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jms... Hey! Thanks so much & I will do just that. No lookin back... I've worked way too hard to get where I'm at!!! crzytchr... Thanks A Ton!!!

Just wanted to stop in & say Hi to all the good people I talked with for a while! As you already know I decided against having the surgery last August, but have kept my mind straight & remained focused on my goal... that being a completely new lifestyle. A Healthy Lifestyle. I have lost a total of 161lbs in 11 months & could not feel better with my progress!!! I started this journey at 489lbs & have gotten down to 328lbs as of Monday. I am looking so forward to being under 300 SOON!!! I hope everyone here is doing great on your journey!!! Let me hear from y'all... I will check back in:) Jason

Hey everyone! It has been a while since I posted here. My family and I took off on a road trip on Sept 27th and just returned on Wed night. We went down to Alabama to visit family and had a blast! Things are still going very well with me. I managed to lose 14lbs on our trip. As I said before I am not interested in going backwards. I am up to 110 lbs lost and have set my next goal at another 100 lbs. I am working to get to 289lbs. I have started taking walks outside and have done two walks that have been the longest of my life. The first one was 3.9 miles and I took one today and went 4.8 miles!!! I was tired and my feet were sore when I got back, but I feel great tonight! I have gone from a size 58 jean to a 50 now and am looking forward to getting into the 40's again!!! Let me hear how everyone is doing.. I hope everyone is well! Jason

Well this is the third week of another plateau I am sitting high on. I lost under a pound, but it took me down to 393 so another 4lbs and I will reach my 100lb goal!!! I cannot wait. Murphy's Law says I have to wait a month for it to happen I guess. HaHa!! No problem after having the results I posted above though... smaller clothes = bigger satisfaction!!! I love that! Well my family and I are leaving this coming weekend (Sunday most likely) for a road trip. I am going back home to visit some family in AL. We plan on visiting Yellowstone National Park, Mount Rushmore and a few other incredible sights along the way. We are very excited to do this and to see family!!! I won't be doing my weekly weigh-ins, but will weigh when I get a chance. Everything else will stay the same... may be nights when I cannot use a gym, but that doesn't mean I can't stay active! This should be a lot of fun and a challenge as well:) Talk to yall soon! Jason

This is the first time I have seen your post and had to say congrats on your hard work! I started at 489lbs on April 27th and am currently at 394 myself!! My surgery was scheduled for August 20, but I decided not to have it done since I am having such great success without the Band right now. I will have it done if need be. I know exactly how you feel though being below 400... I am happy for you!!! Keep up the great work! Jason

Alright... I am happy as a lark right now. When I first started my weight loss I was wearing a size 58 blue jean. I got some new jeans today in size 52 and they fit perfectly!!! I was thrilled! Also back down to a 5X shirt. I am loving life!!! Jason

jms - sometimes I lose sight of the facts that you brought to my attention. I have gained muscle; I can feel the strength and have been able to increase the weights I do each week about 4 times now. It is an awesome feeling!! Thanks for the support. Rebecca - I have not tried to lose weight before. I understand that it is very difficult to lose without some type of aid and be able to keep it off for the long term. I have talked to my primary doctor and surgeon about these facts. They are rather discouraging to think about so I simply don't. I have been able to have great success for my first time weight loss and pray that I have the ability to truly change my life... forever. I need this change and could not want it more. I want it for myself, for my wife, for my kids, for my family, for my future, for all the right reasons. I am going to succeed and that is all their is to it. This is my thought process and the most serious positive thing I have ever set my mind to. I appreciate your support and even though I have not done the surgery it means a great deal to continue to have supporters. Thank you... I mean it... thank you. Jason

Hello Hello!! Well it has been a slow couple of weeks for me for some reason, but I reached an awesome goal of mine today! My BMI is just a tick below 60 and that exites me like crazy! I started at 74 and it is at 59.9 so I have accomplished something for sure! I lost 2 lbs this past week for a total of 95 and cannot wait to see that 100lb mark... perhaps next week huh? Talk to yall later! Jason

khenry, Hey thanks buddy! Sounds like you are determined to change your life as well and I wish you the best of luck with your initial consult. Keep us posted and let us hear how things turn out for you. Thanks again! Jason

jms, Thank you! I am keeping the LapBand as an option without a doubt. I decided I need to do this for myself. I know that with hard work and determination I can do this. I have family, friends & docs keeping an "eye" on me and should I start slipping the wrong way other options will be discussed without hesitation. I have no desire to go backwards! I feel amazing already and am still at 396lbs. I love & have become addicted to the energy & strength I have uncovered by exercising!! Thanks again for the support. Jason

Looks like I stayed right where I was last week... no loss no gain today which is hard to complain about... I just want that 100 already! HaHa!! Next Monday here I come! Talk to y'all soon. Jason

A good idea may be to get a non-digital scale or one of the old-fashioned ones that have weights.

Rebecca, I sincerely thank you for your support and kind thoughts. I am proud of you for your loss thus far and I know that with the determination you seem to have you will succeed! A few posts ago I explained that I was not only approved for the LapBand, but had a surgery date for August 20th. A few days before the surgery I decided against having it done seeing how much success I have had on my own. I chose to continue losing weight on my own keeping the Band as an option should it become necessary down the road. I am still all about getting the surgery and think that it would help anyone long term, but I have to see if I can do this on my own first as this is the first time I have tried any type of diet/exercise regiment. It has truly changed my life in so many positive ways already. I cannot see myself going backwards any time soon!! Again thank you for your thougts and I wish you the best as well!!! Jason

Thank you Sarah... shooting for 7 more for Tuesday's weigh-in!! I will have an extra day this week due to the holiday!

abbypoo - Wow you are quick! Thank you so much for the support and kind words!!! You are so right... it is awesome to look back these last 4 months to see what I have accomplished. Just days before April came to an end I could not see myself getting any type of exercise at all. I had no interest in helping myself. I am so thankful that my mindset was changed... which I owe to God. I love my new lifestyle and the new me. I am anxious to keep getting smaller! As for the looks from people I have not seen in a while... not yet, but next month my family and I are taking a trip to AL (home) from WA. I will see all of my family who I have not seen since Sept 2006. It should be an awesome reunion in so many ways and I cannot wait for it!!! As for the energy... OMG yes. I am doing so many things (simple everyday things) that I never wanted to do in the past. I find myself not "sitting down to rest," but instead finding something to do that has needed to be done for a while! I love the new found strength and energy! Thanks again for the "uplift" that you always provide! I need to read your blog to see what you have been up to!!! Jason