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BigDaddyJ

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    The Scale!

    Just be careful the way you think about the numbers you are looking at by constantly weighing yourself. When it doesn't change the way you want it to we tend to seek out ways to comfort ourselves, and I know for me it was food. My wife and I are diligent to only weigh in once a week. It can be hard but this new lifestyle is all about discipline, and in more than one area.
  2. Hello everyone. I am not, necessarily, new to this site. I have been reading many of the forums and topics on here since May of 2012. I would have to say thank you to everyone for the great encouragement to me and those that have questions or needs. I am 41 years old, husband of 20 years to my best friend and father to 4 awesome children. I started my journey on April 15, 2012 with my initial information appointment at my surgeon’s office. After that meeting I knew that this is what I was supposed to be doing. My recorded weight at that visit…400 pounds. One advantage that I had throughout this whole process is that my wife and I did this together. I had my surgery on June 8th 2012 and hers was the following week. Within hours after my surgery I was up and walking. I was, and still am, motivated to make this work. I have never been at a healthy weight my whole life and struggled with Yo-Yo dieting continuously. So walking was a must, even if my feet and knees disagreed. I was so excited about having the surgery that I walked a lot. I did not have any pain or discomfort issues. I was able to keep down all the fluids that I was supposed to have and then was released a day early due to the fact that I was doing so well. I am blessed to continue doing well on this journey. I am currently at 250 pounds. My surgery weight was 385. But I am going by the highest recorded weight for a total loss of 150 pounds this far, but 135 pounds since the surgery. This is one of the best decisions I have ever made. I feel great and look forward to maybe encouraging someone else along their journey.

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