Kevin W.

Thanks everyone!I love helping others and is am awesome feeling to know you've inspired someone else.

I started walking about 20 miles a week and now I'm running 20 miles a week.Lots of gym time but now i just enjoy running.

I ran my first 5k race and finished 119th out of 710 racers.Finished 3.1 miles in 29 minutes.To date in one year after my surgery I've lost 184lbs and i feel great!

Opinions needed. I am deciding between dr Manual Castro in Duncanville ( Methodist Dallas) or dr Davidson (Presbyterian Dallas). Please vote and share why you would choose which.

Well i used Dr.Davidson at Presbyterian.I've lost 184lbs in one year exactly to the day.He is a great Dr. and will be straight forward with you.On the day of the surgery i was laying in the bed waiting to have my sleeve done i started getting nervous, well he walked in with his operating clothes on and asked if i was ready and then asked me if i would mind if he said a prayer! That eased my mind and i knew he was going to take great care of me!

I started at 381lbs and I'm down to 199lbs in a short 11 months! This has been a great journey.I'm running my first 5k race next week and can't wait.The race committee wants me to tell my story on stage after the race but I'm alittle shy so not sure if i can do that or not.

I took a week off work and then did office work at my shop for 2 weeks and the went right back at it at 4 weeks.Started going to the gym at 4 weeks and haven't stopped.If you don't have a real physical job a week is fine but i work on cars so i waited.

Woo hoo!! Good job!! Is that a Dallas cowboys shirt?!

Yes, it's the limited edition impact Nike Jersey! It's a large!

That pic that in posing was a joke that my wife took.

Awesome job Holly!I would like to get to the 200lbs lost mark but i think I'm going to stop at 181lbs,I started at 381 and I'm down to 200lbs.You look great! It's hard to look back at old pics and think about how you never really thought you was that over weight until you see you're self now and then!

Congrats, you look amazing!

Thanks guys and girls! It's really nice getting compliments and i really hope that i inspire more and more to jump on the bandwagon and get it done!I know of 1 person on here that switched to my doctor after reading my story and 3 personal friends that are waiting on there surgery to get there's done by the same doctor.I've started taking more Protein and testosterone booster to help gain muscle now that I've hit my goal weight so for the first time in 15 years my new years resolution is to gain weight!

Hi everyone,i had my surgery on 2-17-12.I started at 381lbs and I'm down to 200lbs!181lbs gone in just 10 months.I've done everything my Dr. told me to do and it's been really really easy.My shirts was a 4x and my pants was 46's, now my shirts are large and my pants are 34's!I want to hug my doctors neck every time i see him but not sure how he would react.Lol!

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Now down 167 lbs down from 54waist to 34 ride about 60 miles a week on my bike aim now the person I wished I was 25 lbstill im at my goal. started at 398 lbs.

Congrats bud,I started at 381lbs and I've lost 181lbs since my surgery.I had mine February 17,2012.I really enjoy riding my bike now to considering before the seat hurt my butt!lol.What is your goal weight? Mine was 225lbs but i hit that so fast that i changed it to 199lbs.

Congrats!!! WTG!!

I finished my insurance requirements now just waiting for an approval ( hoping )

I really like Dr Davidson.

Did you tell then how you found out about them? The ladies at the front desk didn't even recognize me from my before picture.

You have done amazing' date=' I also had Dr. Davidson as well. Do you go to any of the support group meetings at Forest Park? I haven't been to any of them yet but thinking of going. I had my surgery on 8/23/12.[/quote']

I haven't gone to any yet.On another forum we was all talking about dinner on a Saturday evening.I work to late to go to any of the meetings during the week.I've done everything he told me to do.I eat alot of smokehouse Almonds for Snacks.< /p>

You have done amazing' date=' I also had Dr. Davidson as well. Do you go to any of the support group meetings at Forest Park? I haven't been to any of them yet but thinking of going. I had my surgery on 8/23/12.[/quote']

I haven't gone to any yet.On another forum we was all talking about dinner on a Saturday evening.I work to late to go to any of the meetings during the week.I've done everything he told me to do.I eat alot of smokehouse Almonds for Snacks.< /p>

I used Dr. Davidson at Forest Park in Dallas.I started at 381lbs and IM down to 202lbs 9 months post opp! I've been waiting for someone to get a meeting together for dinner or lunch but nothing has done yet.My surgery was 2-17-12.

Congrats Kevin What is your secret.

Doing exactly what my doctor told me to do! Exercise, take my Vitamins, and walk about 28 miles a week in which I've turned that into running! But i started with putting the treadmill at the highest incline it will go and the speed at 4.0.You burn three times the calories doing this.In an hour i would burn around 1200-1400 calories.

Well I'm down to 202lbs after 9 months!

Tomorrow is the day I've been swirling so hard to get to!I wanted to reach my goal weight by 9 months which is 200lbs' date='i started at 381lbs on February 17,2012 that was also the day of my surgery.My weight right now is 203lbs.Wish me luck![/quote']

Swirling was supposed to be working!

Tomorrow is the day I've been swirling so hard to get to!I wanted to reach my goal weight by 9 months which is 200lbs,i started at 381lbs on February 17,2012 that was also the day of my surgery.My weight right now is 203lbs.Wish me luck!

I'm in Plano and had my surgery on Oct. 22' date=' 2012 at Baylor Trophy Club - had to go there because of insurance requirements.

I had a 3 week stall after surgery but the scale has finally started moving again this week. I've lost 31 pounds total, including weight lost pre-op.[/quote']

I never had a stall until about 6 months after.I dropped most of my weight the first 3 months.I lost 110lbs in the first 3 months but I've only lost 64lbs in the last 6 months.I started at 381lbs.

Yep. Were you the guy that got the upper GI the same time I did? I was with my wife.

I don't think so.I had my surgery in February.There wasn't any guys in the hospital when i had mine.But my surgery was at the Dallas location.Dr.Davidson that i used is 67 years old.

Dr. Davidson. Forrest Park Plano. He's amazing. Had mine last Friday the 16th.

Was DR.Davidson from Presby Dallas? He did my surgery at Forest Park Dallas.