iI REACHED MY GOAL! NEW PICTURES!

Dear Friends I wanted to let you know that I have reached my weight loss goal as of 8/29/05 when I went to my support meeting. I now weigh 165 lbs which is a total loss of 383 lbs. I would like to thank each of you for all of your prayers and words of encouragement. I could never have done this with out the help of friends and family and prayers. I thank God everyday for my surgery and my surgeon Dr. Eric Bour and his wonderful and caring staff. A very BIG thank you goes to my wonderful wife Alice who has been through as much as I have these last 16 months. I am hoping that I will be able to have some excess skin removed the first of next year. Please keep me in your prayers as I move to this next adventure and continue to work everyday to keep my weight off. Please check out my profile. I have added new pictures. Please feel free to pass this on to anyone you would like to. Terry G RNY/LAP 4/28/04 548/165 -383 AT GOAL WEIGHT

Congratulations Terry!!! I have shared your most recent pics with my co-worker who is considering surgery. Thank you for being an inspiration! God Bless you and your family. Leisa Fellow Bour/Cook-o-phile 280/178/140

Congratulations You are truly an inspiration to all of just starting this process. By the way, I am a Peanuts fan and love your profile. I had a Snoopy spruce up and love it. Susann

Terry Your new pictures - wow! What an accomplishment! You look terrific To read your profile, see your pictures, and the amount of weight you have lost, it makes me realize that this dream is attainable. An inspiration you are Terry! thanks for sharing with us. This site is great because we all understand our efforts, our triumphs, and our sadness. Good luck with your continued successes!! Lori

OH MY WORD, MR TERRY ... YOU LOOK TERRIFIC!!! YOU DO NOT EVEN LOOK LIKE THE SAME MAN WHO STARTED THIS JOURNEY. WHAT AN AMAZING TRANSFORMATION! YOUR WIFE IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL & HOW WONDERFUL THAT YOU CAN TRULY ENJOY EVERY SINGLE DAY TOGETHER WITH HER! I LOVE THE PICTURES OF YOU & YOUR DR & NURSE (?) ALL IN YOUR BIG-SIZED PANTS. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE PICTURES OF YOU AFTER SURGERY TO REMOVE THE EXCESS SKIN! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GOAL WEIGHT! DAWN

You totally rock with your weight loss! Such a loss brings up some questions and you would be the one best qualified to answer. How long did it take to drop that 383 lbs? I would think the slower the loss, the less extra skin we would have. But as we age, our skin elasticity suffers so that may not be the case. Where do you get extra skin? Under the arms and abdominal area? Does the extra skin cause any other medical problems such as infection? I 'm just wondering after such a weight loss if having the excess removed is more of a necessity than a cosmetic reason. Jerry

that is great! i know that you are so proud of yourself - we're proud of you too!!!! Enjoy!!!