Nate's Sleeve Progress

[natebox2013 10]

Well lets see, I have been overweight to fat most of my adult life. I had been as high as 265lbs with size 40s getting tight. I did Atkins when it was just getting popular and dropped about 50+lbs, but then gained 25-35 back. I was really debating getting lapband about 5+ years ago, but decided to give myself 6 months in the gym 4+ times a week and re-evaluate. Well, I did good and really got in the gym and at my lowest I hit 189 with 11.9% bodyfat. Then I tore my L4/L5 disk thinking I was on my way to being a bodybuilder at 38 years old. :-( After 5-6 spinal injections and many issues with tendonitis my desire for the gym waned and I got lazy. Lazy turned into getting fatter and adding 40+lbs back after a year.

Prior to the sleeve I was 241. Surgery day I was 236 and this morning a tad over 2 months our I was 209lbs. Attached are my progress pics. As you can see I carry it all in my belly and nave never been blessed with the fat guy lower body and calves.

Start:

One Month Out:

2 months out at 209lbs:

I still have a long way to go and really thank the community here for the encouragement and knowledge they have given me. I am 10lbs away from my first goal of 199 and then hope to see if I can get down to 180-185 depending on how lean I get at the 185 mark.

[chucklecheeks 59]

Well lets see, I have been overweight to fat most of my adult life. I had been as high as 265lbs with size 40s getting tight. I did Atkins when it was just getting popular and dropped about 50+lbs, but then gained 25-35 back. I was really debating getting lapband about 5+ years ago, but decided to give myself 6 months in the gym 4+ times a week and re-evaluate. Well, I did good and really got in the gym and at my lowest I hit 189 with 11.9% bodyfat. Then I tore my L4/L5 disk thinking I was on my way to being a bodybuilder at 38 years old. :-( After 5-6 spinal injections and many issues with tendonitis my desire for the gym waned and I got lazy. Lazy turned into getting fatter and adding 40+lbs back after a year.
Prior to the sleeve I was 241. Surgery day I was 236 and this morning a tad over 2 months our I was 209lbs. Attached are my progress pics. As you can see I carry it all in my belly and nave never been blessed with the fat guy lower body and calves.
Start:


One Month Out:


2 months out at 209lbs:


I still have a long way to go and really thank the community here for the encouragement and knowledge they have given me. I am 10lbs away from my first goal of 199 and then hope to see if I can get down to 180-185 depending on how lean I get at the 185 mark.

Well done you have done so well.Keep up the good work.[emoji106][emoji4]