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I know from experience how much better (and colder) you feel! I did the same thing with compounded semaglutide at my doctor's recommendation (no insurance) & dropped from 285 to 205, 44" waist to 34. I'm sure your doc already told you, but before you reduce your dosage, start making a food journal. Literally write down every single thing you eat. As you come down, refer back to your journal & treat it like a recipe book. It's really, really easy to add an extra ounce or two of food, here & there without even realizing. Stay strong Bill! The effort is absolutely worth it! It does get kinda spendy buying new clothes though, doesn't it?!

Updated 12/13/2024. Just got a text from Kathy and Jim passed away this morning. AuEagle (Jim) has been fighting some serious health issues for the last year or so. He fell recently and broke his hip. He has not been able to bounce back from the fall and surgery with everything else going on. He went into hospice last week. He hadn't responded to my texts the last couple of days so I knew something was up. I just spoke to his wife this morning and he doesn't have long left. Please keep him and his wife Kathy in your prayers for a peaceful passing. Jim and I have been friends for many years and I was at his house just a couple of months ago. He told me then he was at peace and ready whenever God called him home. The fall was unexpected and basically just moved the timeline up some. It's been a tough couple of weeks. Another dear friend who was my office manager for years and a 2nd momma to me found out she had brain cancer 4 months ago. She went into hospice yesterday. I visited with her this morning. I am always amazed how fast an illness can move. This is a reminder to tell the people important in your life what they mean to you now. Things can change in the blink of an eye.

Today it is hard to say goodbye to the best little dog ever….Bella, our toy maltipoo crossed over the rainbow bridge yesterday afternoon after church. Sweet girl, you were such a good girl, and you will always be in our hearts. I know we gave you the best life we could, and had 15 long, wonderful years with you!! I can honestly say, I don't cry very much, but I cried hard last night. She was our first baby, and gave comfort on so many nights when things were rough, not to mention we grew up together. My wife and I were 21 when we got her, and she has been there through so many up and downs. Hug your pups extra tight tonight.

Bagged this 30 min before end of cut off time!

For those that have not met me I have always been a pretty big guy. One of my favorite sayings was I was not recoil sensitive. I have been over 300 lbs for the last 15-18 years. At my heaviest I was 419 lbs but for the last 5-6 years I have been around 380-390 lbs. With the help of my wife I finally decided to have weight loss surgery. So last year I started working with Vanderbilt to get ready for the surgery. Then I find out that my insurance will not cover it. I can still do the surgery but it would be 21-23K out of pocket. That was kinda a kick to the nuts so I stopped thinking about weight loss for the rest of last year. I was talking to my doctor at my annual physical in February of this year and he suggested I try the weekly shots like Mounjaro or Ozempic. These would have 2 benefits for me. One it would help control my A1c(blood sugar) and help with weight loss. So I took my first shot on February 15th. For the first 2 months I was on Mounjaro. Then there was a national back order and could not get it. So no shot for month 3. He then switched me to Ozempic for month 4 and I have been on that since then. This has been the only medicine I have taken that has made me not want to eat. This medicine works differently for everybody. I have been pretty lucky because I have had only minimal side effects and have lost a lot of weight. In the last 10 months I have lost 150.6 lbs. I went from 380.2 lbs 2/15/24 to 229.6 lbs 12/12/24. I have been seeing my doctor every 3 months while I have been taking this medicine. One other benefit beside the weight loss is that the doc has taken me off my blood pressure medicine. He is also considering taking me off most of my other medicine because my bloodwork is coming out so good. The hard part is going to be starting soon though. Maintenance. I have finally gotten in the habit of eating less. I just have to make sure I do not revert back to my old habits once the doctor starts reducing my dosage. One of thew worst side effects of lasing weight is being constantly cold. I use to rarely wear a coat. If it was above freezing I was in short sleeves. Now I wear long sleeves in the house. I bet I have worn more sweatshirts and coats in the last 2 months than I have in the last 10 years. For visual reference I went from this: To this:

May God give Kathy and the family the peace that surpasses all understanding. While our hearts ache for his family, our hearts are glad that Jim has no more pain and he is now basking in the glory of Jesus.

God is faithful in His mercy and salvation. "Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints." --Psalm 116:15. Jim trusted in Jesus to bring him eventually to His eternal reward. That's comforting to all who keep the same hope.

May God welcome him home with open arms. What a great and beautiful thing he is about to experience.

