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May 2001
296 lbs.

13 months before surgery

Home from surgery
June 9, 2002

(I look like one of those inflatable pink gorillas. You can rent me for $49.95 per day for anniversaries, graduations, birthdays....)

First meal at the hospital.

This is probably the worst picture ever taken.... besides the inflatable gorilla on the left...

Oct. 2002
-70 lbs.
214

(I lost 12 lbs. before surgery)

Dec. 2002
-90 lbs.
194

Jan. 2003
-95 lbs.
189

June 2003 (1 Year Post-Op)

-134
162 lbs.

November 2003

147 lbs.

Here is an idea of how my weight loss has been progressing:

Week	Amount lost since surgery	Weight loss total	Current Weight
Pre-surgery			296
Pre-surgery	0	12	284
0	0	12	284
1	13	25	271
2	21	32	263
3	28	40	256
4	30	42	254
5	30	42	254
6	38	50	246
7	40	52	244
8	40	52	244
9	45	57	239
10	47	59	237
11	47	59	237
12	48	60	236
13	52	64	232
14	59	71	225
15	62	74	222
16	65	77	219
17	68	80	216
18	69	81	215
19	70	82	214
20	71	83	213
21
22
23
24	85	97	199
25
26
27
28	90	102	194
29
30	93	105	191
31	95	107	189
32	97	109	187
33	98.5	110.5	185.5
34	101	113	183
35	102.5	115.5	181.5
36	104.5	117.5	179.5
*According to my BMI, I am no longer* considered OBESE!**
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OOPS! I lost track of time....my bad...
1 YEAR POST-OP	121	134	162
June 16, 2003	123.5	136.5	159.5