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12-10-2009, 02:49 PM
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| | WLS Mentor
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,116
Weight Statistics December 1, 2008 Start Date:
January 30, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
312 lb Start Weight:
170 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
142 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.5128205128 % % Lost:
July 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index46.0693131695 BMI Start:
25.1018693552 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
 |  Missed you all but I had been busy!
Alot has happened over the last couple of months and I have not been posting as frequently as I did in the beginning of this journey that I started in February.
It was not for lack of anything to say (anyone who knows me knows I do not lack for having alot to say about everything). Nor was it due to no longer having any interest in this board.
I recently left my job as an emloyee (where I was VP) and am now on contract with the same company working from my home and selling finacial services to SMEs in a distinct territory. I was primarily paid on commission but found that over 50% of my time was dealing with operational matters for which I was not being compensated and that work was both increasing and negatively affecting what I was earning.
It took a couple of months to negotiate a contract with them and to try to jump start everything from a home based office and work for a company now missing the extra value I added when I working from their offices doing all the extra work load. Just like wls, short term pain, long term gain.
Speaking of working out of my house, I just moved into a new home last week (still living in boxes mind you). I had new hardwood and ceramic floors installed (I pulled out all the baseboards, carpets and secured the sub floors before professionals laid down the new floors)
About my weight loss, well I have so much energy now that I start my days around 6am and combine office work, unpacking, putting up new lights, paintings, going to business events and parties.
We had our first major snow fall yesterday and before leaving for an evening party, instead of using my snowblower I pulled out a small shovel and spent an hour shovelling both the snow that fell and what the city plows dumped onto my driveway without being out of breath or even the least bit tired. It was exilerating.
This morning I snowblowed and shovelled again, then loaded 8 large packages of lumber and ceramics and other building materials onto a Home Depot forklift that came to pick up their over delivery and was amazed that I wasnt even marginally tired or out of breath.
For those of you in the early stages of this journey caught up in weighing yourself, I understand your need to see the changes in your scales but in reality, there are better ways to measure your progress so dont get caught up in using the scales on a frequent basis.
I havent weighed myself in about 3 months although I plugged in 180 today in my profile. I am probably less than that. I can tell the progress from my clothes and since surgery February 1st find myself buying new clothes every 2 months.
The size 38 pants I bought a little over a month ago fall down without a belt done at the tightest notch and I find size 36 now fits nicely. Neck of size 17 is now too big for me so time for new dress shirts agaib. This is quite a change given that 10 months ago I was a size 52 waist and 22 neck. Hard to believe I have lost 16" from my waist and 6" from my neck.
I worked from home before this recent job and admit I am concerned about possible lack of exercise not having to get up, dressed and out of the house as frequently as one would if they had a downtown office job. So not taking any chances, I am getting a puppy tomorrow (Miniature Schnauzer) so I will force myself to taking her for at least 2 - 20 minute walks every day.
Christmas is around the corner and I head to Toronto for Christmas dinner with the in-laws, back to celebrate here in Ottawa and on January 2nd throwing a large hose warming party that includes a celebration of my mother's 90th birthday and my son's 25th birthday.
A year ago I would have worried about where I could gather up the energy to meet these self-imposed deadlines , but today I just know it will happen (that is after I put up 4 more ceiling fans, all the main floor baseboards, 4 more regular ceiling lights and around 40 paintings and unpack at least 30 more boxes).
A benefit of having gone through this surgery was one I never really expected. While I knew I would be healthier and understood that I would gain energy, I never thought that this would be a reversal of getting older.
While I am chonologically aging, I physically and mentally feel younger. I feel it in my bones, in my attitude. I see it in my walk. I reflect it in what I do, what I say and how I approach things.
I listen to people my age or younger speak of their deteriorating physical conditions, their aches and pains, slowing down in their activities while I am looking forward to increasing my activities.
Who would have thought the fountain of youth lay at the end of a surgeon's knife? I think I should call my surgeon Ponce De Leon from now on.
Best to all of you embarking on this life changing journey. Dont let it end with just your weight loss but adopt all of the positive changes that come along with it and realize your true potential and have fun!
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12-10-2009, 04:27 PM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: May 2009 Location: Salida, CA
Posts: 678
Weight Statistics First Consult 10/21/08 Start Date:
11/20/08 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
276 lb Start Weight:
121 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
155 lb Weight Loss:
-29 lb Lb Left to Lose:
56.1594202899 % % Lost:
goal 8/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index43.22298953 BMI Start:
18.949209178 BMI Current:
23.4907551793 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Welcome, back and you are so right about the energy, was really sad prior to my surgery had only went up and down the stairs when it was really necessary now I am up and down all the time. Congratulations on your new job, I too work from home is a real great benefit. Oh the snow you can have it, lived up north and then in the Chicago area and I don't miss it. But well come back.
Judy 
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12-11-2009, 01:07 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
Posts: 24,797
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Glad to see you back, wow you're doing really well.
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12-11-2009, 06:46 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Virginia
Posts: 2,952
Weight Statistics 4/30/2007 Start Date:
9/5/07 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
233 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
106 lb Weight Loss:
2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.4935622318 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index39.9899902344 BMI Start:
21.7971191406 BMI Current:
21.4538574219 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Wow, what a testimonial.
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12-11-2009, 06:56 AM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Horseheads, NY
Posts: 894
Weight Statistics 01/12/09 Start Date:
August 18, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
258 lb Start Weight:
135 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
123 lb Weight Loss:
-15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.6744186047 % % Lost:
Summer, 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.6377410468 BMI Start:
21.7871900826 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Well said!! Congratulations on your weight loss!!
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12-11-2009, 10:15 AM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cypress,Texas
Posts: 926
Weight Statistics March 17,2009 Start Date:
March 17,2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
294 lb Start Weight:
157 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
137 lb Weight Loss:
7 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.5986394558 % % Lost:
Whenever it happens:) Goal Date:
Body Mass Index47.4476584022 BMI Start:
25.3376951331 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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WONDERFUL!!! I am so happy for you!
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12-11-2009, 05:10 PM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Just north of Iowa, not far from I-35. 2nd star on the right and straight on 'til morning!
Posts: 8,641
Weight Statistics December 13, 2007 (pre-op liquid diet started) Start Date:
December 27, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
184 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.5714285714 % % Lost:
Originally - 12/08. Actually - 8/08. Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.3442554085 BMI Start:
25.3971854652 BMI Current:
27.1690821256 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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How's it feel to actually be able to LIVE your life now, instead of merely enduring it? You've done a great job, blue!!
CT
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Dare to live your dream!!
If you want to be healthy for life, do for life the things that get you healthy!! Living healthy takes work. Dying fat is easy!! "That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the nature of the task has changed, but that our capacity to do has increased." - HJ Grant
"Do, or do not. There is no try!" - Yoda
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12-11-2009, 05:47 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North
Posts: 2,180
Weight Statistics August 20, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' "
Height:
210 lb Start Weight:
102 lb Current Weight:
110 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
51.4285714286 % % Lost:
August 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.0083333333 BMI Start:
19.9183333333 BMI Current:
21.4805555556 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Welcome back! Glad things are going well for you. Please visit often.
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