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Just checking in. It’s been a while. Almost at my goal weight. Windsurfing as much as possible. Walking miles and miles and enjoying life.

Just checking in. Still down 130 lbs and doing great. Death of mother in law, job family exercise and complacency keep me away. My liver doctor says the only thing that will make my liver improve is to lose more weight. I’m still 20 from my goal. I have been stable since Thanksgiving, went through a feeling of…

Hi it’s Wednesday and I haven’t been here in a bit it seems. Gained 0 over the holidays. Not bragging I earned it! My 3 mile walk is less than a 2 mile walk and over a mile jog. It’s getting easier and easier. It’s unbelievable. The more I do the more I can do. Still having trouble justifying the me I see in the mirror…

Merry Christmas! Hristos si rodi. Christ is born

Wednesday and struggling with everything. Me weight is bouncing and I’m freaking out. My 2 pound swings are now closer to 5. I’m pretty sure that the increased energy output and bad water management are the culprits but dang 5(!!!!)lbs heavy! Monday rest day Tuesday jogged and it was hard. Today walked 3.5 miles. Anger…

It’s Sunday again. What a long week. Finished saying goodbye to MIL yesterday with a Celebration of life party. Decided early in the week that walking was better than eating. Walked over 10,000 steps every day, 16,000 high. I had the crazy thought that I could jog on Monday so I did. I’m not sure how far I went before I…

All, thank you. It’s been a long week. I’ve had a mother in law longer than a mother. It’s not as big of a hole, it’s a hole none the less. It’s heartbreaking to watch those you love more than life struggle with the loss of a mother and grandmother. I have had a hard time with everything and am trying to find normal. Food…

The woman I have called mom for the last 20 years has shed this mortal coil. She gave me her daughter, laughed, cried and argued fruitlessly with me. She loved me as I am and loved me more because I love her baby, hopelessly... She would smile when I told her that, she knew it but loved a whisper of it in her ear. She was…

Green bean casserole and stuffing.

Then do everything you can, it's worth the fight. Log your food, find your problem times and foods, exercise regularly. I walked. I couldn't make a mile the first day. Pre Surgery I was doing 3 in an hour now I can do 4 in an hour. Find a nutritionist. Seek likeminded folks out. Support helps. Forgive yourself when you…

Today I am 9 months post VSG. I am a success. I'm hovering around 217 pounds about 20 from goal. It seems at some times that it has been too easy and at others it is my greatest challenge to date. It's been almost 2 years and 130 pounds ago when this all started and honestly it's the same type of feeling it's been forever…

Thursday truth. Liver biopsies are not as horrible as you would think. Not a picnic but done worse things. Getting more sore as the day progresses. Been ravenous since I came home. My nurse used to work for my bariatric surgeon in the OR. Told me most of “us” ended up regaining, a real bright spot in my day. Statistics say…

Tuesday goals. Take a breath and re evaluate. Weight is bouncing the normal +|- 2 pounds and dropping slooooowly. MIL not doing well. Chemo doesn’t agree with her. My biopsy is Thursday, not really worried about the procedure more worried it’s not what they said it is. Struggling with quasi adult children and my place in…

Tuesday goals sub 15 minute miles on my 3 mile walks, Currently 16.5 minutes. Facing the bow flex max and getting on and going for it. My newest doctor says I should be doing 13 minute miles. I need a higher intensity aerobic workout per liver guy. Already killing the low carb diet and weight loss directive. What is a…

Sunday share. Feeling conflicted with the non alcoholic liver thing. Biopsy on the 26th should clear it up a bit. Have to increase the intensity of my aerobic workouts- yuck. Need help with that. Had a date with the most beautiful woman in the world last night, my wife. Kids were both busy and we werent. So nice.

Found out a little. Going to have a biopsy. Fatty liver for too long. Metabolic syndrome. Slightly reduced liver function. Going to find out how bad. Prescription: low carb diet and exercise. I laughed.

Feeling anxious. Seeing a liver specialist, I had an ultrasound 3 months ago and they saw something. Finding out today. Waiting, waiting, waiting......

7 months post VSG. I chose the sleeve because it modified the current setup and the bypass scared me with the rearrangement of the design. A bit less loss with the sleeve, fewer complications, an easier surgery and recovery. You can fail with either. Whichever tool you choose you still have to work on the mental part. They…

Friday fitness. I've been so busy I haven't thought about exercise. I walk my dog almost daily but hadn't looked at how I was doing. Since Harvey left I am doing 12,000 to 19,000 steps a day! I had to change my route with dog and it's a mile and a half longer, 4.5 miles. With everything else it really adds up. The extra 25…

Smart phone android and I pad user. Never A computer I love this thread. I participated in one of the challenges and it is a great form of accountability. I am so excited they are helping So many of you. So, l support them but I feel like I'm somehow cheating when I do. I have lost so easily since my sleeve but I have…

That's a question for your Dr or dietician. I can tell you starting out strong and embracing a new lifestyle is a great way to begin. The more you lose before surgery the easier the surgery and recovery is. That 30 was the minimum. I was sleeved 2/13/17. Started at 345. Lost 50 before and 75 since. About 30 to go. The more…

Sleeved Feb 13, 2017, about 1200 calories a day. Protein shake for breakfast, just convenient. Quest bar morning snack. Lean meat, cheese and veggies for lunch and dinner. A shot of bourbon Saturday night.

Hola from Houston. Still alive and losing, slowly very slowly now. Harvey came and went but the effects are still visible everywhere. Dickinson Tx is my backyard. Thankfully i suffered no real damage, fence and roof leaks. Still waiting for the mountain of trash lining my mother in laws street to be removed. People's…

My BXBS required 6 months, 3 year weight history, shrink visit and dietitian visits. Use the time to get your head right. This is a tool not a solution. Lose now, shrink your liver and make surgery easier on you and the doctor. Learn to plan and prep and make it a habit. Try, fail then forgive yourself now when it doesnt…

Happy Wednesday. I had my 6 month follow up. I'm a very good healer and a pretty model patient. I eat right, I drink over 80 oz of "water" daily, I exercise regularly, I go to support group and as a supreme super bonus I have a supportive spouse. The last one is a gift from God. Seriously. I couldn't imagine doing this…

Monday check in. Still floating around 225 but the lows are 224 and the highs 226, an improvement. A little improvement. I weighed 220 when I came in from mowing on Saturday. 111 heat index. HOT!!! More than weight loss are visible or noticeable changes. Pants are looser shirts have to be put in good will piles. The…

My son baked chocolate chip cookies yesterday. I haven't had trouble with anything until them. The smell when I walked in. My head exploded. I felt like I was in a trap. I had a bite of one- it was everything I knew it would be. They were on the counter all evening and this morning. They better be gone when I get home I…

Monday check in too. Been crazy lately. Life! Went on a short fishing trip with four 16 year olds two weeks ago and came home to MIL in hospital getting a rod put in her good femur, it has a tumor now. Got her home and moving now. Tomorrow is my 6 month visit with the surgeon I've been holding at 225-227 for-freaking-ever!…

I jogged today. Not far, maybe 400 yards. I don't think it will be a regular part of my life with an ACL repair from the mid 1980's and a fused spine but I, 53 year old, 225 lb me jogged. Amazing what getting rid of 120 lbs does for you. 40 more to goal. Seems unreachable some days then I think how far I've come.

A few days ago I poured my heart out in a long but mostly deleted post. Here is the gist of it: I am starting to feel complacent, satisfied even. When I started this journey if you would have told me I would get to 230 pounds I would have said impossible! I'm at 225 and am elated. I need to lose more I know, but in my…