Rob S.
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 |