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Locomotive Engineer

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  • Birthday 09/22/1956
  1. Happy 56th Birthday Locomotive Engineer!

  2. Locomotive Engineer

    Eight more to go!!!

    Eight more pounds and I'll have lost 100 LBS!!!! I got banded on December 4th, 08. I'm telling you guys, THIS KICKS ASS!!!! I am SOOOOO PUMPED!!!
  3. Locomotive Engineer

    Raw Oysters?

    I don't see why they would be any different than any other food. Just chew. I love raw oysters. I haven't tried them though since I've been banded. This thread has me wanting some. You know what they say about oysters being an aphrodisiac. Well, I'm here to tell you it's not true. I ate fourteen of them once and only nine worked!!! :biggrin:
  4. Locomotive Engineer

    Does Banding Work if you're over 50?

    It has worked so far for me. I've lost eighty pounds so far since Dec 4th.
  5. Yesterday I was getting dressed for work and looked down and I could actually see my belly button!! Wow!! I figure that in a few more months I might even be able to look down and see Big Jim and the Twins!! :thumbup:
  6. I have asked alot of us banders what REALLY scared most of us before we had our surgery. And without a doubt, the response that I have gotten has been, "I was REALLY scared or totally bummed that I would not ever be able to gorge myself again". When I tell people that are not obese this, their first reaction is to giggle or laugh. But when I tell obese people about my little survey, they almost always agree. So, whats thinks you? My good friends that I have come to know on this great forum. Did you have the same fears? If not, then what were your fears pre band?
  7. As you can tell from my screen name, I'm a locomotive engineer for one of the major railroads of the U.S. That being said, at a high weigt of 376 lbs I have heard my share of rude comments. The railroad that I work for (BNSF) has very strict anti harassment policies. In fact like most HUGE companies the penalties for violation of the harassment policies is pretty severe. So, when someone would make a rude comment about my size I would say something back like " You might think that the comment that you just made was funny, but I don't find it funny at all and maybe your not aware that this railroad has a very strict anti harassment policy. I suggest that you research this policy and educate yourself on the policy and what the penalties are for violation of said policy". Usually they are backpeddaling and appologizing real quick. Not to mention how embarrassed and red in the face they are. Sometimes it's real fun to turn the tables.:wink_smile:
  8. Locomotive Engineer

    2009 Weight loss Challenge

    Alright I'm in. ame_________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal________ToGo *****<?xml:namespace prefix = v /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" filled="f" stroked="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe">:cool2:</v:shapetype>************************:tt2:*********:thumbup:****** :wink_smile:*** Brandy.............198............196...........166...........28 Chocolate_Snaps....244............244...........175...........69 Ebonie.............307............307...........200...........107 GratefulHeart......226............223...........135...........88 Lindar172..........246............246...........150...........96 LocomotiveEngineer.376............311...........220...........91 Long2BThin.........216............212...........169...........43 lotzasunshine......270............270...........180...........90 Loveislovely.......216............216...........175...........41 Mamanmidwife.......264............264...........200...........64 Under200...........242............199...........155...........44 vzghj3.............202............202...........150...........52
  9. Locomotive Engineer

    I am not embarrassed about my surgery! Are you?

    Am I embarrassed about my surgery? Not no, but HELL NO!! I'm not as young as most of you that have posted on this topic (I'm 52) but quite the contrary, I'm proud of the decision that I made to take this step. I wasn't a FAT kid. I was always in GREAT shape and did not start putting weight on until is was in my early 30's. Like most of you I started the yo-yo dieting at that time. Weighed 225 lbs at 32 years old and yo-yo;d my way up to a svelte 376 lbs!!! What I was embarrassed about was not fitting in a restaurant booth, an airplane seat, barely being able to wipe my fat ass and a mirad of other things. I love my kids and grandkids with a passion that is unmeasurable. And I know that I was getting SO BIG, that my size would embarrass the two older grandkids when we were out in public (the two oldest are 12 and 13 yo). Getting banded is the very best thing that I have ever done for myself. I knew that I couldn't do it by just dieting. So when people ask me about my weight loss and how I have acheived what I have so far, I TELL THEM. If the person who asks happens to be overweight themselves, I try to share all that I can with them. 70 lbs lost so far and only 90 lbs more to go!! I hope and pray that you all have a GREAT New Year!!! God bless you all. Spike
  10. Locomotive Engineer

    who did it....

    I did it three times. I have a daughter and two sons. Oh, wait a min. I didn't read the whole post. Just the title. I guess that you were talking about something else.:thumbup:
  11. Locomotive Engineer

    Spent 1st night in the emergency room

    So sorry to hear you had problems. My doctor and the other two doctors that he practices with do the surgery and you stay in the hospital overnight. Good luck to you from here on and God Bless.
  12. No. I've lost the 70 lbs since my very first Doctors appointment. That was the third week of September 08. So 70 lbs from September 08 until now.

  13. Locomotive Engineer

    I am this shallow?

    You GO Maranda!! You are not being shallow at all. Some people we will never be able to figure out. It's funny but I have found that some of the same people that will not recognize or acknowledge your weight loss were the same ones that didn't have a problem telling you that you REALLY should do something about your weight when we were FAT.
  14. Locomotive Engineer

    Getting Ready For The Band

    Keep up the great work Greg!! I also really concentrated on losing as much weight as I could pre-op. I know that it really helped me mentally as far as staying on track post-op. What I mean is, I know I wasn't starving in my head as bad as some folks are or were post-op because I had been "dieting" since my initial office vist to set up my Lap-Band procedure. My doctor made me lose 10% of my body weight prior to my surgery. My initial weight on my first vist to my doctor was 376 lbs. So I had to lose a minimum of 37 lbs between September 21, 08 and December 04, 08 (surgery date). My doctor requires this of all of his patients. If you don't lose the weight (or REAL close to the required loss) he moves your surgery date out further until you lose the weight.
  15. Locomotive Engineer

    Tattoo - I probably should have waited until after!

    I have ALOT of tats. Half sleeves and all of my upper chest. I also have been messing with the idea of getting a tat over my port area. i was thinking about getting my ex wifes picture over my port. It would be kinda like a ink voodo doll. :thumbup:

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