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Hey guys I really appreciate all of yalls comments. It sucks to know that food rules your life. I guess this tool will be like a drill seargant and it will set my ways to follow. Yes I was once fit while i was in the military (corpsman for the Marines) and when I went through my divorce. Now nothing is standing over me and making me , I sure hopw this tool will make me think twice and help me with my everyday struggle with food. I want so bad to do the things I wanna do. My kids even suffer for my lack of drive and energy. I wanna be there for them!!! This a great place ,yall have been very good to me and I hope to finally join yall in success.  

Although I'm still an active junk food junkie and carb addict, I am extremely thankful that I had RNY surgery.  My highest weight was 571 and I now weigh 364.  Besides the weight difference, my doctor and I are convinced that I'd be dead now if I hadn't had the surgery.   When you've tried everything else and you're knocking on death's door, the WLS is a welcome choice.  I had to beg the surgeon to operate and I freely signed releases absolving the doctor and hospital of any liability in case the surgery were not successful.  Even though I remain morbidly obese, my PCP and my surgeons consider me to be a success.  I knew going into surgery that I'd probably have my final (not goal) weight be where most men are starting their weight loss journeys.  I can't say whether the WLS is worth it if you start out as only morbidly obese and don't have many complications.  This is serious surgery and does have its risks.  I was an extremely high risk patient and I'm grateful for the surgery.  I do use the tool, but the tool has very little to do with how you act between meals.  I get in my protein, water, fruit, and veggies.  But, between meals I'm almost constantly grazing.  I know that's a mental problem and I've seen shrinks, talk therapists, and taken several online and in person courses and still can't get past that problem.  I think and pray about it daily but that's kind of the nature of addiction.  I do get clean for short periods of time and I am grateful for that.

You or should I say we, have to make a lifestyle change for life. With that being said we will all venture to the dark side at some point, meaning eating things that we shouldn't. It is something that always has to be in the back of your mind. For the first year or better I walked the straight and narrow. What I have found is that even if I do try somethng I shouldn't. I have more control now. The other day a lady in my office made a cheese cake and brought it in, every one was going crazy about how good it was. I cut off the very front of a wedge and ate it. It was very good. That was enough to enjoy and I was fine with it. Prior to WLS I could have ate the whole thing if I put my mind to it. What I do at work is to take good choices with me. I pack my lunch every day so I can control what I eat. I always take a couple of apples and a banana or two as well. Low carb yogurt, oz of almonds and maybe a couple ozs of cheese. These are a few of my snack chioces that I plan for every day. We have a small fridge in our office, so I have some of these at hand. If I don't, I will find my self standing in front of the snack machine at work window shopping. If I have choices then 99% of the time I will choose something I brought with me.  Something else I do is once I got to the weight I am now I weigh every day and when I go more than 5 pounds over where I want to be. I cut back and look at what I have been eating and in a few days I can get it back off.  pan head