Well gang, here we are, 18 months out, and counting!

How is everyone doing in their weight loss journies?


Myself, I am down 102 pounds since surgery.  I now weigh 238 pounds.  Seem to have been on that for a while, though.

I am not on any meds I was before surgery, except for one for my stuffy nose.

I even joined a gym (Planet Fitness) back in June.  I am going between 2-3 times a week, and I have even increased my walking when it can be fit into my schedule.

My sleep apnea is MUCH better.  My machine pressure is down from 11 to 7.  And, I have a retest scheduled for Sept. 14, to see if I even NEED my CPAP any more.

Not sure if I can afford plastics, but, if I do,  I am getting them done locally.

I was 5 months out on Aug. 2.  As of yesterday, I am down to 258 pounds.  That makes me down 82 pounds from my pre-op testing weight of 340, and 148 from my all-time high of 406.

I am feeling great!  I exercise as much as I can, mostly by walking, and going to the gym once a week.  I walked into surgery wearing a 3XL polo shirt, and size 56 waisted pants.  I am now into XL polos, and I actually FIT (albeit a wee bit snug) into size 42 waist jeans!  As for dress shirts, I went down from a size 22 inch neck, and now am in an 18.5 inch neck. 

Lets get some 3 month updates going for us Marchers.

I am down to 275 pounds, from a pre-op testing (around Valentines Day) weight of 340.  So that makes 65 pounds, gone, but not soon forgotten!

I am now in a size 50 waist pants (down from 56, pre-op).  And even then, they are getting too big!  I am also wearing 2 XL shirts, down from a 3 XL.  And, I was recently given some shirts by one of my wife's cousins, and, mixed in, was some XL shirts and gym shorts, which FIT!  Wow!

I can tolerate most foods.  That is not to say I haven't dumped.  Boy, have I!  Only twice was it overeating (I just couldn't resist that chicken breast I was eating, and the piece was WAY bigger than I thought!).  I have learned I can't tolerate salmon burgers, and, when I go to a buffet, I really have to watch rich foods, like beef stroganoff (I dumped a few minutes after having 2 VERY small pieces which were well chewed and eaten slowly!).  I also dumped slightly yesterday by eating cut vegetable sticks.  I think that was because I got them ouot of a vending machine at work (another mistake I won't make again).
 

The exercise I do need to ramp up, though.  I go walking almost every day, and I go to the gym once a week.  I think its time to up that to 2 times.