>>
>> EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE? >> DEFINITELY.
>> DEFINITELY. >> AS HE WAS HERE?
CHRIS IS WITH US.
IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW HIS
JOURNEY TEXT SURGERY AND YOU
WILL SEE ALL THOSE STORIES.
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TAKE
FIVE.
FIVE.
FIVE. >>
FIVE. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. GLAD TO BE BACK AT WORK.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> PRETTY GOOD.
I GET -- I USED TO GET TIRED
BECAUSE OF BEING SEVERELY
OVERWEIGHT.
OVERWEIGHT. NOW I GET TIRED BECAUSE MY BODY
RUNS OUT OF CALORIES.
IT IS -- I'M STILL IN THE SAME
POSITION, I'VE GOT A LONG WAY
TO GO ALMOST HALFWAY TO WHERE I
WANT TO BE.
DOWN ALMOST 100 SO DOWN 100,
ABOUT 100-120 TO GO.
THIS IS STILL VERY EARLY IN THE
JOURNEY.
JOURNEY.
JOURNEY. MY CALORIES ARE STILL REAL LOW
THE END OF THE DAY, I GET HOME
FROM WORK I TAKE A NAP BEFORE I
COME BACK HERE.
IT IS A DIFFERENT -- NOT LIKE I
AM WINDED ANYMORE IS IS LIKE MY
BODY IS TIRED.
THAT IS ONE OF THE BIG CHANGES.
THERE IS LOTS OF THINGS THAT
ARE THE SAME, LOTS OF THINGS
ARE DIFFERENT.
ARE DIFFERENT. >> THE PART WITH THE CALORIES
IS ALL OVER TIME?
>> EVENTUALLY MY.
>>> WILL GET BIGGER, PROCESS
DIFFERENT FOODS AND MY CALORIE
INTAKE WILL COME BACK UP TO A
NORMAL LEVEL.
NORMAL LEVEL. THERE ARE WAYS I CAN GET BACK
TO WHERE I WAS BUT FOR THE MOST
PART AS I MOVE ON, FOR THE
FIRST TWO WEEKS I WAS LOOK WITH
THAN I WAS SOFT YOGURT AND
COTTAGE CHEESE AND PROTEIN
SHAKES AND NOW I AM BACK TO
NORMAL FOODS.
NORMAL FOODS. I AM STILL TWO MONTHS AWAY FROM
BEING ABLE TO EAT BEEF OR CELERY
, FIBROUS STUFF.
THERE IS A YEAR PROCESS OF
REINTRODUCING FOODS TO MY BODY.
>> I HAVE TO ASK TOO, IF YOU
COULD GO BACK IN TIME --
>> I WOULD HAVE DONE THIS 10
YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. >> REALLY?
>> REALLY? WOULD YOU RECOGNIZE YOURSELF
FIVE YEARS AGO?
THIS IS HOW I LOOK AND THIS IS
HOW I FEEL NOW?
>> YES I KNOW.
ONE OF THE WEIRD THINGS I'VE
NOTICED IS AS I WAS GETTING
BIGGER, AS THE YEARS GO BY, MY
BRAIN TRAINED ITSELF TO LOOK --
WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR I
DON'T SEE ANY DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN 15 YEARS AGO AND A YEAR
AGO OR SIX MONTHS AGO WHEN I
STARTED THIS.
STARTED THIS. >> THE HARD PART
>> AS I AM PUTTING THE WEIGHT
ON THE ONLY TIME I'M NOTICING IT
IS IN PICTURES.
OH MY GOD I LOOK SO HUGE BUT
WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, MY
BRAIN ONLY SEES THE STUFF I
WANT TO SEE SO AS THE WEIGHT IS
COMING OFF PEOPLE LIKE OH MY
GOD YOU LOOK GREAT YOU LOOK SO
MUCH DIFFERENT YOU LOST SO MUCH
WEIGHT, MY HEAD IN THE MIRROR
I'M SO LOOKING AT THE SAME GUY
SO IN THAT INSTANCE IT IS HARD
TO PROCESS EVERYTHING.
MY CLOTHES FIT BETTER, I HAD TO
GET RID OF A BUNCH OF CLOTHES
THAT ARE TOO BIG
>> GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.
>> BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN I
LOOK IN THE MIRROR IT FEELS THE
SAME. I
SAME. I
SAME. I DON'T NOTICE IT YET.
>> YOU SHARING THIS JOURNEY
INSPIRED A LOT OF PEOPLE WE
HAVE A BUNCH OF TEXT MESSAGES,
WHEN WE STARTED THE
CONVERSATION THE OTHER DAY, WE
WANT TO SHARE SOME OF THOSE
WITH YOU AS PEOPLE CONTINUE.
TELL CHRIS HE IS AN INSPIRATION
FOR LETTING HIM SHOW
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS
THAT IS SCARY, INTIMIDATING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO SEE.
BRAVO FOR CHRIS TAKING HIS
JOURNEY 26 MONTHS AGO THIS
PERSON HAD SURGERY, TAKING HIS
LIFE BACK
LIFE BACK
LIFE BACK >> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT CAN BE DONE TO MOTIVATE
FAMILY MEMBERS TO KEEP THEM ON
TRACK FOR THE WEIGHT LOSS
GOALS?
GOALS?
GOALS? >>
GOALS? >> FOR MAY I HAVE BEEN REALLY
LUCKY IN THAT I HAVE HAD
UNIVERSAL SUPPORT.
UNIVERSAL SUPPORT. NOT ONE PERSON I KNOW OR WORK
WITH OR MET OR TALKED TO HAS
SAID ANYTHING OTHER THAN GREAT
JOB, GO FOR IT.
UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS A LOT OF
PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE IN MY
SITUATION WHOSE FAMILY MEMBERS
ARE LIKE WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT
OR QUESTIONING THE MOTIVATION
FOR DOING IT.
OU TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT OR FOR
WHATEVER REASON I JUST KNOW IN
MY HOME MY WIFE AND SON,
WHATEVER DIETARY ISSUES WE HAVE
WE GO OUT TO DINNER IF I AM
JUST ORDERING A BOWL OF SOUP
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
WHATEVER I NEED TO DO TO KEEP
GOING WITH THAT SHE IS ON BOARD
WITH.
WITH.
WITH. SHE
WITH. SHE WANTS ME TOO LOSE THE
WEIGHT AS MUCH AS I WANT TO
LOSE IT.
LOSE IT.
LOSE IT. THE GOAL IS TO BECOME HEALTHY.
WHATEVER IT TAKES
>> SOUNDS LIKE PEOPLE, FAMILY
MEMBERS ENCOURAGE YOU, BEING
SUPPORTIVE SAYING GO, YOU GOT
THIS
THIS
THIS >>
THIS >> THERE IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE
WHO HAVE HAD THE SURGERY AND
THEY SHARED SOME OF THEIR
STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. NOT EVERYONE GETS THAT SUPPORT.
MY SISTER IS QUESTIONING WHY,
WHETHER A JEALOUSY THING OR JUST
NOT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO GO
THROUGH THIS ALONE OR HAVE TO
FIGHT. WE HAD A BIG FAMILY
DINNER EVERY SUNDAY AND NOW
THAT PERSON CAN PARTICIPATE IN
THAT BECOMES AN ISSUE.
EVERYBODY HAS GOT THEIR OWN
STRUGGLES. FORTUNATELY FOR ME
IT'S BEEN A VERY EASY PROCESS.
RECOVERY HAS GONE WELL,
UNIVERSAL SUPPORT FROM