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"You can stop losing weight now." - Former Vice President under Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew once referred to members of the media as "nattering nabobs of negativism".  I recalled the quote today when a cashier at th...

My shoes fit better! - I admit it..I have large feet.. But not as large as they used to be.  When I weighed more than 500 pounds... my feet, ankles and legs were swollen, I had to wear a size 16 EEEE...

18 months after RNY: Progress report - It's hard to believe it's been a year and a half since my bypass. I seem to be settling into my new lifestyle. I can eat more than the early days of surgery, but get full fast.. s...

Often the simplest things make me glad I had WLS. - This past weekend, my wife and I went to movie.  I couldn't fit into the seat two years ago. I went shopping at five different stores.  I could barely go to two stores without bei...

It's not a quick journey. - Post Date: 2/13/11 3:25 pm What is the one most difficult part of your weight loss surgery journey so far? For some, it;s losing weight before the surgery. Others may say jus...

I ran today - I have never liked running, either as a form of exercise or for any other reason. Fat kids like me always waddled. It was embarrassing. Even when I started to become more active ...

Having a happy holiday. - I am having a great holiday. I'm off work Christmas Eve through Monday.  When I weighed 500 plus pounds I hated the holidays. It mean little more than a reason that I was forced to...

Wedding ring update. (pics) - I was so happy when my wedding ring fit again more than a year ago.. but was a bit nervous about losing it after it nearly went down the bathtub drain and then I heard it rolling d...

Your losing weight on your own. Why have surgery? - On another forum, there was a question from a poster who is doing a good job losing weight in preparation for  surgery and wondered if having the surgery would make him lose too ...

How I'm spending Thanksgiving - one yr. post RNY - It's been 14 months since my surgery, and the few weeks of struggling through post op are a faint memory.  I have a job that requires me to work through the holidays. But I'm still...

Climbing the ladder of success.. literally! - I did something today I never thought I would do again. I climbed a ladder to the top of the second floor of my home, cleaned gutters and installed gutter guards. Before my ...

Loose wedding ring.. help! - About a year ago.. a few weeks after surgery.. I posted this pic.   I was so happy to have reached one of my goals. I lost enough "girth" on my finger to pu...

Enjoy taking the stairs? - Talk about  the surprise effects of weight loss surgery... I used to avoid steps whenever possible. I always took the elevator up to third floor.  Now, after losing weight, riding ...

Busy and loving it! - I've been so busy lately it's been tough to get on the Obesity Help site.  But I'm not complaining. Thanks to no longer being morbidly obese... I am doing things I never dreamed ...

Quality time with my son - My son and some fellow musicians did a tribute to David Bowie on Halloween. He rocks!

I made it to 58 years old! - Post Date: 11/2/10 4:17 am A couple of years ago, I thought I'd be struck down dead by a heart attack.  When I began to develop more and more health problems like sleep apnea, ...

No bike riding on my vacation.. but lots of exerci - Colleen and I visited central Pennsylvania for three days and planned to ride our bicycles through the Gettysburg National Battlefield. However because Colleen was feeling a bit il...