Ron Pooler Sr.
New member
I am interested in this forum specifically to address weight issues without all the conflicting commercial rhetoric and having to wade through a myriad of advice specifics to analyze the similarities to get an idea of what someone obese (hate that word) needs to take action. Here is my brief story about myself and where I am now. I am 72 years young, only vice is eating. Relatively healthy although recently 369 lbs. (extremely uncomfortable and limiting). Have been heavy (275 - 300) for about 6 years. Two weeks ago went to a doctor and weighed in at 369 lbs. I was shocked, I had no idea I had ballooned up to that. All my blood test results were normal, and the doctor was amazed at that considering the weight. I did have quite a bit of water retention in lower extremities however. At that initial visit with the old Doc. I decided that's it, no more bad habits, for which I have three. Eating bread, over salting food, and eating at night. Yesterday, after stopping those three things, I returned to the doctor and weighed 352 lbs. a loss of 17 lbs in two weeks. The water retention has partially gone and I am feeling quite chipper for an old geezer. I am going to continue this plan of elimination of habit without the use of commercial weight loss products, beginning to exercise more than I do now, and jumping into someone's weight loss program. My goal is between 180 and 200. Thanks to finding this forum and reading what folks actually do in a non-commercial setting is an inspiration for me. After spending hard earned money on Hypnosis and commercial weight loss products and serious contemplation of surgery, I believe that what I was doing was using excuses to try and find some magic formula to take the place of me doing the hard work of losing a lot of weight. Sure is easy to put it on, but yet another story to lose it. Having said all that, for me I needed to hit rock bottom and face the music. That's where I am at and we shall see whether I've got the endurance to lick this issue.
