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Goals

Go to DisneyWorld and fit on all the rides with my children!

43 People
 in progress, 
9 People
 achieved this

wear size 36 pants again!

0 People
 in progress, 
1 Person
 achieved this

Keep moving forward and lose my final 40 pounds.

2 People
 in progress, 
0 People
 achieved this

I want to be able to fit in amusement park rides!!

49 People
 in progress, 
25 People
 achieved this

Weigh Under 300 pounds

202 People
 in progress, 
386 People
 achieved this
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Surgeon Testimonial

Gregory Walton, M.D.
My first question to Dr. Walton was how soon I would be able to model for the Abercrombie and Fitch catalog... Once he actually realized I wasn't serious, we had a great conversation. rnDr. Walton was generous with his time, visited with my family before and after surgery, and just generally makes you feel good about your decision. rnrnDr. Walton truly cares about his patients. He said from the beginning that surgery is not a great option, but it is the best option we have for beating obesity. I am carrying around contact information now that will allow me to reach Dr. Walton any time I need him.rnrnI believe I made the best possible choice in surgeons.
Member Interests
  • Books & Literature - Avid reader since an early age. All types of reading.
  • Parenting - Father of two boys
  • Football - My wife & I are avid (not to say RABID) Packers fans - GO PACK GO!
  • Special Needs - My younger son has multiple special needs from a brain injury.
  • Married - 15 years so far
  • Men - The Men's Forum convinced me that men actually do have WLS.

Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by Wolf-N- Boots on 5/5/08 7:47 am
    John I wish you the best of luck today buddy. You are going to do just fine, you are in great hands over there. Look forward to seeing you on the bench bro. If you need anything dont hesitate to send me a message.
  • Comment by My_Name_is_Earl on 5/3/08 4:27 pm
    You're in my prayers. You'll do great!
  • Comment by rroberts on 5/2/08 6:37 pm
    John - I wish you great success in your journey of a lifetime! You deserve this!! We are always here for you! Good Luck and may the grace of God be with you on your big day!! R
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I'm typical... not normal - but typical...
posted on 12/1/08 8:10 am
Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone, and like the typical American, I gained a couple of pounds over the holiday.  I'm not torqued up about it - I made the choices of what to eat, knowing that they would not become regular choices, and knowing that they were a bit beyond what I would eat regularly.  It's OK - I made the choice.  I was able to have a bit of everything I wanted without making myself sick, and still probably ate 1/2 or 1/3 of what I ate last year at Thanksgiving - and last year I never even thought about it, just started shoveling and kept on until I was miserable.

Now that Thanksgiving is past, I'm back on plan.  I expect I will have a few more non-plan moments through Christmas and New Years, but it's OK.  This journey is a long one - a change to last a lifetime, not a season.  I'm NOT on a diet, and hope never to be on one again.  I've changed my insides and my outsides, and my head... the changes are permanent, and it's OK that I make choices outside the norm on occasion.

I'm not letting my scale drive me crazy.  I am still weighing daily - just because I seem to have to... but if it goes up or down daily does not really change my outlook on the day.  I know that I have already come a long, long way from where I started.  I expect the next 50-60 pounds to be more work, but I know they will come off as I continue to follow my plan.  I couldn't be happier with my decision to have the VSG and change my life.  Now I'll never have to worry about being over 400 pounds when I hit 40 years old... I'm going to make it to my goal...I have made the decision - that was the hard part.


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