Neil V.

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Well my sister, brother and father quit smoking, but it wasn't from good circumstances.  My dad had a stroke 2 weeks ago, he had an excellent recovery, only side affect still bothering him now is his eyesight is about 50% of what it was.  He's a very lucky man.  Either way, this scared everyone, they are all quiting with my father. 

Allright, I have been slacking the last 2 months.  I'm setting myself a goal of 25lbs in the next 2 months.  Time to get serious again.  I will be below 245 by september 7th. 

They both tried quiting but neither were successful

I know I posted this before but that was 100lbs lost from my highest weight, this time it's 100lbs from my surgery in January.  Now I can get one of those cards, woohoo!!!

I'm really surprised how quick the weight came off, I have always been able to loose weight in the past but this time things are different.  I don't have the cravings for junk food, i am happy eating normal sized portions of food, and I learned a lot about food.  This time it is a life change, not a diet.  I had the lapband surgury done but never went back to get it filled.  I think going through a surgury to loose weight helped me mentally change my views on food and health.  The way I was going, i would have probably been dead before I was 40.  I didn't get the band filled because there was no reason too, i am eating the way I should be and loosing weight, why go through the restrictions that the band has.  If I start to slip down the road, the band is there to help.  If i had to do it over again, I wouldn't change a thing.  I think the thing that made a huge difference this time was I educated myself about food.  I have been on diets before that told you what to eat but not why.  Insurance companys should start covering apt's with nutritionists without having to go through the surgury.

I am down at least 100lbs, the highest weight that I'm aware of was over 400 and I weighed in today at 299.5, woohoo!!!  Now only 80 lbs to go.



lost –adjective

1.	no longer possessed or retained: lost friends. (Or Weight)

2.	no longer to be found: lost articles.

3.	having gone astray or missed the way; bewildered as to place, direction, etc.: lost children.

4.	not used to good purpose, as opportunities, time, or labor; wasted: a lost advantage.

5.	being something that someone has failed to win: a lost prize.

6.	ending in or attended with defeat: a lost battle.

7.	destroyed or ruined: lost ships.

Update;  5 more lbs to make my dad quit and 20 to make my sister quit.  They are going to be P#ssed when I throw their cigarrettes away. 

40 more lbs until my father and sister have to quit smoking, can't wait until i get to throw their cigarettes into the fire, haha
2/11/08