I’ve been going to SXSWi for the past three years and it is definitely one of the best conferences I go to every year and was probably one of the biggest influences on me as far as seeing the potential of the Web and this whole social media thing and I’ve always wondered if I [...]

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Since I’ve been blogging about my gastric bypass experiences I’ve been BLOWN AWAY at the people that come to send well wishes, ask questions, and others that share their own experiences. It’s been very inspirational to me and others that visit my site. So today I was playing around @ Ning.com and decided [...]

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Wow, what a day!

Today was my very first trip skydiving. It has been a goal of mine since my GB surgery because I knew I had to be under 200 pounds to be able to even step up to the plate. Well, man….it was worth it! My buddy Chris and I [...]

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So it’s almost been 7 months since my surgery and like I stated in my last post, I’m feeling great. If there has been anything that has been a recurring issue it has been the dizziness that I have on a semi-regular basis. It started pretty much right after the surgery and happens [...]

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Here’s the latest pictorial update on me since surgery. Still gets me everytime to see me lined up against myself and the progression. I’m still feeling great and couldn’t be happier with my decision to have the surgery. Oh, and Jenny suggested I switch shirts since the old shirt was too baggy to [...]

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It’s been exactly 5 months, 27 days since my surgery and today I’m excited to tell everyone that I’ve officially hit the 100 pound weight loss mark. WOOHOO! I am totally stoked for multiple reasons but most of all my health. I’ve never felt this good and I’m easily in the best shape [...]

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I had a comment today by Maria that I thought would work great as a blog post instead of me just commenting for her. It’s about post-surgery issues in regards to going back to work. Here is her comment & questions below:

Thank you for all the useful comments and info.
I miss 1 [...]

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