ROGER COTE

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It's been six years already since my rny. Every day I pinch myself for doing this . My health now is near perfect and life is so much easier to enjoy . I'm retired now and can do anything I put my mind to .I hope you all enjoy your new life because it's the greatest gift I've ever received .I don't know where I would have been without the decision I made six years ago . See you all later.            Roger cote

I HAVE REACHED MY FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY. EXCEPT FOR MY GALL BLADDER ATTACKS AND REMOVAL OF SUCH THINGS COULDN'T BE BETTER. I HAD PANCREATITIS AND WHILE I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL I WAS TOLD HOW EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS IS. IF THE GALL STONES HAD NOT MOVED FROM THE DUCT NEAR THE PANCREAS THERE IS ONLY ONE SURGEON IN ONTARIO WHO COULD REMOVE THEM. BECAUSE OF THE GSTORI BYPASS THEY CAN NOT GO THROUGH YOUR THROAT WITH A TUBE TO REMOVE THESE STONES . THANKFULLY THEY MOVED I HAD MY GALLBLADDER OUT AND EVERETHING IS GOOD . I' M STILL DOWN ABOUT 220 LBS. AND HEALTHIER THAN I'VE EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE . I'VE RETIRED NOW AND THE HONEY DO LIST KEEPS GROWING .THIS IS GOOD BECAUSE MY WIFE HAS HEALTH ISSUES NOW SO IT'S MY TURN TO HELP HER BE STRONG . WITHOUT HER I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS SO NOW WE WORK ON THIS TOGETHER . THATS IT FOR NOW HOPE TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THE FUTURE....ROGER 

MARCH 9 2013 IS MY FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY . I HAVE LOST 208 LBS. AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN THIS . IN MY MIND THIS IS NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE WHICH NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME . HAVING BEEN AN OLD TIME PARTY ANIMAL MYT FRIENDS TELL ME I'M NOT THE SAME PERSON ANYMORE . I TELL THEM YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I  COULD NOT AFFORD TO BE THAT PERSON ANYMORE .MY BIGGEST SACRIFICE AT FIRST WAS ALCOHOL AS MY SOCIAL LIFE SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR . YEARS AGO WHEN I LOST WEIGHT ALCOHOL WAS A GOOD CRUTCH TO CELEBRATE MY LOSS . AFTER A WHILE THE WEIGHT CAME BACK ON SO I FOUND DIFFERENT REASONS TO CELEBRATE . AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY I VOWED THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN . FOUR YEARS LATER I'M ALCOHOL FREE , MY WEIGHT HAS LEVELED OFF , AND I HAVE A NEW TYPE OF SOCIAL LIFE . IT TOOK A WHILE FOR MY FRIENDS TO ADJUST TO THE NEW ME , BECAUSE I WASN'T GOING TO GO BACK TO MY OLD WAYS FOR ANYONE . THIS IS THE NEW ME TAKE OR LEAVE IT . I HAVE GAINED A LOT OF RESPECT FROM PEOPLE AS THEY REALIZE NOW I MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE . THIS IS THE BATTLE OF YOU LIFE DON'T GIVE IN TO PEER PRESSURE STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF AND YOU CAN WIN THIS BATTLE .SO FAR I CAN PROUDLY SAY I'M WINNING , BUT THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER BY A LONG SHOT . LET'S KEEP UP THE WEIGHT LOSS BATTLE I'M READY FOR A GOOD FIGHT...........ROGER COTE 

