superconducting
The New Me
Mar 20, 2010
Time sure has flown. I am now 7 months or so from my surgery. I guess you could call me a poster success for the lap band. I have lost about 135 pounds since about a month before my surgery. Starting in January I seriously upped my working out. I signed up for a half marathon, my first, on April 3rd. I lift 3 times a week. If I miss a workout, I get pissed. Today I ran 10.5 miles up and down the hills around my house.
Its kind of funny, people ask me everyday if I feel better, if I feel like I have more energy.. actually.. I feel pretty tired and sore most of the time :)
I'm sure I am gonna rock through the half marathon. My sights are now on a full marathon. I originally was thinking in the fall, but the way I am progressing, I think I may look for something this summer, maybe in the mountain states. I'm also looking to get into endurance cycling. I am looking to get a decent bike to start. My eye is on triathalons, but I don't really know where I can train around here.
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Its kind of funny, people ask me everyday if I feel better, if I feel like I have more energy.. actually.. I feel pretty tired and sore most of the time :)
I'm sure I am gonna rock through the half marathon. My sights are now on a full marathon. I originally was thinking in the fall, but the way I am progressing, I think I may look for something this summer, maybe in the mountain states. I'm also looking to get into endurance cycling. I am looking to get a decent bike to start. My eye is on triathalons, but I don't really know where I can train around here.
wow, that was quick
Aug 22, 2009
I can't quite believe how quick I have lost weight. 6 weeks ago I was pigging out nightly and near my normal "high" of 340 pounds, with a BMI of over 44. This was down from my highest of around 360 or so, and about where I have spent the most amount of time over the last few years. How crazy that here I type today at 300, with a bmi of 39 and change... and this time, I have a band in, so I am confident I am not only going to keep it down, but conitinue much much lower!
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My Story
Aug 20, 2009
Well, I have been a fat guy for quite a while. Although not really obese as a child, I was always husky. In my senior year of high school, I lost a lot of weight and was probably pretty normal. I went in the Army reserves my second year of college, and was in the best shape of my life.. a svelt 175 when I finished AIT that summer. I gained a bit when back in college, and hovered around 200-210.. eventually I went active duty, and while always being over the army standards, I always made the body fat "tape test". I maintained about 220 while running and doing lots of army stuff. At 24 I got out.. vowed I'd never run again, and ate like a pig. My weight chart reads like exponential.. By the time I was 28 I was approaching 300, and started the "yo yo". In 2002 at around 310 with a BMI around 41-42, I started exploring weight loss surgery. The RNY just seemed to risky to me at the time. I moved to the lap band. I had about 3 or 4 false starts, mainly because of insurance/job changes right when I was getting ready to get a date, or else major life events that made me delay. Since 2002, I have pretty much stayed above 300 and been as high as 360. I had one great diet run where I broke 300, but it didn't last too long.
I finally pulled the trigger and went after after the 6 month "monitored" diet over the winter required for my insurance. Just as I was finishing up, I had to change the insurance plans again! The good news is, I was able to get Aetna, which is very band friendly (assuming you have the 6 month diet!). I still had doubts though, and procrastinated moving forward. Secretly, I knew I had my vacation to OBX coming up in July, and I really didn't want to do anything until after that.
Well, the vacation was like a food frenzy for me. Knowing what I was going to do after it was over, I let myself go. Actually, it was great fun, and I didn't feel guilty at all. When I got back on July 10th, I was at 340. That night I started my diet. I saw Dr. Kwon on July 14th or thereabouts, my weight was at 336. Having done my initial visit some 9 months earlier, Dr. Kwon's rules were I had to lose 5% of my excess weight before surgery... this meant I had to weigh 317. Dr. Kwon gave me a surgery date of August 12.. so my first challenge started.. lose 19 pounds in about 3.5 weeks. I went with two to three EAS carb control chakes a day and a protein dinner, usually something like a couple of grilled chicken thighs, and maybe a little veggie from the garden like squash or beans. I did not cheat at all. When my pre-op visit came on August 10, I weighed in right at 317! 2 days later at surgery, I weighed in at 314. And that was after I had a last day mexican meal with my wife - but even there I didn't really pig out - but they were some of the only simple carbs I had in a long time.
My surgery was August 12th. As of this blog, my weight is now 301.5, so in about 6 weeks, I have lost 38.5 pounds. My BMI is now right at 40. I'm rather impressed with myself so far.
So far its been shakes. I love the eas shakes, but I am a little worried I am not getting enough protein as I am pretty weak. I added in a shake with GNC Wheybolic Extreme in the morning. It really makes a big difference. Even still, I am only getting about 500 calories a day, which seems low.. but just following the surgeon.
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I finally pulled the trigger and went after after the 6 month "monitored" diet over the winter required for my insurance. Just as I was finishing up, I had to change the insurance plans again! The good news is, I was able to get Aetna, which is very band friendly (assuming you have the 6 month diet!). I still had doubts though, and procrastinated moving forward. Secretly, I knew I had my vacation to OBX coming up in July, and I really didn't want to do anything until after that.
Well, the vacation was like a food frenzy for me. Knowing what I was going to do after it was over, I let myself go. Actually, it was great fun, and I didn't feel guilty at all. When I got back on July 10th, I was at 340. That night I started my diet. I saw Dr. Kwon on July 14th or thereabouts, my weight was at 336. Having done my initial visit some 9 months earlier, Dr. Kwon's rules were I had to lose 5% of my excess weight before surgery... this meant I had to weigh 317. Dr. Kwon gave me a surgery date of August 12.. so my first challenge started.. lose 19 pounds in about 3.5 weeks. I went with two to three EAS carb control chakes a day and a protein dinner, usually something like a couple of grilled chicken thighs, and maybe a little veggie from the garden like squash or beans. I did not cheat at all. When my pre-op visit came on August 10, I weighed in right at 317! 2 days later at surgery, I weighed in at 314. And that was after I had a last day mexican meal with my wife - but even there I didn't really pig out - but they were some of the only simple carbs I had in a long time.
My surgery was August 12th. As of this blog, my weight is now 301.5, so in about 6 weeks, I have lost 38.5 pounds. My BMI is now right at 40. I'm rather impressed with myself so far.
So far its been shakes. I love the eas shakes, but I am a little worried I am not getting enough protein as I am pretty weak. I added in a shake with GNC Wheybolic Extreme in the morning. It really makes a big difference. Even still, I am only getting about 500 calories a day, which seems low.. but just following the surgeon.
About Me
Montgomery, NY
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Surgery
08/12/2009
Surgery Date
May 14, 2001
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