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I'M DOWN 180 POUNDS AND DOING GREAT!!!

IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS AND I'M DOWN ABOUT 230 POUNDS. THE RESULTS ARE GREAT AND WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO THOSE WHO ARE MORBIDLY OBESE. I AM OFF ALL HEART AND DIGESTIVE MEDICATIONS. CHOLESTEROL IS WELL BELOW LIMITS. I AM MUCH MORE ACTIVE AND ABLE TO DO MORE THINGS. I EAT PRETTY MUCH WHAT I WANT INCLUDING SMALL AMOUNTS OF SUGAR. A TYPICAL MEAL FOR ME IS ABOUT 8oz DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS. THE MORE LIQUID THE MORE YOU CAN INTAKE. I STICK MAINLY TO HI PROTIEN FOODS. I TAKE A "B" INJECTION EVERY MONTH (SELF ADMINISTERED). AS FAR AS THE SURGERY GOES IT IS BEYOND WHAT I EXPECTED. I NOW WEIGH BETWEEN 190 AND 210 POUNDS DEPENDING ON IF I'M FASTING OR NOT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GAIN WEIGHT FOR EXTENDED FASTING.

THE DOWN SIDE THAT I SEE IS THAT THIS SURGERY IS PARTICULARLY HARD ON MARRIAGES. I AM FIGHTING OFF A DIVORCE FROM MY WIFE OF 27 YEARS. THEY DON'T TELL YOU THIS STUFF WHEN YOU HAVE THE SURGERY DONE. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT ABOUT 80% OF MARRIAGES END UP IN DIVORCE AFTER WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY. WHY? IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY AND ARE MARRIED I SUGGEST THAT YOU GO TO MARRIAGE COUNSELING NOW.

04/30/2005

WELL IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE UPDATED SO HERE IT GOES. WELL THE FASTING & PRAYER DIDN'T WORK ON THE NOW EX-WIFE. I'M GLAD TO SAY IT DIDN'T. THE LORD HAD A MUCH BETTER PLAN THAN I DID. SINCE THE DIVORCE I'VE MET ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL LADY WHO, LIKE ME HAS HAD GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY. HOW DID THIS ALL HAPPEN? LET ME EXPLAIN.

FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS I FASTED & PRAYED FOR A MARRIAGE THAT WAS DOOMED. NOT THAT I WASN'T READY & WILLING TO WORK THINGS OUT BUT THE EX HAD ANOTHER AGENDA. SHE WAS ALREADY IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER MEN THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF UNTIL WELL AFTER THE DIVORCE WAS FINAL. SHE IS NOW SHACKED UP WITH SOMEONE THE SAME AGE AS OUR YOUNGEST SONS. HER LOSS. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE DIVORCE I WAS AWARE IN MY SPIRIT THAT IT WAS OK TO MOVE ON. JUST COMING OUT OF 9 MONTHS OF FASTING & PRAYER I NEEDED PROOF THAT IT WAS THE LORD SPEAKING & NOT SOMETHING ELSE. NEEDING THE WORD TO BACK UP WHAT I KNEW IN MY SPIRIT HE TOOK ME TO 2nd SAMUEL WHICH READS:

15After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. 16David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and went into his house and spent the nights lying on the ground. 17The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.
18On the seventh day the child died. David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, “While the child was still living, we spoke to David but he would not listen to us. How can we tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate.”
19David noticed that his servants were whispering among themselves and he realized the child was dead. “Is the child dead?” he asked.
“Yes,” they replied, “he is dead.”
20Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate.
21His servants asked him, “Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!”
22He answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child live.’ 23But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

