Hi all!!
This thread has stayed alive for quite some time since I started it. Sorry that I have been disconnected for a while. But my trip is coming up (Oct 11th- Oct 23rd) and I wanted to reconnect with all of you. I know a few of you will be there in Oct. Please if you read this Post a reply with you travel dates. I would love to pick a day, time and location where we can meet and just say Hi and maybe choke down a few donuts together!! Just kidding maybe funnle cakes! Thats a good idea we canmeet in Epcot at the American Pavilion. (Funnle cakes minutes away!!) HaHa! But if some of you dont feel comfortable meeting strangers that is fine too. But it would be great to meet and just say hi. Im sure all of us will be with our friends and family. I will be with my wife of 22yrs and actually we will be celebrating our 22nd Anniversary while there on the 21st. Also withus will be my 2 kids 16 & 19 and my wifes parents.
As far as an update goes I am now 6 month out Sept 28th. I am at 350lbs exactly. I started in December of 2010 at 495lbs. It was then when I made the decision to do something and started seeing a nutritionist. So before the operation I had lost about 18lbs and since it has been coming off very nice. 145lbs total sofar. Hpefully by the time I go to Florida I will be past the 150lb loss mark.
My Cholestral and A1C(for diabeticss) has greatly improved as well. Before the surgery my cholesteral as 222 and my doc wanted to put me on a pill. In July we checked it and it was already down to 177 and last week I had all my blood work done again and it was a remarkable 157. My doc was so happy as I was too.
My A1C as at about 7.8 before surgery. For anybody who doesnt know that is a 3 month average of your blood sugar count. in June I finally broke the 7 mark and was 6.8. In July I wnt down a bit more to 6.7 and in August all the way down to 6.3. Then last week with my blood work my A1C was at 6.1. Again my doc was giving me High 5's. I feel great and cannot wait to get the florida.
Please reply with your own updates and please post your travel dates so maybe a few of us may be there at the same time and can get together for a handshake and hello!
Good Luck to all!!
Jeff
This thread has stayed alive for quite some time since I started it. Sorry that I have been disconnected for a while. But my trip is coming up (Oct 11th- Oct 23rd) and I wanted to reconnect with all of you. I know a few of you will be there in Oct. Please if you read this Post a reply with you travel dates. I would love to pick a day, time and location where we can meet and just say Hi and maybe choke down a few donuts together!! Just kidding maybe funnle cakes! Thats a good idea we canmeet in Epcot at the American Pavilion. (Funnle cakes minutes away!!) HaHa! But if some of you dont feel comfortable meeting strangers that is fine too. But it would be great to meet and just say hi. Im sure all of us will be with our friends and family. I will be with my wife of 22yrs and actually we will be celebrating our 22nd Anniversary while there on the 21st. Also withus will be my 2 kids 16 & 19 and my wifes parents.
As far as an update goes I am now 6 month out Sept 28th. I am at 350lbs exactly. I started in December of 2010 at 495lbs. It was then when I made the decision to do something and started seeing a nutritionist. So before the operation I had lost about 18lbs and since it has been coming off very nice. 145lbs total sofar. Hpefully by the time I go to Florida I will be past the 150lb loss mark.
My Cholestral and A1C(for diabeticss) has greatly improved as well. Before the surgery my cholesteral as 222 and my doc wanted to put me on a pill. In July we checked it and it was already down to 177 and last week I had all my blood work done again and it was a remarkable 157. My doc was so happy as I was too.
My A1C as at about 7.8 before surgery. For anybody who doesnt know that is a 3 month average of your blood sugar count. in June I finally broke the 7 mark and was 6.8. In July I wnt down a bit more to 6.7 and in August all the way down to 6.3. Then last week with my blood work my A1C was at 6.1. Again my doc was giving me High 5's. I feel great and cannot wait to get the florida.
Please reply with your own updates and please post your travel dates so maybe a few of us may be there at the same time and can get together for a handshake and hello!
Good Luck to all!!
Jeff