About me. … :icon_conf
Name: John
Born : Feb 29th 1972 (yup leap year!) Hackensack New Jersey
Have 1 brother (younger) and 1 sister (younger)
Moved to Florida when I was 9 years old and I am still here
Was in the paper for being the youngest drag racer when I was 12
Parents got divorced when I was 15
First car was a 1967 Chevelle SS 396 (built it with my dad when I was 15)
Mom moved out of the country when I was 16 (Netherlands)
First job was at a computer store as a repair technician.
Met my best friend at that same little computer store – He was hired to take my job after I was promoted to Sr. Technician.
I moved out of dads house when I was 18
Moved to a 6br house with my best friend from the computer store and 4 of his friends (that was the best time! )
Always was a fat kid all the way to adulthood
Hit the 300lb mark on the scale when I was 19
Got married in 2001
Reached 442Lbs on the “special scale” by 2004
In 2005 I decided I was going to die soon – so I found a Dr. to do a Gastric Bypass
Went to Ft. Lauderdale for the surgery (paid for it myself – total cost $42,000.00)
WEIGHT ON SURGERY DAY 443LBS 2004
WEIGHT TODAY 240LBS 2007
This is the first time I have ever told anyone about my surgery that did not know me before.
I can no longer eat food with added sugar in it because it makes me sick
I guess I am considered a success story
I have a lot of skin that needs to be cut off of me now. (looks like a deflated balloon )
I still have to buy clothes 2 sizes too big to hide the skin so I look bigger then I am
I still see myself as a FAT person, I still ask for a table and not a booth at restaurants even tho I fit in a booth now with room to spare. (I am told this will fade away, I don’t think it will)
My best and only friend from the computer store was also 400lbs , He decided to have the same surgery as I did a year after me.
Unfortunately he died about 2 weeks after the surgery from a blood clot that went to his heart from his leg. He has been gone for a year an a few months and I still talk to him almost every day.
Bought a supra because I always wanted one when I was 400+lbs but could not fit in one. I always owned a truck or van.
Currently I am an independent Forensic Computer Expert hired by Police, FBI, or private lawyers. (Its really a sexy name for a legal hacker)
I own a house and have 3 dogs
My wife has stuck by me when I was fat and now she is with me struggling with my loose skin. She does no want me to have another surgery but understands I will when I can. (I hate it more then I let on with her)
I log into Supramania.com almost every hour of the day when I can. I am addicted to the site and the people I have met
That’s about all I can think of… I will add before and after pics soon….
