Sly Bald Guys Forum
New Member Section => Introductions => Topic started by: Reyzor on July 21, 2008, 03:27:53 AM
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Hey guys and gals. I'm not quite new since I've been a lurker for quite some time, but finally felt it was about time I signed up.
I'm 34 years old, married, have one child, and a proud sly guy from Southern California. I've been a SBG for about 2 years., but my "battle" against baldness started in my mid-twenties. I remember sometime in 1999 or early 2000, my dad (who will turn 60 next year and has a full head of hair!?!) bought me some Rogaine from Costco since my thinning became quite noticeable. The Rogaine was terrible since it caused itching and gave me this rash to my scalp, but for the sake of vanity, I continued with it for a few years. It was fruitless nonetheless, and other treatments were either too costly or too time consuming. So, sometime in '06, I threw away my Rogaine, fired my barber (Hehe, I just stopped going), and buzzed my head with some Walmart Wahl clippers at 0. I immediately started getting compliments about how it looked so much better than the thinning pseudo-Caeser haircut I sported. I didn't start using a razor until about 3-4 months ago, and now I occasionally use an electric Remington Titanium shaver. Wished I didn't wait so long to "BIC" it since it looks good and feels great.
Another great thing I did was lose about 45 lbs. from October of last year to April of this year and keeping it off. It took a doctor's visit (abnormal blood work, fatty liver, pre-diabetes, pre-hypertension, and 195 lbs.) and a tuxedo fitting for my sister's wedding (Egads, I was a 38 waist!) to convince me to lose the weight . I didn't mind being bald but being obese and increasing my risk of disease was a non-negotiable problem I needed to fix. I then joined Weight Watchers and went to meetings until about February of this year, losing about 30+ lbs. I then managed to lose another 10 lbs. or so after reading the Abs Diet by David Zinczenko and Body for Life by Bill Phillips. I've kept the pounds off through a combination of diet and exercise, as well as packing on a couple pounds of muscle. I'm now approx. 145 lbs, 13.5% body fat, and 44% muscle on a 5'4 frame (yeah, I'm short and Asian, forgive me).
Here's a before and after pic:
(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi142.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fr109%2Freymax74%2FProfile%2520pics%2F4fef3cb6-1.jpg&hash=cd7af7a729981a6424666195eb8f1a05271c9464) - This was taken sometime in 2007 before starting Weight Watchers in October. I was 190+ lbs.
(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi142.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fr109%2Freymax74%2FProfile%2520pics%2F44d79813-1.jpg&hash=2456911a54c1337250f7d98aec58ef6484f54c68) - This was taken on the 4th of July.
Anyways, it looks like a great community of people in SBG and glad I'm here.
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Welcome Reyzor X. Nice intro. Glad you've come out of lurking to join us on SBG.
Red
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Wow some tranformation, well done and glad that you have managed to maintain it, that is always the challenge!
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Welcome, Reyzor !
Where in So. Cal.?
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Hey, Reyzor, you're hot!
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Reyzor, welcome to SBG! I'm glad you decided to become a member. We need some more Cali people on here.
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Welcome Reyzor
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Welcome, bro!
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Reyzor, welcome to SBG! I'm glad you decided to become a member. We need some more Cali people on here.
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone (and the "hot" comment is something I don't hear too often, but wish I did... 8))
I'm originally from the Eagle Rock/Glassell Park area in Los Angeles. I moved out to the Phillips Ranch/Diamond Bar area after I got married where I still live today. It's about 25-30 minutes from downtown, but I consider it a better place to raise kids than where I grew up - no sidewalks, hardly any parks, gangs, etc.
I'm currently looking into the possibility of moving to the OC, especially Irvine, but not until I find a job in that area (healthcare).
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Welcome Reyzor X
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Welcome onboard bro! O0
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rx: welcome 2 the sly fraternity. glad that ya joined us. post up your headshaving routine in the HEADSHAVING section of the forum. we hope that U become an active member of the best forum on the internet.
WARHAWK O0
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Welcome to the forum: looking good, bro 8)
Hope you stick around and post often. It's great here! O0
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Welcome bro!
AWESOME remake of yourself!
Go for the Irvine move if you can...it's a great "island" in the Cali crazy desert!
Keep it smooth bro..it fits ya!
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Reyzor, welcome aboard!
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Howdy Reyzor, welcome to the family :)
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Welcome to the group dude.
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I agree, thats some awesome transformation you have done! If I just had taken a picture of me one year ago when I lived like a zombie, you could see my transformation too.
Stay fit! O0
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Welcome Reyzor! O:O
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Welcome Reyzor. Glad to have you hear bro. Your transformation looks as those it has been a very positive one. Keep it up bro.
Timmay
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Hi Reyzor, welcome to the Family, nice pics by the way!
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Hey Reyzor, welcome to the family! Looking good! O0 Keep it slick, SLY and smooth!
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Hey Reyzor, welcome to the SBG site. You definitely rock the look and what a positive attitude.
Good to hear it.
Good luck with the fitness and keep that noggin' smooth. O0
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Welcome! You've definitely got the sly look down and the attitude to go with it!
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Welcome Reyzor!!!