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Hey again! I had my 2nd weekly weigh-in today and lost 10lbs this week. I am up to 27lbs lost in 2 weeks right now and feeling great about my progress! Doc told me I would lose quite a bit of Water my first couple of weeks and it has shown. Even my shoes feel looser now. HaHa!! Well thanks again for the positive comments and support. I will keep updating about once a week I imagine. See yall soon!

Jason

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Well I am at the 3 week mark and lost another 4lbs this past week. I have lost 31lbs so far so I now have 69 more to go before Dr Fox and I will rediscuss surgery options! I am excited to keep seeing loss each week no matter how small. It feels great so far! Hope everyone is doing well! Talk to ya soon.

Jason

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YYEEEAAAAHHHHHH JASON!!! You are doing such a fabulous job! I can feel your motivation and your excitement! You're practically a third of the way to 100 pounds and that's no small accomplishment! PLEASE keep us posted and let us cheer you on!

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HaHa!! I forgot to post up this past Tuesday when I went in for my 4 week weigh-in. I lost another 7 lbs and that puts my total for my first month at 38 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am stoked about this; my pants are starting to ..... well ya know. I think it's time for a belt! :) We don't want to scare anyone ya know? I pulled a muscle in my calf the other day so I have taken the treadmill very slowly this week, but have made up for it by trying some arm exercise machines at my gym and it feels great as well! I am hoping that by Sept I will be very close or at my goal of 100 lbs lost. This is when Dr. Fox will rediscuss the surgery with me & I cannot wait! I can already feel this improving my life & I want more! Well I have my next weigh-in this coming Monday. I will try to post up sooner this time. Talk to y'all soon and I can't say thank you enough for people keeping up with my posts and giving me that "thumbs up!" Peace & God Bless.

Jason

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Jason. I am keeping up with your posts and I sure am proud of you!!! That is so wonderful. I think a nice belt would be a good reward. :) Keep up the good work and keep posting. Good luck and take care!! Becky

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Hey Jason, again like everyone said Stay Positive! I had my band installed on 1-22-09 and weighed 340 with a 54 BMI. I am now after just a little over 4 months already down to 244 and BMI of 32. I could not be happier I should have done this years ago. In addition my insurance paid all but $150 on my surgery. Keep it positive and your time will come.

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Thank you all for your support! It means the world to me. For the past week & a half I have been going to walk on the treadmill nightly & eating SO much healthier. At my first weekly weigh in........ 17lbs down!!!!!! I was shocked & overwhelmed! My doc's nurse said... don't give up. Man o day... I have no plan on giving up. Cutting out all the high carb foods has not been as hard as I had thought. It is going well and I am happy! I will continue to keep yall updated and once again thank you for your support & kind words!!!

Jason

That is fabulous. How proud you must feel. You sure motivated me to try harder. Way to go!!!

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Good work Jason. Keep it up. You are a motivator to all of us. You are getting closer with each step. Keep on moving. Heather

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So... today was my 2nd appt with Dr Fox so I waited till today to do my weigh-in instead of going on Monday like normal. Last Tuesday I started doing two workouts per day instead of my normal once a day. I am now up to 30 mins on the treadmill and walking 1 mile so I am doing this twice a day now!!! It feels great! I lost another 6lbs this past week bringing my total up to 48lbs in 6 weeks. Dr. Fox came in the office and shook my hand. He said I am very impressed. You have shown me how committed you are and I don't see a reason why we cannot go ahead and schedule your Band for sometime this August.... I was not expecting this at all at this appt since I am just now halfway to my goal. I had a big smile on the ole mug! HaHa!! He said that I had given this 6 weeks and if I could give it 8 more he had no trouble proceding with the surgery. He handed me paperwork to have my labs and all tests done at the hospital as well as the psych test here in town!!! My next follow-up appt is July 15th to further discuss the surgery date in August. Needless to say he and I both were very pleased. He told me that since I have been working so hard he did not want to continue dangling the carrot in front of my face so to speak... he wanted me to have a solid goal. I have brought my BMI down from 74 to 67 so far and things are going well. I am excited about today's news and the future!!

Jason

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Jason...read all your posts in this thread and that is amazing.! You have done a wonderful job - i can see ya smiling all the way here in california (lol..i didnt even look to see if you are anywhere even near california hahaha).

Good job! I'm gonna be banded 7/7 and im hoping to soon be able to post good weight loss news. This has been a year process for me jumping through those hoops to get here...in the interim, reading posts and gathering good karma from eveyone here (you included).

Take care and keep it up guy!

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Jason -

Just wanted to say how wonderful you are doing!!! Good for you that you are going to be able to have surgery this summer!! You have definitely shown you are motivated and truly want this. Keep up the awesome work!

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Great news!!! We are all so proud of you and I know you are very proud of yourself. It sounds like you have a great doctor who can tell that you really want this - it's great he's not making you wait. Keep up the good work and keep smiling!!! Becky

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Jason- How AWESOME to hear that kind of news. You deserved it, WOW! :ihih: You will need to keep us posted on how it all goes and when your surgery date is set. I had mine is almost a month ago and am down 29lbs. its the best thing I have ever done for myself and now my family. Keep up with the gym, that has been my svaing grace. I went from walking 1 mile a day on the treadmill for 30minutes, now I run/ walk 4-5 miles a day and then do 30- 45 minutes of weights. So worth it!!! Again, keep us posted, and keep on keepin on..... Good Work. Heather

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Man alive... did I receive some positive support!!! Thank you to you all and Bobbie - Best of luck on your journey. It sounds like you are getting close as well!!! I thought it a good time to share a pic with all of you. I have not even thought to do it yet. This pic was taken this past April at my sons baptism. My son, Tyler, is 14 months and daughter, Lauren, is going to be 4 this Sunday the 14th of June and she is more than excited about her Princess themed Bday party! Mama has planned a swimming party over at Papa and Grammy's house... what more could a kid ask for right? Dr Fox's office took a pic of me at my first visit on Apr 27 but they have not given me a copy of it yet. This is the most recent picture as yet. The lovely woman by my side is my most supportive and Beautiful wife, Dana. We have been married 7 going on 8 years next month and we met on the internet from over 2600 miles apart! That too has been an incredible journey!!!

Thank you all once again for the awesome support and inspiring thoughts! I am glad I can be the same for you! You too keep up your awesome work and we will all make a huge success of our weight loss journey!

Jason

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