Thanks Goooh... appreciate the feedback... To me the whole point of going the surgery route was to give me a huge jump start and then finish the race through exercise... (let me be honest at 327 lbs i wasn't able to exercise much of nothing but my mouth)

It's always best if you can do these types of things yourself...
Kudos to you for recognizing how important good health is to you long term and doing something about it.... rather than wait till things got drastic like i did.

Surgery was really my last option... most of my adult life i was able to hang out in the 210-240 range... which for someone 5'9" isnt skinny.. but is still "reasonable".... Once i had diabetes and had to start taking insulin... I just could not control my weight anymore.

Thank you my friend! I appreciate it.. There was a good bit less of me than there was on the last fishing trip we went on.. :)

Thanks for putting my boy on that fish, he done told 2 people today about it!

You got a great family Duck... good peeps all!!

I cant take any credit for that bro. That was all you and him. Glad the lil guy is so pumped about it.

Update... It's all about the tools of the trade today!

http://archer7282.wordpress.com/2014...-of-the-trade/

Another good update!!

Doing better than me.

I had gastric sleeve surgery on April 1. Started at 308. As of today I am at 271. Actually like the slower weight loss. Feeling better. Have more energy. Now if I can just get my damn hip to quit hurting.

Man today started off great, spent the morning at a training session working on getting into federal employment... that went great. Then spent some good time with the kids, running around doing errands etc... Then all of a sudden had to deal with some nonsense and gave me a bad attitude... Was almost so pissed off that i seriously thought about skipping the workout tonight...

But i'm glad that i persevered and did the workout anyway... seems to have gotten the piss and vinegar right outa me... :)

my friend and his wife both had it done at the end of march. he was 420 lbs. and now he is down to 260 lbs. and said the wife is losing a little less then him each week but both are at a steady pace.

wow you friend is losing weight crazy fast. i was 327 and am down to the high 270's averaging 3 lbs lost per week. my surgery was on march 11th.

from what i understand i am loosing right at the normal pace..

Well with vacations and honey-do lists out of the way finally got around to putting out an update.

http://archer7282.wordpress.com/2014...-been-a-while/

Update-o-rama

http://archer7282.wordpress.com/2014...rucking-along/

update.

http://archer7282.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/persevere/

update

http://archer7282.wordpress.com/2014...e-no-progress/

Good work, that early morning workout is so hard to do. But the trade off is having the best feeling days possible - it really helps to boost the energy and actually makes my head feel clear and crisp. Do you find the same?

If you would have told me this before i started doing them i would have called you three kinds of a fool.... :)

but you are absolutely right... the days i work out, and then go to work... i feel more energy all day long and am still going strong when i get out of work.

the days i dont work out, by the end of the day i am ready to fall asleep before i even make it out of the office...

Now... come 8 o'clock at night... don't get between me and bed.. :rotfl:

1 year update

https://archer7282.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/am-i/

Whoa! A year already? Great work, I can't believe that after pic.

The fact that you're off of all pre-op meds is unreal

First 5k down, now lets see what we can do next..

https://archer7282.wordpress.com/201...-yan-can-cook/

congrats Ace