Tom Stormcrowe

Yes. I am definately biking, as a matter of fact, I'm road racing now and able to ride 126 miles in a day now. My average training day is 50 miles and I am now riding a road bike. In the works for future races are a race called the Lotoja for next fall (2007), which is a 200 mile/one day race from Logan, Utah to Jackson, Wyoming and I'm looking at putting together a team of post bariatric bicyclists for Race Across America (RAAM) next summer if I can get the funding. This is a 3100 mile race from Oceanside, Ca to Atlantic City, NJ in 12 days or less. The RAAM team is intended to show just what post-bariatric patients are capable of and an attempt to overcome a lot of the negative stuff in the news recently concerning the bariatric horror stories!Re: Plastic Surgery: Yes, I'll definately be having the plastic surgery to remove excess skin, It's king of a have to case, I have a very large apron from the excess belly I've lost. These things happen when you lose 30 inches of waistline!:guess Future plans: I'm going after my Nursing degree and RN and am targeting the world of Bariatric Nursing as a career path.

If I were doing any better, I'd have to be two people to contain it (and I used to be the equivalent of two people!:omg:)

Hi Teresita,I just found this linkback through my blog stats and I thought I'd sign up with the forum to say hey! I had the Roux-N-Y procedure done Laporoscopically, myself. I'd like to wish all the members here the same success I've had (Down 352 pounds so far). Good luck and my prayers for continued success and if I can ever be of help, drop by my blog! Here's a little inspiration for you all if you want, a bit of a montage I put together showing my first year after surgery! It's [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DVtAepKGY8]here[/ame]!