Dan_P.'s Profile

Username: Dan_P.
Location: Baltimore, MD, USA
Member Since: 4/28/2006
BMI: 28.9
Post Op
Surgery Type: RNY (06/20/06)
Surgeon: William J. Roe, Jr., MD

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Comment by Nancy S. on 6/21/06 9:25 pm

Hi Everyone! I got to speak with Daniel tonight,he is doing so well! he sounded wonderful,he is tolorating everything and if everything is still great tomorrow he will be heading home! If so he will be back in no time! God Bless! Nancy

Comment by Nancy S. on 6/21/06 9:42 am

Hi Everyone! FANTASTIC news!!! I received a email from Daniels wife and Daniel had his leak test this morning and NO LEAKS! and he is doing very well! I can not tell everyone how happy and proud I am of Daniel,his positive attitude,his determination and his driving force to get well,what a incredible man he is,and his wife,what more can I say than she just such a wonderful ,sweet gal!They are a match made in heaven! I am so honored to be a part of this! My day is made! I will be back tonight with a update,hopefully I can talk with Daniel too!~Hugs~Nancy

Comment by Nancy S. on 6/20/06 9:28 am

Hi everybody! Great News! I just heard from Daniels wife and Daniel made it through the surgery with no problems and is now out of surgery and in recovery for a few hours! I will be back to update tonight! Please keep the prayers coming! ~Nancy

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2 years out!
on June 20, 2008 5:35 am

The words are meaningless to anyone who hasn't had to go through it. For the people here, you know the feeling. You are living the change. It is tremendous and bewildering.

I look back on me two years ago and partially don't believe I am where I am today. Partially I still feel 525. Sometimes emotionally too.

I look forward to the day that I can just be me and not have to talk about the changes I've gone through unless I want to.

Celebrating with the inagural Baltimore 10 miler tomorrow.

Stonger Everyday.

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06/09/08
on June 9, 2008 8:43 am

Long time no post.

All is well.

Training for a marathon.

Weight loss slowed. Hanging right around 235-240. 285-290 pounds lost.

Life is beautiful!

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2/29/08
on February 29, 2008 11:26 am

Happy Leap Day!

The triathlon and I have broken up. It was a tough split for me. I wanted it to work out and tried to make it happy. Ultimately the swimming came between us. The triathlon wanted me to swim stronger. I could never get past the sensation that I was going to drown. I'll likely try again at some point in the future, but was worried that I was going to start avoiding the gym if I continued to train for the tri. Easy to make excuses for not going if you're really not looking forward to it.

So, we're off. However the marathon training starts at the first part of May. Hopefully that will be a long and supportive relationship.

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02/21/08
on February 21, 2008 11:26 am

Today at the gym I stepped on the scale as I usually do before a workout. It said 232.

I stepped off and took a deep breath.

I got back on the scale and it again said 232.

I stepped off and took an even deeper breath.

Third time was a charm and the d'amn thing hasn't been lying to me up until this point. 232. Significant today above all days because at 6'2" I am no longer obese according to the ol' BMI chart. I am now merely overweight. I believe it's been about 20 years since I could say that. Thanks to all the people on the message boards. You are my inspiration and motivation in so many ways. New pics coming soon.

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02/04/08
on February 4, 2008 7:38 am

Haven't updated for awhile. All is well. The wife is two months out now and has lost 35 pounds. She's doing well. Still working on some foods (chicken breast is not a friend at the moment), but overall doing well with the eating.

I'm a week into a 16 week training program for the Columbia (MD) olympic distance triathlon. The swimming will be the hardest part for me, but part of the training is getting in the pool at least twice a week. So practice will equal, well, staying alive anyway.

I've started consulting surgeons about what to do about my loose skin. I've got enlarged veins in my thighs which are a concern, and some chaffing/irritation. Mostly it's just uncomfortable having all this skin hanging off of me. I never thought that it would bother me as much as it does. I feel like I'm dragging a 10 pound weight behind me when I'm running or swimming. And then I realize that I am. The surgeon I saw last week is going to submit the request through my insurance company. We'll see what comes of it.

Almost no longer obese. New pics will come when that happens.

