Jeff Weight Loss and Weight Loss Surgery Blog

I had an echogram done recently and it appears my ejection fraction is up to 40 percent. I had an ejection fraction of 10% May 2005 and 20% November 2005. This is good news and I am hoping to get off some medication in May. My weight loss is over 140 pounds down since being [...]

Forgot to give my daily weight update.  As of January 23, 2006 I am 239.6 that is 85.9 pounds since weight loss surgery (8-30-2005) and that is 119.9 since being worked up for a heart transplant May/June 2005. Overall doing good I am walking either 30 min a day or 1 mile.  I sometimes change [...]

Good afternoon; Well here we are at the end of another year. Can’t hardly believe 2005 has come and gone that quickly.  If you have read some of my past post 2005 was not the greatest year for me and my family.  Of course some would say it was a great year.  Meaning that I [...]

Tonight is the Christmas Party for C2m Hill, oh excuse me Holiday Party.  Kind of taken back when I went in to get a nice button up shirt to wear to the party.  I was looking forward to being able to get any color I wanted since I lost so much weight.  Well I was [...]

Today is a milestone for my weight loss.  I am officially down 100 pounds since becoming sick May 2005. This is the magic number my cardiologist wanted me at to be a better heart transplant candidate.  I am very pleased to say that thanks to losing 66 pounds since my bariatric surgery I will not [...]

This is my first Thanksgiving since having laparoscopic bariatric surgery (a.ka. vertical sleeve gastrectomy).  I would rather stay home and not deal with this holiday that is centered around food.  I just have to remember to eat a little bit and get up and not subject myself to over eating. Due to my weight loss [...]

As of last Tuesday I weighted in at 266 pounds.  When I hit 259 I will have lost 100 pounds since my heart problems in May.  That will be quite an accomplishment.  I still do 20 minutes on the treadmill and then work out my chest and stomach.  I get an aqua message that caps [...]

I weigh every Tuesday and today my weight was 268.2 pounds.  Still losing and still feeling good for the most part. I had a bad weekend, I ate to much dairy (which was not a lot) and boy did I pay for it.  On Sunday I ate to much to fast.  Actually I think it [...]

Sorry it has been over a month since blogging.  I have been busy getting back to work after my surgery.  I am doing good as of 11-1-2005 I am weighing in at 271.6 which is down 53.9 pounds since bariatric surgery on 8-30-2005.  I have been working out, doing cardiovascular exercise and lifting weights.  I am [...]

Just bad…Day started off wondering if my 2 inch incision was healing properly or not. During my shower today the other three stereo strips came off. The four laparoscopic holes are looking good.  It is that darn belly button that had me worried. The bad news, or is it?  Spoke to my doctors office and [...]