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Well done, keep it going man Nice to see the male contingent going strong :) Cookie

Hi Everyone, Blast from the past here :D Firstly, thank you to everyone since I’ve last logged on for all the kind messages / congratulations, concern's about my absence and if I’m ok etc. It's very much appreciated!!! Secondly I’ll shall try and give as much as an update as I can...

Thank you very much :) I was a huge guy, and i started off small in terms of exercise, i was doing small weights and just walking up and down the stairs a few times. I then bought a treadmill and this thing literally changed my life, i went on it 4-5 times a week for nearly 18 months!!! - I...

Hello again, Wowzers didn't realise how long it had been since last being on here!!! Yes i'm well on my way to fully recovering thank you, i still have a tiny tiny hole on my scar which is still moist to the touch (so slightly leaking still) and it is slightly red but it's nothing compared to...

Hi again everyone, I thought i would give an update again since it's been 2 weeks since last being on (sorry for being useless at logging on the site!!). Well i said an update but to be honest not alot has changed in the last 2 weeks, the only real thing of note that has happened is that the...

Thank you so much for saying i'm an inspiration :) - i've always said if my story helps someone i would be chuffed to bits :) :) - If you stick at it, it will all come good. It took me just under 2 years to lose it and i'm still going in a way due to ops etc, patience and will power is the key...

Hi Guys, Been a week or so since i last updated so here goes. Things are finally moving in the right direction although very slowly. I have no pain at all now from the scar / op area and i only have the feeling of tightness sometimes, especially when i take off the pressure garment. I still...

Feeling so so still. I'm having alot of weeping of fluid from my scar. District nurse has seen and said it's quite common that the fluid build up has found a weak spot in the scar and made its way through. It's just not nice and smells quite bad sometimes. Also it seems my infection didn't...

Hi Guys, I've not been ignoring anybody i promise, i have been discharged from hospital again today as i was sent back to A&E on Friday the 5th October with what turned out to be a post op wound infection. I was really ill on Friday and my stomach was bulging with fluid and was hot to the touch...

Hi Guys, Well i got out of hospital yesterday, was in for longer than anticipated (10 days in total) :( The drains that i had to remove blood / fluids etc had to stay in the as they didn't slow down to an acceptable level. I had no idea what to expect before going in but it has been alot harder...

It does a few things, it helps keep the scar flat, stops fluid and swelling from building up and also helps the body keep it's shape, and keeps the wound a bit cleaner. It's made a touch smaller than you will be (tight) to help aid all of this. It's not going to be comfortable though!!! Cookie

Thanks again everyone :) Well it's getting a bit more real now, i've been and had my pressure garment made up, and i've also had my pre-assessments to make sure i'm ok for surgery. (bloods, weight, height and so on). I've attached some pics of the pressure garment!!!! :) It's surprised me how...

I get what you mean in that there is no more skin there than before it's just not really stuck to anything (fat) so it wobbles around alot more etc - it makes me very self conscious of it!!! I hope you get what you want with regards to your surgery. I have had some wonderful news today...

Kernow - Thank you so much and your comment about getting in the way and getting you down is so true. It's really holding me back now!!!. I've stopped going the gym and stuff because it's so uncomfortable etc that it's just easier not to do anything. I am happy though because although i'm not...

Thank you and I will keep you posted :)

Hi again, Thank you everyone for posting lovely comments the last couple of weeks, it means alot :) Right i've found out that i am provisionally pencilled in to have part 1 (hopefully) of my skin removal surgery, which is my stomach, on the 24th September 2012, so just under 4 weeks away...

Hi Louise, Firstly thanks so much for your comments :) Now onto your journey, awesome job on loosing 16llb in two weeks :) - Well my fitnesspal, and your friends, are right in a way with 2260 cals a day because the heavier you are, the more calories you need to maintain that current weight...

Hi Everyone, Firstly toxicsgrl, i've accepted your friends requests, i've not seen any messages though? - Happy to help if i can :) Now onto my consultant appointment, things haven't gone to plan with this i'm afraid. When i went to see my GP all those months ago i basically said i want skin...

Wow, thank you so much everyone, loads more comments than i was expecting since the last time i logged (sorry i've not been on more often lately), seen some lovely comments :) - i think someone called me sexy, that's the first time anyone has ever said that about me!!!!, so that was pretty cool...

