Wow, I can't believe it's already been a year!!

What a life changing event! I would recommend what I did to anyone in the same situation as I was 100% (has problems with portion control but still relatively active). I no longer live to eat and for the first time in my life I feel comfortable with myself and how I look. I stopped weighing every week as I've maintained a 180lbs for the last handful of months straight.

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Fantastic!! Thanks so much for posting and keeping the dream alive for all of us!!

Thanks all for the compliments!

Could you share how you toned up?

I have always been into cardio, but recently started swimming. I think this does a good job of general toning. You can't really tell from the pictures, but I do have looser skin and such still. Not everything (anything) on there is hard.

WOW! Amazing transformation! You look like the younger brother of the "before" photo! CONGRATS!

Oh and see you are from Denver...what part? We are out in Centennial, I do love living in CO!

WOW!!! Too bad you don't live in NY! haha

That is an AMAZING difference! You look great, but you also look so happy and confident Congrats!

Congratulations! What an accomplishment! So happy for you!!!! You were handsome before surgery....so now you are a healthier version of handsome!

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh and see you are from Denver...what part? We are out in Centennial, I do love living in CO!

Yep, Colorado is nice. I'm downtown / capitol hill area here. Get ready for the winter! One of my only two complaints about doing this is being cold all the time (the other is for it to be hard to drink beer)!

Yep, Colorado is nice. I'm downtown / capitol hill area here. Get ready for the winter! One of my only two complaints about doing this is being cold all the time (the other is for it to be hard to drink beer)!

I know what you mean about the cold...this winter will be much colder due to the loss of my winter "padding" but I will freeze my a$$ off before wanting that padding back!! I haven't tried beer yet, but I was a complete oddball and waited until I was one year post-op to drink any alcohol, and I've so far only tried wine. It definitely hits me harder now, so I have to be careful! Cheers to your new healthy life!

I was a complete oddball and waited until I was one year post-op to drink any alcohol, and I've so far only tried wine.

Wow this makes me feel like an alcoholic! I have a couple drinks a day and feel great with it (usually whiskey but I'm not too picky). I can drink beer (especially lighter stuff like bud and PBR) but it takes me forever to suck down an IPA now, which is my favorite.

congrats... you look great and hot ... yea great and hot .... um hum .. great and hottttttt... yep .... you should defiantly post more pics ...

Yowza . . . congrats!

You look marvelous and super young!

Buchannon!!! Wow! What a transformation! You look great!!! You were a good looking kid (I could be your mom, no offense ) before the weight and now you are even more so!!! You have a wonderful face and kind eyes aand your are looking GREAT!!! Good work! Congratulations!!!!!! Go rock that body!!!

Well what about that!!! Great job! It's just so amazing to see the one year progress photos. Half the time you wouldn't even know they are of the same person. CONGRATULATIONS!! You look great and I'm sure you feel even better.