6 Month Transformation - Post RNY Gastric Bypass Success

Christopher4WeightLoss
Christopher4WeightLoss Posts: 12 Member
in Success Stories
I have been overweight since college. I'm married and have a 9 y/o son. I have failed at countless diet attempts. I became diabetic, hypertensive, had sleep apnea, developed degenerative joint disease, a hiatal hernia and depression because of my weight issues. My weight gave me social anxiety, where I just didn't want to be around other people much. My son is in different sports through out the year and he always wants me to coach or assist in coaching with his teams, and I have been too embarrassed of myself to take on these roles. I really want to become more involved in leadership roles in my life. I want to live life, instead of watching it go by. Since my RNY Surgery on July 16th 2012, almost every one of the issues above is Gone!!! In the last 6 months the journey has been a wild ride! I would do it again!! I have hit my goal weight of a "normal" BMI and I am now trying to figure out how to maintain. MFP and my friends here have really inspired me to stay focused on my goals. Thank- you all for your support!!! I realize that weight loss surgery is not for everyone, and that it may even be frowned upon in many ways from people that are losing weight and staying fit from traditional methods, but I was once a traditional kind of guy with dieting and fitness until my health issues made things a little more serious than that of a failed New Year's Resolution. This has not been as easy as it may look, it is still a daily battle with food choices, but I am now feeling a million times better and have the knowlegde to use the tool that my surgeon has given me.

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Christopher's Journey:RNY Gastric Bypass
Here are my stats:
Pre~Surgery Weight: 287 lbs
BMI - 41.2
Height: 5ft 10in.
RNY surgery on 07/16/2012
07/16/2012: 275.0 lbs BMI-39.5
08/16/2012: 250.7 lbs BMI-35.9
09/16/2012: 227.4 lbs BMI-32.6
10/16/2012: 208.4 lbs BMI-29.9
11/16/2012: 193.0 lbs BMI-27.7
12/16/2012: 179.5 lbs BMI-25.9
01/16/2013: 172.5 lbs BMI-24.7

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Replies

  • ElleBee615
    ElleBee615 Posts: 177
    Congrats!! You look awesome!!!
  • raqufern
    raqufern Posts: 794 Member
    Congratulations you look amazing!!!!!
  • spfldpam
    spfldpam Posts: 738 Member
    Congrats Chris! You look GREAT! Keep up the hard work!
  • BestSelf98
    BestSelf98 Posts: 19 Member
    Congratulations. How wonderful to be free from the physical joint pain from the extra weight. I know it well.
  • Chelsrf
    Chelsrf Posts: 194 Member
    Great job Chris, you look amazing! I'm so proud of you.
  • healthybabs
    healthybabs Posts: 600 Member
    fantastic Chris. I am sure you feel as awesome as you look!
  • LetsGetFitMama
    LetsGetFitMama Posts: 102
    Congrats! Amazing transformation! My boyfriend is in the beginning process of having gastric bypass done and it will be great to see him being able to be active and having fun, esp since I have a 4 yr old who really wants him out and playing but he just can't yet! I am going to share your story with him! :drinker:
  • tiffanyheth
    tiffanyheth Posts: 510 Member
    Congratulations! What an inspiration!
  • WeakCalves
    WeakCalves Posts: 32 Member
    Wow, you look amazing. Congratulations!
  • fit4lifeUcan2
    fit4lifeUcan2 Posts: 1,458 Member
    you look amazing and healthy. So happy for you that you were able to get your life back.

    I have a question. Just out of curiosity...how long after your surgery did you're diabetes clear up? I have a professor who swears that almost immediately after someone has gastric bypass surgery they no longer have type 2 diabetes. A friend of mine had gastric bypass surgery but didn't have diabetes. She was very close to it though she says. I know for her it wasn't easy. The recovery was hellish but she says she would do it again because it was all worth it. She was morbidly obese and was still able to shrink her skin on her stomach without having to get any removed.
  • Daysednconfused
    Daysednconfused Posts: 975 Member
    Wow!! You look fabulous!
  • Christopher4WeightLoss
    Christopher4WeightLoss Posts: 12 Member
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  • HuwaydaS
    HuwaydaS Posts: 116
    wow!
  • DebraYvonne
    DebraYvonne Posts: 632 Member
    great job!
  • mrs_schultz2012
    mrs_schultz2012 Posts: 395 Member
    wow!! you look fantastic!! :flowerforyou:
  • cardio_fiend
    cardio_fiend Posts: 65
    WOW! You look really good. Glad that your health has improved, too.
  • Susann1963
    Susann1963 Posts: 126 Member
    Just incredible! Love the amazing transformation, and bet your wife and son do too!!
  • waffleflavoredtea
    waffleflavoredtea Posts: 235 Member
    Wow! you look amazing and lean! Not to mention your face looks like a movie star now, I'm reminded a bit of The Rock :) Nothing to hold you back from coaching your son's team now!!
  • cakelady69
    cakelady69 Posts: 228
    You have done amazing. I'm so glad we are friends on here, because you have been an inspiration to me. Enjoy every moment, you have worked hard for this.
  • grim_traveller
    grim_traveller Posts: 625 Member
    Nice job. Good for you.
  • grim_traveller
    grim_traveller Posts: 625 Member
    you look amazing and healthy. So happy for you that you were able to get your life back.

    I have a question. Just out of curiosity...how long after your surgery did you're diabetes clear up? I have a professor who swears that almost immediately after someone has gastric bypass surgery they no longer have type 2 diabetes. A friend of mine had gastric bypass surgery but didn't have diabetes. She was very close to it though she says. I know for her it wasn't easy. The recovery was hellish but she says she would do it again because it was all worth it. She was morbidly obese and was still able to shrink her skin on her stomach without having to get any removed.

    I was Type 2 diabetic before my RNY surgery this past August, and my blood sugars were normal two days after surgery. It really does happen overnight. I'm sure the diet changes are part of the reason, but my endocrinologist said it was also because of hormonal changes from the surgery. Within a month I was off of all meds, including blood pressure and cholesterol.
  • jscupp1016
    jscupp1016 Posts: 52 Member
    Don't ever feel bad that you got the surgery, you know.... we all have to do this a different way and however we get there is one thing, but how we stay there is another. Great job on making a hard decision to have major surgery, and for having the guts to recover from it stronger and more determined to keep it off and tackle your health issues. I think you look amazing and that you are an inspriation for anyone that thinks they can't or that it will never happen. I'm glad to hear you are doing so well and ready to run with your son and get out there and feel good about your body. :) Great job!
  • jlmed
    jlmed Posts: 226 Member
    You look great! You also look so much younger.
  • staceyhotmama
    staceyhotmama Posts: 98 Member
    Congratulations on your success!
  • Christopher4WeightLoss
    Christopher4WeightLoss Posts: 12 Member
    Thank-you for all the support!!!! It really does mean a lot to me!!
  • monstergirl14
    monstergirl14 Posts: 345 Member
    I love your success story!! My sister got it done as well, and she looks amazing! You look fantastic, too! Your face has changed and everything. :)
    No one has really expressed negative comments towards you choosing the surgery, but please don't let anyone tell you that you took the easy way out or anything. :) A lot of people don't understand.

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