The Fern's heaviest bloke - Doing something about it,
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I am losing 1.5kg per week , current weight is 154 kg. Would have been better but put on 2kg during the 3 day binge that was my 40th birthday - no regrets though.<br />
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You keep that rate up you'll cruise under 140 by your target date. Good work mate. -
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Quote from: fatbaldbloke on July 10, 2007, 08:22:56 PM<br />
I am losing 1.5kg per week , current weight is 154 kg. Would have been better but put on 2kg during the 3 day binge that was my 40th birthday - no regrets though.<br />
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You keep that rate up you'll cruise under 140 by your target date. Good work mate.<br />
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Thanks , saw the surgeon today and had the band tightened to about 1 cm opening. He reckons that i should only lose 0.5 -0.75 kg per week as that is the best speed of weight loss. He also said that one bloke lost 10kg per month and they had to open up the band because to quick a weight loss can lead to muscle deterioration and other problems.<br />
I just want to lose weight as quick as possible and it is hard to have any patience .<br />
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What a great thread to read from beginning. Good on ya mate.
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[quote name='fatbaldbloke']<br />
Thanks , saw the surgeon today and had the band tightened to about 1 cm opening. He reckons that i should only lose 0.5 -0.75 kg per week as that is the best speed of weight loss. He also said that one bloke lost 10kg per month and they had to open up the band because to quick a weight loss can lead to muscle deterioration and other problems.<br />
I just want to lose weight as quick as possible and it is hard to have any patience .<br />
I must exercise more!!!<br />
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Understandable, but when your body has been on a Big Lad regime for a long time, you'd be surprised how easy it is for it to break down. -
good news i am finally below 150kg - current weight 149.2kg, i have lost 3 kg in the last fortnight. Will post an update photo in the next couple of days, can now fit my old 42" jeans for the 1st time in 4 years.<br />
 Total weight loss so far 31kg in 15 weeks.<br />
Bad news is that i have been throwing up every 2nd or 3rd meal as i still struggle to eat slow enough and chew each mouthful for 1 minute . I put it down to being a slow learner and having had to compete with 2 older brothers growing up and eating as quick as you can, so you don't miss out.<br />
On days when i have a beer or four, ,i don't even worry about eating because after the op i have found it impossible to combine the two. I have discovered a new diet craze - eat for 5 days and drink all you want for 2. Works well for me :happy: -
[quote name='fatbaldbloke']<br />
good news i am finally below 150kg - current weight 149.2kg, i have lost 3 kg in the last fortnight. Will post an update photo in the next couple of days, can now fit my old 42" jeans for the 1st time in 4 years.<br />
 Total weight loss so far 31kg in 15 weeks.<br />
Bad news is that i have been throwing up every 2nd or 3rd meal as i still struggle to eat slow enough and chew each mouthful for 1 minute . I put it down to being a slow learner and having had to compete with 2 older brothers growing up and eating as quick as you can, so you don't miss out.<br />
On days when i have a beer or four, ,i don't even worry about eating because after the op i have found it impossible to combine the two. I have discovered a new diet craze - eat for 5 days and drink all you want for 2. Works well for me :happy:<br />
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Good to hear youre dropping the pounds mate. Good luck with the chewing. I wouldnt be any good at slowing down either. -
[quote name='fatbaldbloke']<br />
good news i am finally below 150kg - current weight 149.2kg, i have lost 3 kg in the last fortnight. Will post an update photo in the next couple of days, can now fit my old 42" jeans for the 1st time in 4 years.<br />
 Total weight loss so far 31kg in 15 weeks.<br />
Bad news is that i have been throwing up every 2nd or 3rd meal as i still struggle to eat slow enough and chew each mouthful for 1 minute . I put it down to being a slow learner and having had to compete with 2 older brothers growing up and eating as quick as you can, so you don't miss out.<br />
On days when i have a beer or four, ,i don't even worry about eating because after the op i have found it impossible to combine the two. I have discovered a new diet craze - eat for 5 days and drink all you want for 2. Works well for me :happy:<br />
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Thats a staggering amount of weightloss well done mate.<br />
Hopefully you will get the chewing sorted and stop the throwing up!<br />
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Might have to change your nickname sometime soon <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> -
Sorry guys for not reporting more often. I feel bad for having good news in these dark days but i am now 139 kg nearly 40kg lost in total.<br />
 I can fit into 40" jeans and am down to 3xl on shirts. It seems that i lose about 1.25 kg per week which is really cool. I get a lot of compliments about the weight loss but am not very good at accepting praise and just say theres a long way to go.<br />
 My blood pressure is 120/70 and cholesterol is 4.1 so every thing is cool. I still don't exercise like i should and probably feel as week as i ever have in my life mainly through not eating enough as it is very easy to skip meals because i'm not hungry most times.<br />
My goal weight is 115kg, so probably by march 08 should be pretty close.<br />
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thanks fbb, keep it up - ditch the weight than hit the exercise - it IS so much easier once you get lighter!<br />
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Apologies accepted <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> -
[quote name='fatbaldbloke']<br />
Sorry guys for not reporting more often. I feel bad for having good news in these dark days but i am now 139 kg nearly 40kg lost in total.<br />
 I can fit into 40" jeans and am down to 3xl on shirts. It seems that i lose about 1.25 kg per week which is really cool. I get a lot of compliments about the weight loss but am not very good at accepting praise and just say theres a long way to go.<br />
 My blood pressure is 120/70 and cholesterol is 4.1 so every thing is cool. I still don't exercise like i should and probably feel as week as i ever have in my life mainly through not eating enough as it is very easy to skip meals because i'm not hungry most times.<br />
My goal weight is 115kg, so probably by march 08 should be pretty close.<br />
will post more and apologies for not keeping everyone informed .<br />
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What happens when you hit your goal weight, does the body just naturally plateau or is there some more surgery to reverse the operation? <br />
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40kg is a monumental amount of weight to have lost. It would be hard to imagine walking around with 40 extra kilograms on. When I lost 17kg a few years back, I couldnt even begin to think what it would be like going for a run wearing 17kg of weight on my body - carrying an ipod is enough for me! -
when (not if) i reach my goal weight and sustain it for 3 months they can (the surgeon) can loosen the band - It cant be removed - and then i would maintain the weight . 118kg is my goal weight but the surgeon said it is possible (not probable) that i could get down to 90kg as i will keep losing until my body decides enough is enough. <br />
The lowest weight i have ever been over the age of 21 is 106 kg and that was after 4 straight rugby seasons (2 in nz and 2 in wales) . at that weight you could see all my ribs and mates were telling me to put on some weight but i was very fit in a non gym sort of way.<br />
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will weigh myself on friday and post results -
finally some photos , weight 138kg
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Good work FBB. Class stuff!
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brilliant stuff - Prop Cyril was where you are now - 137kg eight weeks ago - now down to 125 doing that body for life thing. He stgarted though previous to that at 146 (at least). <br />
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So if he had not body for lifed, you would have had to rename your thread - [i]second [/i]heaviest bloke... <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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but there is still time - PC's goal weight is 115....!