Rob, if I saw you out in public, I’d think, “man, that looks like a skinny version of Rob.” Nice work!

This is the bottom line right here. Safety is paramount. Legal or not, if you endanger others, you're wrong. 20 years or so ago I was at a group shoot up in Missouri. We were on one guy's private property and using a large hill as a backstop. One of the neighbors came over and complained that bullets were flying over his property and were dangerously close to his house. Frankly, we thought he was full of it and just wanted to be a PITA. That hill was huge, no way it didn't stop every round. But, just to be sure, one of our guys went over and took a look. 10 minutes later he came running back yelling "Cease Fire!" The bullets were ricocheting off that rocky hill and were indeed landing on this man's property near his house. There was never the slightest doubt among any of us. We immediately stopped shooting and never used that area as a range again. Safety has always got to be the first consideration.

December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)

Good night Sweet Prince and may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

Sad day, I never met him but had several private messages from him every now and then. He will be missed by all of us here that got to know him. May he rest in peace and walk with God.

May the Lord bless his family. It makes all the difference when you know a loved one has gone home to be with the Father.

Godspeed Jim, rest in peace

I have both and couldn’t agree more with what you said. I’d buy the holosun again everytime

Please let Kathy know that we are praying for her and that Jim will be honored and missed.

So sorry for your loss.

Sorry to hear that, prayers for his family

I just got a text from Kathy and Jim passed away this morning. I am thankful for answered prayers that he did not suffer.

So sorry to hear this. Met him a couple times and had a good conversation in his basement when I was getting started reloading. Really helped me out. Will keep him and his family in his prayers.

I pray his final days are surrounded by the people he loves and he finds comfort in the hands of the Father.

When I saw the hunting pics I thought, man Bill has really done a ton of work. You look awesome. You must feel great.

Sorry to hear this. I never had the honor of meeting him but seeing his posts I feel like he was a friend. Prayers for him and his wife.

Sorry to hear such bad news prayers sent.

You get to feel like you know someone after years on this site and what I know was all positive. I pray God brings him and his family peace and comfort.

Nobody really knows who's full of s$%t in this case. Either one or both could be the problem.

Have several unopened Accurate powders for sale! 30.00-200.00 Mt Juliet/Old Hickory

Sorry fellas, it arrived at Casa ToolGuy this afternoon. When the stripped lower arrives it'll be all growed up

I’m a tech of the check the prepper box variety, but this is what I’ve found: Ham Radio Crash Course is a great resource and has like minded people. It has a YouTube channel and a discord server. Chirp takes some getting used to, but the ability to clone the radios is great. I have some UV5Rs and a Yeasu 7250 as a mobile unit. Repeaterbook and QZR are good references for finding local repeaters and emergency frequencies to program into the radio. As a rule Better antennas have a better bang per buck than better radios One of the biggest fallacies preparedness aligned people have with radio is we focus on getting the gear, but lack the people to talk to

Chirp is what most use to program Baofeng, I use RT Systems for all my radios.

Well I’m studying for my license now and I bought an older Yaesu VX-5R Tri-band handheld radio setup. I also have a Baofeng UV-82 8 watt radio as well. I’m hoping these will be good for me as a beginner. I need to get programming software for the Baofeng and programming software and a cable for the Yaesu. I’m really lost here, but I will tinker with listening only on the radios if i can figure out how to do that, and keep studying for my license.

R.I.P. my friend.

RIP Jim You will truly be missed. May God shine your way to the eternal light and and give Kathy and family the peace that they need at this time Amen

RIP Jim. Payers for family.

Mine too, but I love the sound of acapella singing

Gone

Looks like it turned out well. Congratulations.

PM headed your way.

Thats fantastic! Now go out and dance https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6R2zw9hX4Tc?feature=share

Once I started losing the weight I started walking in the neighborhood. Before it got cold I would walk 3 miles 2-3 times a week. I just get to cold to walk now in the evenings. Need to start going back to Planet Fitness to walk.

Sad to hear this. They will be in my prayers.

I picked up a few things from Jim over the years. Would drive to their house, we would sit and talk for hours. Damn this hurts Prays to Jim and and the family.

Sorry to hear this. Will keep both in our prayers.

Prayers sent for both, all one can do in a time like that is to remember the good times you've had with that person.

A friend has one and it's ok, but it struck me as kind of cheapo. If I wanted a red dot with 3x magnifier, I would spend the extra money on a Holosun 510C/HM3X combo.