I'M UPDATING MY POST AS IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE DONE THIS . I AM CLOSING IN ON MY FOURTH YEAR POST SURGERY DATE HOW TIME FLIES . MY SURGERY SEEMS LIKE SUCH A DISTANT MEMORY NOW YET IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I'VE EVER DONE FOR MYSELF . I RECENTLY HAD A PHYSICAL AND BLOOD WORK DONE AT MY DOCTORS SO I CAN SEE HOW MY VITAMIN SITUATION IS DOING . ( MY DOCTOR WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THE OK TO HAVE THE RNY. SURGERY . ) HE WAS IN AWE OF MY PROGRESS AFTER THREE AND A HALF YEARS . EXCEPT FOR LOW VITAMIN D AND LOW IRON MY HEALTH IS 1000 PERCENT IMPROVED . I'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP MY WEIGHT OFF ( 208 LBS. ) MY BLOOD  PRESSURE IS OUTSTANDING MY HEART RATE IS IS EXCELLENT AND SLEEP APNEA HAS DISAPPEARED . FOOD STILL IS A STRUGGLE BUT WITH THE TOOLS I WAS GIVEN  I KNOW HOW TO GIVE MYSELF A JOLT WHEN I NEED IT . I DO NOTICE IF I EAT SOMETHING I SHOULDN'T MY BODY LETS ME KNOW IN A NOT SO PLEASANT WAY . I REALLY BELIEVE I MIGHT NOT BE HERE IF I HADN'T MADE THIS LIFE STYLE CHANGE . AT THE TIME MY HEALTH WAS GOING DOWN HILL FAST AND I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO GET CONTROL OF IT . THANK GOD FOR DR. MARSHALL'S SEMINAR AS HE SHOWED ME THERE WAS A WAY TO GET CONTROL AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE . I HAD SO MANY PEOPLE WHO TOLD ME THIS WAS TOO DRASTIC A DECISION TO MAKE . THESE SAME PEOPLE WHO SEE ME NOW ARE SPEECHLESS AS A LOT OF THEM DON'T RECOGNIZE ME FROM ALL OF THE WEIGHT LOSS . IF YOU'RE UNSURE ABOUT MAKING THIS STEP ALL I CAN SAY IS I'M ALIVE AND HEALTHY TODAY BECAUSE I LISTENED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO MADE THE SAME DECISION BEFORE ME AND CHANGED THEIR LIFE FOR THE GOOD FOREVER .  IN CLOSING I  CAN ONLY THANK THOSE WHO HELPED CONVINCE ME TO TAKE THIS STEP . TO THOSE WHO ARE UNSURE I'M LIVING PROOF THIS CAN BE THE BEST THING YOU'LL EVER DO FOR YOURSELF .I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER YOUR NOT TRYING TO MAKE ANYONE ELSE HAPPY EXCEPT YOURSELF .YOU WON'T BE SORRY YOU TOOK THE PLUNGE ..................ROGER COTE

I'VE BEEN PRETTY LAX ABOUT POSTING LATELY . I HAVE REACHED MY THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND THINGS HAVE GONE VERY WELL . HONESTLY I DON'T THINK ABOUT WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH SOMETIMES AND THATS A HUGE MISTAKE . I SEEM TO TAKE MY SUCCESS FOR GRANTED AND THATS WRONG ON MY PART . AFTER THE NEWYEAR MY WIFE CONTACTED A SERIOUS VIRUS IN HER EYES . SHE WENT FROM BEING PERFECTLY NORMAL , TO BEING LEGALLY BLIND IN A MATTER OF DAYS . LATELY WE SPEND OUR TIME RUNNING TO LONDON SO THE DOCTORS CAN SAVE HER SIGHT . SHE IS PROGRESSING BUT THE PROGRESS IS VERY SLOW . IT'S NOW THAT I REALIZE HOW PRECIOUS OUR HEALTH AND OUR LIVES ARE . I KNOW NOW NOT TO TAKE THESE PRECIOUS GIFTS WE'RE GIVEN FOR GRANTED . EVERY THING WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED CAN BE TAKEN AWAY FROM US SO FAST . WE NEED TO STAY HUMBLE BUT VERY AWARE OF EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE AROUND US . WE DIDN'T REACH THIS SUCCESS BY ACCIDENT , WE WORKED VERY HARD TO REACH THIS POINT AND WE NEED TO STAY SHARP AND ON COURSE   . NOW I MUST SHIFT MY FOCUS TO HELP MY WIFE , WHO AT THE TIME OF MY WEIGHT LOSS WAS MY BIGGEST SUPPORTER BUT NOW NEEDS MY SUPPORT . HER AND I WILL GET THROUGH THIS AND AT THE END OF THE DAY WE WILL BE MUCH STRONGER , BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO FIGHT THROUGH IT TOGETHER                   ROGER COTE

