I have to say, I had my surgery on March 15....and I have lost nearly 180 pounds already. How do I do it? I'm never hungry, hardly get more than 1,000 calories in per day. I work out 4-5x a week....oh yeah, that's important. Found a hobby, like boxing that I love....and I have to say, it has been an amazing ride. I can actually FEEL muscles building in my arms, chest, shoulders, legs, gluts...lol -- Best of all, when I hit a bar, all eyes are on me, I feel really amazing when I get "hit on" and I am offered phone numbers. Just think that this change is the best thing that ever happened to me. For those of you who did not have the surgery yet, it's a NO BRAINER....do it!! It will change your life forever, it did for me and I wanted to make sure you all know how great i feel. Sure there are some drawbacks, but the GOOD outweighs the drawbacks and I have stopped feeling like the person I use to be before surgery. God bless u all and keep in touch. Feel free to ask any questions you want......hugs, Chris.

Chris,

Thats amazing! Congratulations. You've absolutely put in a lot of effort and should be proud.

Was all the weight loss after surgery?

I see you're in my neighborhood (I'm a couple of blocks from Lennox Hill). Where do you go for boxing?

Hey Sam!! Congrats on the weight loss as well. I work out at LA Boxing on Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens.

Chris,

Thats amazing! Congratulations. You've absolutely put in a lot of effort and should be proud.

Was all the weight loss after surgery?

I see you're in my neighborhood (I'm a couple of blocks from Lennox Hill). Where do you go for boxing?

Chris that is amazing!!! You are truly an inspiration and I'm so happy for you!

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WOW that is so good, you are doing amazing. I'm really happy for you: )

Thanks so much to all of u!! Your support is appreciated!! :-))

Keep up the good work Chris!

Ain't it strange to feel all the muscles you NEVER had before? I'm feeling shapes , bones, muscles and tendons that were just not there before - at least you couldn't see or feel them under the mounds of fat. It's great!

Chris how soon after surgery did you start exercising? And how much more do you have to lose? Congratulations on your success!

Thanks!! I lost nearly 50 pounds prior to surgery. I was excerxising religiously leading up to surgery and then continued about 2 weeks after surgery. I try to get at least (4) 1 hour seasons per week but most of the time I do (5) total (mon-fri) and take weekends off. Get a trainer, it is incentive plus they know what they are doing. I have one of the best guys in NYC training with me. U need the support of someone that's gonna be on top of your routines or u may lose interest!! Good luck!

You truly are an inspiration! I'm just starting out, and would love to be as successful as you have been. I am going to look into getting a personal trainer- I exercise, but not as much as I probably should. I'm still in the "recovery" phase, but have this nagging feeling that I'm being too lazy regardless. For the time being, I'm stuck to low-impact workouts!

Thank you for sharing your success story

AWESOME!