ALWAYS BEEN OVERWEIGHT SINCE 4TH GRADE.
 I'M 5'9", 41 YEARS OLD AND HAVE A MEDIUM
 BUILD AND VERY BROAD SHOULDERS. I WAS 
ALWAYS UP AND DOWN WITH MY WEIGHT, 
I WOULD LOOSE 50 AND GAIN IT BACK 
PLUS 10. MY LOWEST ADULT WEIGHT WAS
 175 IN 1987, I WAS A 31" WAISTE. AS I 
GOT OLDER MY WEIGHT DIDN'T BOTHER 
ME MUCH, I PRETTY MUCH STAYED AT 
250 LBS. IN 2006 I GOT HIGH BLOOD 
PRESSURE. IN 2007 I STARTED GAINING
 WEIGHT AND SHOT UP TO 350 LBS OR
 MORE (TO FAT FOR MY SCALE AT HOME).
 MY BACK STARTED HURTING AND I BECAME 
TIRED QUICKLY WHEN I WOULD WALK. 
MY PRIMARY DOCTOR PUT ME ON A DIET
 AND I DROPPED AND THE PAIN WENT AWAY.
 DECIDED TO HAVE GASTRIC BYPASS IN JULY 2007
. I DID ALL THE TESTS AND I HAD MY SURGERY 
ON FEB. 7 2008 I AM DOWN 40 LBS SO FAR, 
I WALK BRISKELY FOR 40 MINUTES A DAY 
(WAITING FOR DR. AVERBACH'S PERMISSION T
O REALLY WORK OUT), I FEEL LIKE A NEW 
PERSON. FOR THE FIRST TIME I FEEL LIKE 
MY BODY IS MY TEMPLE. TO BE CONTINUED......

As you can see one year later and 178 lbs lighter!!!!!
starting weight 340......current weight 162
starting waist 54".........current Levis slimfit 32" or reg. fit 31"



About Me
Baltimore, MD
Location
23.6
BMI
RNY
Surgery
02/07/2008
Surgery Date
Jan 15, 2008
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