Last week: 183.6

This week: 184.0

Rained like a cow urinating on a flat rock here yesterday. 2" in the rain gauge when it was done. More forecast for today through Tuesday with temps falling below 50! Plan yesterday was to take Mule to car wash getting ready for local festival next Saturday. Have to be done before Cowboys play this afternoon.

Few surprises in the SEC yesterday. Was hoping Arkansas would hold out against Ol' Miss but they fell in 4th quarter. Tennessee upset Auburn for their second loss in a row. LSU toppled #2 Georgia in Baton Rouge and LSU has another "dawg" fight next with M-State. Aggies squeaked passed South Carolina and Alabama handled Missouri with ease.

Got the reps on treadmill as needed. Was feeling particularly perky Monday and did SIX miles! Only did standard five Wednesday and Friday. Wednesday actually less than five. Was not feeling too perky after Monday and damn cell phones would not leave me alone! Did catch full five Friday.

Go do your thing!

Last week 246 3/4.

This week 248 1/4.

I continue to loaf about the house on post op restrictions. Recovery is going very well, so well that I've transitioned from patient to impatient. My wife is watching me like a hawk to make sure I follow doctor's orders. Itching incisions are about the worst, followed closely by the tubes from the drains pulling if they get moved in the wrong direction. But overall, things are going very well. I am back to doing things like cooking, driving short distances, etc.

I still need either 2XL or XL shirts for my shoulders, but I am going to be wearing either 36 or 38 pants. I've tried on examples of both, and both fit depending on the cut, even though I still have some swelling going on.

I passed two years since surgery on the 11th. I've lost 233 lbs since I started. I haven't had any regain, and every time I think I've stabilized, I drop a few more pounds. I'm starting to look pretty bony now, and once I am off restriction, I intend to bulk up a bit more in the muscle dept. it's been a whole summer (since late June) of no work and light duty. It has been driving me nuts, but hopefully the end is in sight.

Have a good week everyone!

Good for you! I can't see any of the pictures in your OP, but I can see the one in the second one.

Congratulations Brian!!

Yeah, it has been 12 years!! After the first few years you stop thinking about what has happened. Hopefully you (I) have put into place the things I need to stay healthy for quite awhile. I was 196 on my 12 year surgery (RNY). Here is what I look like today.

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I've gotten older...Turned 63. Surgery doesn't help with age!! Will live with the turkey neck...A badge of honor. Would I do it again?? In a heartbeat. I was dying when I had the surgery (congestive heart failure). The surgery gave me a new life. I cut out a lot of sugar and fried foods. I'll eat some, but I don't go hog wild. I got down to a low of 187. I then gained back up to about 235 over the years. Each year I will put a picture of what I look like near my surgery date (so new people can see what to expect). I do a lot of physical work. When I am not working I will exercise (bicycle or walking). Life is good...