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Gastric Bypass | Putting on the weight

December 29, 2009

Sometimes transparency just stinks and although I’m definitely making my blog suck by writing this…I need to do it.
Gastric bypass is not a fix-all solution. They tell you that the first day you do it. You still need to work to maintain a healthy lifestyle or the surgery can be overcome. I’m starting to [...]

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Gastric Bypass | 2 year anniversary post-op

February 7, 2009

Today marks the two year anniversary of my gastric bypass ROUX-en-Y procedure. I have stayed within 10-20 pounds of my lightest weight since hitting it over two and a half years ago. At my lowest I was 190 and this morning I weighed in at 205. I’ve recently gotten up to 212 [...]

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Starting a Gastric Bypass Community!

December 23, 2007

Since I’ve been blogging about my gastric bypass experiences I’ve been BLOWN AWAY at the people that come to send well wishes, ask questions, and others that share their own experiences. It’s been very inspirational to me and others that visit my site. So today I was playing around @ Ning.com and decided [...]

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Gastric Bypass | Hitting a Plateau

November 9, 2007

Hey folks, alright so update about my gastric bypass. I’ve hit a wall. BOOM! Plateau. I’m down to 185 now (which is 15 pounds lighter than my goal weight) but have stopped losing weight and have been around this weight for almost a month now. So, here’s my rundown on the internal [...]

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Gastric Bypass | Possible Problems & ‘The Pre-Ops’

October 3, 2007

So it’s almost been 7 months since my surgery and like I stated in my last post, I’m feeling great. If there has been anything that has been a recurring issue it has been the dizziness that I have on a semi-regular basis. It started pretty much right after the surgery and happens [...]

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Gastric Bypass | Little more than 7 months out

September 25, 2007

Here’s the latest pictorial update on me since surgery. Still gets me everytime to see me lined up against myself and the progression. I’m still feeling great and couldn’t be happier with my decision to have the surgery. Oh, and Jenny suggested I switch shirts since the old shirt was too baggy to [...]

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Gastric Bypass | The Century Mark

August 3, 2007

It’s been exactly 5 months, 27 days since my surgery and today I’m excited to tell everyone that I’ve officially hit the 100 pound weight loss mark. WOOHOO! I am totally stoked for multiple reasons but most of all my health. I’ve never felt this good and I’m easily in the best shape [...]

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