Hello everyone. My name is Chris and I am from Fenton, mi (north Detroit). I was sleeved on 3/05 by Dr.Ali Elhorr of Dearborn Bariatrics. I am 41 years old and have been married to my wife Betsy for almost 18 years. She is being sleeved on 3/21 and we are going to do this together.

I have lost 31 pounds since the first of February and I feel great. I do seem to get "hungry" later in the day. However, I am learning to deal with that via luigis Italian ice (lol).

We were talking about our vacation in July this year and thinking about Yellowstone Park. All of a sudden I thought of the things we will be able to do tis year, that in years past, we would not have considered...

White Water rafting

Zip lines

Water parks

Mountain hiking

Biking

Horseback riding

Kayaking

It has made me realize how much of our lives we have wasted "sitting on the porch" watching the world go by.

Welcome Dawg. I love sf cherry Luigis Italian ice! That's awesome you and your wife will be able to enjoy more active vacations.

I hope we all do.

baydawg&wifefy

Welcome

how wonderful that you and DW will be doing this weight loss journey together. I think other family members have been in the boat helping, supporting each other too.

It is exciting knowing that you will be able to do more and more in life. Health will improve so much - and thats very exciting. Just life in general will improve day by day.

good luck

best wishes

kathy

Congratulations!! I was sleeved on March 3rd.... I am of the opinion that YES...our lives will be much better. I plan to buy my an ultra tiny car when I lose the weight... A Gucci Fiat!! I cannot wait...

Your vacation will be AWESOME!! Welcome to the sleeve family. Good Luck!!

WTG Chris! It's good that you and your wife are undergoing the surgery because when only 1 spouse loses the weight and the other is overweight, it can (and often does) have a very negative impact on the marriage. One of the reasons for the psych eval is to help determine the strength of the marital relationship prior to surgery. And, as for your goals, I think they're great! "Normal" people just don't understand the travails of obesity and the impact it has on our lives. I don't get sleeved until March 28, 2012 and I can't wait! I'm 64 years old and my wife of 36 years has always been a normal size and she's still my "arm candy." She's never made my weight an issue, but I know she's excited at the prospect of me getting rid of my excess baggage. Best of luck to both of you and get started on that bucket list as soon as you can!

Ted

Welcome to the forum. Wishing you both good luck on your journey together.