Trikerman

My name is John and I am a 54 year old retired guy living with my wife and 17 year old daughter near the Atlantic in Virginia. I have been going through the process with the Bon Secours Surgical Weightloss Center. I was given a surgery date of May 7th today.

I imagine most here are like me. I have battled weight most of my life. I am 6'3" and have been anywhere between 180 to 450lbs over the years as an adult. I lost nearly 200lbs a couple of years ago and have gained half back. That led me to finally consider WLS and now I have a date for it.

I have mixed feelings about it. There is some fear, of course. There is the normal fear one has about surgery and there is the fear of giving up dependence on my old friend...food. On the other hand, the thought of being able to do many of the things that have become difficult again and being able to feel some peace with myself is very exciting...Best Wishes to all!!!

LyndasRoom

Hi John,
Welcome, and congratulations on your date. May will be here before you know it...just ask anyone who hasn't done their taxes yet!

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Lynda
July 11,2006
Dr. Callery
309/197/150
Century 6/1/2007
Onederland 8/26/2007

imdaprincess1157

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Katie Elizabeth
Official Scale Whore #28

Surgery: 5-27-08
Starting Weight: 230
Current Weight: 10 months out = 149!!!!!!

Inches lost: 53+
Goal Weight: 130ish

Marella

Hi John, and welcome to TT.

I've lost weight before myself, once down to 220. So how the heck did I gain it back??? I'd say depression and lack of support. This place is THE place for support pre and especially, post WLS. To really understand what you are going through and how to overcome those obstacles and how to say goodbye to your food buddy, everyone is there with you, at different parts of their journey's. I'm hear to learn from the successful maintainers. I've tasted life at 350, and I'm not going back to that sad, awful, depressed, daily crier.

The motto is: Eat to live, not live to eat.

I've learned that we have to retrain our minds to think with a thin brain in a thinner body. Not think thin with a brain that still thinks you're fat. The road ahead has a lot of learning and reprogramming. I want to get healthy and learn to eat like thin healthy people do.

So there's no need to say goodbye to food. The food will still be there, but your wisdom and knowledge gained over the losing months will help you NOT EAT the contraband, and wisely choose the living food. Then you'll be making outdoor activities and exercising the new buddy. Food will just be there to nourish you as you exchange the food fiend for fun in the sun.

Congratulations on your decision. Being scared, apprehensive, etc., is quite normal. I'm sure that everyone has had some form of reservation. For me, since I was dying in my fat suit, my choice was live or die... it was a no brainer. Still, those emotions run through the brain and try to discourage your from what you are trying to have courage for.

For your peace, get a copy of "Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies" and read it twice. The info in that book gave me so much peace about my decision, time couldn't fly by fast enough. I wish you your hearts desire. For now, peace.

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~ Marella


Day 77: TTwo-terville - 53 lbs down
Day 188: Century Club - 100 lbs down
Day 366: 1 Year - 146 lbs down
Day 396: One-derland - 153 lbs gone forever! (my pic progression)

foxyfuzz

Welcome John to the family!

May will be here shortly.

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Cerissa

Never regret something done with affection; something born with a true heart will never be wasted

Sometimes you have to forget how you feel, and remember what you deserve.

313 / 298.5 / 169 / 150
Start/Day of surgery/Current/Goal

Surgery on 12/18/2008