checking in - 8.5 months post op

been away for awhile, new work schedule is screwing with my life but grateful to have a job these days!

Gonna try and get back into my exercise routine again this week, last week with all the overtime i didn't have time to take a pee it seemed like.

Quick update on the weightloss as I noticed a lot of newcomers since I was last here.  A word of advise is more like it - the weight comes off without effort in the beginning but that is when you need to get into the routine of exercising and make it a habit, I miss it the last couple weeks and it is driving me nuts.  There will come a point within the first year that you will not lose very much if any at all if you aren't workin hard at it.  I am at this point now myself.  I am pleased to say that I have lost 75% of my excess weight and I look forward to the long road of losing that last 25%.

I started out at 425 wearing 6x shirts and 60 pants.  I am now at 245 lbs with 1x shirts and 40 pants.  I can do a number of activities that were impossible before.  It is an emotional roller coaster of a ride.  I have had mood swings and my wife has wanted to kill me a few times.  So be prepared for that aspect of it to affect you in some way.  What ever you do - DON'T GIVE UP!  there is no black and white - if you mess up you can start over again, the tooll will still work!

Hey Dan;
Almost two hundred pounds you are doing great.
Thanks for the words of encouragement. I'm trying to get into exercise, not easy but I know it's needed.
David

Good Job, Daniel!!

Things have slowed down for me, but still loosing. I need to get back to the basics. I have been off the OH site for a while myself, trying to get back on track and get the lbs to start dropping faster.