Man refuses surgery, drops 270 pounds - CNN.com*

Ely82010
Ely82010 Posts: 1,998 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
I hope that the links works. What an inspiration!

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/health/weight-loss-profile-bryan-ganey/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

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  • auticus
    auticus Posts: 1,051 Member
    I saw that and responded on there. The awesomeness cannot be denied. A person who owned up to his issues and took control of his life without trying to find a shortcut... I admire him.
  • kingkong123
    kingkong123 Posts: 184 Member
    No doubt impressive and commendable. That's a lot of solid work. Very inspiring. Anyone else wonder how you get to that point though? Almost 600 pounds...that's crazy.
  • 1smemae94
    1smemae94 Posts: 365 Member
    He's done such an amazing job!
  • outtanms
    outtanms Posts: 237 Member
    awsome story.
  • jaded_rose
    jaded_rose Posts: 298 Member
    cool
  • cruiseking
    cruiseking Posts: 338 Member
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxb5IkLeW5k
  • savlyon
    savlyon Posts: 474 Member
    "I think what gets lost in the advertisements and everything that's written about weight loss is that if people would keep it simple, that everyone has that power in them. You can change your life."

    I like this quote from the article.
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    So glad you shared I hope people read and realize from his story it can happen for ANY and ALL of us!!!!!!!
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    We lost a good friend of ours about a month ago from complications of long-term morbid obesity. He died from a pulmonary embolism at age 49 after a massive heart attack.

    I'm so happy to see this guy make it alive out of that situation. Many do not.
  • KyleB65
    KyleB65 Posts: 1,196 Member
    Wow! Makes my problems seem so small!

    Very inspirational!
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    No doubt impressive and commendable. That's a lot of solid work. Very inspiring. Anyone else wonder how you get to that point though? Almost 600 pounds...that's crazy.

    It isn't as hard as you may think... I have always said there wasn't alot of difference between 400lbs, and 560 lbs. Just about 18 months.............
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    No doubt impressive and commendable. That's a lot of solid work. Very inspiring. Anyone else wonder how you get to that point though? Almost 600 pounds...that's crazy.

    It isn't as hard as you may think... I have always said there wasn't alot of difference between 400lbs, and 560 lbs. Just about 18 months.............

    I have to say 295lbs lost! WOW WOW WOW! Congratulations to you for your pure awesomeness.
  • kingkong123
    kingkong123 Posts: 184 Member
    No doubt impressive and commendable. That's a lot of solid work. Very inspiring. Anyone else wonder how you get to that point though? Almost 600 pounds...that's crazy.

    It isn't as hard as you may think... I have always said there wasn't alot of difference between 400lbs, and 560 lbs. Just about 18 months.............

    I have to say 295lbs lost! WOW WOW WOW! Congratulations to you for your pure awesomeness.

    Ditto. Your work is equally impressive.

    Interesting to hear from someone who has lived it.
  • BlondeLisa1
    BlondeLisa1 Posts: 106 Member
    After reading his struggle, I feel like I'm dodging a bullet by getting my weight in hand now. Being strong, losing and maintaining a healthy body weight and living a better lifestyle so as to avoid a lot of the hell people go through is essential. What a reenforcement for the reasons we are all here.

    Thanks for sharing.
  • paladeac
    paladeac Posts: 81 Member
    There's a DJ I heard whose just undergone gastric bypass. It makes me very sad because in her soundbites she says, "I tried everything." when I read her blog of what she'd tried, it was every fad diet. She doesn't talk about eating healthy and exercising more.
  • missmacknz
    missmacknz Posts: 39
    Well done to him. However in my humble opinion surgery is not a short cut. Not everybody CAN drop 270lbs unaided and then keep it off forever. It doesn't make us less deserving. :)
  • reneepugh
    reneepugh Posts: 522 Member
    amazing.
  • CharlieBarleyMom
    CharlieBarleyMom Posts: 727 Member
    No doubt impressive and commendable. That's a lot of solid work. Very inspiring. Anyone else wonder how you get to that point though? Almost 600 pounds...that's crazy.

    Yeah, but, how did I let myself get to "HERE"? - same difference... different day. He finally got the message and he finally did something about it. There but for the grace...
  • feb06momma
    feb06momma Posts: 169
    I kind of get how he got there. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would get to 330 pounds....and I did. Not saying that its the same as 600 pounds, but its so easy to say "I will never let myself weigh over 250, 300, etc etc" and one day you wake up and you are in some other body you don't even recognize.
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