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- [Shawn] I was comfortable being a big guy.
I had a network around it, like it was my identity.
But I couldn't keep playing Russian Roulette with my health.
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My family's genes were comin' for me,
and I knew that it was time that I had to do something
to get ahead of that, or they were gonna get me.
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- So by the book, I am his dietician,
and off the book, I am his support, his friend, you know?
All of those things. - Cheerleader.
- Cheerleader. - Definitely cheerleader.
- Yes, so that has grown from us meeting initially
and kind of making these plans to embark
on a weight loss journey to leading all the way up
to surgery, and then, afterwards, the little milestones,
the little stumbling blocks, so everything that's gotten him
to where he is today. (bright music)
- This whole process has been about my health.
It's not about looking better, it's not about any of that.
So in order to mark a year of being a healthier person,
why not go after something that is challenging
and something that you a year ago could've never
imagined doing? (bright music)
So I'm getting ready for surgery about this time last year,
and I don't know if I was just walking by here,
or I mean, you can see it so clearly from the street.
And I was just like, you know what, that's something
I would never ever do.
I think that was part of the reason why I wanted to do this
because this was something that a 160 plus pounds ago,
I couldn't have done. (bright music)
- We do have to put you in a harness.
So a few features of a harness right here.
So before we get on the wall,
I just wanna do a little bit of instruction.
- [Shawn] I've been blessed with the support group I've had
and the people that have been there for me
that this has been overwhelmingly positive
and a true blessing in my life.
- A thing we're gonna focus on is your body movement
and your center of balance. - This is absolutely
a prime example of someone who has used the program
and used surgery to achieve a goal
that is totally unrelated to weight, to a number
on the scale, to a number in a chart.
So this is an amazing example of what we talk about
with patients every day. (bright music)
(bell rings) (crowd cheers)
- When I started the climb, it was just,
it was me versus the wall.
That's what I would focus on,
where is the next hand movement, where is the next this?
In a way, I'm competing with my old self.
I'm competing with the bigger version of myself,
and I am so winning (laughs).
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- We were just talking about what's next,
what's for next year's annual celebration?
- Apparently, this is gonna be an annual thing now.
- It's gonna be an annual thing.
- See the things I get myself into (laughs)?
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It's a journey, and it doesn't end.
So gotta just get in there and take the joys
and the accomplishments and the winning
and the celebrations when you can.
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