JUST AS DAVIDS CHILD DIED NO MATTER HOW MUCH FASTING & PRAYER HE OFFERED UP, SO DID THE MARRIAGE. AFTER READING THIS I KNEW THE MARRIAGE WAS OVER. DURING THE 9 MONTHS BEFORE THE DIVORCE WAS FINAL I WOULD SPEND MY TIME READING THE WORD, PRAYING, WORKING, OR SLEEPING. I WAS IN CHURCH EVERY TIME THE DOORS WERE OPEN. MY ONLY ESCAPE WAS TO GO TO THE LARIAT STEAKHOUSE & SALOON AND SIT IN WITH THE BAND ON FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS. YEAH I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING. SEEKING GOD FOR A MARRIAGE AND SINGING IN A BAR. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT TOO BUT MY COUSINS WHO OWNED THE LARIAT SUPPORTED ME DURING THIS WHOLE PROCESS. I REMAINED FAITHFULL TO THE EX THE WHOLE 9 MONTHS. AFTER THE DIVORCE I WAS COMMITED TO FASTING & PRAYER UNTIL THE LORD GAVE ME THE ABOVE SCRIPTURES. BEING A CREATURE OF HABIT I WOULD STILL GO TO THE LARIAT & SIT IN WITH THE BAND. THAT'S WHERE I MET FONDA. UNDERSTAND THAT I WAS NOT LOOKING FOR A RELATIONSHIP. WHAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER WAS AN INTRODUCTION FROM MY COUSIN WHO LEARNED THAT SHE TOO HAD GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY. NOW I'LL BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN'T FIND A GOOD WOMAN IN A BAR, BUT I'VE HAD TO EAT THOSE WORDS... DRY.... WITH NO MUSTARD. AFTER MEETING FONDA I LEARNED THAT NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE THE SAME SURGERY, WE HAD THE SAME SOURGEON. OUR SURGERIES WERE ABOUT A MONTH APART. OUR DIVORCES WERE ABOUT A MONTH APART. SHE LIVED IN PHOENIX AT THE TIME AND WAS ON HER WAY TO TEXAS TO LIVE. SHE WAS ONLY IN TUCSON VISITING FAMILY WHEN WE MET. THE ODDS OF US MEETING ARE ASTRONOMICAL. I HAVE TO BELIEVE IT WAS THE LORD THAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER. WE WERE MARRIED MARCH 12th 2005 AND ARE HAPPIER THAN WE'VE EVER BEEN. DO I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES? WHAT DO YOU THINK. WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY BROUGHT US TOGETHER. WE HAVE BOTH GAINED BACK ABOUT 30% OF OUR LOST WEIGHT BUT WE WILL SOON BE TAKING BACK THAT GROUND. NOW THAT THE MARRIAGE HAS HAPPENED WE CAN GET BACK ON TRACK. THERE ARE MORE STORIES TO TELL ABOUT HOW WE MET AND ALL THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SINCE MEETING BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM HERE TO EXPLAIN IT ALL. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU JESUS AND THANK YOU DR. ZAHN.

01/07/2007

WELL IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN IN HERE. I JUST CAME FROM A VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH OH MAGAZINE. DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE INTERNET FOLKS OR NOT BUT I GUESS THEY WILL LET ME KNOW IF IT DOES.

SO WHAT'S NEW? I'M REMARRIED TO A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN. HER NAME IS FONDA AND LIKE ME SHE HAS HAD WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY. MARCH WILL BE OUR 2nd ANNIVERSARY. WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME REFLECTING ON OUR PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILDING OUR NEW ONE TOGETHER. IT'S HARD TO THINK THAT YOU CAN BE HAPPY AGAIN AFTER GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE, BUT YOU CAN. ACTUALLY I'M HAPPIER NOW THEN WHAT I'VE EVER BEEN. THANKS TO GOD & DR. ZAHN. IF YOU'VE READ THIS FAR THEN YOU KNOW HOW WE MET.

AS FAR AS THE WEIGHT LOSS GOES... DOING GREAT. YES I'VE GAINED BACK ABOUT 30% OF THE INITIAL WEIGHT LOSS BUT THAT'S NORMAL. I'M STILL AT ABOUT 150 POUNDS LESS THAN WHEN I STARTED THIS JOURNEY. I'VE BEEN AT THIS WEIGHT FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW SO I GUESS THIS IS WEHRE I'LL BE UNTIL I DECIDE TO LOOSE THE WEIGHT ON MY OWN. AT LEAST THIS TIME I HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO.

I HAVE A NEW JOB. I WORK FOR CATERPILLAR AT THEIR TUCSON PROVING GROUNDS. IT'S A GREAT JOB. I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN THIS JOB HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE WEIGHT LOSS. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW IT'S HARD FOR AN OBESE PERSON TO GET PAST AN INTERVIEW. ONCE THEY SEE YOU YOUR RESUME GOES INTO THE GARBAGE CAN. I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES WEIGHT LOSS HAS GIVEN ME.