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    Hi All

    I have been trying to loose weight and I always used my shampoo to wash the rest of my body while in the shower. It was just easier to lather up my hair and use the extra suds on my body instead of soap. Then I saw the words printed on my shampoo bottle "for extra volume and fullness". No wonder I can't lose weight! Now I'm using my dish soap in the shower. It's guaranteed to remove fat and other unwanted deposits that other soaps leave behind!
    Life is so funny some times

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    Gil,

    Save yourself some time and expense.....thinner from the paint department at Home Depot doesn't work either.

    Bob
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    03/27/09 L4/5 & L5/S1 Maverick discs at Stenum (www.dr-ritter-lang.com)
    11/9/11 C6/7 Herniation with Nerve Impingement. Another journey begins.

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    LOL thanks for the smile for the day guys! I wish I could come up with something witty to add, but my well is dry ;-) I'll make note of the above suggestions though in my battle of the bulge
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    LOL... made me laugh!
    31 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 6 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011 , completely pain free still!

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    Nice one, Gil!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gilbert P View Post
    Hi All

    I have been trying to loose weight and I always used my shampoo to wash the rest of my body while in the shower. It was just easier to lather up my hair and use the extra suds on my body instead of soap. Then I saw the words printed on my shampoo bottle "for extra volume and fullness". No wonder I can't lose weight! Now I'm using my dish soap in the shower. It's guaranteed to remove fat and other unwanted deposits that other soaps leave behind!
    Life is so funny some times

    Gil
    Quote Originally Posted by trkdoc714 View Post
    Gil,

    Save yourself some time and expense.....thinner from the paint department at Home Depot doesn't work either.

    Bob
    So funny. This made me smile when I've had a really rough day after going to see my spine specialist & not getting great news.
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    2005 ALIF at L1/2 with BMP & good result: pain free
    2007 DDD at L4/5 unresponsive to epidural. Discography: early degeneration, anular tear & bulge. Limited response to core strengthening.
    2009 ADR (activ L) L4/5.
    2012 Myofascial Pain Syndrome T10-L2

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    Interesting. I too have been trying to loose a few LBs...

    I heard laughter is a good way to burn calories.

    Thanks.

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    No wonder my butt is bigger than it should be... Totally makes sense now! Shampoo runs down my back
    May 2008 Dropped a patient at work- thought it was muscle~ out of work for 2 weeks then recovered with PT.
    May of 2010 Constant pain after setting up a charity event... No relief with rest, massage, PT
    Aug of 2010 Dropped $4500 at chiropractor for decompression therapy (spine Med), adjustment and rehab
    Jan of 2011 MRI done and showed L3-4 herniation
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    Oh Gil, you always give me a good laugh! Even when in pain you come up with the funnies. And that's more than half the battle.......if not the bulge battle, the pain battle, imho. Love you!!! Cindylou
    • January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
    • June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
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    • February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flycolorado View Post
    No wonder my butt is bigger than it should be... Totally makes sense now! Shampoo runs down my back
    You're not using a conditioner with extra body are you?
    04/06 L5/S1 Rupture
    05/06 MRI shows DDD @ L2-S1
    06/06 Diskectomy/ Laminotomy L5/S1
    04/07 Recurrent Disc L5/S1
    4 Ortho and 1 Neuro Surgeon, 5 MRIs, 1 EGM, 1 Myleogram & 11 EDIs later:
    03/27/09 L4/5 & L5/S1 Maverick discs at Stenum (www.dr-ritter-lang.com)
    11/9/11 C6/7 Herniation with Nerve Impingement. Another journey begins.

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