jkeeton81
A Year Out...
Dec 04, 2010
I need your help!
Sep 16, 2010
I gotta get on my grind!
Apr 24, 2010
Walking a mile in my shoes...
Feb 09, 2010
January was a quite uneventful month of weight loss for me... I tried working out, but I was just too tired all the time. I met a friend on here who told me to focus on my arms to start with the weights. So I did as he said and bought a 40 lb set of dumbells....AWESOME... I mean I'm not buff or anything but seeing any kind of improvement from stagnation is great to me. I did force myself to start working out, Leslie Sansone.... yeah the walking dvd lady... I felt really really lame at first doing what she is doing. But she teaches you how to walk a mile in 15 minutes. That has been extremely beneficial for me. It still feel lame, but it works I'm now down ot the size I was as a College Junior. How much you ask? 376... While that may seem like a huge number still, I hadnt seen it since May of 2003. With the weights and the walking I feel like there is no stopping me now! I started back with my protein shakes even though they still dont taste as good as they did before surgery lol.
I said all of that to say, even when you dont see results... push through it!! We were all given a chance to live a better life and if you are determined to be a more healthy and stronger person you can do just that. Be more than what people said you could be, do more than you ever thought you could. You and I can make it together as long as we keep supporting each other and holding ourselve accountable!
Many blessings to you all!
Joseph Keeton
The Stall...What Am I Doing Wrong?
Jan 10, 2010
I really dont know what workouts to do or anything like that. So its has most definitely been challenging to say the least. I dont want to be the guy who had the surgery but didnt lose the weight. I know the process can be up and down for awhile, but I want to make sure my maximizing my potential at the same time. The lack of guidance or natural inclination to workout has been the worst part of it all. Once I'm in a routine or no what to do it is easy for me to pick it up and to go with it at full force! Any advice is welcome. I'll holla at you all later.
i.AM.feeling.AMAZING.
Dec 09, 2009
HELLO, THIS RIDE HAS BEEN CRAZY SO FAR. I STARTED FEELING BETTER LAST WEEK AROUND MY 3 WEEK MARK. I AM STILL GETTING USE TO MY NEW STOMACH AND EVERYTHING DOESNT ALWAYS FEEL NORMAL PER SE. BUT I FEEL GREAT.
STILL SEEING WHAT I CAN AND CANNOT EAT, ITS KINDA EXCITING. PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO NOTICE THE WEIGHT LOSS. i DONT SEE IT, BUT I GUESS THATS FINE. IT HAS TAKEN 28 YEARS TO GET THIS BIG AND I DONT EXPECT IT TO GO AWAY OVERNIGHT.
I DO WONDER HOW I WILL FEEL ONCE MY FAT IS GONE AND PEOPLE APPROACH ME, HOW ILL ACT TOWARD THEM. I WAS CONFIDENT IN WHO I WAS BEFORE, BUT I KINDA USED MY WEIGHT AS A DEFENSE MECHANISM... SO THAT SHALL BE INTERESTING.
WHO KNOWS, I MAY EVEN FIND THE WIFE OUT THERE THAT GOD HAS FOR ME! SO EXCITED ABOUT MY NEW LIFE!
I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES WITH ME, THAT MEANS SO MUCH AND HAS MADE THE BEGINNING OF THIS JOURNEY MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE, YOU ALL ARE PRICELESS!
BE BLESSED!
JOSEPH KEETON
Still not feeling 100%
Nov 25, 2009
4 days out... Finally on the loser's bench!
Nov 15, 2009
This has been a strange few days lol... The surgery took a little over an hour. I think the worst experience I would have to say was waiting in the waiting room. Time moved so slow, my palms were sweating and I was having second thoughts. lol. I saw my doc and he calmed me all of my worries. The next thing that I know I was waking up in my hospital room.
I got no sleep though. The staff was awesome they were very encouraging and helped me to push past the pain and walk it out. BEST ADVICE EVER!
I'm still getting use to the way liquid flows down it feels really strange. The gas is horrible, it is really uncorfortable. If there is anything else I could say I'm still in some pain, but keeping all things in perspective I feel great. I;m so thankful for the people that I have met so far and I'm open to the advice and knowledge you all have.
Be blessed!
Joseph Keeton
APPROVED!!!!!!
Oct 27, 2009
Aetna Approval
Oct 27, 2009
I am now really frustrated because I know for a fact that they received that info on October 7th. I had myself sent a copy of all the material that was sent to the insurance company. So I called my surgeons office and they verified my suspicions that this was just a delay tactic since my case wasn’t approved within the 2 week time limit that they have to either approve or deny coverage.
I really believe that delay does not mean denial, but come on! I’m anxious, nervous and excited all at the same time.