So,....this is it !!! The DATE IS SET !!!
I am going to be going into Surgery on May 25th!!
I am excited and also very nervous. I know this is the right thing to do ,...I just dont like the idea of surgery. Many that know me ,...KNOW that I have battled my weight for about the past 10 years. I just feel like this is my last chance to take it off and keep it off.
There have been MANY success stories I have heard from this. At a minimum I should lose at least 50 to 75 pounds my first 4 months. THAT makes me happy!!!
Time for change!!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Holy Crap it WORKED !!!
ok,..so for the first time in like 40 years ,...i finally got a good night sleep.
I HIGHLY recommend that if you feel tired during the day,...OR IF YOUR better half hits you in the head with shit in the middle of the night cuz your snoring,..... or you dont have the energy that you used to have,....go get it checked out.
I cannot explain what I feel other than it feels great !! I am not sleepy,...I have energy in the morning which for me is rare.
I am trying to get video loaded up but I am having trouble with that. Mostly because I am a Moron but I will figure it out.
The next BIG thing will be Next Wednesday the 6th. I have an all day seminar for the surgery. Hopefully I will be able to set a date that day.
I HIGHLY recommend that if you feel tired during the day,...OR IF YOUR better half hits you in the head with shit in the middle of the night cuz your snoring,..... or you dont have the energy that you used to have,....go get it checked out.
I cannot explain what I feel other than it feels great !! I am not sleepy,...I have energy in the morning which for me is rare.
I am trying to get video loaded up but I am having trouble with that. Mostly because I am a Moron but I will figure it out.
The next BIG thing will be Next Wednesday the 6th. I have an all day seminar for the surgery. Hopefully I will be able to set a date that day.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
ZZZZZzzzzzzz............ZZZZZZzzzzzzz......
Well,...today I go for my second Sleep study. I need this big time!! I am literally waking myself at night snoring. Whats worse is that I am also waking up my Schauzzer Puppy and she freaks out and curls up next to my head and jams her tongue in my ear and then wants to play!!! I have no Idea how much actual sleep i am getting at night. I just know that it isn't much!! I am told that once I start losing the weight that the Sleep Apnea will go away and I won't need the assistance of a C-Pap Machine. Sleep Apnea is a condition where you stop breathing at night. "Normal" people stop maybe a couple times a night. I am stopping twice a minute. Thats 120 times an hour. Acceptable is like 20 times an hour at the most !!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
A new Start
Well,...there is no turning back now. I have decided that enough was enough and it was time that I get my shit together.
Those that have know me for years as friends, Family and relatives have seen me transform from a halfway healthy person to a fat slob. Those of you that KNEW me back in the day and have not seen me in a while might be like,....HOLY SHIT !!
Thats ok,...I accept that reaction.
It's ok,...well not ok but,...this will give me focus and be a new chapter in life.
MY BIG FATASS
I have tried many things to lose weight as many of you know. I went to Beaumont Hospital and enrolled for their "Diet" and it worked great,..I went to Medical weight loss and that also worked great. Each time I lost on avg. 65 Lbs. only to gain it ALL back and then some.
So,...With all that. and the fact that I can no longer see my feet. I am taking a drastic journey that I hope will help keep me healthy for the rest of my days.
I have decided to have Bariatric Surgery.
There are 3 types to choose from:
There is the LapBand _ this is where they take this tube thingy and wrap it around your stomach to only allow "X" amount of food to go in.
One,...I never want some type of foreign ANYTHING being left in my body. For some reason that dont seem right.
Two,...they leave a Valve hanging outside your armpit so that they can regulate the air pressure. Look I already have a spare tire,...I dont need another.
Next is the Bariatric Bypass . I don't know,...something about having your intestines cut off and re-routed dont seem right either.
The type of surgery I am going to have is called "Bariatric Sleeve" Surgery. Basically they cut away 2/3 of my stomch which will only allow me to eat 1/3 or less of what I can humanly consume. (That might Help a little eh?)
Am I worried?? a little. But I am more excited than I am worried. So the nerves are going a little bit. I just know that by the end of summer I want to be able to take my 2 most gorgeous girls to Cedar Point and ride the Top Fuel Dragster. Small goal I know,....but to me its just about everything.
Many of you might be thinking,...why do I give a shit. Well,...you might not. And Thats cool.
For ME its all about accountability. Its about knowing that others may be viewing this Blog and If I say I am going to do something,......what better way to ensure that I follow through huh??
So where am I at in the process? I have taken All the medical Clearances and passed. I only need to get a C-Pap machine for my Sleep Apnea, go to a full day seminar, and then meet the surgeon to set a date. Right now its looking like sometime in May.
So,....here it goes. More Details and pictures and video later. Right now is just the start.
Those that have know me for years as friends, Family and relatives have seen me transform from a halfway healthy person to a fat slob. Those of you that KNEW me back in the day and have not seen me in a while might be like,....HOLY SHIT !!
Thats ok,...I accept that reaction.
It's ok,...well not ok but,...this will give me focus and be a new chapter in life.
MY BIG FATASS
I have tried many things to lose weight as many of you know. I went to Beaumont Hospital and enrolled for their "Diet" and it worked great,..I went to Medical weight loss and that also worked great. Each time I lost on avg. 65 Lbs. only to gain it ALL back and then some.
So,...With all that. and the fact that I can no longer see my feet. I am taking a drastic journey that I hope will help keep me healthy for the rest of my days.
I have decided to have Bariatric Surgery.
There are 3 types to choose from:
There is the LapBand _ this is where they take this tube thingy and wrap it around your stomach to only allow "X" amount of food to go in.
One,...I never want some type of foreign ANYTHING being left in my body. For some reason that dont seem right.
Two,...they leave a Valve hanging outside your armpit so that they can regulate the air pressure. Look I already have a spare tire,...I dont need another.
Next is the Bariatric Bypass . I don't know,...something about having your intestines cut off and re-routed dont seem right either.
The type of surgery I am going to have is called "Bariatric Sleeve" Surgery. Basically they cut away 2/3 of my stomch which will only allow me to eat 1/3 or less of what I can humanly consume. (That might Help a little eh?)
Am I worried?? a little. But I am more excited than I am worried. So the nerves are going a little bit. I just know that by the end of summer I want to be able to take my 2 most gorgeous girls to Cedar Point and ride the Top Fuel Dragster. Small goal I know,....but to me its just about everything.
Many of you might be thinking,...why do I give a shit. Well,...you might not. And Thats cool.
For ME its all about accountability. Its about knowing that others may be viewing this Blog and If I say I am going to do something,......what better way to ensure that I follow through huh??
So where am I at in the process? I have taken All the medical Clearances and passed. I only need to get a C-Pap machine for my Sleep Apnea, go to a full day seminar, and then meet the surgeon to set a date. Right now its looking like sometime in May.
So,....here it goes. More Details and pictures and video later. Right now is just the start.
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