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wait i can support them too!!!

Ohh yeah and I love my new office view!! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Wow it had been a long time!! I'm sorry for being away but hope to start posting again soon!! I see so many are doing great and it really is inspiring to see your posts. As for me life has been crazy. As many of you already know my goal was to become a critical care flight paramedic and after WLS I achieved that goal. To that end my life had been nuts since then but I am doing awsome!! I am down from 330lbs to 195. I get 80-100 grams of Protein a day and I am loving life in the new me! I still eat like I am supposed to And while there is always challenges I am living the lifestyle change. Here a few photos for y'all! I look forward to posting more soon! Love you all! The first pic is pre op and I am the guy in the yellow tie the rest.... Well as you can tell the old me threw up the guy that was inside! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

First huge update is coming hopefully in the next couple of weeks. It's great to know that you guys are still useing this and it is helpfull.

100 lbs down and lovin the job! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Yes mami here is an updated photo of me doin what I love. flight suit photos coming soon! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Stalls are a natural part o this process. I think it's important to remember that they are not a ba thing. When I stall I go back to the basics. I look at my food diary and ensure I am not eating out and then I make sure I measure everything and increase exercise. I have had 2 stalls and it corrected both. Physiologically the stalls make sense as your body adjusts to your caloric intake and metabolic demands. Also remember that eatting salty foods for a few days causes retention of fluids, heck even hormones can cause great fluctuations in weight. Just try to relax and go back to the basics. You will do awsome, don't panic. David Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

I am from Portland!! Live in north Dakota but moving back to Oregon in 8 months Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Don't worry mami I will get some pics up as soon as my flight suit comes in till then settle for this one Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Well I had surgery 7/24. With a preop weight of 305. Today I am 245 lbs. down from a 48 waist to a 40, a 4x shirt to An XL and best of all . . . I just accepted a position as a flight medic. Might not seem like a big deal but helicopters have weight limits for flight medics and I now am under the weight. This has been my dream since i started in ems 8 years ago. I start October 8th and I couldn't have done it without RNY and all Of you. Thank you all for your support and for everything. Keep on losing people! Shoot for your dreams and remember you can do it, you have the tools! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

I agree make te call and make sure you tell em about your urine output. They may have you come in and have your bun and creatinine checked. Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Starting weight 330 Pre op was 305 Current 249 Surgery on 7/24/12 Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Well I wanted to post to the people that helped me thru this. I am down under 250lbs now and almost 2 months post op. I posted before that my dream was to become a flight medic. Well I qualify now for the rotor wing weight requirements and . . . . Had my interview yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They say I should know by Friday and it seemed like both the director of nursing and the critical care director liked me. So, say a prayer, cross a finger whatever you can do for me I would appreciate. Love y'all and will post if I get it Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Awsome!! Keep up the walking it will help but don't overdue it! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Holy crap!!! That's pretty nice!! Log way to go yes but we'll worth it in the end! Are you getting excited?! Nervouse perhaps? Hang in there your almost there. Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Nice to meet you!! Let us know if we can help u with anything. Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Have a great day! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

I am still amazed that everyone is not on an acid blocker of some sort! I am on Prilosec for the rest of my life. Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Yes I too see a big difference in your face!!! Keep it up! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

I'm a month out and can do chicken and steak in very small amounts but I won't do Pasta. Remember high Protein low carb diet is a lifestyle change. I would just go back to the basics of your in purée sage go back to purée etc. Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Hope your doing well! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

North Dakota here so sorta close lol. Welcome to the forum! If you have questions or just need to vent were here for ya! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Good speech! And congrats on being able to just crush the meds! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.