So I am only just under 5 weeks post op and I am loving life. This is easily the best decision I have ever made. I have lost 45 pounds since my surgery on May 23 and lost around 95 overall. I was just offered an amazing job that I truly believe I never would of gotten if not for the surgery. For any people who are skeptical about getting the surgery just know that I sure was and I am so damn glad that I decided to get it. If anyone has any questions at all please do not hesitate to private message me.

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Yeah I had to do a 2 week liquid diet before the surgery. To be honest that was probably the hardest part of the whole thing.

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45 pounds in five weeks is amazing. Good for you!!

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Wow you look great! Congrats !!

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@@aronbd - congrats. Just so others who are interested can get an idea of what you did to get to where you are...do you mind telling everyone your age range, and what you do for exercise etc.?

You are a good example for many.

And yes, no doubt, losing weight opens many doors, professionally and personally.

I am 23 years old and I am 6'2My heaviest weight was 455 lbs. I'm currently down to 330. Honestly I just followed my doctors directions to a T from around 3 months before my surgery and up until this very day. The two weeks after surgery I made sure I walked every day as much as I could and once I hit two weeks and was cleared for cardio I ran on the treadmill every day for 40-45 minutes. Now I just get my Protein and Water in. Cardio and running 6x a week for 40-45 minutes and I incorporate weight lifting in 3-4 times a week. I also am an avid basketball player and will play pickup around 3 times a week for an hour or so.

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I understand that physically I may have been younger/ in a bit better shape than a lot of people on here but it can be done. I played football my whole life so I have quite a bit of muscle under all my fat. The point is this surgery is a game changer and the toughest part for me which was my eating habits has changed dramatically. I promise you once you really start seeing results the gym can get extremely addicting.

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