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Read more about Will never be a small man

Will never be a small man

I went to a support group meeting yesterday and this is the first time that I have had my body fat taken in years. My fat free weight was 259 lbs. This means no matter what my body fat is my BMI will always have me as obese. I have also realized that a goal of 270 may not be realistic, so I have changed my goal to 300 which will put me under 20% body fat. Therefore at 6 months since my surgery I am about 1/2 way to my goal.   I have been lucky that I have never had food stuck at my band ope

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• BigBearBBQ
• May 31, 201412 yr

Read more about Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

One week till Surgery and one week on pre-op diet. Up until last night I really hadn't started feeling too hungry. I am hungry and realization that this is really going to happen and really going to affect how and what I eat. I have lost 15 lbs so far on this diet. At least the family is not eating a turkey and all the other fixin's. I have usually been the one that makes most of the big meals. Christmas parties will be quite a bit different since I will be on clear liquid diet until Christ

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• BigBearBBQ
• November 28, 201312 yr

Read more about Before I Start

Before I Start

At the beginning of this year I decided once and for all I would finally do something about my weight. For years my weight has yo-yoed. I have dieted and lost 50 lbs, just to turn around and gain 60. I needed something a little more permanent. However since I really hadn't been going to the doctor I had to go through a 6+ months of meeting with my PCP, dietician and psychologist. We are getting close. The paperwork has now been filed with the insurance company and we should hear back within the

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• BigBearBBQ
• September 29, 201312 yr