Half the weight I used to be

Dave G.
on 9/24/07 1:35 am - Garden Grove, CA

Congrats, Dan! I can relate to how you feel. I started this at 652 lbs, and I'm down below 300 now. I've lost more than half my weight. I can definitly verify that the feelings cannot be put into words. Before, when I weighed my highest, I barely was able to leave the ho use. The only time I left was to go to the doctor's office pretty much. Now - that's totally different. It's rare for me to have a day that I don't leave. Whether it's just a quick trip to the store, to school where I'm working to rejoin the workforce, taking my wife to school where she's finally able to chase her dream of becoming a nurse - there's a lot of stuff we're doing now that I've not been able to do in many, many years. I don't know who coined the phrase, "Nothing can taste as good as I feel" - but they're absolutely right. Looks like you're about a month ahead of me (My RNY was on July 25, 2006), so I have some catching up to do.

Keep it up!!

Dan_P.
on 9/24/07 1:45 am - Baltimore, MD

RNY on 06/20/06

Geez Dave. I didn't recognize you! Cool new pics. Here's to taking back our lives.

ardbeg
on 9/24/07 11:15 am - AL

RNY on 01/23/11

Losing half your weight is an amazing feat. For me that'd be 187.5. Six months ago I'd have assumed that was impossible. Even though I was optimistic about what WLS might do, that was a bridge too far in my mind. Now, while I wouldn't call it a goal, it at least seems like it could happen if I so choose. I guessing it must have been a similar process for you, changing from out of your grasp, too seeming possible, and now accomplished and moving on. Many congratulations. Keep up the good work.