You looked great before in my opinion, and you look amazing now. Well done :) Cookie

wowzers, you look absolutely amazing :D Well done you, fantastic achievement. Cookie

Thank you both, i've said it before but i still find it weird when people say how small / thin etc you look, i suppose i still haven't got used to it. I was looking at some photo's today that were taken at the weekend with a group of us and i was thinking where am i, and someone said there in...

Hi Emma, Thanks for the lovely words on my thread :) I'm sure you will do amazing on your plan, i think someone above said the first few days are hardest and that breaking bad habbits is hard. Totally agree with that, the length of time to get used to new regimes / diets etc can vary. It took...

Thank you so much everyone :) - I know i keep saying it but it's so nice to get compliments, up until now i've been overweight all my life and gradually got bigger through the years and as you can imagine i never got compliments, mostly the opposite. It's a nice but strange feeling to get them...

Thank you and wow more compliments :) - it's gets better and better on here lol Cookie

That sounds like a good goal and something that doesn't seem like a million miles away from your point of view and hopefully it will help you to maintain that motivation :)

Don't worry about the obese tag from a BMI scale, I know it can be a good guide but it can be misleading, I'm still officially still overweight category yet my dr says lose no more but my situation is he is factoring in the weight of my lose skin. But I have seen media stories of kids being...

No of course I don't mind you asking :) Motivation is hard, extremely so. My guess is your setting yourself too high a goal and because that goal is not coming round quickly, as let's be honest we all would love instant results, your motivation fades. Please say if I'm way off the mark though...

Crazy cat lady (lol at username :)) - Thank You, and i'm sure you can "sort out" your weight, your stats suggest you only want to lose a little so your goal is more than achievable. Are you a bit of a yo yo dieter and that is what you mean by sort out? Controlling your diet is a massive...

Cheers guys :) - this might sound strange but it's a very weird feeling getting compliments off people considering the comments and reactions i've had from people in the past due to my size. It's a nice feeling though :) Just got my appointment with a consultant, it's not until the 24th July (8...

Hello Everyone, Thank you to all the recent people who have posted, and i'm sorry i've not been around much. Anyway, some major updates for you guys :) Yesterday was my 32nd Birthday and what a day it turned out to be, first it was my routine weigh in, and i got on the scales and i was 14st...

Thank you all so much :) To Aimee, i'm sure you will get there with regards to motivation, i've said before patience is a big factor when trying to lose alot of weight. I'm at month 19-20 on my journey and the motivation has never gone away, but i've been lucky and have seen results / weight...

Thank you both so much :) Well i've been back to the GP today and he is very happy with me :) - I have lost another 5+ pounds since i last saw him and i'm now 15st 5llb and he is referring me again for skin removal surgery. He hopes it will go through ok this time but he also stressed he...

Thank You :D - It's not very often i get called handsome, especially before the weight loss!! I know not many people show the loose skin pics and i can understand why as i almost didn't. But it is what it is, and is the aftermath of being so overweight. It also shows people what it's like for...

Cheers lads, I am feeling pretty good at the moment i must admit :D Just hoping it goes well in 2+ weeks time!!! Cookie

Thank you so much :) I've said it before to others - If I can do it anyone can. I had been overweight all my life, and the majority of that was morbidly obese. I thought i was going to be like that all my life and had effectively given up. Then the final straw was the holiday i talked about in...

Amazing, well done :D

Well done mate :D

Thank You :D Another Quick update - really big milestone for me this week. I'm now 15st 6llb which means i've lost 15st 6llb - exactly half the man i used to be :D Also 2 and a bit weeks until my next GP appointment to be referred for skin removal op. Let's see what happens this time hey and...

Thank You, How are you going now? I hope you have great success. You've come to the right place with this website for motivation, tips and advice :) I'm still trying to find a balance of eating the right amount / the right foods and levels of exercise to try and stay roughly the same weight...

Thank you, and you seem to being going amazingly well. Well done :) Yeah the showing of loose skin seems to be no no, i can understand why as i nearly didn't do it because of the "embaressment" factor, but it is what it is and i got myself into the mess of being 30st and this is the aftermath...

