"Mike" wrote in message
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Well gentlemen (and i use that term very loosely in this crowd ) I weight
152
lbs when i got out of the army i'm thinking my belly weights that much
now...... my tie doesn't even fit anymore




LOL. Gotta remember that tie line. :-)

Never had the pleasure of losing weight at boot camp, but about the time you
guys were running off the pounds, I was laid up with some stupid medical
problems (back when I was 18). Apparently in those days, doctors couldn't
get enough nutrients into IVs without them crystallizing, so when patients
were on an IV diet for extended time (like a month), they lost tremendous
muscle mass. I came out of the hospital weighing 118 lbs. For reference,
nowadays I'm the same height (6ft 4), 220 pounds, and technically
'borderline overweight'. Back when I came out of hospital, you could see my
wisdom teeth through my cheeks. I had a shirt that I wore back then that
looks like a sock to me now.

Personally, I much prefer my body shape nowadays. :-)

--riverman