Originally published January 27, 2009
Just a rambling update… go ahead and skip it if you don’t care.
Since my last update about two weeks ago I’ve gotten down to 336, bout 10-11 pounds down in the last two weeks. It’s been nine weeks and I’ve knocked off bout 33 pounds. Had a bit of a flat spot there… along with some general ups and downs. But hey.. I’m almost down to where my license says I weigh.
Going to the gym is not a habit at all yet. The eating better is… getting better… but I’ve lapsed quite a bit in the last week. The fact I haven’t had a major gain back is kind of bugging me though. Dinner at Friday’s last week, lunch at Zantigo’s twice in the last week. Burger and Fries at Applebee’s for lunch today (first time I’ve had fries in over two months).
A common theme in the various WLS forums again and again is someone posting about being unhappy with their progress… how they know someone who had surgery the same time as them that’s doing better… that they thought the weight could come off easier… etc…
I have two words for those folks… STOP IT!
Ok, you ready for this? I’m going to give you THE proven secret formula for losing weight.
Eat Less + Exercise More = Lose Weight
This was the night before surgery
My name is Benson. I am 43 years old and on March 2 of this year I had Gastric Bypass Surgery. The techie description is Roux en-Y (RNY). At some point I am sure one of us will get into the technical specs on each surgery but for now I am going to focus on what brought me to that day and how it saved my tail.
I can say that like almost every “morbidly obese” guy I had struggled with weight most of my childhood. I spent 4 years in the Army fighting to stay under the pinch test weight standard, making it through some weeks but most of the time I was on Top’s remedial P.T. list. On the day I was discharged (May 89) I was sure of one thing. I was going to gain a little weight.