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My Story

WEIGHT LOSS/BMI MELTDOWN!!!!!!
06/20/06 - 525 lbs BMI 65.6 - Start
07/06/06 - 496 lbs BMI 62.0 - Pounds lost total: 29
07/21/06 - 482 lbs BMI 60.2 - Pounds lost total: 43 One Month
08/18/06 - 460 lbs BMI 57.5 - Pounds lost total: 65 Two Months
08/25/06 - 454 lbs BMI 56.7 - Pounds lost total: 71
08/31/06 - 451 lbs BMI 56.4 - Pounds lost total: 74
09/07/06 - 445 lbs BMI 55.6 - Pounds lost total: 80
09/14/06 - 441 lbs BMI 55.1 - Pounds lost total: 84
09/22/06 - 438 lbs BMI 54.7 - Pounds lost total: 87 Three Months
10/02/06 - 429 lbs BMI 53.6 - Pounds lost total: 96
10/11/06 - 423 lbs BMI 52.9 - Pounds lost total: 102
10/21/06 - 417 lbs BMI 52.1 - Pounds lost total: 108 Four Months
10/27/06 - 415 lbs BMI 51.9 - Pounds lost total: 110
11/02/06 - 410 lbs BMI 51.2 - Pounds lost total: 115
11/06/06 - 408 lbs BMI 51.0 - Pounds lost total: 117
11/10/06 - 404 lbs BMI 50.5 - Pounds lost total: 121
11/17/06 - 397 lbs BMI 51.0 - Pounds lost total: 128 Five Months
11/27/06 - 392 lbs BMI 50.3 - Pounds lost total: 133
12/01/06 - 389 lbs BMI 49.9 - Pounds lost total: 136
12/05/06 - 387 lbs BMI 49.7 - Pounds lost total: 138
12/08/06 - 385 lbs BMI 49.4 - Pounds lost total: 140
12/15/06 - 378 lbs BMI 48.5 - Pounds lost total: 147 Six Months
12/26/06 - 375 lbs BMI 47.9 - Pounds lost total: 152
01/02/07 - 369 lbs BMI 47.4 - Pounds lost total: 156
01/08/07 - 365 lbs BMI 46.9 - Pounds lost total: 160
01/15/07 - 360 lbs BMI 46.2 - Pounds lost total: 165
01/23/07 - 355 lbs BMI 45.6 - Pounds lost total: 170 Seven Months
01/31/07 - 350 lbs BMI 44.9 - Pounds lost total: 175
02/21/07 - 345 lbs BMI 44.3 - Pounds lost total: 180 Eight Months
02/28/07 - 340 lbs BMI 43.7 - Pounds lost total: 185
03/12/07 - 335 lbs BMI 43.0 - Pounds lost total: 190
03/19/07 - 330 lbs BMI 42.4 - Pounds lost total: 195 Nine Months
03/29/07 - 325 lbs BMI 41.7 - Pounds lost total: 200
04/20/07 - 318 lbs BMI 40.8 - Pounds lost total: 207 Ten Months
04/25/07 - 315 lbs BMI 40.4 - Pounds lost total: 210
05/07/07 - 305 lbs BMI 39.2 - Pounds lost total: 220 I am now simply obese.
05/18/07 - 305 lbs BMI 39.2 - Pounds lost total: 220 Eleven Months
05/31/07 - 298 lbs BMI 38.3 - Pounds lost total: 227
06/14/07 - 295 lbs BMI 37.9 - Pounds lost total: 230
06/26/07 - 290 lbs BMI 37.2 - Pounds lost total: 235 ONE YEAR!
07/03/07 - 288 lbs BMI 37.0 - Pounds lost total: 237
07/20/07 - 285 lbs BMI 36.6 - Pounds lost total: 240 Thirteen Months
07/26/07 - 282 lbs BMI 36.2 - Pounds lost total: 243
08/01/07 - 280 lbs BMI 36.0 - Pounds lost total: 245
08/15/07 - 275 lbs BMI 35.3 - Pounds lost total: 250
08/20/07 - 273 lbs BMI 35.1 - Pounds lost total: 252 Fourteen Months
09/13/07 - 270 lbs BMI 34.7 - Pounds lost total: 255
09/22/07 - 262 lbs BMI 33.6 - Pounds lost total: 263 Fifteen Months
10/19/07 - 259 lbs BMI 33.3 - Pounds lost total: 266 Sixteen Months
10/25/07 - 254 lbs BMI 32.6 - Pounds lost total: 271
11/19/07 - 250 lbs BMI 32.1 - Pounds lost total: 275 Seventeen Months
12/21/07 - 247 lbs BMI 31.7 - Pounds lost total: 278 Eighteen Months
01/18/08 - 241lbs BMI 30.9 - Pounds lost total: 284 Nineteen Months
02/21/08 - 232 lbs BMI 29.8 - Pounds lost total: 293 Twenty Months NO LONGER OBESE!!!!!!!
03/20/08 - 230 lbs BMI 29.5 - Pounds lost total: 295 Twenty One Months
07/26/08 - 225 lbs BMI 28.9 - Pounds lost total: 300 25 months. I am whole again.

List of successes, aka good stuff cheap:

7/10/06 - My pants are longer.
7/16/06 - My car seatbelt fit me for the first time in a couple of years. I finally get to set a good example for my kids!
7/17/06 - Clothes continue to fit better. Got into a belt that I haven't worn in a long while today.
7/27/06 - I'm starting to fit in seats a little better. Chairs that were unthinkable before are able to be sat in. Chairs that were uncomfortable are starting to give me some room.
7/31/06 - Okay. I'm six weeks out tomorrow. Noticable changes this month:
*All of the working out I've been doing. No way could I do this much this often before surgery. Joint pain in my knees and ankles made me search for Tylenol and new shoes constantly. Recently? Almost no lingering pain in my joints. Good times.
*Chasing my kids around the house and around the yard has gotten a heck of a lot easier. I still can't run for hours like they want me to, but I'm getting better.
*The sex is better. 'Nuff said.
*All of my clothes are fitting better. The dress shirt situation will have to be addressed soon. You know the drill. You have to buy dress shirts in neck sizes that don't truly fit you, but must so it can fit the belly. Well, the necks are really starting to sag on some of my shirts. I'll have to see if anything new can fit in the closet.
8/21/06 Gave away my really big suits/pants. Now working on getting out of my 66's.
9/6/06 Giving away my 66's and my 6x shirts. I'm now a 58/60, 4-5x.
10/24/06 Fit into 56 pants over the weekend. Starting to get back into some of my dress shirts.
10/26/06 Back into some belts that have been hanging around for years now.
1/02/07 - Tried on a pair of jeans from my closet last night. 50's. I thought no way in hades does this happen. Wouldn't you know they slipped right on? A bit tight, but another 10 -15 pounds and I'll be there.
04/16/07 - Pants down to 48-52 depending on the cut. Got into a nice 48 wool suit the other day. Having a ball.
06/19/07 - Pants down to a 42-44. 2x swimming trunks. 2x shirts.
11/19/07 - Pants down to a 38-42. XL shirts. Starting to think about what to do about the excess skin.

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