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Hi, massindex I am looking at what your starting weight and surgery date was. I started a little higher than you and my surgery was a year after yours. 01/31/12 ( which happened to be my 45th birthday) I weighed 476 on 12/26/11 and was 436 on day of surgery. Right now I am 375 down 101. and am feel great already. my surgeon set my target weight at 268. I am hoping to get below 200 and seeing where you are at I am sure I will be able too. It good to see someone close to me drop so much and doing so well. I'm not quite ready to make that sort of a bike ride and never even thought of it till I saw your post. I hope you have a great time it sounds like it would be a blast.

Thanks everyone for the great comments and encouragement. Sorry I didn't comment back sooner. I was without internet shortly after I made this post until today. As for a update still feeling great. Wishing I would have done this sooner.

I have been 350 lbs or so since the late 90's. At that weight I never thought about dieting or doing anything to lose weight. I worked at very physical demanding jobs and my weight or size didn't slow me down. Over the last 5 years I have been putting on more and more weight. Finally last summer I decided it was out of control and I couldn't get it off by myself. I decide then that I was going to have weight loss surgery in the winter. When I could be laid off from work due to the construction season slow down. I got laid off in the beginning of December. Got a referral for a surgeon. and had my first appointment on 12/26/2011. I weighed 476. Until then I didn't know anything about the insurance company wanting a 6 month history to get approved. But being so fat I lucked out and that was waived because of my b.m.i. Got told that I need to lose some weight before I could have the surgery. Was told to go on a diet and limit my calories to about 600-700 a day. I ended up getting approval from the insurance company. And got 01/31/2012 as my date. When I heard the date I know it was a good sign. That was my 45th birthday. I entered the hospital for my sleeve weighing 432. I had my 1 week check up. Doing good. Feeling great. 426. I have spent the last 2 day out in the garage helping my son pull a motor and trans out of one van and putting the trans in another one. That something a month ago I wouldn't have been doing. Did I say already WOW I FEEL GOOD. I have a lot more to lose but I am on my way and nothing is going to stop me. I figure If I am feeling this good now I can't wait to see how I am feeling in a few months time.