JerseyJules

Great work!! How do you feel now??

Exactly right, he hit the nail on the head. Your overall health contributes to the better sex and better quality of life in other things as well. I lost the weight and I notice my wife enjoys sex more now. Probably cause Im not smooshing her with my 300lbs on top of her anymore. But I do notice firmer erections similar to my 20's as well as way more desire and sensitivity. She also seems way more physically attracted to me all over again, as she has never seen me this light and in shape at 220lbs, when we met I was still 265lbs. So she wont admit it, but she likes the new Jules.

I used to shy away from cameras and never took a selfie in my life. My confidence sucked and I refused to look in a mirror.I hated getting dressed up cause everything was uncomfortable. Now I embrace getting dressed up, in fact I tend to overdress at times to events just cause everything fits and looks good on me. My confidence is high and I feel great. One year out last week!!!
My wife went from having the fattest husband out of all the parents to having the damn hottest husband..LOL... (yeah, Im in the vain phase...lol) But shes not complaining much

Exactly right, he hit the nail on the head. Your overall health contributes to the better sex and better quality of life in other things as well. I lost the weight and I notice my wife enjoys sex more now. Probably cause Im not smooshing her with my 300lbs on top of her anymore. But I do notice firmer erections similar to my 20's as well as way more desire and sensitivity. She also seems way more physically attracted to me all over again, as she has never seen me this light and in shape at 220lbs, when we met I was still 265lbs. So she wont admit it, but she likes the new Jules.

How far out are you from surgery? I got dizzy spells when getting up at about 6 weeks through 12 weeks out. The doctor said it was my blood pressure dropping as well as some dehydration. More liquids stopped it. Try a glass of Water before your shower.

Photos from a night out with the wife and friends. I love dressing up now and dancing, never did before...The last picture is me with Gold Medalist Laurie Hernandez, she works out in my Gym and i been creeping her for a selfie..lol She is really sweet in person..

Its no so simple as calories in and calories out to lose weight. There is a combination of things physically and mentally going on that you need to master to do it. I battled my weight my whole life and was very active and worked out 3 to 4 days a week at 300 lbs. I lost and gained 20 to 35 lbs over 6 or 7 times. I opted for VSG surgery in 2014 after trying everything else my whole life with no success. I wound up backing out of surgery last minute. My doctor said something to me at that point, he said "your body will not let you lose the weight at this point in your life, it will fight you every step of the way" he also stated that I would probably be back after a year or two. I tried unsuccessfully to lose weight 3 more times from that point and wound up back in his office 2 years later exactly.
I havent looked back since and am down 80 lbs and healthy as ever. I know that I could not have lost this weight without the surgery, now its up to me to keep it off. It is a lifestyle change for sure, and you have to embrace it. Im not super strict with my diet as I want a sustainable and realistic diet I can maintain over time. I am still very active and work out 4 to 5 days a week and have never seen such great results in my life. It makes losing weight doable for sure as you simply can not overeat to the point of gluttony. You simply are forced to eat like a normal person does.
For me the best option for my desired results was the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy as I didnt want to look to malnourished and get too thin. Im at 220lbs now which is perfect for my large frame and muscular build. i could get lighter if I got much stricter, but whats the point of that? I rather live life..

How far out are you from surgery? I got dizzy spells when getting up at about 6 weeks through 12 weeks out. The doctor said it was my blood pressure dropping as well as some dehydration. More liquids stopped it. Try a glass of Water before your shower.

Its no so simple as calories in and calories out to lose weight. There is a combination of things physically and mentally going on that you need to master to do it. I battled my weight my whole life and was very active and worked out 3 to 4 days a week at 300 lbs. I lost and gained 20 to 35 lbs over 6 or 7 times. I opted for VSG surgery in 2014 after trying everything else my whole life with no success. I wound up backing out of surgery last minute. My doctor said something to me at that point, he said "your body will not let you lose the weight at this point in your life, it will fight you every step of the way" he also stated that I would probably be back after a year or two. I tried unsuccessfully to lose weight 3 more times from that point and wound up back in his office 2 years later exactly.
I havent looked back since and am down 80 lbs and healthy as ever. I know that I could not have lost this weight without the surgery, now its up to me to keep it off. It is a lifestyle change for sure, and you have to embrace it. Im not super strict with my diet as I want a sustainable and realistic diet I can maintain over time. I am still very active and work out 4 to 5 days a week and have never seen such great results in my life. It makes losing weight doable for sure as you simply can not overeat to the point of gluttony. You simply are forced to eat like a normal person does.
For me the best option for my desired results was the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy as I didnt want to look to malnourished and get too thin. Im at 220lbs now which is perfect for my large frame and muscular build. i could get lighter if I got much stricter, but whats the point of that? I rather live life..

