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HalfRon. MicRon. ZacHalfRon. Upmann Half coRONa. Ive heard it all. Lol

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What about moRON?

;s

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Peter, i get called that regardless of my weight. Lol

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All in good fun (from me).

Just couldn't resist.

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That just made my day! I damn near spit out my coffee! Sorry it had to be at your expense, Ron.

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Lol. Its all good mann

Ill wear it as a badge of honor :)

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Congrats by the way on the massive weight loss.

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174.6

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weigh in day

1 mile running, 5 miles on the bike, 45 mins of strength training

173.0....

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Just read over every post for the first time, Incredible Ron!!

Damm amazing is all I can say :tu

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^ Thank you man.. means alot... thats why im glad i made this post, its fun for me to go back and see what happened. hehe.. im glad i could share it with my cigar brothers

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cheeese!

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...shone/1743.png

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172.5

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i cant believe that my 1 year anniversary of my RNY is only 12 days away.

i know this thread has been slow and getting old, but i cant remember how many times ive read it, post by post, to see the journey from the beginning to present.. It makes me happy to see all the support i received from my brothers.. It also puts me back in check and remember my journey.. Ive never been one to document anything; im not much of a writer.. However this thread and its participants has been medicine to my soul..

I remember my entire life, always wondering what it would be like to be "normal".. I remember pacing in front of the refrigerator sometimes, in the middle of the night, while "dieting".. I remember telling my parents that id give my life savings to be normal. In 30 years, i was never abke to go to a mall and buy clothes.. Just as cigars are a slippery slope; declining health is the same way... I never understood the lifestyle change that was needed.. This has given me the tools to get my life on path..

And while this "new me" is literally something that i saw in my dreams for half of my life, it has been bumpy.. Anxiety. Fear. Discouragement. Confusion. Uncertainty. You name it....

This has been the hardest thing i've ever had to do, and surprisingly the weight part wasn't the hard portion.. It was the understanding how to live life on the other side of the coin.. Heck, im still not sure how to adjust to it.. I know a few members on here who have had this done, and i am fairly certain that they are the only ones who can truly relate to this from a psychological standpoint. Nothing wrong with it.. Its just how it is..

While i type this, i think back at all the things that have changed.. As a guy who is about to turn 32, its tough to understand "changes" that are seemingly happening in warp speed.. But I guess it was me who signed up for the change, so sometimes you have to take on a few bumps even when you travel the right path

I could literally write here for hours; all the trials and tribulations of this road, however without trying to sound like a pretentious douchebag, i will reprieve for the night and say thank you.. Thank you to god, and to the people that have been a part of my life, for better and for worse.. And to my brothers who have supported me on here.. Thank you

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171.6

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jesus, man... I'm gonna be the same weight as you soon...

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Yah but half of your weight is Hair! Lol

See you tomorrow!

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tomorrow is the day!

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1 year ago today! woot....

I have lost 195lbs.
I have lost 101.1% of my excess body weight.
I went from a BMI of 52.2 to a 24.9
My Body Fat went from 47.3% to 12.3%
My Fat Mass went from 172 to 21.5

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Incredible. Congrats Ron. Truly a transformation.

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Awesome results! Way to stick it out!!!!:tu

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Ron you rock brother! I am really proud of you. Absolutely fantastic, way to go with all the hard work.

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Kudos for all the work, Ron! I assume you are done with the weight loss portion and move on now to maintenence or other phase?

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Yes the weight loss phase is over. Its slowed down alot. I will edntually gain a lil back. Im eating more complex carbs now and more fruit etc. ive been trying to treat myself more too. As ive been very strict for a while

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And seriously. A heartfelt thank you to everybody on here. Its been quite a ride

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Three weeks and holding steady at 170-171. Maintenence scares me!

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Happy for ya, Ron!

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thanks bro!

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170.6 and steady.

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169.8

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Nother month gone. Still 169.8. Woot

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That's an amazing feat Ron!

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thanks man!

ive been a little offtrack with the gym, due to my workload at work doubling (80+ hr weeks), but that will be gone in the next 10 days or so.. so back on track soon!

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168.6

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168.0

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167.2, my plan to combat christmas food worked! lol

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Congratulations, Ron!!! :tu

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Congrats, Ron. My plan wasn't as well thought out. :)
I'm gonna need to lose the last couple of Christmas gains before spring.

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Congrats Ron!!

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Simply amazing!!!
God bless and congrats!

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LOL...



thanks alot fellahs, means alot! :banger

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Wow... I haven't posted on this one before, but I am just blown away. Ron, your before and after pictures are just unbelievable. I am impressed - congratulations.

I checked in because while I am not obese per se, I am overweight and its the same story... Mental work with lots of sitting, fast food, beer, etc. Im trying to stop it before it gets out of hand. Im starting at 240 and working to get down below 200 again. I may never be the highschool 165, but Id like to get close. More muscle mass would be nice too - Im pretty strong but not defined.

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Wow Ron... my first time seeing all this... Way to go man...

Out of curiosity... before your procedure what protein bars were you using for your meal replacements?

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yeah that kind of work is subject to a rough ending unless we watch what we are doing... shoot me a PM and we will chat about it. i guarantee i can guide you under 200 by summertime




thanks man! and the protein bars are MetRX Big 100 Meal Replacement bars.. they did me right!

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maintenance is steady.. balancing between 169-171 for a while now

starting to play organized basketball again.. this is surreal for me

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167.8 after 8 games of full court basketball this weekend.. ran 12 miles the week before..

this is fun :)

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Read through this inspirational thread today. Wow, is all I can say. I weighed 218 when I retired from the Navy and I thought that was bad.

I lost 40 lbs since then and have maintained it for almost a year now. I'm about 177-178 today (haven't weighed myself in a couple days). I did it by exercising and counting what calories I burned and consumed.

The loseit! app helped me do that.

Anyhow - excellent work, brother. You should be proud of your accomplishment and the discipline it took to get there. I have a co-worker who had that surgery and he's still pretty fat, although he did drop 125 or so. (I think he was 400+)

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thank you so much man.! keep up the good work yourself.. its all about lifestyle change.. i can still eat food that i want.. just watch my portions and eat healthy as much as i can.. i used MyFitnessPal and it did a great job of logging all my intake! what a great help indeed

btw, thank you for your service!

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I went back and read the first post you made Ron. Quite the accomplishment, man. You should be very proud! :tu

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thank you so much Joel..! means alot man..

i know its hard not to play the numbers game once you get "locked in", but i guess my body just took to it pretty well.. alot of people in my support groups dont work out, and they just dont seem to lose as much weight, and they have alot of skin problems, etc..

i dont know what i would do if i couldnt work out, bike ride, run, play basketball nowadays..!