Question of the day

I did it, In large part, for my family.  I have a 12 year old son and 7 year old daughter.   I tried to stay active with them (tennis, soccer, etc), but it was getting painful and i felt I was holding them back. Nowadays, they say I walk too fast.  I go to the track with them (not really a runner yet but maybe some day).  I coach my daughters soccer team and have a blast doing it. One of the things that really got to me about 1 1/2 years ago I heard my daughter (5 or 6 y.o. then), giving a friend of hers a hard time.  I spoke with her about it and it was because she took exception to her friend describing me as fat.  I really hated that she had to do that for me.  In the future she may be doing it for something stupid I've done but hopefully never again for being fat. Brian

I did it for my wife and 13 yr old daughter.  They mean the world to me and they have stuck by me through all of this.  In fact the truth is my wife saved my life while I was in the hospital.  And I can never repay her enough for that.  Also the doctors just told me flat out that if I did not loose weight and in a hurry I probably would not be here for very much longer.  Sometimes it just takes someone being very upfront with you to get the message through.  I still have a long ways to go but I feel so much better.  This has been a journey that I want to last the rest of my life.  So I did it for the love of my family and to get in better health.

My overall reason is this: I WAS SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED. But, in a round about way, I did it for chicks.  No joke.  I was 28, single, and had less than ZERO self esteem.  So it had helped!

I am doing it for myself, I am tired of being fat and lazy, I have no energy and very low self esteem.  I am very conscious of how I look and what effect that has on me in public situations.   I want to be able to participate in my son's life and to experience all the things he is going to as he grows up.  He is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I want to be selfish and enjoy that as long as I can.  I want to be around to enjoy my later years with my wife who I love more than anything in the world. Scott

I actually did it because I thought if I was skinnier it would make me more attractive for my wife. My kids were a big factor as well, I just couldnt get around with them due to being too fat, always tired. So things worked out for me in concerning the kids and being fat. But as far as my wife wanting to bang me, well, she left me! I still have to thank her for opening me up to her competition or allowing me to persue other avenues...hahaha! Now I just want to bang hot chicks! Any suggestions for a newly single man? Been out of the loop for too long.

I come from three generations of hefty folks, who tend to live long, painful lives Due to a swarm of the usual co-morbidities associated with Obesity. I went on my first Diet around the fifth grade and it was pretty successful. Toward the middle of Jr. High I was back up in the middle of the obese range. I have successfully lost weight again and again only to gain it back, Plus about another 10% each time. As a tendency, both sides of my family live long lives, into their 90’s. But, most all of my relatives, have spent the last 20 or so years in agony. Wheelchairs, walkers, insulin shots, blood pressure issues, heart problems, etc… My Grandmother had three different Drs. tell her that at best they gave her 6 months to live. She outlived two of those Drs. and before her death- Wore out two pacemakers, had two artificial knees, One artificial hip, had a colostomy bag for the last 8 years of her life, Had over come 3 different Cancers, a triple bypass, And was, as they say, "sharp as a tack." No dementia, even at the end. She got to be completely aware of every ache and pain. That is why I had WLS. Unlike some who take this drastic approach to losing weight to keep from dying, I have the genetic propensity for long life, and I don’t want those last 20 years to be torment. I want to completely enjoy my grandchildren and my "retirement," (as if any of us are going to get to "retire" in the future.) What once was 65,And your done, seems now to be 70+ And you may still have to keep a part time position as a Wal-Mart Greeter. Well at least with my weight loss, and now nearly 4 years of Normal BMI, I’ll be the old guy with the biggest "Smiley Face" at the door. I’m healthier and feel better now in my early 50’s Than I ever did in my 20’s, 30’s or 40’s. Best Wishes- Dx

There were many reasons why I had WLS. After managing to go from 878 pounds to the 650 pound range on my own, no matter how hard I tried I just couldn’t lose any more weight. I had considered WLS for a few years but no one in my area was doing it and I didn’t want to travel very far. Also I wasn’t getting any younger and I knew the longer I waited the harder it would be, and my quality of life sucked. I was for the most part house bound and my wife had to do everything for me. Finally one of the hospitals in my town was doing the WLS and the rest is history, I am at goal weight and in the best shape I have ever been in, in my entire life, and now I can pay back my wife for all the things she did for me by being able to do thing for myself and things for her. Now any time we want to go out and do thing we can just pick up and go. Life is now GREAT!!!!!!!!!!

I had twins (boy and a girl) two years before my surgery and my back would not allow me to pick them up or to crawl around on the floor.  Blood pressure was going up as well as the meds.  Wal mart only carries up to 3x and a few 4xs and I was growing out of this sizes. j/k somewhat.  After losing 80 pounds and regaining it and then some I realized I could not do it without help. I just got done playing linclon logs (on the floor)with my boy!  So surgery was a success, not to mention the 185 pounds I lost has made the wife extremely happy in all areas. JIm D

TP I'm a total freak.... I was in WW in the 1st grade, by collage, I had quit trying to diet....I just ignored it.... about 37 months ago, I got a notification from the DP insurance, that WLS was covered..... my brain froze over, I went on auto pilot, the insurance went into effect Jan 1, I had a doc appt on Jan3, since it was so new to my insurance, it took 6 weeks to get approved, and then my doc went out of the country.... I had surgery the middle of April that year....that whole time I was on autopilot....no emotions....I can not tell you anythng abou the journey t get it approved....I just woke up and it had happened....I was aware, but not aware.... Sometimes I do something right....the only one that knew was Kelly, and he was there the whole time.... I was very lucky....when it was over with, I delt with the emotiions and self awareness, and new life style...I'm very lucky writing this, it sound bazzar...I wonder if I have a duel personallity.... I mean besides, AZZ hole and Super Azz Hole Russ

I wanted to be around to hear my 18 and 20 year old daughters telling me how "out of it" I am!!  To be alive in a few years to be able to hear them EAT THEIR WORDS!!  With no eyes rolling...Yes    Really I was about 300# at my highest but mostly around 290#.  I had a heart attack, double heart bypass, and the start of congestive heart failure.  Also high blood pressure and high cholesterol.  If I didn't move quickly, I would have been dead by now.  Brian