August 14th...8 months out

Aug 14, 2011

WOW...

2nd run...1st try got wiped out b4 I could save it...damn it!

I've kinda leveled off at 229-230 for the past couple weeks...down 165 from peak...pretty damn amazing w/only 10 to go to first goal, w/another 10-15 hopeful w/skin removal. Just back to the gym 1/week for past 2 weeks since hernia surgery 7/1 along w/an aqua-robics class on Thursday....going to see if I can tweak my schedule to accommodate a Tuesday morning aqua class...the instructor is great...he's a retired marine...HOOORAH! I have slacked off on walking mostly due to heat & humidity, can't wait for the cooler and drier Fall weather to settle in, great for walking & motorcycle riding!

Still very active in the local support groups and speak monthly at my surgeon's info seminar as the VSG spokesperson to share a little of my story, my 'experience, strength & hope'...it feels good to share & help others navigate through the journey, no matter which path they choose.

Down to a 42" dress pant, and not far from a 40" (my biggest was a 60" dress pant)...all the 2XL t-shirts I was waiting to get into...are now a bit too big...down to XL & a few big L's...the weight has remained fairly steady but the body is still reshaping and redistributing...it's GREAT! A small NSV last week...my oldest brother (cancer survivor) and his wife (a nurse) were in town from Oregon for her 40th High School reunion in CT...I corralled & announced "We need to take pictures...we have all 4 brothers"! to which I got a reply...."Why, cuz you're so damn skinny now?! " Damn right I replied...LOL When I hugged him...I could barely get my arms around him...'Ah, Stu...have you put on a few...' at which point I was cut off....LOL...I saw him last year before surgery w/a ton of weight loss, but my sister-in-law had not seen me since before I lost anything...they were both blown away...

Last night I took Brother Mark & two Nephews into Boston for a performance at the Wilbur Theater of the Pink Floyd cover band The Machine...3 hours of music, it was great...but no flashbacks, damn it....LOL...I fit COMFORTABLY i the seats....yes, by the end of the show, my butt was 'comfortably numb' (yes, they did sing that song...LOL), but I was thrilled to not have to sit into it diagonally wedging into it...and the people I sat beside...could still breathe & rock out to the show!  It's been years since that happened! 

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