Hey now!

Background: i have been heavy my whole life and since my 30's have been just plain old every day run of the mill fat! 450+ ( at some points heavier). i have treied every diet on earth.

my story begins August 2012 in the diner in Media Pa.

My best friend asked me to look into Gastric bypass surgery for 3 reasons

1: he is my brother and loves me

2: i was turning 50 in September

3: lets face i was not getting any thinner.

After my research i determined that this was the tool i had been missing. i further checked on insurance and company policy on medical leave.all came back very positive.

After narrowing down the possible hospitals in the Philadelphia area, i arrive at the doorsteps of Bryn Mawr hospital and the bariactric center headed by Dr. Richard Ing.

It has been nine months of testing and pre screening and i am in the final pre-op stretch and on my liquid diet phase. i am scheduled and fully ready to move to the next phase of my life after surgey on june 12, 2013.

I have dropped 35lbs so far and that was before the liquid diet started. i exercise on a daily basis and the results are amazing. i feel like a new man, ( why did i wait so long...doh!) i am at the best place i have been in years both physicaly and mentally. in one word my life is AWESOME! can only imagine were i will be a year from today.

wish me luck, June 12th is just around the corner..catch ya later

RJ

I have a little notebook that I am writing everything in. It has helped tremendously. The other thing it is doing is making me realize how far between meals I am. I was finding the first couple of days I was getting nauseated and then realized there was six hours between my "meals". That is too long. So now only 2-3 hours and I have something. Even if it is 4 ounces of skim milk. That has helped the nausea too.

Dear IAMWORTHIT,

Started a similar journal in the hospital since i didnt have my Android. I did a little reqasearch today and came across an app both for the PC and smart phone that came highly recommended by my nut.

myfitnesspal.com

loaded it on the pc and the smart phone , it syncs ever time you complete and entry.

very complete record of the daily intake of everthing we need to know as RYNers

check it out Im ditching my journal in favor of this, it gives reports progress , and best of all daily stats on all of

your nutritional levels , protien, carbs, sugars, sodium potassium .. etc etc ..

Im hooked .. suggest you give it a glance ... oh did I mention it FREE!!

Cheers

RJ

Dear IAMWORTHIT' date='

Started a similar journal in the hospital since i didnt have my Android. I did a little reqasearch today and came across an app both for the PC and smart phone that came highly recommended by my nut.

myfitnesspal.com

loaded it on the pc and the smart phone , it syncs ever time you complete and entry.

very complete record of the daily intake of everthing we need to know as RYNers

check it out Im ditching my journal in favor of this, it gives reports progress , and best of all daily stats on all of

your nutritional levels , protien, carbs, sugars, sodium potassium .. etc etc ..

Im hooked .. suggest you give it a glance ... oh did I mention it FREE!!

Cheers

RJ[/quote']

Hi RJ -

I have used myfitnesspal for years and love it. I found it before getting banded back in 2008 and it has really helped me track everything. I am sure you can tell already, but I am very compulsive and like a lot of structure, so I like having a place to track all of my food and exercise. I have been writing stuff down in my journal throughout the day and then transcribing it into the app at night. Keeping track of the tiniest amounts of food has been tough otherwise.

Another good free app is sparkpeople.com. It almost has too much information though, so I always stuck with myfitnesspal. Check it out.

I hope you are doing wel! I am feeling a bit better today. I live in Florida, so it has been hard to walk as much as I would like. I'm walking a lot in the house and really just going outside in the evenings or early mornings. I did put a hold on walking DVDs from the library. I thought they might help me walk in the house more.

Dear IAMWORTHIT' date='

Started a similar journal in the hospital since i didnt have my Android. I did a little reqasearch today and came across an app both for the PC and smart phone that came highly recommended by my nut.

myfitnesspal.com

loaded it on the pc and the smart phone , it syncs ever time you complete and entry.

very complete record of the daily intake of everthing we need to know as RYNers

check it out Im ditching my journal in favor of this, it gives reports progress , and best of all daily stats on all of

your nutritional levels , protien, carbs, sugars, sodium potassium .. etc etc ..

Im hooked .. suggest you give it a glance ... oh did I mention it FREE!!

Cheers

RJ[/quote']

Hi RJ -

I have used myfitnesspal for years and love it. I found it before getting banded back in 2008 and it has really helped me track everything. I am sure you can tell already, but I am very compulsive and like a lot of structure, so I like having a place to track all of my food and exercise. I have been writing stuff down in my journal throughout the day and then transcribing it into the app at night. Keeping track of the tiniest amounts of food has been tough otherwise.

Another good free app is sparkpeople.com. It almost has too much information though, so I always stuck with myfitnesspal. Check it out.

I hope you are doing wel! I am feeling a bit better today. I live in Florida, so it has been hard to walk as much as I would like. I'm walking a lot in the house and really just going outside in the evenings or early mornings. I did put a hold on walking DVDs from the library. I thought they might help me walk in the house more.

Why don't I remember this post, RJ?

I have missed talking to you my friend!

You have ROCKED this weight loss thing! I am so proud of you!

Hi, I see this post was created over a year ago. I would love to know how things are going for you now???

You can find more of RJ's story under June post ops 2013.

He is doing amazing! We have about 180 pages of comments. Well worth the read.