I'M ON A SHORT LAYOFF FROM WORK SO I'VE HAD SOME TIME TO REFLECT . I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET A LOT OF OLD FRIENDS THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN IN A WHILE . IT ABSOLUTELEY AMAZES ME AS MOST OF THEM DON'T RECOGNIZE ME UNTIL WE START TO TALK . I KNOW I'VE CHANGED A LOT BUT I STILL SEEM TO HAVE THAT FAT PERSON INSIDE OF ME THAT STOPS ME FROM SEEING THAT NEW PERSON I'VE BECOME . SINCE I WAS A TEENAGER I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO CHANGE MYSELF FROM FAT TO MUSCLE . OVER TIME I BECAME QUITE STRONG  AND MUSCULAR AND I WOULD LOOK VERY TRIM FOR A PERIOD OF TIME . BUT AFTER A WHILE I'D GIVE IN TO THAT FAT PERSON INSIDE ME AND IT BECAME EASIER TO JUST PUT THE WEIGHT BACK ON . I FOUND MYSELF BEATING MYSELF UP OVER THIS .THE LAST STRAW WAS A PARTY ONE NIGHT AND SOMEONE GAVE ME PICTURES OF THE LAST TIME I WAS IN SHAPE .I THINK IT WAS THEN THAT I DECIDED TO STOP FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF AND TRY AND FIND A WAY TO TURN MY LIFE AROUND . HERE I AM NOW TWO AND A HALF YEARS AFTER RNY SURGERY AND I STILL PINCH MYSELF BECAUSE SOMETIMES IE FEELS LIKE IT'S JUST A DREAM . THIS WHOLE PROCESS SEEMS TO KEEP EVOLVING AND I SEEM TO KEEP LEARNING MORE ABOUT MYSELF ALL THE TIME . I'VE LOST OVER TWO HUNDRED POUNDS AND THAT HAS MADE ME SO HAPPY I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT . I THOUGHT ONCE THAT HAPPENED THATS ALL I WOULD NEED TO COMPLETE ME . I'M FINDING RIGHT NOW THAT THIS CHANGE HAS AT TIMES CONFUSED ME . I'M MORE DISTANT NOW BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN ME THAN THEY WERE BEFORE . I GUESS IT'S OKAY TO ASSOCIATE WITH ME NOW THAT I'M THIN . I EVEN NOTICE HOW MY FELLOW BIG FRIENDS ARE TREATED AND IT UPSETS ME . I GUESS I'VE GOTTEN PRETTY SENSITIVE IN MY OLD AGE AND I FEEL SOME PEOPLE'S ATTITUDE REALLY SUCK I HOPE I DON'T SOUND LIKE A WHINER BUT I THINK I'M JUST REALIZING NOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT THE MENTAL PART OF WEIGHT LOSS IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE WEIGHT LOSS ITSELF . THANKS FOR LETTING ME VENT BECAUSE I REALLY NEED TO CLEAR MY HEAD SO I CAN ENJOY THI MIRACLE I'VE BEEN GIVEN .........ROGER     

