McNee (Rob)

McNee (Rob)

I had been over 300# for pretty much my entire adult life, and probably 250+ from high-school or before. I hit my max (that I know of) in mid-2008 of over 380. I had always felt WLS was not an option. I knew it was a life-style changing event, and that I should be able to make those changes on my own.

In October of 2008 after seeing the success a friend had with lap-band and my own aunt had with RNY, I decided that even with some of the changes I had been making… I needed help.

I became a “pre-op” in November of 2008, and started jumping through the required hoops, which included going on a 1500 calorie a day meal plan as directed by my surgeon to lose 21 pounds before I could have surgery. I lost that 21 and then some by New Years, and started to have some doubts. But then I remembered how I had lost that same 30-some pounds time and again over the years, only to have them find me again and bring along friends.

I kept plugging along and by the time I had my RNY surgery on April 8, 2009 I was down 55 pounds from my heaviest recorded weight. It’s now November 2009 early 2010 late 2011, over two years since I started down this road I’ve lost about another 125+ pounds. I’ve gone from size 48 jeans down to 32 and from wearing 4X shirts to large, and I’ve been maintaining at around 210-215 for over 18 months and weigh less than I did when I graduated high school over 25 years ago.

WLS is a tool, one I’ve got no regrets in adding to my arsenal. And at times I wonder why I waited so long. This web-site is another tool. By writing about things here I think it helps keep me a bit more accountable… and if it helps someone else make the changes they need, so much the better.

Besides here on formerfatdudes.com you can catch me on Twitter, my site for my nutritional coaching business as a contributor on Bariatrictv.com and on the radio as a co-host for The Wake Up Call.