Hello everyone,

I just wanted to first say Hi, I have been Lurking here for a month now gaining a little knowledge here and there. I was turned on to affordable wls by a miracle. I have been to some seminars and battled both blue cross blue sheild and cigna. Both businesses I have worked for put wls exempt. So I am paying out of pocket. Being so, I am willing to put my life on the line in the care of GOD.

I am a USCG captain. I run a big Crewboat in the gulf of Mexico. I weigh an average of 315 year round. I get hounded everytime I turn in a piece of paperwork on sleep apnea and my weight countering my physical ability to do my job. In the past 2 years I have spent over 3500 bucks on just sleep apnea tests not to account for all the travel time to get sign offs on agility tests. I do have thyroid issues which is controlled and has been for 4 years now. It was discovered by a dietician so I now on 175mcg of T4 synthroid ED.

Thank all of you. I really need to get on a home pc and upload all my photos and edit my profile. This iphone only lets me do so much.

Very much appreciated. And I expect the same outcome for all of yall as well. The VSG is the ultimate tool.

The good news is' date=' you will be able to get back to framing soon. It does pass and you will get stronger and stronger and able to endure more physical activities. [/quote']

I hope so. I need to build myself a gym in my backyard lol.

Ha...tried on a childs large shorts today and it fit. Evidently I am skinny now... Thats interesting

Today is March 11th 2013. I have officially been working out for 2 weeks now. I have put on 3.4lbs so my weight is now 183.4lbs. I workout 3x perweek and I workout till near failure. Calves, abs, forearms, and chest are to failure. I do mix up my routine because its important to keep your body guessing.

I attached a pic and its not to bad for a fat white guy lol. In just these 2 weeks of working out I did notice that my extra skin on my arms is tightening and on my chest. I need to work on my chicken legs now hahaha

All I can say is wow!