HI EVERYONE THIS IS MY TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY AS OF MARCH 19 2011 . THIS HAS BEEN QUITE A RIDE AND SOMETHING I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER . BEFORE I GIVE YOU MY LIST OF NUMBERS AND WHERE I STAND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO LIST THE PEOPLE THAT MADE THIS ALL HAPPEN . FIRST OF ALL MY WIFE WHO WAS NEVER JUDGEMENTAL ABOUT MY WEIGHT , BUT WHEN I DECIDED TO HAVE RNY SURGERY SHE STAYED WITH ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY . SHE EVEN STAYED IN THE ROOM WITH ME ALL NIGHT AFTER THE SURGERY TO MAKE SURE I WALKED AROUND AS THEY WORRIED ABOUT BLOOD CLOTS . THERE IS NO WAY I DID THIS WITHOUT HER SUPPORT . I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY DOCTOR JR. COATES WHO HELPED ME GET THE OK FROM OHIP MY MEDICAL CARRIER . DR. KEITH MARSHALL THE SURGEON FROM HENRY FORD MACOMB HOSPITAL WAS THE GREATEST INFLUENCE AS HE WAS REALLY THE ONE WHO ASSURED ME I COULD DO THIS AND BECAUSE OF HIM I NEVER LOOKED BACK .AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST I WANT TO THANK MY THREE SONS AND DAUGHTER INLAW , MY GRANDSONS , THE REST OF MY FAMILY AND ALL MY FRIENDS ,YOU ALL MADE SUCH A DIFFERENCE . WHEN  I MET MY NEW OH FRIENDS I KNEW THEN I DIDN'T HAVE TO FIGHT THIS BATTLE ALONE .  I'M TWO YEARS OUT AND I'VE LOST 210 LBS. MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS NORMAL AND MY SLEEP APNEA IS HISTORY . I REALLY AND TRULY BELIEVE  I'M GOING TO WIN THIS BATTLE , AS I BELIEVE YOU'RE NEVER OUT OF THE WOODS WHEN YOU FIGHT THESE DEMONS . SO THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT . I HOPE AND PRAY EVERYONE WHO GOES THROUGH THIS ARE AS LUCKY AS I AM TO HAVE SO MUCH LOVE AND SUPPORT ESPECIALLY AT TIMES WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL AT TIMES THAT THERE'S NO SENSE FIGHTING .  I'M LIVING PROOF YOUR WORTH EVERY OUNCE OF ENERGY YOU PUT INTO THIS BATTLE. SO KEEP YOUR HEAD HIGH AND AND AIM FOR YOUR FINAL GOAL . SOMSTIMES YOU'LL LOSE THE LITTLE BATTLES , BUT THESE ARE JUST BABY STEPS TO WINNING THE WAR .KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL ON YOUR SIDE AND HELP CAN BE JUST A MOUSE CLICK OR E-MAIL OR ENCOURAGING WORD AWAY .I KNOW I'M LONG WINDED , BUT I JUST CAN'T EXPRESS THE JOY , AND SATISFACTION, AND PRIDE I FEEL . I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU HAVE FELT THAT SAME JOY .IF YOU HAVEN'T YET I PRAY THAT YOU DO ONE DAY AS IT'S A FEELING LIKE NO OTHER . THANKS FOR LISTENING AND I HOPE GOD SMILES ON YOU AS HE SMILED ON ME ...................ROGER COTE 

I'M GETTING CLOSER TO MY TWO YEAR SURGIVERSERY AND I CAN'T BELIEVE WHERE I'VE BEEN . AFTER LOSING OVER 200 LBS. IT ALMOST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT REALLY HAPPENED . AS TIME MOVES ON EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ALMOST SEEMS LIKE A BLUR NOW . MY ENERGY LEVEL IS TEN TIMES WHAT IT USED TO BE AND WHEN I WANT TO RELAX I CAN'T BECAUSE I CAN'T SEEM TO SIT STILL NOW . SOME OF MY OLD FRIENDS THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IN A WHILE DON'T RECOGNIZE ME WHICH I KIND OF GET A KICK OUT OF . I WORE SIZE 60 PANTS THE DAY I WENT IN HOSPITAL MARCH 19 2009 . TODAY JAN. 28 2011 I WEAR SIZE 34 PANTS .IF I COULD HAVE ONE WISH IT WOULD BE THAT EVERYONE WHO  HAS GONE THROUGH THIS COULD BE AS LUCKY AS I HAVE BEEN WITH THESE KIND OF RESULTS . IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED FOR YOU YET PLEASE KEEP TRYING I'M PROOF THAT IF IT CAN HAPPEN TO ME IT SURELY CAN HAPPEN TO YOU . GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND KEEP YOUR HEAD HIGH WE CAN WIN THIS BATTLE . MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL OF YOU AS WE ALL TRY TO REACH OUR GOAL .......ROGER

