That’s insane! You look like a different person, and younger! Congrats


Hw-378
Sw- 363 (2/27/18)
CW-331.2

WOW! I have a hard time believing you can possibly weigh 230 in your after pics!!

@JohnnyCakes

hey dude

look at you!!!

great pic!!

always nice to match a name with a new body.

"they" say if you/anyone turns sideways they can look like a pencil!!

you look like a SHARP pencil

kathy

congrats

The older of the 2 look like your older. brother, are you sure they are both you? A inice change, take,pride in yourself![emoji14]

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Dude.

Ok, you don't EVEN look like the same guy as the one in your avi! (hehe)

Congrats. You have my permission to spank me, call me out for bad behavior and correct my mind anytime you want as long as I can end up with such spectacular results!

What a transformation! Great job!

Awesome and smoking hot!

Fantastic job! The other posters are 100% right, you look like a completely different person. Amazing visual results aside, how do you feel?

Awesome job! Different surgery on my end, but I can relate as our stats/build are similar.

VSG 10/11/17
HW = 360
SW = 292
GW = 220 3/7/18
CW = 218 (6'5") [emoji256]

Wow! Nice job- you look amazing!


HW 242, SW 236- (Bypass 12/20/17)
GW#1- 199 [emoji736] (2/11/18)
GW#2- 175
CW 184
5’6”

THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!! it really means a lot.

Ok, so I can get on with life. You are in fact NOT the old guy/dad from the 70s sitcom, Family Ties, masquerading as a short order line cook?

Edited March 27, 20188 yr by FluffyChix

13 hours ago, Kay07 said:

how do you feel?

feel amazing/incredible/extraordinary!!! words can't describe. a complete 180 life reversal. i'm alive again.

no complications - no insulin dumping syndrome, no throwing up or foamies, no strictures. not a single food i can't tolerate, though it doesn't matter because all i crave is super healthy stuff.

some health stats:

Blood pressure - 185/125 down to 115/70

fasting glucose - 125 down to 89

HbA1C - 7.1 down to 4.9

Insulin - 10 down to 4.4

LDL cholesterol - 305 down to 156

HDL cholesterol - 44 to 81

cortisol - 20.5 down to 5.4 (still a bit high... probably stress of losing weight so fast?)

liver ALT/AST - 64/103 down to 20/20

i was a runner for all my life. ran a half-marathon at 265lbs! it was always so hard.... for 20 YEARS! now i go out and i just glide... float. i'm actually mad! like... THIS is what running is supposed to be like?!? actually ENJOYABLE?!? (allow me to reiterate - people are not skinny because they exercise. they exercise because they are skinny.)

Congratulations

12 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Ok, so I can get on with life. You are in fact NOT the old guy/dad from the 70s sitcom, Family Ties, masquerading as a short order line cook?

no my alter-ego here was a character on the Sopranos in season 5 i think. the name was just always funny to me.