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Hi Everyone -
Sorry I haven't been around - life's been busy, and I haven't been in front of a computer as much recently.
Life's been good. I'm a little over 8 months out from surgery, now, and have lost 140 pounds - this puts me at about 210 pounds lost since last January, when I started all this. My life is more different than I ever could have expected, and things are still changing. I hiked to the top of the Hollywood hills the other day - unplanned, at the end of the day, with a friend. Didn't even have the right shoes, and was tired, but not exhausted at the top.
The gym moves forward and I'm starting to actually look a little muscular around the arm and shoulder area. I don't even recognize my legs anymore. They were always the biggest part of me, and now I don't need to look for a special cut of pants to fit my massive thighs into - I can wear pretty much anything.
I'm happier than I've been...well, than I can remember, really. There's not more "buts" holding me back (or butts, for that matter).
All this with still between 40 and 80 pounds to go (doctor's cant seem to decide what my target weight should be for my very large frame). I'm stalled right now at about 330, and have been here for about 2 weeks. I'm not stressing too much, because my body still seems to be changing, I'm just not dropping poundage. Clothes are still getting looser, more people are noticing that I'm losing weight than ever before...I think things are happening, the scales just not noticing right now.
ALSO:
For those of you who are new, I write a series of articles detailing my life as a post-WLS man for "Mom, Guess What" magazine. My newest article can be read at:
www.momguesswhat.com
This one's actually about a week old, so a new article should be going up in about a week. This week's article deals with the concepts of shame and pride relating to being fat and gay.
Hope you're all well!
Don
Sorry I haven't been around - life's been busy, and I haven't been in front of a computer as much recently.
Life's been good. I'm a little over 8 months out from surgery, now, and have lost 140 pounds - this puts me at about 210 pounds lost since last January, when I started all this. My life is more different than I ever could have expected, and things are still changing. I hiked to the top of the Hollywood hills the other day - unplanned, at the end of the day, with a friend. Didn't even have the right shoes, and was tired, but not exhausted at the top.
The gym moves forward and I'm starting to actually look a little muscular around the arm and shoulder area. I don't even recognize my legs anymore. They were always the biggest part of me, and now I don't need to look for a special cut of pants to fit my massive thighs into - I can wear pretty much anything.
I'm happier than I've been...well, than I can remember, really. There's not more "buts" holding me back (or butts, for that matter).
All this with still between 40 and 80 pounds to go (doctor's cant seem to decide what my target weight should be for my very large frame). I'm stalled right now at about 330, and have been here for about 2 weeks. I'm not stressing too much, because my body still seems to be changing, I'm just not dropping poundage. Clothes are still getting looser, more people are noticing that I'm losing weight than ever before...I think things are happening, the scales just not noticing right now.
ALSO:
For those of you who are new, I write a series of articles detailing my life as a post-WLS man for "Mom, Guess What" magazine. My newest article can be read at:
www.momguesswhat.com
This one's actually about a week old, so a new article should be going up in about a week. This week's article deals with the concepts of shame and pride relating to being fat and gay.
Hope you're all well!
Don
Don, What a "wow" post. Talk about success of surgery. You are truly an inspiration. I love these articles. They just speak to me and I am glad you share the URL. Keep up the wonderful work. -- Tom
Follow my journey to a happy, healthy, active life at TomBilcze.com
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