Wow. I didn't even know there was a Man forum for this. Nice!!

My name is Courtney. I am in Las Vegas prepping in my six-month pre-surg phase. I am 6'3'' and 425lb. At 36 I decided to finally do something about my size. I want to go out. Buy off the rack (ugh) just a few times. And as strange as this sounds, get on a plane and be able to sit in ANY seat. No extender for the belt and NO "spilling over" into adjacent seats.

Is that too much?

I already did base jumping but want to add sky surfing to my resume as well as para-sailing.

My goal weight is around 220lb or so. By the time I get "Sleeved" I want to be 400lb or less.

Helo... Glad u found the website! And congrats on your upcoming surgery... AND I totally agree with the Theme Park issue... It sucks big time!

... my latest NSV was putting on 32 inch waist pants, something I hadn't done since my wife and I were married 35 years ago. ...

32's? With your height you're a freakin' BEANPOLE! man I thought getting down to 36's was good.

Yeah, I too haven't been on any rides for decades - at least none that count. Yeehaw (NOT!) a merry-go-round. The few I COULD fit in were REAL uncomfortable and the experience was more pain than pleasure. We may just head over to Silver Dollar City this summer and ride some rides!

Sip dudes I am 3 days post op - any advice on getting back in the world / potions and preop

pasmilton - let us know if you any questions. We are here to help. The one piece of advice I have is remember the end game. It makes it ALL worthwhile.

The surgery is incredible. I started at 440lb and now I'm 335lb. Starting now I'll be going back to my kettlebells. They really help blast the pounds off! VSG truly is the most liberating thing I've done. I feel so accomplished.

The surgery is incredible. I started at 440lb and now I'm 335lb. Starting now I'll be going back to my kettlebells. They really help blast the pounds off! VSG truly is the most liberating thing I've done. I feel so accomplished.

I just had to jump in here and say that I have another thing to be thankful for about this surgery... It's creating Eye Candy for us ladies!

Hello guys.

I had my VSG on June 16th. Lost 22.5 pounds so far. I have been feeling some hunger and really afraid of eating too much. Had a fourth of a turkey burger and probably ate half. Because there were some very spicy Jalapeno's on it, could not et anymore. I was not eating solids until I reported for my follow up and was advised that I needed to start eating more "chewable" food along with the liquids. On the day that I drank more than usual (cream Soup and protein) I gained two pounds. Is this common? I am a little lost and thoroughly confused.

Thanks for any contributions to my post. Glad there is a men's forum!

Rich

Welcome to the forum. This place very supportive.

Welcome to the forum. This place very supportive.

Thank you. Looking forward to reading and learning more!

Just another guy checking in. I get sleeved next week. I am 5' 10" and 275. The only thing that makes me unique is that I travel all over the world all the time. It sounds glamorous, but I have been averaging a trip around the world once a month for the past 5 years, and it has damn near killed me. I am taking a couple months off this summer to get myself on a new path. I can relate to the seat belt extender issue. It is a tight squeeze for me in a bunch of coach seats.