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Wow it's true that time does fly! April 6th was my one year anniversary or as I call it my new birthday. 
As I always tell people " I not quite half the man I use to be, but I am surely proud of the man I am today!"

Today!
 My weight is steady at 330lbs, about 80lbs shy of my goal I have moved up or down in a month, so I've hit the "Stall Wall".
I'm walking and using my eliptical and going to boot-camp every Saturday.

How has life changed? 
 
 It's funny life is cool, loose a few lbs and people (women) who never gave you the time of day, are now saying stuff like " I always thought considered you to be an attractive man but now .......... I laugh it off. I doing alot more going more places, fitting into booths, theather seats, small cars, don't laugh these where challenges for me. Runing I love to run I'm no distants runner yet but I'm able to run with my dog and just have a ball.

Chanlleges!

Food I have a barrier, there are certain foods that I will not eat because they were my demisis(sp) doesn't mean I don't desire them but it's almost a fear to eat them for fear that they would have an adverse effect. I have acknowledge that I am a carb junkie so that's another reason I am on guard when it comes to food. I still haven't heard my stomach grawl so I think I'm still at war with head hunger.

I am great for the change and have a ways to go...Keep me lifted in your prayers

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Like the words to an old song says; " It's been a looong, a long time coming and I knoooooow, a Change is gone Come" I'm 8 months out and 95lbs from my goal. A change has come. Life couldn't be better, like the saying goes " I'm happy in my new skin...lol 

Food Challenges: Pork, is not my friend...I get sick everytime, those crystal lite drinks still seem a tad bit thick. When I do eat I wish I hadn't always feel like it's coming back up, and I wish I would have just had a shake.

Overall all is good, no complaints, Wishing you All A Merry Christmas!

As of yesterday I made 5 months out. So far since surgery I've lost 147lbs, my total weight lost is 236lbs. I still have a ways to my goal, but I'm loving the journey. I can tell you guys this cause you don't know me, but I've owned my house for about 8 years and up until last month I'd only been in that tube once, because the first time I'd gotten my thighs were pressed against the jets and it hurt like hell! Now I'm in that tube every other night. I can lean forward and put my face under water like a kid, for real I did it the other night and washed my hair. I tell ya I'm having a ball. I've always wanted some under amor and they didn't come in my size or I could have been looking in the wrong place, I bought me some last week in a 2X. I was like Oh Yeah! give me one in each color. Life is good, stay tuned the best is yet to come.

Ever heard the old saying, "It's all in Gods time"? I wish it came a little sooner, I don't know why for the life of me I didn't get sleeve earlier than now, but I'm glad I did it. when I did.

To date I've lost a total of 203lbs from my HW of 609lbs, and a total of 114 lbs since surgery.  I have to admit that I wore a smile this morning on the way to work,  7lbs to go and I'm outta the 4's yes yes yes!!!!! I can't wait in a few weeks I'm going tubing,

All my fellow WLS people be encourage and stay focus!

There's a gospel song that says "A Wonderful Change, Has Come Over Me!" That's one of my favorite gospel songs. Even now it has a whole to new meaning as my weight reduces and my body starts to change forms. I look at NSV's  like the one I had yesterday and said " I'm really shrinking " , on yesterday I bought new jeans a size 56 ,now I know that's still huge but it 's not the 68 that I was wearing. Last weekend I went out for lunch and I sat in a booth without thinking........I was like yes! See for so many years I wouldn't go with people cause they would want to sit at a booth and I couldn't fit so we either sat at a table or I would be sitting at the end of the booth in a chair if someone twisted my arm. 

I am always on the go now! I am loving my Sleeve GOD BLESS THE Doctor WHOM CREATED THE SLEEVE!

First off I'd like to say that I have meet (in the verbal tense) some awesome people here on OH, who have been inspiring and encouraging. I've in joyed making new friends, you guys and gals are some beautiful people!

Today marks the begining of being 5 weeks out. My first meeting with my doctor was October 2009, then I weighed 580lbs, at that time he refused to do any kind of surgery on me due to my BMI being so high, he told me that for sure I would have to go to ICU, so he sent me home to loose 35lbs. I did just the opposite, I allowed some personal issues to grab hold of me, and turned to the poisons that had comfort me in the pass to comfort through my troubles, so I thought Food and Alcohol. I was down hard for a minute, then I begin to start loving me again, I decided that I was ready to take control of me again. I went back to my doctor, to weigh in again June 2010 I was weighing in at 609lbs when Robin ( my nurse) read off my weight I was like "Damn" that's more weight to loose before the doctor would even look my way for surgery.

Determined to do something, I was up late one night and saw and infomerical for the 6 Week Body Make Over, Yeah I bought it! It took almost a month to arrive. When I got it I made up my mind that after July 4th I was going to do it. I threw a huge cookout, I going out with a bang, because on Monday it was game time. I followed the process and the weight started coming off I was going to the doctor every other week to weight  and the numbers were falling, I lost about 80lbs and he finally submitted my paper work.

Some asked if you were loosing so well why get the VSG, The fact is I had hit that "Brick Wall" and couldn't get beyound a a certian and I needed that Help!

Pre-OP I weighed in @ 517 Today I'm happy to report I'm weighing in @ 445. God is Great!

What Does Weight Lost Mean To Me!

- It means a chance at life, a chance at living without limits.
- Being able to shop in a mall instead of, in a Mag, or a B&T store in the strip mall.
- It means being able to go places with out being in fear of wether or not I'll be able to fit.
- It mean being able to ride rides at the park, ride a horse, a bike, a motorcycle,  sky dive ect. (yeah a bit on the edge)
- it means taking my shirt off at the beach!
- It means being and living healthy and longer.

you get my point. Well that's all for now! You guys be blessed.

Yesterday I made one month out. I'm still doing liquids for the most past for an exception for the black bean soup I've been sucking down thank god for my blinder and the 1% milk I've had for breakfast. I drink mainly water don't really like crystal lite anymore and oh yeah sugar free iceys are a life saver. so far I've lost 60 plus lbs, I'm  not ungreatful considering this time last year I weighed 600 plus lbs, but was hoping to peel off a 100lbs before returning to work but I'm at a stall :( Wish there was something I could to do to get this pup back working I got two weeks before I return to work.

Awe man, let me tell you this week I have crossed two mile stones. One is that I had to buy new boxers cause my old ones were too big and wouldn't even stay up. My other Victory is that, this sunday I was able to sit in the middle on the chairs with the arms and not be tight. Thank you Jesus! Tomorrow sums up week two but so far I'm down 41lbs........

Today I've offically been "Sleeved" a week, it's not down to the exact hours, but it's a week under my belt. My taughs today are I'm glad I did it, which I can't say was my feelings when I came out of surgery, I had buyers remorse really bad but it was do to the pain, and the discovery that I was allergic to morphine, once they got the pain under control I was cool. To date I have lost roughly about 22lbs so far so good.

My Challenges:
Getting in all my daily fluids.
Keeping to a Schedule.
Digusting the entire protein shake.

My Strengths:
I am a walking Mo-Fo.
I am determined to live a healthier life, and new life with out restrictions caused by weight.

I'm done for now. Until next time