update, its been a while

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hey people,

it has been a minute since i posted but i have been reading what

you guys have to say and i appreciate everything that you all have

had to say... thank you. I will be 29 on may 12th and had gastric

bypass on 12/16/03. 3 months before that i was 419lbs. I was able

to get down to 390lbs before surgery and as of today i am 285lbs. I

am happy to say that so far i have had little in the way of side

effects... when i tell my doctor this he tends to toot his own horn

and say thats because he is sooo good at what he does, then he adds

that i have been pretty good at following the directions that he has

gave me. I have to admit, my doctor wasnt nearly as strict with me

as i have read from you guys... i was on a liquid diet for 3 weeks

then i started eating small amounts of meat and vegetables.. he told

me to stay away from beef and brocolli for another week or two

because they are hard to digest so i did that. everytime i asked him

if i could do anything the was borderline... he answer would be..

try it... if it doesnt work... dont do it again!!! Nowadays, i can

eat a pretty good variety of foods... the one thing i have stayed

away from is fried foods or just greasy foods all together...i have

changed from my beloved chinese food when i want to splurge to

japanese food because it seems to be made much better. My eating

habits needs to get alot better, i still dont really eat

breakfest... just lunch and dinner.. in between that i OD of fruits

and such (i have heard that i should eat alot of fruits.. but man i

need something to substitute the NO SUGAR thing). u name a fruit, i

have blended it. I also take a protein drink on occasion usally i

mix the protein with one bannana a little cinnimon, nutmeg, vanilla

extract and about 1/3 1% milk and some ice. I know it seems like

alot but without that stuff it tastes like soy milk and i cant

really get into that. I also go to the gym at least 4 times a day..

when i was cleared i was going 6 times but i have brought that down

since i have started. Since i have started going to the gym my

weight loss has slowed down but it seems to be due to an increase in

muscle mass because my clothes are still getting to big at an

alarming rate. So far i have gone down from a size 58 waist to a

size 46. One of the good things about my turn about in life is that

i see where doing this surgery has helped out my overall enjoyment

of life... it feels good to be able to walk up some steps and not

have to sit for 30 seconds to catch my breath, it feels good to be

able to chase my son around... and even though i have never been a

food lover... it feels good to still be able to go out and enjoy a

good meal with my wife... the fear was that i wouldnt not be able to

do that anymore but it is still a nice part of life... and my wife

has taken on a challenge of her own and decided she wanted to loose

weight and as of today she has loss a little over 30lbs down from

185lbs... congradulations baby!!! ;-) anyway, i dont want anyone to

think this is all a walk in the park... it is hard and something you

have to deal with all day every day, but you have to understand that

most of this is mental and u have to want to do this.. the surgery

isnt the end.. its just the beginning. but if u do what u need to

do the way it needs to be done... then it will be the beginning of

something truly wonderful and blessed. The rules are good

guidelines.... but learn your body and learn what makes you tick.

My surgeon kept my life pretty simple with his rules and that was

the trick for me... to be able to live my life without looking at a

do's and dont does list...

sorry to take up so much space.. but hey.. its been a minute... sooo

HEY LOL

take care.. dee