2003
My name is Rob.  I live in Wilmington, Delaware.  I have lived here for the past 25 years which is significant.  I grew up on the move.  My family moved all the time.  We lived in 35 states, Europe and South America.  So settling down has been nice.  I am happily married and have two kids, two corgis and two cats.  

At the ripe old age of 49 my primary physician told me that I might want to look into gastric bypass surgery and gave me ObesityHelp as a reference.  After twenty years of success and failure with diets and exercise I had ballooned to 340 pounds.  I was taking cholesterol meds, high blood pressure meds, anti-depressants, arthritic meds for the knees, etc.
I am basically a wreck living on borrowed time.  I am pre-diabetic and have severe sleep apnea (three years with a CPAP).  I get to work extra early to avoid having to park up the hill, and leave extra early because I get so tired.  I need to make serious changes in my lifestyle if I plan on being around for the next few years.

Here is my weight loss success since my surgery.  The only time where I gained weight was about 5 pounds during 2006 while recovering from two separate surgeries (abdominalplasty and hernia).   My increased cycling, running, and hot yoga should keep me in the upper 170's for many years.

Date Current Weight Pounds +/- month Total pounds lost
6/1/2003 340 0
10/6/2003 325 0
11/6/2003 291 34 49
12/6/2003 268 23 72
1/6/2004 260 8 80
2/6/2004 245 15 95
3/6/2004 234 11 106
4/6/2004 219 15 121
5/6/2004 210 9 130
6/6/2004 200 10 140
7/6/2004 199.5 0.5 140.5
8/6/2004 197 2.5 143
9/6/2004 194 3 146
10/6/2004 191 3 149
11/6/2004 189 2 151
12/6/2004 188 1 152
1/6/2005 185 3 155
2/6/2005 182 3 158
3/6/2005 181 1 159
4/6/2005 180 1 160
5/6/2005 181 -1 159
6/6/2005 179 2 161
7/6/2005 179 0 161
8/6/2005 179 0 161
9/6/2005 179 0 161
10/6/2005 175 4 165
11/6/2005 177 -2 163
12/6/2005 175 2 165
1/6/2006 176 -1 164
2/6/2006 176 0 164
3/6/2006 180 -4 160
4/6/2006 181 -1 159
5/6/2006 181 0 159
6/6/2006 181 0 159
7/6/2006 181 0 159
8/6/2006 180 1 160
9/6/2006 179 1 161
10/6/2006 179 0 161
11/6/2006 178 1 162
12/6/2006 178 0 162
1/6/2007 178 0 162
2/6/2007 178 0 162
3/6/2007 178 0 162
4/6/2007 178 0 162
5/6/2007 178 0 162

About Me
DE
Location
27.0
BMI
RNY
Surgery
10/06/2003
Surgery Date
May 01, 2003
Member Since

Before & After
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October 5, 2003 Pre-op
325lbs
April 2004, 6-months post
215lbs

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