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Offline franksolich

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gigantic primitive updates us
« on: February 25, 2009, 01:03:14 PM »
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=337x4116

Hmmm.  I was wondering, myself.

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justgamma  (1000+ posts)      Sat Feb-14-09 10:14 PM
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Has anyone heard from GentleGiant?

I worry about him.

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lavenderdiva  (1000+ posts)      Sat Feb-14-09 10:53 PM
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1. I know-- I was thinking about him today too

I am hoping he reads this and checks in with our forum. Just to let us know how he's doing, and know that we're thinking about him.

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auntAgonist  (1000+ posts)      Sun Feb-15-09 12:44 PM
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2. I did.

I spoke with him via PM over the time that Kendra (Longhorn) passed away. I know he's really grieving her loss as she was a great friend to many, especially Kirk (GG).

I hope he's reading this and will check in soon.

edited to add: His new DU nick is Systematic Chaos

Yeah, we knew that; it's in the directory of the DUmping Ground here.

Not much gets by franksolich.

The gigantic primitive, the one who used to deal cards in Last Vegas, but had to quit when he reached 500 pounds a few years ago:

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Systematic Chaos  (1000+ posts)      Sun Feb-15-09 02:40 PM
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3. I'm here, I'm okay, and once again y'all leave me speechless.

You're just the best, all of you.

To make a long story short: I posted a thread in the Lounge yesterday openly thanking a person or persons who gave me a couple of hearts. I wasn't expecting to receive any but it made my day that I got a couple. Anyway, Droopy responded and asked how I was.

Not even 45 minutes ago, I answered back in that thread indicating that I'm okay, but lost my star in the past week and didn't know if I could get it back. One of you guys has pulled through for me just like that, so I can post here again.

I'm holding my own with respect to weight, but I feel a lot of pressure to start progressing again so I can get out of the 480s. I try not to think that I need to drop close to 200 lbs. just to get out of the proverbial woods, but sometimes that really dogs me and makes it very hard to focus.

Being down an arm for completely unrelated reasons doesn't help, either. I realized that the reason why it doesn't hurt me as much lately is that I just don't use it any more at all. I had a shopping bag that my wife had dropped off on my left side, which weighed maybe 12 lbs. or so, and tried to bring it up into my lap using my left arm.

I got it maybe 3 inches off the ground when yet another bolt of pain went from shoulder to elbow and I had no choice but to reach over with the right hand and use only it to pick up the bag. So what this does to me beyond just knowing that I can't lift or move much is it sticks like a huge craw in the back of my head every single time I'm up and about and I'm absolutely terrified of falling or losing my balance.

If I don't even have 12 lbs. of strength on that side then how am I supposed to use my left arm in any way to break a fall or help myself up? I know I could still manage with only the right arm but the pain would probably do me in before then. And nobody can look at this or do one ****ing thing about it? *sigh*

So yeah, I'm still kicking and trying to exist as best I can and keep smiling rather than frowning, but having to deal with the fact that I'm completely screwed if anything happens to Jeanette (or even our roommate who pays 1/3 of the rent + utilities), or she loses her job or anything.

I think what I'm going to do, now that I've gotten some of this off my chest, is I'm going to get up and wander around the apartment for a while since our roomie seems to be in his own bedroom asleep. I hate being afraid of even that much, but life goes on, no?

Thank you again for your continued concern and your unwavering support. I'll be back to post more in the next few days, I promise!
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Re: gigantic primitive updates us
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2009, 02:06:49 PM »
Quote from: BadCat on February 25, 2009, 01:06:43 PM
Why should he worry about this?

Sounds to me like he'd bounce if he fell.

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Re: gigantic primitive updates us
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2009, 05:43:47 PM »
somebody call Richard Simmons
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Re: gigantic primitive updates us
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2009, 05:47:05 PM »
Quote from: FGL on February 25, 2009, 05:43:47 PM
somebody call Richard Simmons

The gigantic primitive's been at circa 500 pounds, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less, for years and years now.

I think it'll take more than just Richard Simmons.

I'm NOT a medical professional, but I wonder if the problem with his arm is related to a cardiac condition.  The gigantic primitive's got more problems than just being a beached whale, and while one wishes him well on this weight-loss thing, one must also be practical, and hope the gigantic primitive has all his affairs in order.

Damn, these people are stupid.
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Re: gigantic primitive updates us
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2009, 12:54:31 AM »
Quote from: franksolich on February 25, 2009, 05:47:05 PM
The gigantic primitive's been at circa 500 pounds, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less, for years and years now.

I think it'll take more than just Richard Simmons.

I'm NOT a medical professional, but I wonder if the problem with his arm is related to a cardiac condition.  The gigantic primitive's got more problems than just being a beached whale, and while one wishes him well on this weight-loss thing, one must also be practical, and hope the gigantic primitive has all his affairs in order.

Damn, these people are stupid.
Frank, I remember hearing a story some time ago from a man, a physician himself, that weighed around 600 pounds.  He had tried to lose weight unsuccessfully and realized that he couldn't very well counsel his patients to lose weight when he was roughly the size of an Orca himself.  He took a good look at what he was eating and realized that he had no idea what a 2000 calorie diet even looked like, he averaged around 6000 - 7000 calories a day.  I bet GG has a similar problem.

This guy consulted his physician and went on a radical diet, 3 slimshakes, 700 calories daily with a walking regimen.  He lost 400 pounds in the space of two and a half years.  It can be done, but it requires real effort and sacrifice.  In a way, it's like me right now.  I am sacrificing a lot to make it so that my family will be in good financial shape for the foreseeable future.
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Re: gigantic primitive updates us
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2009, 01:18:14 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on February 25, 2009, 05:47:05 PM
The gigantic primitive's been at circa 500 pounds, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less, for years and years now.

I think it'll take more than just Richard Simmons.

I'm NOT a medical professional, but I wonder if the problem with his arm is related to a cardiac condition.  The gigantic primitive's got more problems than just being a beached whale, and while one wishes him well on this weight-loss thing, one must also be practical, and hope the gigantic primitive has all his affairs in order.

Damn, these people are stupid.


his left arm sounds like a circulation problem. he is too big to too lose weight in all likliehood. he's toast. he hasn't admitted it to himself, but I think he knows
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