Supkem

I am creating this thread sort of as a diary of my weight loss adventure. A place to write down my thoughts, concerns, plans and the outcomes from those plans. A log so I can remember and follow along with where I've come from and where I have yet to go. I am a man from Boston Ma. who currently resides in Southwestern Oklahoma. I am not politically correct and make little effort to be so. I am 46 years old and have served in the Military for most of my adult life. First the Navy in the 80’s, then the Marines in the 90’s, then the Army in the 2000’s. Now the Army Reserves. I have been here, there and practically everywhere from the bottom of the ocean to the deserts of the middle-east. In addition to that I have struggled with my weight consistently, but I have not let it hold me down. While my weight has always been a problem for me, In the twelve years between service in the Marines and the Army I maxed out at 320 pounds and had to use the old fashioned way to get my weight down to “acceptable” levels. I dieted, worked-out, worked out and dieted for two years before I “made tape” at 245 pounds. And for the next five years I was able to maintain that weight (235-250). I did get liposuction on my back and sides in 2010 to change the numbers a little in my favor. But now that I have exited the military for the last time, I have found my weight balloon right back to where it was before I joined the Army. 331 is my new Max. I am very concerned for my health. I have arthritis in both my knees and both my shoulders. I have Obstructive sleep Apnea; I am on the border of being Diabetic and have a small blockage in my heart. It has become very hard for me to work out any longer, and finding the incentive to do so is non-existent. For roughly two years I have been fighting with doctors and my wife to be able to get this surgery (I am NOT a Bandster, please don’t refer to me as one, I won’t, you) and now the stars have finally aligned in my favor. I know this is not a be-all end all to my weight loss problem, it is a tool that I help will motivate me to get back on track. My primary care physician has set me up with an initial consult with a Bariatric Doctor on January 21, 2014. I expect at that time, we will discuss what is required of my insurance, and start the process which I am guessing will take 3 months to complete (classes, pre-op dieting and weight loss, eating journals) before I can actually get my surgery. I am ready to do what it takes to get my weight back down to my “acceptable” levels. Between 235 and 225. That’s 100 pounds. I’ve done it before and KNOW I can do it again. The alternative is not desirable any longer. In fact, I am ready to give up pizza and Hamburgers for the rest of my life. I have had enough of them and know the dangers they bring. I guess that’s it for now, I will check back in with this tread after January 21, 2014. Until then, I will be using this forum for other sources of Motivation.

gowalking- What works for you prolly won't work for me. IF I need to have it in my mind That I am never going to have these things again, Then So be it. I've been a smoker before, I know that it only takes one to be hooked again. I guess what I am saying is that I plan on treating this the same way. kimk1999 Don't worry about the wife not being on board. She is. Remember, I am from Boston and so have a way with words. I tend to make things sound worse than they really are. No Biggie. Thanks for the kind words folks, It motivates me to see a good story. Now can anybody tell me where I can get one of those weight tracker signature thingies?