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I wouldn't have even bother applying these days, I'd have no chance of getting in. Good thing my recently graduated twins got their brains from their mom.

That's a beast. I've seen some really good reviews on this model.

Yep, that's the one I got. 3 bucks, just like I remembered. I'll see if I can dig up the file.

Most of these were kind of generic ones off of thingiverse or printables, but I made a lot of modifications. Mostly adding the colors. Painting the stadium was a bitch. Putting in the "1" in the tower was also pretty time consuming. I think I remember paying for the DKR original file on some website that sold STLs, think it was like 3 bucks. I can see if I still have the files of the finished models if you want.

I got my Bambu A1 a few months ago, here are a couple of the UT related things I've printed for personal use. I make little miniatures versions of the Tower lit up with the #1 and give them to kids at home games. It's a fun hobby, very time consuming but I'm retired, so I've got time.

It's been forever since I looked at this case and I have no desire to look at it again, but wasn't there a memorandum of understanding with all the terms and conditions spelled out? I don't think it was a true verbal agreement.

Yep. Absolutely. We are not as in control as we think we are.

Seriously?? FML if that's true. I would seriously consider walking into heavy traffic if I found out my main type of exercise for the last 15 years could actually cause me to gain weight. HIIT is brutal. I at least deserve some weight loss benefit from doing it.

You may be my long-lost twin.

My minor at UT was nutrition. While a lot of the shit I learned back in the mid 80s is way out of date, I have a pretty good understanding of portions, carbs, protein, calories, etc. Genetics plays a huge part in it also. I did 1500 calories a day and my body would lose some weight (working out 6 times a week) but inevitably I'd go into massive stalls for months at a time. Trust me, I put in the effort.

I would agree with you if it were somebody else, but I feel absolutely fine. Had a DEXA scan the other day and I haven't lost that much lean tissue. I'm 99th percentile for my age in muscle mass. Whether I was large to start is debatable, I'm 5'7" and started at 246. Down to 214. I've always tried to work out and eat right but never could lose weight, obviously now things have changed.

32 lbs in 8 weeks. 1 shot and 6 HIIT workouts a week (weights and cardio). This stuff is amazing.

Over the weekend went up to Fort Davis to visit the McDonald Observatory. This is an amazing facility owned by UT that does cutting-edge research in Astronomy. If you have a chance to visit, I highly suggest doing so. The night star party is a hell of a lot of fun and I'm not even into astronomy. Apparently little brother plays some small part in research that is done there and is a partner in consortium that is building some super telescope in the Chilean desert. This sign on the property graphically depicts aggy's contribution to the project, and is also a good indicator of aggy's importance in the world relative to us.

No, they don't look the same, least not to me.

Nope, only the Y gets that APR. I'm replacing mine since it's 4 years old and warranty is about to run out. New 3 performance models are faster, better looking, and handle better. This model is a total redesign and it gets rave reviews. With the 7.5K tax rebate my payments will be lower. And I know people giving financial advice would say this is financially silly, it's not a big deal to me. I live pretty frugally and this is my one indulgence. I love fast cars and I don't want to spend six figures to get one.

That just sucks. There are shortages of this medication for people who have legitimate obesity issues like me that work out, watch what they eat, etc. It's not for pigs to continue to be pigs or to get down a dress size for your high school reunion. Fuck these shitbags. I hate humans.

I've been on Zepbound for 4 weeks this Friday, down exactly 20 lbs. I've been working out the same as before (Six 30 minute HIIT workouts a week, upper body and lower body 2 X a week and spin cycle cardio 2 X a week) but I'm definitely seeing some loss in muscle mass. At age 62 I'm not sure how I'm going to regain that. But my blood pressure is the lowest it's been in 30 years, so I guess it's a worthwhile trade off.

I've been meaning to get a Dexa scan but haven't done it yet. I'm getting about 120 grams of protein a day, but it's probably not enough.

Hell yes.

I'll address the "etc." part of the title of this thread. My wife and I both exercise 6 times a week doing High Intensity Interval Training weight and cardio workouts. We eat a pretty clean diet, high in protein and try to stay away from simple carbs and processed food. Both of us have been struggling with weight gain for 25 years. Even with diet and exercise, we couldn't get back down to a healthy weight/body fat %. My cardiologist has said I'm "very fit overweight guy." We started Zepbound last month, the weight loss version of the diabetes drug Mounjaro. Of the current obesity drugs, it is the most effective by a slight margin. My results have been pretty amazing. My wife as well. At $550 a month for each of us it is taking a slight financial toll on us but honestly I can't think of a better thing to spend money on. While it has a definite physical effect on improving weight loss, the fact that it convinces your brain that you are full on much smaller portions of food and quiets the "food noise" cravings is what makes this so incredible. Problem is that you can't find this or the other obesity drugs anywhere. My last dose from my previous prescription was friday and I can't source my next 7.5 dose from any pharmacy. I've had CVS, Walmart, HEB search out to 450 miles away and nothing. Eli Lilly, the manufacturer, is pumping out the starter dose of 2.5 and it's available, but none of the doses you titrate up to can be found. I guess they want to maximize profits by getting you started and force you to stay at lower available dose so it slows down your weight loss from and keeps the $550 a month coming in for a longer period of time. But, the stuff does work. If you can find it.

Yep. Same for me except I was a bit older than you. Went to all 2005 home games, OU, Big 12 championship, and the 2006 Rose Bowl that season. I seriously wondered what the point in getting season tickets for the upcoming years was. I'd never see a season and an NC game like that again.

Trinity and Brazos aren't that much different distance-wise, and both can take forever to exit if it's a competitive game and everyone stays till the end and leave the stadium at the same time. I parked at one for Bama and the other for LSU, both took over an hour to exit. Equal suckage.

I'm not complaining about the cost. I don't mind funding UT athletics . It helps my alma mater and I'm OK with that. And while it is a pain in the ass to get out of the garages, I'm in an air conditioned car with my wife and 2 UT grad sons shooting the shit as opposed to walking in the heat. It's actually quality time for me. I just thought that with my loyalty points and donation levels I would have gotten LBJ.

Went ahead and chose my seats today during my assigned times slot. Kept the same ones as last year. What surprised me is how bad the parking selection was. Anybody get anything better than Trinity garage that chose today (Wednesday)? Kind of thought I had a shot at LBJ lots or San Jacinto garage.

That's what I did as well.