Day 110

Today is day 110 post surgery.  I have officially lost 75 pounds.  This is roughly half of my target weight loss.  I continue to drink 2 GNC leanshakes a day as part of my daily diet to reach a daily intake of 70-100 grams of protein.  I have continued to stay away from all sodas, desserts, alcohol, and other high calorie foods.  I am still exercising to the tune of at least 6-8 miles a week.  With me working a part time job now for the last month, it has been a bit harder to get in my exercise.  I continue to feel better about my body and my overall health.  The size of clothes that I buy continue to shrink.  I project by at least June I will be back down to my High School graduation weight of 260 pounds.  My goal is to be around 200.  Until next time!

Day 92

I am now 3 months post surgery.  I am no longer on any food restrictions.  However I still refrain from eating any deserts, drinking sodas.  I eat rice and pasta sparingly.  I still cannot drink any alcohol until at least June 15th.  Today I weighed in at 285.2 lbs.  This means I have lost 70 pounds now.  I continue to feel healthier by the day.  I get a little more confident in my overall physical appearance by the day.  Until next time.

Day 83

I have reached the weight of 290 pounds.  This is a 65 Pound drop from December 15th when I weighed 355 pounds.  I have dropped 10 pant sizes.  I have also gone from wearing 5XL-4XLT shirts to wearing 2XLT.  I am walking about 12 miles every week.  I am continuing to drink 2 GNC leanshakes per day along with at least 64 fl oz of water.  It is really starting to hit me when I look in the mirror just how much healthier I look especially when I look at myself from the side and no longer see that huge gut of mine sticking out.  I have around 70-90 more pounds to lose before reaching my target weight for my height.  It may take me the rest of this year and some of the next to get there but ITS GONNA HAPPEN.  When that does, Im going to look damn sexy.

Until Next time!

Day 71

Well today is Day 71 of my Obese Never Again journey and as I stepped on the scales today as I always do after waking up, I found out that I weigh 295.0 pounds.  This means that I have officially lost 60 pounds since December 15th.  My goal is to lose as much as 160 pounds.  This means I have 100 pounds to lose to meet that goal.  However it would not hurt my feelings any if I only lost 60-80 more pounds.  I'm exercising more every week.  I still maintain my daily intake of 70-100 grams of protein through one meal a day and 2 GNC Lean shakes along with no less than 64 fl oz of water a day.  After March 15th, Ill be able to partake in meats like steak and pork chop once again.  Even with my reduced size of pants to 48, I find that I have to tighten my belt a little more just to keep my pants on me.  I feel I will have to buy new pants size 46 very soon.  Until next time!

Day 60

Well today is day 60 post surgery and today I have hit a milestone.  I have lost 55 pounds.  This is a milestone for me because I weighed 355 going into surgery and now I weigh 300 pounds.  I continue to see improvement in my overall stamina and sleep.  Depending on brand name, I have lost around 6-8 pants sizes.  I continue my routine of eating one meal a day, drinking 2 GNC lean shakes, drinking water and having the occasional low calorie snack.  These last 5 pounds have not been easy to lose at all.  I am hoping that this was just a small plateau that I had to hurdle over before resuming a slow but steady weight loss.  Until next time.

Day 47

I have lost 50 pounds.. On December 15th, I weighed 355 pounds.  Today I weigh 305 pounds.  I continue to exercise daily and continue to take my recommended vitamins and keep up with my protein intake.  I still drink two GNC lean shakes a day.  On December 15th, I wore a waist size of 54 pants.  I now wear a slightly loose 50 and a comfortable 48.  In shirts, depending on brand, I was wearing anything from a 4XLT to a 5XL.  Now I am wearing a 3XLT fairly loosely and last night I bought a 2XLT fleece hoodie.  It feels so amazing to shed these pounds.  I have noticed that sometimes my weight will go up slightly by about 0.4-0.8 lbs in a 24 hour period but then I usually see a 1.0 to a 1.6 pound loss in the next 24-48 hours.  Well, until next time folks!

Day 36

Today is the first day of Stage 6 of my diet otherwise known as regular diet.  My only remaining restrictions on food is heavy meats like steak and pork chop.  I also started back at EKU for my final semester yesterday and it was a bit rewarding.  People that remember me from last semester prior to my surgery noticed a difference.  I even spoke to one person who has a friend he was concerned about who is struggling with obesity.  This whole experience has empowered me to encourage others to seek the help they need if they truly wish to live a healthier longer life.  Other than my Vitamin D levels being a little low, my one month appointment blood panel was fine.  Now that I am back in school and have access to the nice gym on campus, I only expect to continue to dropping the weight in regular fashion.  I warned all my instructors that I am not sick or have some sort of illness but to expect me to continue to look different as the semester wears on.  I have officially dropped 45 pounds as my weight now stands at an even 310 pounds.  Until next time friends.