AUG. 17 2010 17 MONTHS SINCE MY GASTRIC BYPASS . TIME HAS GONE BY SO QUICKLY AND I'M AMAZED AT WHERE I'M AT . ON AUG. 11 I HAD HERNIA SURGERY IN WINDSOR . I HAD A FEW COMPLICATIONS BUT EVERYTHING WENT WELL . ON SUNDAY AUG. 15 IWEIGHED MYSELF FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A MONTH . I ALMOST FELL OFF THE SCALE . I WEIGHED 175 LBS IN MY UNDERWEAR . THATS 211 LBS. LESS THAN I STARTED IN THIS WHOLE JOURNEY . IF SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME I WOULD LOSE THIS MUCH WEIGHT I WOULD HAVE SAID SHUT THE FRONT DOOR THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN TO ME . WELL IT DID HAPPEN TO ME AND I'M FOREVER THANKFUL I MADE THAT TOUGH DECISION TO HAVE WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY . I HAVE ENOUGH EXTRA SKIN NOW TO START A COATS FOR KIDS PROGRAM OF MY OWN BUT I'LL DEAL WITH IT AFTER I GET OVER THIS OTHER SURGERY . NOW THAT MY HERNIA IS REPAIRED I'LL BE ABLE TO DO MORE EXCERCISE AS THE HERNIA WAS QUITE SEVERE AND SLOWED ME UP SIGNIFICANTLY. PEOPLE KEEP TELLING ME I NEED TO STOP LOSING WEIGHT THAT I LOOK JUST RIGHT . I KEEP TELLING THEM I'M JUST DOING WHAT I WAS TAUGHT TO DO WAY BACK BEFORE WLS. . I AVOID THE FOOD AND DRINK I'M SUPPOSED TO AVOID , AND I EAT AND DRINK WHAT I,M SUPPOSED TO  . I DO EAT WELL AND OFTEN I THINK IT'S BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT FOOD AND DRINK COMBO THAT HAS WORKED FOR ME . I HAVE GIVEN UP ALCOHOL WHICH WAS VERY  DIFFICULT BUT I'M OKAY WITH IT . YOU SEE WHEN IT COMES TO ALCOHOL I'M NOT THE SHARPEST KNIFE IN THE DRAWER ,BECAUSE AFTER A FEW DRINKS I NEVER WORRIED ABOUT WHAT I ATE AND EVENTUALLY I'D PUT MY WEIGHT BACK ON . SO BY ELIMINATING ALCOHOL I CAN ELIMINATE THE PART OF ME THAT DOESN'T LISTEN TO REASON . WELL THATS MY STORY FOR NOW I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS TIME MARCHES ON. THIS HAS TRULY BEEN AN AMAZING RIDE , AND I URGE YOU IF YOU'RE HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT WLS. PLEASE TALK TO ME OR ONE OF MY FRIENDS ON THIS WEBSITE AND I ASSURE YOU YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID IT . GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY AND I HOPE YOU ARE AS LUCKY AS I AM . IT IS TRULY THE GREATEST THRILL OF MY LIFE .............ROGER

MAY 22 2010 14 MONTHS AFTER GASTRIC BYPASS I HAVE REACHED MY GOAL . THIS HAS BEEN A WILD RIDE TO SAY THE LEAST . EXCEPT FOR HERNIA SURGERY LATER THIS YEAR EVERYTHING ELSE HAS GONE BEYOND MY WILDEST DREAMS .I WORK AT DIAGEO GLOBAL IN AMHERSTBURG ONT. THIS IS WHERE WE BOTTLE CROWN ROYAL . I WAS ON FRONT QUALITY WHERE WE WATCH THE FINISHED PRODUCT GO BY IN FRONT OF A HUGE MIRROR . I WAS LAUGHING OUT OF CONTROL AND THE LADY WORKING NEXT TO ME ASKED ME IF I HAD LOST MY MARBLES . I TOLD HER I HAD JUST LOOKED IN THE MIRROR AND REALIZED I HAVE AN ADAMS APPLE . THERE IS SUCH A CHANGE IN ME I CAN'T KEEP UP . I'VE LOST 22 PANT SIZES  196 LBS. AND I HAVE GAINED THE GREATEST CONFIDENCE IN MY LIFE . I SOMETIMES FEEL OVERWHELMED  BECAUSE PEOPLE KEEP ASKING WHEN ARE YOU GONNA STOP LOSIG WEIGHT .ISN'T IT FUNNY THAT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO A LOT OF THESE SAME PEOPLE ASKED WHEN ARE YOU GONNA LOSE SOME WEIGHT . I CAN'T WAIT TO BUY CLOTHES BECAUSE I CAN BUY THEM OFF THE RACK . OLD FRIENDS WALK RIGHT BY ME STOP AND COME BACK TO SAY HI . THEY DIDN'T RECKOGNIZE ME . FOR ANYONE JUST STARTING OUT ON THIS JOURNEY AND ARE UNSURE OF ALL THIS I'M HERE TO TELL YOU ALL THE WAITING ANY PAIN YOU MIGHT ENDURE IT IS ALL WORTH IT . I HAVE MY LIFE BACK AND I'M I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY AND PROUD AS HELL OF ALL I'VE ACCOMPLISHED TO DATE .IF YOU EVER NEED TO TALK PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME . THANKS TO ALL OF YOU ON THIS WEBSITE FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT . FOR WITHOUT THE SUPPORT THESE GOALS  ARE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN .