bptownley

Hello, My name is Bryan P Townley and I am morbidly obese!I was an athlete in school, football, basketball and track.  When I got married in 1989 i weighed 140lbs with a 26" waist.  I could eat anything I wanted and never gain an ounce.  After I got married and was not as actived, and a smoker, I went up to 175lbs, which for my hieght was the perfect weight.  Then I quit a 10year smoking habit!  I jumped 100lbs in a little over a year and 17 years after that I hit my highest weight of 346lbs.  I tried it all to lose weight and in 2007 did all the steps to have the gastric bypass done to be shot down by my insurance.  Now three years later it was approved no questions asked and my surgery is now 13 glorious days away!  I quit smoking for my daughter and my other kids too, but my daughter is alergic to cigarette smoke and this young lady of mine is getting married in october on board the Disney cruise ship and with lots of hard work, her dad gets to walk her down the isle the man he was when he quit smoking for her!!!I started my preop diet yesterday and its hard! But I have the willpower and desire to see it through because of what lays ahead for me!  I am hoping with this tool and LOTS of hard work at the gym, I can lose 100lbs by october.  If you are reading this, please send me any tips you have with your sucesses and if anyone else has had sucess in getting the loose skin in the stomach area to tighten up without having the surgery, please let me know how you did it.  My insurance will cover the cost if I loose over 100lbs but I would prfer not to do that.Thank you and I look forward to being part of this community,Bryan