NORMAL BMI

Today is 51 weeks since surgery and I weigh 167, I now have a normal BMI.  My wife and I were talking the other evening and she asked me what my expectations were a year ago and if I had thought I would be where I am now. Of course the answer was NO. I never thought that this would be possible in just a year.  In no small way alot of the credit goes to the men in this forum. Although I may not have some thing to post every day, it is one of the first things I check every morning when I get to work. The information and support to be had here is great.  This is the first place I wanted share this information, well I did tell my wife she was now married to a normal person. Of course she had a comment about that. I now call my self her "lean mean fun machine", I say fun instead of sex for her sake. A guy she goes to church with, works out where I do and made a comment to her about how skinny I was, so that's what I told her to tell him. Highest measured weight was 375. First consultation with surgeon 359. Day of surgey 324. This morning 167. I have more energy and feel like I am 25 yrs old, probably better than I did at 25. I know I am healthier than I have ever been. No more medication of any kind, only vitamins, No more CPAP, high blood pressure, GERD or any of that stuff. Women are a lot more friendly, which is nice, but I am a happily married man and want to stay that way. But it is nice when women give you that smile. Well I am starting to ramble, bottom line is life is good.  Thanks guys for contributing to this site and in doing so my success.  pan head

Congrats, ph.  You're right, life is good, and it must be fun (if arbitrary) to hit this milestone just short of a year post-op.

Panhead,

I'm impressed and very happy for you. Thanks for sharing your success. You're an inspiration to the rest of us. What a success story! Doug

I also want to thank you for this post.  It's great the hear the successes of others and I congratulate you for everything you've accomplished.  It's great for all of us as we continue our journeys just to see how much is possible.  Thank you.

Brian

Congratulations! Hearing success stories really helps keep me motivated. Good job on all the hard work the last year.

holy crap, you're 167 pounds!!!

wow, i thought i was a lightweight! oh, thanks for asking about me. i'm doing fine thanks. still some problems but just tired posting about it for a while....lol. i actually gained some weight. a little fat but mostly muscle i think. i was down to 145 when i was sick and on the meds but i leveled out at 150-155. well i've gained about 5 to 7 pounds from there. i try to stay under 160 under any cir****tances though. kind of my magic worry to death number. don't want to return down that road number if you know what i mean. so today i'm around 158 and that's just under your weight. you came a lot further than me too. i started at 287. so wow, great job. you must be blown away. i never thought i would be in 32's myself so i know your joy. way to go. as for the g/f, and for you your wife, it's like they get a new boy toy huh? what really is great is i sprung back pretty good using the weights, even at my age. i'm even bigger now than my profile pics. i was on the meds then and at my lowest weight. i've packed on some mass since then. sounds like the same for you too. your exercise routine has made a big difference.

so enjoy the fruits of your labor my man. you've done supremely!! keep up the good work.....carbonblob

PH, Congratulations!! Amazing the difference a year can make, ain’t it? Keep up the awesome work! Best Wishes- Dx