LonghornNiner

So I finally got this weight thing in order. For years it's been a struggle but I have kicked its ASS!!!! My metabolism is for the first time in my entire life on track and normal. I eat and I gain and I work out and eat right and I lose and I maintain. I am now building muscle and I am stronger and faster. I am happy. Despite the struggles, I am happy. Maybe not completely satisfied quite yet because I can't quite conquer love but happy with myself for the first time in a long time is well worth the effort I give everyday to keep on going and succeeding. Hope everyone had a great holiday!! I just got off work and I am going to relax with a protein shake and some tunes. The pics I am posting are as recent as a couple days ago at work when I was passing out and today before I head out to the gym.

Well I did have a camera with most of my before pics and middle pics but she took the camera. I told her she could have the old me if that's what she wanted. The new me she will never have. Here is a cam pic I took a year before surgery.

It felt great!! I posted a while back about my girl leaving me after 10 yrs because of my weight loss. Well in the state of Texas we were married and so I had to get a divorce. An actual divorce. She left the state and I had to do it alone and yes it was awkward but I did it. It wasn't something I really wanted under my belt but it is what it is. I am now at 160 and I feel great and I am ready to move on. So thanks to my friends on here for your support

In a good mood today :-)

Congrats!!! Good luck your journey Right now shouldn't be about what other people think. Your recovery and health are important for the success of this surgery. In time I am sure you will be able to share your story with friends and family and if they are truly friends and family they will embrace it. Have a great day and good luck in recovery

Thank you doll

O wow you're so sweet lol!! Thanks for the compliment and with sweetness like yours, you're husband is one lucky man. Hopefully one day I find the one I supposed to grow old with :-)

Wow bro you look great!! Looks like you're hitting the gym hard!! I go everyday but sometimes I find myself going twice because it feels so good. Congrats man!!

Thank you very much for the compliment :-) You're quite attractive as well!!

Thank you very much. I actually blushed ha ha!

Easy way my ass!! Sorry for the language but I became so fed up with that crap about it being the easy way out. I hardly think having more than half your stomach removed, eating less than 800 calories a day and aches and pains to make even the toughest man shed some tears is EASY!! What we did was save our lives and that my friend takes dedication and a strength no one outside of weight loss surgery will experience. The only thing that matters right now is your happiness and health and if they don't want to be on board with your happiness and health, to hell with them. Sorry but I went through the same thing with some people including my girl who couldn't handle the change and left me after 10 years but I love myself and I love that I will live longer and no one is going to take that from me. Good luck in your journey and know that you're not alone and we are here for you :-)

you do looking amazing and CONGRATS!!! I am 3 pounds from my goal and I feel good :-) 2 of the pics are before and there are 3 of me after. You can really tell in the face with my weight loss ... so people tell me lol

Yesterday was what would have been my 10 yr anniversary. It was a long day. I actually volunteered to work on Sunday so my mind would be elsewhere. Yes I know, LAME! Working on Sundays isn't my idea of fun seeing as I already 7 days a week anyway. One thing however shadowed this day I wanted to forget. I am 3 pounds away from my goal. It has taken me a lifetime to reach this goal. I look in the mirror and I feel good. I smile. But I wish this moment could of been shared with the person I spent the last 10 yrs of my life with. We are now not even friends. She asked me to cancel her cell phone services and take her off my insurance. She is now forever gone and it hurts. I wish I didn't have to share my success story with this but it is what it is. I must now move on. I must now focus on the future. I hope to find peace of mind. Success with this surgery has given me hope. Maybe hope will lead me to my soul mate one day. I wish everyone success in their journey. It's now easy and life will throw you some major hurdles but the end result will bring you joy like no other. I am not a huge picture taker because I still have this small insecurity about pictures but I took a picture of myself last night and I did really for the first time in my entire life, feel sexy lol!! I know that may sound corny, feeling sexy and all, but when you've never had that feeling and then it hits you like a ton of bricks you take it. I don't care what other people think, I am loving myself for the first time and complimenting myself makes me feel good Ciao and a great evening to you all .. I'm ALMOST THERE!!! and YOU WILL TOO!!

Thank you for this! Reading that poem makes sense in more ways than one to me.

No she wasn't heavy. We had been having issues for a year when I started my journey to surgery. I lost 30 pounds before surgery. Eating right and hitting the gym twice a day. She was so supportive and happy. She even called me sexy and I felt good about myself for the first time in my life. I just don't understand. I gave her 10 years and she took it away in a 10 min conversation.