GemiKniight75

My new career is Restaurant MAnager at Applebee's. I'm stll reeling from so much. I didn't mention that in 2012 my brother passed away....on my birthday. I don't celebrate my birthday either.

Sure I lost some weight. I think I was 461lb and almost three years later I am still 322lb. Stress. That's one. But let me tell you the crap I put myself in. I was married. Now I am divorced. Lost several jobs but got a new career. Fathered twin boys. Dated a long time friend. Proposed to said friend. She walked out of the engagement after 2 months. Kid's mother is being very strict on visitation. Cannot afford an attorney so I'm stuck on that for the time beiing. Have resorted to binge drinking since I can't gorge on food. I had to stop doing that when I passed out and woke up to realize I drank a half bottle of vodka. Depressed over not one, not two but THREE failed relationships since the surgery. Diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, Paranoid Personality Disorder & anxiety. My doctor has prescibed an anti-depressant and a benzodiazepine. I've also spent 8 days in a lock-down psych facility. Lastly I contemplated suicide but couldn't leave my new twin boys fatherless. I cannot stress the importance of maintaining a connection with a mental health professional for at least a year post surgery. Had I done that I would not be in the mess I am. I still have 60-70lb to lose. I live very meagerly due to child support (which I don't mind) and have an ex-wife, ex-girlfriend & an ex-fiancee. Add that to my physical and sexual abuse as a child and it's amazing I'm still standing upright. At 39, I am trying to rebuild my life. SIngle while co-parenting is hard but doable. Trying to finish college to move up in the company. But the hard part I see is managing relationship dissolution. Of any kind. Be it parental, sibling, child, romantic or professional. A lot of us turned to food to comfort these times. Once we see that it's no longer an option, we look around for a crossover addiction. My "drugs" of choice were alcohol and sex. Let me be perfectly clear about andmy addictions: Private sins almost always have public consequences. Have a therapist and psych team ready post-surgery. The psych eval prior to the VSG is not enough. No one can say wht they will do post surgery until it actually happens. Be safe people.

I do my "circuit" routine twice. Now 5x a week is a lot. If I don't do that I do a drop set of burpees from 10.

I am nearly three years removed form VSG surgery. I used to be nearly 500lb (460lb) but am stuck at just over 300lb (well 327lb to be exact). I am 6'2" and 39 years old. Recently I figured out I had a big crossover addicition....drinking. I was a binge drinker for a year and a half after surgery. Now I know you can't get any real weight off drinking hard liquor. Now, I am working out and cutting my carbs down. Thankfully I have no health issues like diabetes or liver damage. I have started on four supplements to facilitate more fat loss. Optii-Men (one tab daily) Garcinia Cambogia (one tab in the morning) EGCg (one tab in the afternoon) Green coffee Bean Extract (one tab around 18:00) For exercise (Mon-Fri) 30 Kettlebell Swings 35lb bell 30 Diamond Pushups 5 min Jumping Rope 10 Kettlebell Curls (per arm) 18lb bell I consume 100g of Protein daily (some say it's too low or too high, my body takes this amount). I really don't count carbs but I keep it relatively normal. If I had to guess it is nearly 150g daily. Sometimes much less. I can tell if I eat too much fats as I had my gallbladder remover a year before surgery. Anyone that has knows what happens when too much fats are consumed, lol. In the absence of binge drinking I find difficulty in dealing with anxiety and stress. As such I have been on Klonopin and begin Emotionally Focused Therapy on Monday. I know I am a ways out from surgery but just recently I felt like I am free an able to control my life. I don't know if anybody has ever done a supplement and workouut routine similar to mine. But I would be interested in any critiques or results anybody had. Thank you for reading my post and any comments you may have.

I am nearly three years removed form VSG surgery. I used to be nearly 500lb (460lb) but am stuck at just over 300lb (well 327lb to be exact). I am 6'2" and 39 years old. Recently I figured out I had a big crossover addicition....drinking. I was a binge drinker for a year and a half after surgery. Now I know you can't get any real weight off drinking hard liquor. Now, I am working out and cutting my carbs down. Thankfully I have no health issues like diabetes or liver damage. I have started on four supplements to facilitate more fat loss. Optii-Men (one tab daily) Garcinia Cambogia (one tab in the morning) EGCg (one tab in the afternoon) Green coffee Bean Extract (one tab around 18:00) For exercise (Mon-Fri) 30 Kettlebell Swings 35lb bell 30 Diamond Pushups 5 min Jumping Rope 10 Kettlebell Curls (per arm) 18lb bell I consume 100g of Protein daily (some say it's too low or too high, my body takes this amount). I really don't count carbs but I keep it relatively normal. If I had to guess it is nearly 150g daily. Sometimes much less. I can tell if I eat too much fats as I had my gallbladder remover a year before surgery. Anyone that has knows what happens when too much fats are consumed, lol. In the absence of binge drinking I find difficulty in dealing with anxiety and stress. As such I have been on Klonopin and begin Emotionally Focused Therapy on Monday. I know I am a ways out from surgery but just recently I felt like I am free an able to control my life. I don't know if anybody has ever done a supplement and workouut routine similar to mine. But I would be interested in any critiques or results anybody had. Thank you for reading my post and any comments you may have.

Awesome idea BNTN. We should have a regional lift group. I'm a little bit away from most out here in Las Vegas. But I appreciate everyone's words of encouragement and wisdom.

I am nearly 3 years out from my sleeve surgery. I used to weight 460lb but am now 324lb. I know it may not be a lot after 3 years but it's far better than still being 460lb. Anyways... I wanted to post my exercise routine along with my supplement regimine. My exercises are dome for 5 min each with a 1 min break in between. Here they go: Kettlebell Swings with 35lb bell Pushups Jump Rope Single-arm Kettlebell Curls I do this on the following schedule: Mon/Thu/Sun/Wed/Sat/Tue/Fri That covers about three weeks. My supplements are Opti-Men 1 tab daily Indole-3-carbinol 1 cap 2x/day Holy Basil 1 cap 2x/day I'm not looking to be under 200lb at 6'2" but 240lb is nice. I may look good at 265lb. I hope this keeps working. I did a "cottage cheese" test and found my stomach is about 11oz. After this run of exercises (12 weeks) I will reevaluate myself and keep working toward first just getting under 300lb. Thank you for looking at this post and I do welcome comments, questions and critiques.