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venomous viper · 02-03-2008, 01:45 PM

up and down my entire life, , I know how rough it is on the body to carry extra sand bags around. As you get older, like me, everything gets harder as we become more sedentary. At 362 pounds, and 46 years old, and only 5'6" with a 67 inch waist, I had the gastric bypass surgery. This was 1994. I lost 32 pounds the FIRST week in hospital and lost 212 pounds in 13 months. I've done well for the most part keeping it off. Lots of walking and softball. I have a 20 pound buffer. When I hit 170, I go back on hi protein and lo carbs. I hit that # of 170 after a couple cruises and Christmas. I'm back down to 159 and 9 pounds to go. It has been a lifelong struggle for me. Imagine carrying TWO 100 pound bags of concrete around and then dropping them!! Energy unleashed. Good luck to all of us with this cross that some of us bear.. Congrats to you all!!! It's not easy.

02-03-2008, 01:45 PM	#11
venomous viper Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cancun, AZ, TX and CA. Posts: 191	congrats on the weight loss you guys!!! Having been up and down my entire life, , I know how rough it is on the body to carry extra sand bags around. As you get older, like me, everything gets harder as we become more sedentary. At 362 pounds, and 46 years old, and only 5'6" with a 67 inch waist, I had the gastric bypass surgery. This was 1994. I lost 32 pounds the FIRST week in hospital and lost 212 pounds in 13 months. I've done well for the most part keeping it off. Lots of walking and softball. I have a 20 pound buffer. When I hit 170, I go back on hi protein and lo carbs. I hit that # of 170 after a couple cruises and Christmas. I'm back down to 159 and 9 pounds to go. It has been a lifelong struggle for me. Imagine carrying TWO 100 pound bags of concrete around and then dropping them!! Energy unleashed. Good luck to all of us with this cross that some of us bear.. Congrats to you all!!! It's not easy.