Best of luck Wayne!

You need to commit to changing past eating habits in respect to volume. When you start to feel slightly full QUIT eating. I changed from eating 3 traditional meals and way too much volume, especially lunch and dinner, to eating good "snacks" throughout the entire day, just enough volume to never have that "I'm starving feeling." I shrunk my stomach substantially in the last five years and I do not miss leaving a restaurant feeling beyond uncomfortable.

Wish you the best of success! :thumbsup:

Good Luck.. many people have said its the best thing they have ever done for themselves...
Going to need new clothing..recommendation... DON'T buy new until you hit a plateau.. one that hangs out for a few months.. you will likley drop alot of size once the post surgery water and swelling go down...
Go to goodwill in nice neighborhoods....

Trust me and you will be fine!:cheers:

My prayers are with you for a successful surgery and recovery.

Wayne, I once had a great coach/friend tell me... if you don't believe in yourself no one else will. You can do it, it's a mindset..:gitrdun:

Thanks everyone.
Oh and Skip; looking like she does, she can sing any way she wants!
Since the end of July I've lost 22lbs. when I went to Florida for ten days, I went to the gym with my sister in law. Each time I did 45 minutes at 3 mph with an incline of 3% on the tread mill. I lost 8lbs in ten days . No snacking or large meals. The only splurge was Texas Road House for an 11oz steak with green beans. I'm like someone with an alcohol problem. I do good for a while and next year or so I would crash and burn!
The hardest part of this was a admitting I needed help.

Best of luck Wayne. The doctors can do amazing things these days. You'll be glad you did this for you and your family!!
What hospital are you going to? Good luck buddy!

Thanks Tony; I'm going to Tobey hospital in Wareham Ma.

Good luck Wayne, let me tell you, you don't want diabetes!!! My mom does three day a week on dialysis from stage 4 kidney disease! She's only 68!!

Three of my dads brothers have it as well as my dad!!

So you can imagine the look on my face Dec 31, 2011 when my doctor said yup 270 blood sugar reading after fasting from the night before! Yup I have diabetes and I'm was only 42 at the time.

It's you vs you and no one else!!!

My best friend did the gastro over a year ago he was well into the 350/360 range. He's now just under 240!!!! Complete life change that's for sure.

Well boys just got home from the hospital. Had surgery yesterday and got home today at 9 pm. Feeling pretty good, haven't used pain med sense 3:30 yesterday. A little sore but better than expected. They took away 6 of my meds. Time to buckle down!

Go for it buddy!


Glad it has worked out so far. These things are not to be taken lightly.