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WELL, I was going to post my NSV's too. Your post was so inspiring. I am 60 years old and had my RNY on July 2, 2013. I lost 132#'s in 6 months. I am 5.4 and I got down to 117#'s, but I felt like HELL
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Wow that's an amazing story. I love reading about people's successes. It really helps put things in perspective. My sister is all about numbers and how much do i want to lose and what not. It's nerve
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Excellent work on your part, and an inspiration to many here. I hope those who need to read this, do. Congratulations on your hard work and dedication. May you live the long life you've worked so h
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First off, I'm 64 years old, and had Lap band procedure coming up on 6 years.
Prior to that, I was morbidly obese, diabetes, high BP, triglycerides, cholesterol, etc, etc, you name it, all out of control.
Was seeing as many as 4 different Dr.'s all on a 4-month schedule.
I was so out of shape I would become short of breath and need to rest doing the littlest things like carry groceries into the house.
My PCP simply and straight forwardly stated that if I did not do something, specifically lose 50-80 lbs, I will not be around much longer. I should think about my family, etc, when I am gone.
I told him, yet again, that I have tried every diet under the sun and was never able to keep it off. All diets started out good, but then I back slid and ultimately complete failure.
I went for a stress test, and they found blockages in my arteries, which resulted in angioplasty with stents. It was then they discovered an area of my heart muscle was damaged which was a result of a Myocardial Infarction. They asked me when did I have a heart attack? I said never.
They said Oh yes you did, a quite serious one...However it was silent which is very common for diabetics.
Back to my PCP...suggested as a "Last Resort", I go for WLS. Which I did.
WLS was 100% successful for me, once I got past the initial stages it became the easiest thing I could have ever done.
Lost all my excess body fat, became a gym rat. I don't count calories or anything similar to traditional dieting. With the band I am forced to eat less so when I do eat I just make sure it is something as healthy as I can put together. Always focusing on the Protein.
I indulge in things that are usually a hot topic here...point is, I'm not a glutton so a little here and then works just fine with me.
Fast forward to a few days ago....went in for my scheduled Nuclear Stress test. Other people in the waiting room had O2 with them, were using walkers, etc...I came looking like I just came back from the gym knowing I would be running on their treadmill.
Through every phase people would comment how good I looked and I surley worked out.
One TECH wanted to know what my workout routine was.
On the treadmill, where they take it to a high BPM (stress), they had me running at a good clip...I was also carrying on a normal conversation the whole time. Then they inject the isotobe and take pictures of your cardiac arteries
First time I had one of these it didn't take more than a brisk walk, and I was so out of breath I could not speak.
My cardiologist called me later and said I passed with flying colors..everything could not look any better...Perfect...
This is what WLS did for me...literally saved my life. Turned around my Coronary Artery Disease, not to mention reversing my diabetes and everything else I was plagued with.
I'm 64 years old and am the weight I was when I played football and ran track back in HS 45 years ago.
I am at an optimal body fat %, (don't care about BMI's) cannot lose anymore because there is nothing left to lose.
Wear normal clothes right off the rack, or order online without any worries, never short of breath, and I feel like I'm 30 years younger and can do anything.
Last summer I climbed a volcano where the next oldest in the group was 1/2 my age, the rest younger...I led the pack most of the way up.
I read posts on this forum all the time about people complaining about this and that, or having fears of failure only a year or less into it...
People, PLEASE get over it....stop the whining!!! This thing DOES WORK...don't sweat the small stuff, focus on the big picture..like the rest of your life!!!
Ok, off my soapbox.
Thank You