Death, Bariatric Surgery, or MyFitnessPal ??

boatsie77

Thank you for sharing your inspiring and continuing success story...and in your 60's too!!
From one "boomer" to another...thanks for proving it's never too late, or impossible, to achieve and enjoy a healthy lifestyle. Go you!!

AccioFitness

You are AMAZING. Congratulations on achieving so much in such a short period of time!!

I'm so glad you chose MFP, it enabled you to learn how to make permanent and healthier lifestyle changes that you will benefit rrom for the rest if your life! Surgery would have been easy in some ways, but there is no guarantee that you would have learned what you have through proper diet and exercise. Not only that, but your story is inspiring for many of us who still have a ways to go. Thank you for sharing your success story. Way to go!!

papyapa

SOOOOOOO AMAZING!!! Way to go! You should be sooooo proud of yourself!!! Way to take charge of YOUR life! Give yourself a good pat on the back! I am very proud of you! Keep it up!!!!

lambchristie

WOW!!!! One of the most amazing stories I've read here. Thanks for sharing. What encouragement...

Emi1974

You are an inspiration well done

LawRoc

Your story is awesome, thanks for sharing this. It is truly motivational!!

bachampion04

Congratulations!!! Wow what an amazing story...defnintely got my motivated!!!!!

sassyjae21

111lbs??! Good God, you're amazing!! Great job!

ktsmom430

Congratulations on your success! It can be done with determination and perseverance and you are a testimony to this!

mamma_nee

Amazing !!! Way to go !!!

SingingSingleTracker

On 7/17/2013 I was 397.6 pounds, with high blood pressure, swelling joints, COPD, and facing Bariatric surgery. I was a time bomb of bad health....Today 2/26/2014, I have lost 111 lbs. Dropped 2 of 3 high blood pressure pills, and am in better health than I’ve been in for a long time.
Along with the diet, I started to ride a bicycle.....Now I ride 10 to 12 miles a day at blazing speeds and go crazy if the weather or something else makes me miss a day. It helps me lose, keeps me motivated to stay fit and has become an intricate part of MyFitnessPal program.

Congrats on your first 111 pounds of loss! Way to pedal it off!!

Here's to you and your bike chipping off another 80 - 100 this year.

rml_16

Wonderful!

This is something I have never understood about people who choose the surgery. Many of them are told they have to lose some weight before the surgery will be safe, and they do that successfully and have the surgery, anyway, claiming they cannot lose weight without it.

I'm glad you chose to do it this way rather than permanently changing your system. I've seen how my friends who have had the surgery are in every day life and it doesn't look fun at all.

lisaanne1369

Good story great choice!

laurie04427

Good job! Very inspiring!

annael25

You are an inspiration to me. I am looking to lose over 100 pounds and your story really motivates me to work harder. Congrats on your success -- you're awesome!

sevencallmemom

So proud of you!

Surgery may give faster results, I suppose, but i know that earning this without help was what was best for me, and hopefully for you as well.

mrsward2010

Brilliant!!! thanks for sharig with us!! xx

tristaj90

Amazing! Great job Glad you were able to avoid surgery !! Keep up the good work!

beamer0821

amazing!! thanks for sharing! good for you!

bradXdale

Awesomers

Congratulations!

royaldrea

Great job OP, really inspiring! Keep on trucking (biking)!

OperationCombat

Fantastic story

KellySue67

BRAVO!!! What an awesome story! Congratulations!

mishka45

Great News...Congratulations!!!

40andFindingFitness

Woo hoo! Congrats for taking your health into your own hands.

Sharoncrdh

Congratulations! That is amazing!

I too was thinking about bariatric surgery. Then I got cold feet. Had my physical with my MD on Monday and told me I was prediabetic, my cholesterol was up, and referred me to a cardiologist to set me up with a harness to check my EKG.
Huge difference from my physical one year ago. I won't pretend that I'm surprised by any of this news. I felt it coming. I should say I knew it was coming. The hard reality is certain now. For one thing, I don't want to live this way and if I continue the way I'm going, life will be he'll as I age. I'll be 50 in September.

I began my new life change yesterday. Today is my first day on this site. And yours is the first blog I read!
Continue the great work you have done. It gives me motivation that it can be done!

Thank you!!

xPeacefulx

Thats Awesome! Congrats!!

TrailRunner61

Good for you! You are proof that it CAN be done, it just takes MORE work. Not that the surgery isn't hard, it's just harder to finally be accountable to yourse
I come from a big family, literally. My older sister had the surgery and then suffered 3 strokes and is now permanently disabled, but thin. I was kind of jealous that she had lost the weight and was smaller than I, who had been the smallest family member until then. Yeah, sad and selfish of me, I know. Shortly afterwards, I had numbness in my face, went to my 'migraine Dr.', a neurologist and was told that I also, had a small stroke. Luckily, they found out that I had a clotting disorder and put me on blood thinners and blood pressure meds. THAT was my wakeup call.
I know that we all have to do what works for us to stay alive, but doing it the 'right' way, is the healthiest way. I also believe that getting 'over' whatever issues we have that are making us destroy our bodies, is the first step.
Again, congrats, I'm proud of you.

sherisse69

Wow! Good for you!!!!! Keep going!