by chris@iwdonline.com | Feb 6, 2026 | Gastric Bypass Surgery, General Thoughts, Goals, History, Post-op, Struggles, Weight Loss Update
Honesty Post. It’s early February 2026 as I’m writing this. My posts have gotten more and more infrequent, and anything beyond food reviews have dropped off. i’m aware of this and I’m aware of why. It seems like late last summer I really...
by chris@iwdonline.com | Oct 23, 2025 | Gastric Bypass Surgery, General Thoughts, History, Post-op
I’m 52 and as long as I can remember I’ve been a bigger guy. In high school I wasn’t morbidly obese but even as a fairly active person I was bigger than most everyone else. From there it only got worse as the pounds kept packing on. Summer of 2023 I...
by chris@iwdonline.com | Sep 29, 2025 | Exercise, Food, Gastric Bypass Surgery, General Thoughts, Goals, History, Non Scale Victories (NSV), Post-op, Struggles
It’s been a minute since I posted and I know my posts are getting fewer and further in between. Not a lot new to report, but at the same time it’s all still new. I’m less than a month a way from 2 years post-op. I had hoped by this point to be at my...
by chris@iwdonline.com | Jul 6, 2025 | History, Non Scale Victories (NSV), Post-op
Sorry I’ve been a bit quiet lately (he says to the zero people who read this). I’ve been busy! I’ve been stuck for 2 or 3 months just a few pounds shy of my goal. One day it’ll get closer, the next further away. But I’ve stayed within 5...
by chris@iwdonline.com | Jun 16, 2025 | Gastric Bypass Surgery, General Thoughts, History, Non Scale Victories (NSV), Post-op, Weight Loss Update
I was scrolling through some Facebook memories from 3 years back when the photo on the left popped up. I think that’s when it hit me squarely how far I’ve come in this weight loss and health journey. I couldn’t believe it. I’d seem a few...
by chris@iwdonline.com | Apr 12, 2025 | Exercise, Gastric Bypass Surgery, General Thoughts, Goals, History, Non Scale Victories (NSV), Post-op
Even though I’m within about 7 pounds of my goal, the scale has not been my friend the last month or so. It bounces back and forth 1 or 2 pounds above 230 when I’m trying to get to 225. But it’ll happen when it happens. I’m still super thankful...
