theatrescot
Actor. Teacher. Dreamer. A dog. A cat. Love good music, good friends, Shakespeare and Guinness. Father to an awesome son! All in all a pretty lucky guy.
I was a "healthy" Fat Person. I was active but obese...hell, I played HAMLET at 315 pounds! I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and Sleep Apnea...my lab numbers were all trendig in the wrong direction...and I had to make some changes.
Three years ago, I was 125 pounds lighter and in amazing shape. I had weighed 300 pounds, started working out and lost all that weight. I was going through a separation (that lead to divorce) so I was motivated to "get fit"...alas, I gained it all back ad then some!!! I went from 175 to 331 (at least that is what I think my heighest weight was). Here was was at 46 years old with a 9 year old and I was feeling the impact of years of food addiction...It was only a matter of time before I was diabetic...it was only a matter of time before my whole life would be impacted by my weight...it was being impacted, but I was able to do most things I wanted to do...but I was scared of dying...I was scared that I wouldn't be around to see my son graduate from high school...graduate college....get married...something had to change.
I walked into Surgery Specialists of NC to see Dr. Jon Bruce and it the dye was cast...I was going to admit I was powerless over my addiction...I was going to seek help...I was going to find a tool to help me change my life!
On September 26, 2016, I had a Duodenal Switch. I look forward to an even fuller life...one not dominated by food ad fear!