I'm half the man I was

Just two weeks after crossing under the 200 pound mark for the first time since, probably, high school, I weighed today to see that I am at 190. That is exactly one half of my weight a year ago of 380. Yay! That makes 190 lost total, and 140 since my surgery in March. I am down to a size 30 pant and a L/M shirt, depending on the cut. I first used to say that I'd be happy at 220, but I passed that. Then I set a preliminary goal of 200. Passed that. My official goal, where I want to get before having the excess removed, is 180. At the rate I'm losing (4-5 pounds a week) I expect to be there before Thanksgiving. My nutritionist and others say I may, after surgery, see numbers like 150 for myself. Wow. I'm turning out to be a little guy underneath all this fat, so I should be able to pull it off. I work out fanatically now. My hometown (Huntsville, Alabama) is abundant in outdoor activities. In the summer I biked the greenways. Now that it's cooler, I mountain hike. I love the more strenuous, straight-up-Monte-Sano trails. I'm 32 and I've never been in such good shape. Just a quick update, everyone. I wish everyone else continued success! Chris

Oh wow! How great for you! I keep thinking about changing my goal. My Dr wants 170 I would be happy with 150 but the closer I get to 150 the lower I want it to go I have a ways to go yet but I am happy with my loss so far. I am still not able to exercise but I have still lost 109 pounds since March! I am pleased. Keep up the good work! CarolynK

Chris-- WTG, and thanks for the update. I was doing great with my exercise for some time, but starting a month or 2 ago, I lost alot of my motivation. I likely need to find more activities like you that I truly enjoy. Thanks for being an inspiration. I'm now at 192, and for 6'4" I'm fine with that weight (although I wouldn't mind re-building some more muscle). Not too shabby from the 350 I was at about a year ago. I totally understand the dilemna associated with goal setting. My initial goal was 205, which was to get me down to 25 BMI. That seemed like a goal so unreachable at the time. Then when I finally passed 205, I didn't know if I even wanted to set another goal. My doctor says the normal range for my height is 155-205, so he wasn't very concerned with my losing too much weight at this point. Don't know how good I'll look if I get much skinnier than I am right now. Then again, my wife says I look great, so maybe I just have some body issues to work through. --Dave

Hi Chris, How do you keep up with the protein amounts every day? Im having surgery dec 4th and this worries me already..im overwhelmed just thinking about it. Im scared i will do well with the surgery but not the food. Also, have you have any complications after the surgery?Liz , hawaii.

Congrats! I had my surgery on March 27, 2007 and I went from 315 to 165 so far. My goal was to be under 200 and my doctors is 150. I am so happy to have made it this far. I am proud of you. I have lost almost 20 sizes and 20 inches off my waist. It is surreal! Good Luck. I am only 27 and wanted to see my daughter Selena grow up and also be able to see my grandchildren. We will be able to do all of that now!