My surgery is schedule for July 10th with my liquid diet to start June 23rd, I've been eating healthier and exercising a lot to try and get myself down to a lower weight. When I first contacted my surgeon to pursue the surgery my weight was 321, that was January of 2012 and as of now I am 303. So some loss, but not much. I wasn't working out or eating different then, just cut out pop and added a ton of water, so I'm hoping now I can really lose some weight!!!

I recently discovered the tractor tire/sledge hammer workout at my gym and WOW that can really get you sweating! Takes out some serious aggression too!!!! Just thought I would share my new found love of sledgehammers!!!

Wow. You like that? I guess that means you are ready! I fashioned a weight loss diet for me & I was losing 10 lbs a month., Basically, I logged all meals at MyFitnessPal.com I became very conscious of what and how much I was eating. I reduced my portion size a tad, and I reduced my intake of fattening foods. I didn't really give up anything, but just became aware and was accountable for what I ate.

I couldn't believe when I lost the weight. I stopped because I had met the requirement. I wish I had kept it up because it's been over a year, and I still don't have a date. Imagine how much weight I might have lost!

Recently, I had an unexpected and forced restriction placed on me and experienced for the first time what restriction was like. I received steroid shots in my knees and was told to watch my blood sugar carefully because steroids tend to make sugars rise. Sure enough, mine rose, so I was forced to remove sugar and reduce anything that might have a lot of carbs or caused my blood sugar to rise. I have diabetes, and it has always been under perfect control, so I never worried much about what I ate. But when my sugar went to 313. it got my attention. I was able to.get it down and keep it lower by restricting what I ate. It was hard, but not terribly difficult to do.