20 Dec
Weigh-In: Week 49
One Year ago this week …
- I weighed 392 lbs
- I went to my Doctor to begin the process to get insurance to pay for gastric bypass surgery
- I would take 2 Aleve everyday before I went to work because of the stairs there.
- I wore 4xl shirts and size 58 pants that probably should have been 60’s.
- I wore a woven belt (so I wouldn’t have to punch a bunch of holes in it) that I bought over 10 years ago.
Today…
- I weighed 314.8 lbs (a total loss of 77.2 lbs) (-0.6 for the week)
- In June when I made the 10% goal, my Doctor told me that was a major benchmark to get the insurance to pay for the surgery, I told him to ‘forget about it’.
- I don’t take Aleve everyday and I can run up and down the stairs with the greatest of ease.
- I am down to a 2xl shirt that fits nicely and size 50 pants that fall if I don’t have a belt on.
- I had to buy new belts, and I am way past the need for a shorter size.
I’m embarrassed to admit that I get a queasy/giddy feeling when I think about what I will be writing on December 20, 2008.
Posted by Charles Martin on 20.12.07 at 2:08 pm
Great news. It makes me want to look up my info at home and see what changes I’ve made. I have a belt with holes I’ve added, but in the right direction!
And on that note, are you in need of any 48×32 jeans? I have a few pair that I won’t need since I’m down to 44/46 and hope to soon be able to put on 42s (haven’t done that since early high school). Give me a shout if you do.
Posted by Tony on 20.12.07 at 2:08 pm
What a Year!
It gives you a whole new outlook on life doesn’t it?
Have a great holiday and here is to continued success in the New Year.
Posted by Rick on 20.12.07 at 2:08 pm
John, that’s quite a milestone. It’s good to take a look back and see how far you’ve come.
Don’t remember if I told you, but your weight loss was quite noticeable when we saw you at the GP last time.
Posted by John T on 20.12.07 at 2:08 pm
Thank-you very much, that is very nice of you to say.
I am hearing a similar comment occasionally now. The variation that shocks me, “Gosh John, I didn’t even recognize you at first”.
Jan, WeightWatchers leader extraordinaire, challenged us for a ‘year end goal’. Next Thursday will be our last meeting of 2007. With Christmas on Tuesday, and my wife’s insistence that she make fudge and caramel corn and other goodies, I have set a goal of 2.4 lbs. Why you ask… because 2.4 lbs will put me at 80 lbs lost in 2007.
Posted by Barry Hughes on 20.12.07 at 2:08 pm
Way to Go! Man, aren’t you glad you didn’t have the surgery? I think we all have it in us to achieve lasting weight loss but we need to focus on our goals and keep them always in front of us.