1 Year Surgiversary Excitement

Happy 1 Year Surgiversary To Me!!  :-)   Had an exciting trip to Planet Fitness this morning...  Finished my 3.5 mile run and as I was heading into the locker room a guy comes running by me with no shirt on.  I didn't pay much attention and kept walking.  As I get into the locker room there is a guy on the bench having a heart attack (50's - overweight... - hadn't even started exercising yet).  In about 30 secs the guy from PF came in with the defibrillator and hooked it up.  I asked if he had already called 911 and he said yes so I went out to wave the EMT's in and guide them to the locker room.  They got there in about 5 mins, checked the man and took him away in the ambulance.  Hopefully he'll be ok...   Very scary and just an amazing reminder of why I began this journey 1 year ago and why I continue to go the gym and watch my diet!  What an amazing year it has been.  I'll try and post some pics and more later when I get a moment!!   Hope everyone has a great day and don't take anything in your life for granted!

Keep up the great work Mike! Your doing awesome!!!

 Thanks and Congrats on the Super Bowl Win!!  We'll get you guys next year!! 

First - CONGRATS on your sucess. I am more of a lurker than a poster, but I keep up with all you guys and your informational posts. (Keep 'em coming) I was banded in October and am amazed by the weight loss you guys have with the RNY.  I couldnt bring myself to having it done and went with the band, so my weight loss has been slower (but steady).

Quick Question about Planet fitness....... How do you like it?  I am planning on going out on my next days off and joining one of my local gyms, PF seems to have the price I like.

Thanks for any input

 Thanks and believe me it was a lot of soul searching before settling on the RNY but am glad that I did it!!

As for PF, I really love it for what I need to do.  Some circuits and a lot of cardio.  I have the black card membership so I go to a gym near my office in the mornings and go to the one in my city on the weekends.  Works out great at less than $20 per month.  Can't beat it!!

 Life can quickly remind us of WHY we are doing this!!

As an aside, we really like our PF, access 24/7 is great since we tend to be up at 545am for our workouts and there is plenty of equipment to go around.

Price is incredible, $10 each per month

 Oh yeah, you said it and yes, PF is a great deal!!

Nothing like seeing somebody, who could have been you a year ago, having a coronary before your morning coffee!  

 Amen to that, brother!!  I was thinking that exact same thing...

I'm not overly spiritual but it was the kind of strangely too coincidental thing to have this happen on my one year anniversary when I was having a bit of a pity party the night before and not really motivated for the gym this morning but made it there anyway!!  Believe me, I am once again motivated after getting slapped in the face by the sight of that man laying there on the bench!!

Look out 200's here I come!  

Congrats, Mike, and keep up the awesome work and attitude!!

Tim T.