What are we going to call it?
Have been reading Sunday Weigh Ins and we have a couple of guys who are soon going to be sliding from the 400's to the 300's. Or from the 300's to the 200's. When a guy slides below 200 we call it "Century City" to counter the feminine "Onederland" What do we want to call it when a WLS brother breaks the 300's? or 200's? 
Never, and I mean NEVER, trust a fart!! 
I never thought much about giving those accomplisments a name. To me, joining the Century Club meant losing 100 lbs. I'm glad that I've lost 240 lbs, but I doubt that I'll ever get down below 200. I'd eventually like to get below 300.
Part of the way we view ourselves and our accomplishments on this post-op journey is to see how far we have gone individually. I see some men who start their WLS journey in the high 200s or in the low 300s. 30 years ago, when I was at that stage, surgery generally was not an option. Most insurers wouldn't cover it. I could never afford to be a self-pay. I knew when I started looking into RNY that my final weight would probably be higher than most men's starting weight. That's easy enough to understand intellectually, but it is hard to keep in perspective on a daily basis.
I'm glad that many men are able to get down to normal or almost "normal" weights. I wish I could have done so when I was younger. However, getting the RNY at 50 has allowed me to live another 10+ years. My docs thought I would have been dead within 1-2 years if I didn't have it.
Part of the way we view ourselves and our accomplishments on this post-op journey is to see how far we have gone individually. I see some men who start their WLS journey in the high 200s or in the low 300s. 30 years ago, when I was at that stage, surgery generally was not an option. Most insurers wouldn't cover it. I could never afford to be a self-pay. I knew when I started looking into RNY that my final weight would probably be higher than most men's starting weight. That's easy enough to understand intellectually, but it is hard to keep in perspective on a daily basis.
I'm glad that many men are able to get down to normal or almost "normal" weights. I wish I could have done so when I was younger. However, getting the RNY at 50 has allowed me to live another 10+ years. My docs thought I would have been dead within 1-2 years if I didn't have it.
Like it! "Dropping a deuce"
So does that mean dropping 300 would be a "Tripple Crown" or a "Tri-farta"?
So does that mean dropping 300 would be a "Tripple Crown" or a "Tri-farta"?
Eating junk food and CRAP is not a reward...it's a punishment...
it's a DEATH sentence...Reward yourself with Good Health!
Highest Weight: 287 Lbs-January 2010; Reached Goal 195 Lbs - Dec 2010
Total Lost: 92 Lbs; Completed FULL MARATHON (26.2 Miles) 10-16-2011
it's a DEATH sentence...Reward yourself with Good Health!
Highest Weight: 287 Lbs-January 2010; Reached Goal 195 Lbs - Dec 2010
Total Lost: 92 Lbs; Completed FULL MARATHON (26.2 Miles) 10-16-2011
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