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Old 11-07-2013, 05:13 PM   #535
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Originally Posted by Paphigleo View Post
Well, I found out about 2 months ago that the surgeries I want (and are covered) I cannot have UNTIL I LOSE WEIGHT.

For those who have not met me, I am a BIG BOY.

Weighing 405 pounds 2 months ago and getting the news that I must be at/under a BMI of 34. That means for me, I must weigh approx 230 pounds.

185 to lose.

I am concerned for the visibility of my enormous chest when the gut begins to disappear.

I am working out daily and have determination.

25 pounds down and 150 to go.
Congrats on losing that amount of weight, already. Don't feel totally alone, though. If and when I ever get my surgeries, I am going to need to lose weight, as well. One surgeon, as I recall, won't take me unless I weigh under 200lbs. I last weighed in at about 225, though I rather suspect that that was just the daily cycle that we go through, with our weight. I won't feel as if I have lost any weight until I reach at least about 215.

I really want to get down to about 170 or so, and my body firmed up. I was all the way down to 177lbs, back in 2007, when the endo blackmailed me into quitting smoking. I gained 30lbs from that, and haven't lost it yet.
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