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29 Y/O Male - 6'2"- 355 LBS. Currently 199 lbs.
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Hello All,
Today I have started the journey to a healthier lifestyle. I am currently the heaviest I have ever been, 355 lbs. Years of neglecting my body has finally caught up with me. I was always decently fit and athletic until I blew two disks in my back playing football. Since then my weight has bounced all around. I'm not going to blame it on the back pain, I think it was more so that I could no longer do what I loved and quit caring about my health. My doctor wants me to lose 17 lbs. before I can schedule my surgery so here we go! I'll do my best to keep this updated at least once a week since there are very few male reviews on here!
Today I have started the journey to a healthier lifestyle. I am currently the heaviest I have ever been, 355 lbs. Years of neglecting my body has finally caught up with me. I was always decently fit and athletic until I blew two disks in my back playing football. Since then my weight has bounced all around. I'm not going to blame it on the back pain, I think it was more so that I could no longer do what I loved and quit caring about my health. My doctor wants me to lose 17 lbs. before I can schedule my surgery so here we go! I'll do my best to keep this updated at least once a week since there are very few male reviews on here!
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12 days pre
Surgery Date set for May 5th
My consultation for this process was on April 3rd. At my consultation weigh in i came in at 355. There are several things I had to do before they would let me schedule my surgery.
Initial Consult
Bloodwork
Psych Evaluation(must have tricked them)
Meet with dietician
Get on an exercise plan
Attend support group meeting
Attend pre-op diet class
Lose 5% body weight
I'm happy to say I have completed all of those as of today. The only hard part of getting these things done is finding the time. As of this morning I am down to 337 pounds.
For those of you who are to proud to ask for help or share your feelings (like myself), the support groups are a great way to have questions answered by people that are in many different stages of the process. I dreaded attending the group but felt much better about the ins and outs after I attended!
I'll continue on my diet for the next two weeks and hopefully continue to lose weight even though the pace of loss has dropped off quite a bit in the last 2 days.
Have a great day to all!
Initial Consult
Bloodwork
Psych Evaluation(must have tricked them)
Meet with dietician
Get on an exercise plan
Attend support group meeting
Attend pre-op diet class
Lose 5% body weight
I'm happy to say I have completed all of those as of today. The only hard part of getting these things done is finding the time. As of this morning I am down to 337 pounds.
For those of you who are to proud to ask for help or share your feelings (like myself), the support groups are a great way to have questions answered by people that are in many different stages of the process. I dreaded attending the group but felt much better about the ins and outs after I attended!
I'll continue on my diet for the next two weeks and hopefully continue to lose weight even though the pace of loss has dropped off quite a bit in the last 2 days.
Have a great day to all!
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May 6, 2015
I hope that you are feeling well today!
The first 2 weeks post surgery is the toughest but I think that u will be glad that you did it!
Best wishes in your recovery and path to good health:)
May 11, 2015
I appreciate the kind words. The first few days home were a bit rough but things are going very well now! I hope things are going well for you! Keep up the good work.
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