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Goals

Weigh 350lbs

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Weigh 375lbs

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weigh under 400 pounds

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Reach a normal, healthy BMI!

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Surgeon Testimonial

Jon Gould, M.D.
I met Jon in November 2008 for my initial surgical consult. He is extremely friendly and upfront. His knowledge and willingness to answer and explain anything regarding surgery was incredible. I would recommend him as a surgeon!rnrnThe staff at UW-Health will put you through the paces pre-surgery, and I'm glad that they did. I now feel 100% ready for surgery. Before all the work I did with the staff (and the work they did for me), I felt 100% ready (but didn’t know I wasn’t). They were able to see what I needed to work on and helped me get there (even if I didn't completely know it). I will admit there were times where I was frustrated and didn't understand (why is this taking so long... sigh). I understand what they were doing now. They were getting me ready to be another successful case!rnrnAnyone out there reading this going through the UW Bariatric Program talk openly and honestly with them. They will help to get you ready to be a success! Trust me!rn
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Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by Ann R. on 3/25/09 5:12 pm
    Hi Mike, Thank you for the sweet words on my surgery day! I am almost a week out and feel wonderful, still a little sore but that about it. Thanks for making room for me on the losers bench!!! I am so proud to be on the other side.
  • Comment by erickab on 3/24/09 8:22 am
    Hello Mike, thank you so much for the wonderful wishes you sent my way for my surgery. They came in quit handy, I came thru with flying colors and am now 5 days out and feeling much better than I expected. Thanks again! ~Ericka
  • Comment by excitedformysecondchance on 3/21/09 11:57 pm
    Hi Mike! Thank you also for sending your great wishes and your friends nice wishes my way! So nice of you! I have been super active maybe too active since my surgery yesterday, in about 3 minutes it will be two days! I hope it continues to go this well! Thanks for everything!
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New Website
on August 13, 2009 9:39 pm
I now have my own website for anyone that is interested.  It's www.hungry2live.com.
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Fast Food
on August 9, 2009 6:03 pm
My adaptation of Sir Mix-A-Lot : I'm your new god.





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Whats wrong, sweetheart?

Dont you want me?

You paid for me. kneel to me.

*rhythmic sniffing*

Eat me. taste me. swallow me ...

Ha ha ha ha ha ha, Im your new god.

 

 

She’s only 26, he looks lost

Bought food from the drive-thu, and got tossed

Eatin all that's in site, filled up,

Perfect individual for me to bust out

You can drink me, or you can eat me

But the girl shoulda known, you cant trust me

She’s only 500 pounds and lonely

She calls to her God for help, and thats me

Fast-Food, go ahead n use me, heh heh

Momma wont know youre a junkie

Just put me in your mouth and chew

*swallow* cluck cluck cluck!

And while youre full, grab a 12 gauge

Jump back on the streets, in a food rage

The only way out is the sucicide route

Put the gauge at your dome and take it out

Now Im on the 6 oclock news

All my movies get the rave reviews

60 minutes had a special on me

The God called fast-food is killin your society

Advertising is where I get picked

I can kill with a heart attack

I work through the week, my pleasure is pain

And Im your new god

You can call me fast-food.

 

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

fast-food

Heh heh heh

Go ahead n eat me.

 

 

Brothers throwin up a set to protect me

Im worth a lot so money so respect me

Doin damage on the boulevard, just like that

*gunfire* shoot em over fast-food

7-11 dealers would kill for me

Cause if ya sell me, I help ya live lovely

You want a porsche? Sell that burger for a buck

Just remember that your God is me

The task force bum rushed one of my joints

A big score, 1 ton of fast food

Now ya see another foodman sink

And one young health-nut on the brink

The the nuts thinkin bout pinchin

And alimony checks to his wife for the rent and

Kids, so the profit is slow

And he wants to make his bankroll grow

1 ton of fast food just sittin in the truck

I can make the best man weak

So the health-nut hits the streets to sell a little pain

Now the health-nut has a god

You can call me fast-food

 

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

fast-food

drink this

eat it

eat it

 

 

The only way I can be stopped is with intelligence

And you dont get it, so thats irrelevant

So you drive through, and get some more

And Im happy as hell

I tried to get a young kid but he just said no

Because of some sports hero

So I entered the heros house in a bag

And let him eat one time

Now hes fat, cause my dose was pure

Got him too quick for the cure

So the headlines read, fast-food made another hit

*yum* hooked on the first sniff

Now the kid is lookin for another hero

I let him know the other fool was a zero

He hits the streets, lookin for a remedy

They introduce him to me

I dont need another junky, just a flunky

Besides, the little punk was spunky

So I put him in a fresh pair o dickies

Give him a beeper, and let him terrorize the city

Put him in a drive-thu, teach him to slang

Another young punk deep in the game

Hell be lucky if he lives til 28

And Im his new god

You can call me fast-food

 

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

fast-food

Go ahead n use me

eat me

Hm hm hm hm hm hm
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Weight Loss Update
on July 27, 2009 11:05 am
Hi everyone!

I have now lost a total of 150.2 pounds since I started on July 31st 2008.

I have lost 48.8 pounds post-op since 2/20/2009.

I'm pretty gosh darn excited!  If you haven't yet Come check me out! It means a lot to me!

How's everyone else doing?!?

--Mike
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Video Blog!!!
on July 14, 2009 9:09 pm
Hi Everyone!

I have started a video blog of my journey at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Hungry2Live


I will soon be on www.lapbandking.com

Come check me out!  Please leave me feedback and comments, and what you would like to hear me talk about!

Much love to everyone out there!

--Mike
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Update... Fill, Life, Etc...
on July 6, 2009 7:19 pm
Today I got another fill.  I was on the fence about it, I wasn't sure if I should or not... but it can always be taken out.  I got 1 more CC to make a total of 7 CC's in my Realize Band.  I am definitely feeling it today, as I was only able to eat 3-4 ounces of purred Tuna for dinner.  It will be interesting to see where I am at in 2 weeks when I know where it's really going to be.  I am down another 8 pounds on the doctor's scale since the last fill 3.5 weeks ago.

My Panic Disorder is... not better, in fact it's worse.  I have the greatest doctors, wife, and family helping me through it all though.  I WILL GET THIS SH*T FIGURED OUT.  It's been... phew... around 3 years since I was fist diagnosed.  Many meds, and lots of help from my AMAZING doctors and psychologist has made me better than I was, but I am still unable to do much outside of the house.  At least I don't spend all day in bed thinking about death and when the next attack is going to happen.  I can at least get out of bed now, and do a lot of things I didn't think I would be able to.  Things that I never even thought about being difficult in the past can become a huge obstacle to overcome now.

My wife is now ~15 weeks away from the due date of October 23.  It's going to be a girl.

I think that's all for now.
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