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Hello!!! So my name is Jim and how did I get to this point...well I like food which I guess is obvious. But why did I want to loose weight? I have been big most of my life just like the nick name BigJim says. I am 6'2" and about 280 at the most I have been 300 which is not the worse BMI in the world but lets talk about health... Have any of you ever had your blood pressure taken and the nurse or doctor looks at the machine and then looks at you and they have the look of how are you still alive? Thats me so I got

Stage 2 Hypertension

Type 2 Diabeties

and Thyroid Cancer

the later is actually how I ended up here. Let em explain when I was going through my radiation food tasted bad i mean really bad but smelled wonderful which is a cruel trick. but in those 8 weeks I lost 45 lbs. and I had never felt better about myself. just dropping those extra pounds and i felt amazing. THe doctors were not happy about the weight loss they actually threatened a feeding tube and I was like are you high I got cancer and if if the only good spot is some weight loss i am taking it. But go forward a year the weight has slowly came back. It stayed out for awhile but as i stretched my stomach out again I just ate more and well you know the story. Portion Control has always been my biggest issue. But any way I go in to my consultation 11/9 with my wife ( we are both having it done) so wish us luck and hello!!!

And a hello pic

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Welcome to LBT Jim! This is a great site for support and info, so stick around and feel free to jump in and post!

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Welcome Jim! You're among friends now so feel free to post comments and questions at will. :]

And keep us updated on you and your wife's progress!

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