Day 297

It has been a while since I have posted an update to this. I have had a lot going on in my life since my last post including moving to Richmond, starting a new full-time job, getting engaged. My weight loss has decreased significantly over the last 3 months. This is to be expected as I am still within the first year of my surgery. I stepped on the scales this morning as I usually do to find that I have dropped down to 245.8 pounds. This means that I have now lost 110 pounds since my surgery. Until next time.

Day 182

Today is day 182 of my Obese Never Again weight loss journey.  I have lost 105 pounds.  I stepped on the scales today and saw that I weighed 249.8 lbs.  The last 5 days I have had to deal with a bout of Hand, Foot, & Mouth disease.  I got it bad on my hands and feet with a few spots on my face.  No doubt some of my weight over the last 5 days were lost due to my illness.  Ill take it..  My girlfriend Rebecca continues to be proud of my progress as I am sure everyone of my loved ones around me is.  I do continue to exercise and maintain my protein intake.

I will continue to work toward my goal of 200 Pounds...Which means by now I only have 49.8 Pounds to lose :D....  Until Next time

Day 163

Today is a milestone day for sure.  In less than 6 months since I had the Gastric Vertical Sleeve surgery, I have lost 100 Pounds.  Here is what I have also lost:

1) 10-12 Sizes in my waist
2) 4 Shirt Sizes going from a 4XLT-5XL to XLT
3) Underwear size from a 52-54 to a 40-42
4) My increased heart rate
5) My risk of diabetes

Here is what I have gained

1) More self-esteem
2) More confidence
3) More stamina
4) Higher Testosterone levels
5) A new girlfriend
6) A better outlook on life

I have gone from 355 to 255 in under 6 months...  I aim to lose at least 55 more pounds.  I KNOW I will do it.  It may take me the rest of this year to do so, but I will do it.

Until next time!

Day 145

Today I stepped on the scales as I always do every morning post surgery.  It showed that I weighed 259.2 Pounds.  This means that I now have lost 96 pounds.  I continue to be amazed at my progress.  I am now back to the weight I was in 1999 when I graduated High School.  I credit this weight loss to helping me not sustain further injury last night when I fell on wet pavement and busted my elbow open.  The laws of Physics indicate that had I had that extra 96 pounds on when I fell, I would have likely sustained greater injury to myself.  More Weight = More Inertia = greater impact with the ground.  My next post will be when I reach the milestone of losing 100 Pounds which might be within the next 7-10 days.

Day 137

Today is day the last day of April AND day 137 since I had my Gastric Vertical Sleeve surgery.  I now weigh 265.6 pounds which brings me to a total loss of 90 pounds.. That's right, 90 pounds.  I feel better than I have this millennium. Bad joke I know but I had to use it.  I had to buy a new belt the other day because the old one I had simply wouldn't tighten around my waist anymore.  I have gone from a 54 waist to a 42 waist in pant sizes.  I honestly believe Ill be able to go down to a 40 size in a couple of weeks.  I have been trying to curtail my dependency on the GNC lean shakes as I work on eating more foods during the day that have protein in it but on most days I still drink 2 a day.  I still drink at least one and that is the first thing I consume during the day.  I still drink a lot of water.   I should definitely reach the 100 pound loss mark in May.  I am only five more pounds away from where I approximately weighed when I graduated high school in 1999.  By the time I finish losing weight.  I should be around the weight I was mid way through my Junior year in 1997 going into 1998 around 200 pounds.

Day 130

Today I woke up to weigh as usual and found out that I weighed 270.0 lbs.  This means since December 15th, I have lost a total of 85 pounds.  I have gone down 12 sizes in the waist.  I went from a 54 to a 42.  I continue to exercise every week.  I can now walk 4-5 miles at a time without tiring out.  I get bored with walking before I ever tire out.  I have noticed that more and more people that knew me before my surgery have been throwing out complements and congratulations on my progress.  It is undeniable that I look better, feel better, and feel more sociable now than at any point in the last 16 years of my life.  My goal is to get between 200-210 pounds... So I have about 60-70 more pounds to lose.  However it is entirely possible that I could lose to 190 lbs.  That would really be about as low as I would want to weigh for my height.

Day 117

Today I write for the fact that I have reached a weight loss of 80 pounds.  This continues to be an amazing transformation for me since I am only 4 months post surgery!  It would seem by now that I would cease to be amazed at the weight that I am losing but some how I do not think I will until I reach my target weight.  For my height of 6 ft 4 inches, I should be right around 200 pounds.  This would mean I have 75 more pounds to lose.  Admittedly its getting harder to resist eating certain foods that I know very well I should stay away from like dessert cakes and cookies.  However, I just eat a wheat thin type cracker or drink water instead when I get those urges.  Until next time!