James V.

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charanewme 23 years, 2 months ago

James your determinatin's is awesome!! May your future be brighter.Charlene

dlr121702 23 years, 2 months ago

Wow, awsome work James. Seeing people like you makes this journey Im on seem all worth while. Keep us posted more often, youre nice to look at <wink>

Tamara R. 23 years, 2 months ago

WOW! Congrats on an awesome acheivement. You are an inspiration to us all. I also agree with previous poster...you are a cutie (but I'm not worried about being a flirt because now that I'm on the losing side I beleive I will be doing a lot of it now. Never had the guts to before. LOL). Keep us posted and keep up the good work.

HelpMeRhonda !! 23 years, 2 months ago

James would like to congratualate you on your superb weight loss!!! God Bless

Sandra T. 23 years, 2 months ago

James!!! Congratulations on your awesome success!! You're looking GREAT!!! :)

babybear67 23 years, 2 months ago

James, your success is an added inspriation as I await my journey to move foward. I will keep you in my prayers. Can't wait for your new pictures to show up. God bless you. Keep us posted after your tummy tuck.

Kristy J. 23 years, 2 months ago

James - what a cutie! Fantastic work! You are an inspiration! (I am married happily so I can call you a cutie without fear of being too much of a flirt!)

Martha K. 23 years, 2 months ago

What an inspiration you are to all of us here on the board. And I'm thankful that you remind us that even with great success, with need to work the program after surgery. Looking forward to seeing your new pics posted to your profile. I know life gets very busy post op, but please come back as often as you can and post updates. I, for one, am truly motivated by your story.

James V. 23 years, 2 months ago

GOOD MORNING!!!! <font color=black> I have posted some new pictures hopefully they will be up soon. I wanted to give an update of where I am in my journey. I believe this has been the best thing I have ever done. My largest weight before surgery was 615lbs, On the day of surgery I weighted 585. From the time I made this decision I have lost weight. TODAYS weight is a staggering 262 lbs. <p> I am so grateful for the support and the posts I find here. I have gone on to moderate a support group of people that are also expereincing great success. I see so many changes in the community. I see that many of US of reconized our issues and are learning to deal with them. I continue to work my program keeping my calorie count no more than 1200 per day, on the average about 1000. I am in the gym 4-5 times a week. At lunch I walk up and down the stairs at work. People always ask why the stairs, I tell them before surgery stairs scared me to death. Most likely because if I had togo up stairs I thought I was going to DIE. Now I run up and down 3 flights all day long with not even a period of shortness of breath. Excersise has become part of my life. I do not stay home much anymore and feel life has truly turned around. WHY IS THIS GUY BRAGGING!!!!! I am not bragging. I remembered coming to this place before surgery looking for positive motivation to change my life. YOU gave that too me. I am hoping that some new person out there just lurking , reading the posts finds this message and decided to take the step to the lighter side. <p> I had my Tummy Tuck December 18, 2002. Also Had a HUGE Hernia repair. As with the bariatric surgery I have recovered well. I am working on getting my chest and arms done. I know I will have to get the thighs done as well. But I have got time. I beleive I have a future now. I believe that because of you and all the others out there this place has been partof what saved my life. <p> FOR THIS..... I thank you. God Bless

James V. 23 years, 3 months ago

I have only one Drainage tube in right now. I hope to have it out tomorrow. The 84 staples that go from hip to hip will remain till thursday. My sutures up the middle have already disolved and the scar looks great. The original scar was removed with plastic surgery. I am feeling very tight simply due to the staples and the incision. I think it was wonderful to have done this, yet by no means was a tummy tuck a simple procedure. I knew that the risk of surgery was there as with the original surgery, but recovery this time was much different. I have all this energey and want to move around, yet I can not. Have to decrease my appetite and make sure I do nto just sit around and eat, yet I see the light again and just can not wait to get back to my life. I was looking forward to having my arms and thighs done as soon as possible, I decided to wait a while. I really hate just sitting around. So I am going to hold out a year and do them in the next fall not even worrying about them for a while. I simply want to get back into the new life I had. Oh how wonderful this wqhole thing has been. I have found a new person in me and a new hope in life. I wish everyone as much success and happiness with thier new lives... God Bless all of you