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Yesterday was my one year anniversary. It's been four month's since I've been on the site ..... Alot things have been going on with life ,love,and business but I'm back!!! How can I explain this year.......180 ...... I have a completely new life. I see that unfortunately people treat me different (good and bad) ,I see that nothing can stand in my way of doing anything. Life for me is great now!!!

I want to start off by apologizing for not writing but I have had a serious realization on why people stop writing after the surgeries (well not everyone but alot of people). I remember before my surgery I always wondered why people kinda fell off after their surgery and now that I'm on the other side of the mirror I get it ........ You simply just don't have time for all the new things that are available for you to do. I am now active every day, and I can't go a day or two without working out. Wow life is so diffrent, I remember thinking "this might be to much change in my life" now I think more change please. So for all out there that have second thoughts (which you will have ) work through it because all the things that you have to go though to get the surgery ........ IT'S ALL WORTH IT!!!!

Well on the ninth of June it will be three months. I have lost a total of 82lbs strictly off the surgery and exercise (meaning not counting the pounds I lost before the surgery). Wow the three months have been very weird for me fitting into clothes that didn't fit and not fitting into clothes that did fit. I have been exercising 6 days a week and yoga on the 7Th. I haven't craved the bad foods I used to crave at all which is very surprising to me. People that I know but haven't seen in a while do double takes and come to me saying "I was wondering who this guy was waving to me" like I said weird. I will be posting pics of myself soon so keep a look out.

So, I have been at home for about 2 1/2 weeks now. I have had some ups and downs with food, but all in all everything is good, no major problems to report. I gotta say I'm really lucky, when looking at other people's experiences, some people, if not most, don't have positive friends and family around them through their journey.  I can honestly say I do not have one negative person around me, so in turn I feel extremely positive.  When I share my weight loss, everybody is excited for me, and give a lot of congrats and hugs.  I've heard of people getting the "you took the easy way out" and I've also read of people and their friends being generally negative, from friends on OH that have told me of their experiences. I really hope and pray that I never have to go through any of that. I stay mindful of the fact that this is always a possibility, due to the fact it is human nature, but I stay positive.
My current weight is 297 pounds, wow, I can't believe I'm under 300 lbs already.  I look forward in seeing the changes in my body, working out, eating healthier, that's the most exciting part of this experience.  Not to mention, looking forward to having more activities, and more fun with my family as we do things I wasn't able to do previously...ROLLER COASTERS HERE I COME!!

Well, I haven't posted in awhile, and I got to admit that my last posting wasn't very positive. I was very frustrated, and felt a bit alone in the process, but I was wrong.  I found that I had support on many different levels.  So, I'm writing you all this from the hospital bed, saying to everyone, that I am finally on the other side ot this journey.  I'm sore, but in good spirits! And feel the love from everyone that cares about me.  My kids have come to visit me and have given me strength throughout all of this.  My wife is actually writing this for me while I speak it.  I didn't know how she was going to react to all of this, or if her anxieties were going to get in the way, but I gotta say, she's been a rock and has completely helped me through all of this.  To all that have written me and commented, I send you a sincere thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. And for your continued support.  I know I still have a long journey ahead, but I feel blessed to even have today.  I promise to keep up my blog and update photos as the months go by.

OK sooo it's been a while,........ I have been kinda down lately. Let's see after my initial appointment i was very upbeat but it went down hill from there. Loosing the extra pounds was harder than i thought cause I hit a plateau but that was OK I stayed positive. The bad stuff started happening when I had to deal more with the hospital. I was told I needed to attend some mandatory classes before i could have the surgery. these classes are in steps so if you miss the first one you have to wait a month to get in the next classes. I know how important this surgery is so I made sure I was ready. Well for some reason even though i left an hour before I needed to be at my meeting traffic did not cooperate with me so I arrived five minutes late. When I arrived no one was there so I went to the info desk and they also could not find the meeting that person in turn gabbed a supervisor and the supervisor couldn't find the meeting therefore she gave me her info so that the department could know I was really there. My issue was not that I missed it my issue was that i missed work for this meeting. I work in investments, in the investment world everything is cut throat and nobody cares what your issues are, so needless to say i was reprimanded. The receptionist the next day I called the department did not believe me. This led to alot of back and forth between the department head and the supervisor that help me that night. They eventually excused me from attending due to the circumstances but it was a fight. Well there's more I was scheduled to meet with the surgeon the 14Th of November when i arrived they informed me that he could not attend and he needed to reschedule for the 9Th of December needless to say I was upset but took it in stride cause i had a few more pounds to loose. Well the 9Th arrived and while I was waiting to be seen he again could not met with me right away they said it would be about an hour i waited and they came back to me with "Sorry he not going to be able to see you today"  So now i am rescheduled for the 19Th of December.......Let's see what happens!!!!

So yesterday I had my " All Day" appointment as they like to call it. It went great!! The nurses were extremely positive and were very pleased with my progress even before seeing them (i.e. quit smoking, lost 20lbs,changed my eating habits). The NP said all I have to loose is 7lbs and I'll be ready for surgery. The physiologist was really nice and kept telling everyone how much she liked me so when I got to the other nurses they were all incredibly pleasant. They did all the test the same day so all I really have to do is loose the weight .

Well I have an appointment for my first step in this proccess, the all day eval. It is set for Oct. 7 2008. I see a psych, I see a dietician and I get blood work done all in one day!!! Very excited and nervous but seeing all of the before and afters really helps me keep my eye on the prize!!