Photos from a night out with the wife and friends. I love dressing up now and dancing, never did before...The last picture is me with Gold Medalist Laurie Hernandez, she works out in my Gym and i been creeping her for a selfie..lol She is really sweet in person..

9 months out from my VSG and decided to post some progress photos after its been forever. I finally stabilized my loss at around 140 pounds, 10 pounds lighter than my goal but I stopped caring about the number awhile back when people started getting on my case about losing too much.

One is from Memorial day May 2017 just before surgery and then earlier this month.
One clearly marks the timeline from August 2017 to Feb 2018,.
One is January, February and March 2018.
The last is regular new me
HW: 242.2
SW: 236.0
LW: 138.0
CW: 139.2

Some of my most recent ones.. Down from a 47" waist to a loose 36" sometime 34"...

Great work!! How do you feel now??

Here's my latest pic yesterday. So happy with my decision. It takes hard work and dedication but completely worth it!!
 

VSG 10/11/17
HW = 360
SW = 292
GW = 220 3/7/18
CW = 216.6 (6'5") [emoji256]

Photos from a night out with the wife and friends. I love dressing up now and dancing, never did before...The last picture is me with Gold Medalist Laurie Hernandez, she works out in my Gym and i been creeping her for a selfie..lol She is really sweet in person..

I was lucky enough, or unlucky enough, however you see it, to have several stages of transition clothes that I kept from my mid 20's. From sized 38 waist to 44, XL to XXL. I have since given all of them away and bought new clothes. Its a good feeling when you fit in clothes from your senior year of high school at 44 years old, I can tell you that..

Photos from a night out with the wife and friends. I love dressing up now and dancing, never did before...The last picture is me with Gold Medalist Laurie Hernandez, she works out in my Gym and i been creeping her for a selfie..lol She is really sweet in person..

I never understood the point of hiding the surgery as if people are ashamed they needed help to live longer and better. I have a friend whose wife allegedly had "Hernia surgery" then all of a sudden lost over 100lbs...Yeah, ok.... Not one single gym selfie on her social media, in fact I never hear of her working out a single day.. But she lost all this weight...lol

Seriously whats your reasons for hiding it??

It depends on how creepy..lol I will say that the older the gal is, the more inappropriate and sexually charged the comments will be...lol. Like women over 45 that have made comments have made some really raunchy ones...the young girls are just super forward and flirty these days. I get some eyes and smiles from a few younger gals in the gym but they seem to be more shy, the older ladies at the gym will literally give me elevator eyes and look me up and down with zero discretion..
The few dudes that hit on me were WAAAAAAY more creepy than any woman.. The 2 in thegym locker room really creeped me out..

I used to shy away from cameras and never took a selfie in my life. My confidence sucked and I refused to look in a mirror.I hated getting dressed up cause everything was uncomfortable. Now I embrace getting dressed up, in fact I tend to overdress at times to events just cause everything fits and looks good on me. My confidence is high and I feel great. One year out last week!!!
My wife went from having the fattest husband out of all the parents to having the damn hottest husband..LOL... (yeah, Im in the vain phase...lol) But shes not complaining much

I used to shy away from cameras and never took a selfie in my life. My confidence sucked and I refused to look in a mirror.I hated getting dressed up cause everything was uncomfortable. Now I embrace getting dressed up, in fact I tend to overdress at times to events just cause everything fits and looks good on me. My confidence is high and I feel great. One year out last week!!!
My wife went from having the fattest husband out of all the parents to having the damn hottest husband..LOL... (yeah, Im in the vain phase...lol) But shes not complaining much

I used to shy away from cameras and never took a selfie in my life. My confidence sucked and I refused to look in a mirror.I hated getting dressed up cause everything was uncomfortable. Now I embrace getting dressed up, in fact I tend to overdress at times to events just cause everything fits and looks good on me. My confidence is high and I feel great. One year out last week!!!
My wife went from having the fattest husband out of all the parents to having the damn hottest husband..LOL... (yeah, Im in the vain phase...lol) But shes not complaining much

I used to shy away from cameras and never took a selfie in my life. My confidence sucked and I refused to look in a mirror.I hated getting dressed up cause everything was uncomfortable. Now I embrace getting dressed up, in fact I tend to overdress at times to events just cause everything fits and looks good on me. My confidence is high and I feel great. One year out last week!!!
My wife went from having the fattest husband out of all the parents to having the damn hottest husband..LOL... (yeah, Im in the vain phase...lol) But shes not complaining much

Before 298lbs after 225lbs Im 5-11.5 tall.

Well, i was in the locker room, naked....sooooo...It was kinda creepy..