I'm the other way around strangly enough. I'm doing loads of exercises with weights at the gym and my moobs are slowly going down, along with my "bingo wings" but the stomach etc just doesn't seem to moving. Maybe it's just too far gone, or it's just going to take alot longer, which hopefully...

Thank you, and i've bit the bullet and decided to upload some photo's of my loose skin!!! As you can see there is quite a bit, and when lifted up i actually look pretty thin, and that is what the GP commented on and then asked me to try and maintain my weight. I've got more than what is on the...

Update then:- Went to see the Dr and he thinks i should try and concentrate on maintaining my current weight now as he thinks i have lost enough weight. He said i have "a considerable amount" of loose skin and i should now be patient and await the next referral for skin removal surgery. I have...

Thank you both. I have now lost 15 stone exactly :) I got on the scales this morning and it said 15st 12llb. Hooray. After 17-18 months of dieting and working my ass off exercising i am now half the man i used to be :D Going to see the Dr today and tell him where i'm at and ask for his advice...

Thank you, The confidence will come, believe me. When i first started i thought i would never go a gym or employ a personal trainer and i have now done both. I go the gym at least 2-3 times a week and it's great. Take your time though, don't rush into something you don't want to do. The time...

Thank You :D It has taken me 17(ish) months. I started in September 2010 and for 13-14 months of that i managed to average a loss of about a stone of month. It has obviously slowed down alot now but i'm not far off getting to my goal. I'm also doing weights etc so hopefully i'm putting a bit of...

Thank you all, your comments are great :) Still managing to shed the odd pound here and there. I've dropped 2 pounds again and i'm down to 16st 3llb :) Another 5llbs and it's exactly 15 stone lost. To broadsbean, i'm sure you will achieve your goal(s). I've said it before to others but if i...

Wow, you look amazing!!! Well Done :D

Thank You all :D

Thank You :D I'm getting there, i'm still about 2 stone overweight if i go by BMI etc. I'm hoping to get to 15st something and then hopefully some skin removal surgery during this year and then i'm done!!! I weighed myself this morning and i'm now 16st 5llb, so i've lost 5llb in the last 2...

You look amazing, well done :D

Hi Everyone, Just got back from the conference where i was asked to present to health professionals from all over the country my story. I started off a bit nervous but i soon settled down and it went really well. There were two ladies from the department of health there who were amazed by my...

Thank You Dizzalicious, i'm sure you'll do amazingly well. The Conference is tomorrow. I'm nervous, it's out of my comfort zone and there will be approx 100 people there, with the majority being GP's, Practice nurses and other health professionals, but i'm sure once i get up there and start...

I've replied before in my weight loss post but i'm returning the favour in yours :) Its' absolutely amazing what you have achieved and i'm sure your an inspiration to loads of people on here. And congrats on getting married :D

Thank You Believe me if i can do it, you can and anyone else can. I noticed you said your on day 8, i found the first month or so very hard, but once i got over that and the adjustments to my lifestyle / diet settled and i got into it i've never looked back. Just keep focused and get over the...

Thank You again everyone for your words of encouragement, it makes the final push even easier :) I only put 1 pound on over the christmas and new year break, but i've manged to loose that and an additional 2 pounds this week and i'm down to 16st 7llb.:D I've been the gym a few times etc this...

Well done mate. I think my next goal will be to bulk up a bit as up to now i've just concentrated on the weight loss and not really thought about gaining any muscle / bulking up abit until now. If you have seen my before pics you'll know why :D

Well done, you look amazing :D

Hi there, New member here, i've just posted my pics and story after discovering this site and the amount of great success stories like this is amazing. You've done amazingly well, and you look absolutely fantastic, and as someone else has already said, you don't look like you need to loose...

Thanks for your kind words everyone :D Kat1e - what do you mean by "maintenance", is it just focusing on staying how i am now for a while before pushing on? PiiNK-PuNkStarr - the PCT have said they will do the surgery even if my BMI doesn't alter from where it is now as they say i am already...

Hi Guys and Girls, I've recently discovered this site, and after much deliberation i've plucked up the courage to share my story :) Sorry if this turns out rather a long story but i've been on my weight loss journey for 15-16 months now. Like probably alot of people on this forum i have...