Hello from North Dakota

Hello,

My name is Bryan Townley and I am morbidly obese! Let me share a little bit about myself; when I got married in 1989 I weighed 140lbs and had a 26" waist and had to wear a belt to keep my pants up! Two years after being married I weighed in at 175lbs, which was ideal for my height. I was not as active as I was in highschool, I was an athlete playing football, basketball and track, and I smoked pretty much since the 7th grade. So in 1992 I quit smoking as my youngest daughter was alergic to it and I was unable to go sledding with them as I had became so out of shape. A little over a year later I was 100lbs heavier and now another 17years later I peeked at 346lbs and I am currently at 320lbs. Three years ago I was all prepared to have the gastric bypass and was shot down by my insurance and to my great suprise, this year the accepted my request for lap band on the first attempt! I started my pre-op diet yesterday and in 13 short days from now on May 3rd my life is going to change forever! This could not have come at a better time because the daughter I quit smoking for is getting married in October onboard the Disney cruise ship and I will get to walk my daughter down the isle as the man I was when I quit smoking for her! So as soon as I am cleared to exercise, I have a workout partner lined up that will help me maximize this tool that I am being blessed with! I want to try and be at 180lbs by the time she gets married so I got al long hard summer ahead of me! Any tips and tricks would be appreciated and if anyone has had any success in getting the stomach skin to shrink without surgery please let me know how you did it. I want to try to get it to shrink without surgery even though my insurance will pay for it if I lose over 100lbs.

I look forward to getting to know everyone here!

Take care,

Bryan