleted self-esteem. "I'm glad I'm here, but for me it's never been about the destination," Mr Vaught insisted as he passed beneath the Empire State sign. "It's been about the journey... This is not about obsessing about numbers, or times, or dates, or miles. It's just about going on a walk and sort of having time to get things straight."

Mr Vaught's difficulties began when he accidentally ran down and killed two elderly pedestrians 15 years ago. After a conviction for manslaughter, he spent only 10 days in prison. But he could never shake the guilt and went into a tailspin of depression. One of the consequences: he put on about 150lb in just six months and eating became a long-term addiction.

For years, the former car mechanic and soldier, who lives with his wife and two children near San Diego, in Oceanside, California, could barely bring himself to get up in the morning. "When something like that happens," he explained, "you lose the ability to care about anything. You don't put value on anything, because you know it can end at any second."

He hit rock bottom early last year when he realised that his obesity had made it almost impossible for him to cross from one side of his local supermarket to the other without pausing for breath. His solution: to cross from one side of the continent to the other. It was a journey of many highs and lows. He suffered stress fractures in his feet and kidney stones when he changed his diet after a 21-day break last November, at the mid-point of his trek. There was a moment fairly early on at a lorry drivers' rest-stop in New Mexico when he decided he couldn't go on and again in Texas where, after throwing his antidepressants into the desert, he holed up for seven days in a motley motel.

Some accused him of abandoning his children, Melanie, nine, and Marc, four. Perhaps worse, his wife, April, recently filed for divorce. "This trip has been horrible and it's been wonderful," was his conclusion.

It would have been a test of anyone's endurance. Mr Vaught spent some nights in a tiny tent, carried in his 50lb backpack along with water, a first-aid kit, his laptop so he could keep up his online journal, and protein bars. Other nights were spent at cheap motels. He went through five backpacks and 14 pairs of shoes.

Certainly, if he had hoped to serve as an inspiration to an obesity-obsessed nation, he never had to fear being ignored. A documentary film crew shadowed his progress for much of the journey and there was a book contract in the works with Harper- Collins, although that seems to have collapsed for now because of differences over content. He has received 80,000 e-mails from strangers while the website took two million hits a month.

The struggle with weight, he concluded, is also a struggle with the mind. "Being overweight darkens every good thing you achieve in your life and even prevents some things happening at all."

But his message to his fans is this: do something to make yourself happier first and the pounds will begin to dissolve. Or as he put with more pith: "Cure the mind and the ass will follow."

New York acclaims the final footsteps of the 'fat man walking' - Americas, World - The Independent

Anyway that's my final post on this forum; I wanted to end with something inspiring

It's been a great outlet and fun and I want to move on in my life and leave all-things-Thailand behind me, mentally and emotionally.

Thanks to everyone! There's been many a memorable thread, and I'd like to particularly thank those who gave me much-needed advice, consolation, pm's and feedback regarding the situation involving my late wife. That really helped me a lot and I'll always be grateful for it.

However, in the interests of TD I think forum admin might consider toning down unwarranted language (or risk going down the road of AF) as well as scale back a bit the wholesale denigration of an entire profession, English language teaching, which many qualified and dedicated people continue to do successfully in Thailand.

Ciao!

**barbaro** · 16-05-2008, 12:07 AM

^ Hootad,

Why is this your final post on this forum?

Why?!

**stroller** · 16-05-2008, 01:12 AM

Might have something to do with the unmoderated insults he's been subjected to while trying to have some serious discussions in Issues...

**EmperorTud** · 16-05-2008, 02:03 AM

Originally Posted by Milkman

^ Hootad,

Why is this your final post on this forum?

Why?!

He's quite obviously gone insane.

Originally Posted by Hootad Binky

English language teaching, which many qualified and dedicated people continue to do successfully in Thailand.

**Northern Scum** · 16-05-2008, 02:10 AM

Good luck with whatever you're doing in the future, HB. I've enjoyed your stuff.

I think you should end things with a thread, not a post.

**Dick Rangerous** · 16-05-2008, 09:22 AM

Jeez speaking of threads, this one is so depressing.

**benbaaa** · 16-05-2008, 09:29 AM

Fucking hell, HB. How come none of the morons ever leave?

**Marmite the Dog** · 16-05-2008, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by Hootad Binky

Thanks to everyone! There's been many a memorable thread, and I'd like to particularly thank those who gave me much-needed advice, consolation, pm's and feedback regarding the situation involving my late wife. That really helped me a lot and I'll always be grateful for it.

There's always a home for you here should you change your mind - good luck in the future and thanks for your posts.

**Texpat** · 16-05-2008, 03:55 PM

He's pullin' a Stroller.

He'll be back soon enough, stoned and spewing his hateful crap.

**Rigger** · 16-05-2008, 04:03 PM

I think Stroller has left to start his own forum, just so happens I have a link
Strollers

**nedwalk** · 17-05-2008, 08:00 AM

^ very clever mate

,and on HB, it is sad to see you go mate, but life goes on and changeing directions, well, only you know what will work for you..all i got to say is good luck mate

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