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At November 7th I have had surgery. If you have followed our video's on The Podcast of Champions you may have noticed a change in my appearance. Now as the final week of 2022 starts I think its time to share what has happened. I received gastric sleeve surgery. Basically they reduced my stomach to the shape and size of a banana, reducing my food intake drastically.
I started this path at the beginning of this year. I had to undergo several tests and talks at the hospital. In August I got the green light. I weighed in on 173 kg. I had to follow a crash diet three weeks leading up to the surgery and after that two more weeks of following a liquid diet. Since August I have lost 31kg (68 pounds). Basically I saved my life this year.
Ever since my early teens I have gradually gotten more fat. Of course never in a straight line. But the fact I had a lot of mental issues in my teens right up to my late thirties made sure I never really could make weight reduction stick. After two years of psycho therapy I fixed most of my issues. And that lead to me meeting my wife and basically the happiest decade of my life till now. However my weight had gotten so high that losing weight through diet and exercise had gotten problematic. I could never last longer then ten to fifteen minutes until my knees, ankles and back started to hurt. So I had to make a drastic decision.
Today marks my parents 53rd wedding anniversary. And I saw a picture of me on Facebook which actually shocked me.
The text is in Dutch. It says this
Thuis voor Kerst. Dit ben ik vandaag drie jaar geleden in de sneeuw van Inssbruck(l) en vandaag op kantoor(r). Het verschil ia evident. Ik ben dolgelukkig met mn maagverkleining. Ik voel me zoveel beter dan toen.
Home for Christmas. This is me today three years ago in the snow of Innsbruck (left) and today in the office. The difference is clear. Im over the moon with my stomach reduction. I feel so much better than back then.
2022 has been a hard year on many levels, both in society and in my personal life. However I do feel like I have saved my life this year. Im nowhere near I want to be but I won a world. I literally feel life returning in my body.
Why do I share this? So you may be aware that you dont know everything about a person. You only know what they show you. And even than , you only see the surface. Judging is easy, being kind is hard. Lord knows Im not always kind. I just hope that by sharing this you may think twice before reacting. Not so much here but in life in general. I will try to be more kind to my fellow human being. I think its the one thing mankind could use more of.
Let me end by wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2023. Lets hope next year will be more kind. I'll start.
Love from me, Grandmaster.
At November 7th I have had surgery. If you have followed our video's on The Podcast of Champions you may have noticed a change in my appearance. Now as the final week of 2022 starts I think its time to share what has happened. I received gastric sleeve surgery. Basically they reduced my stomach to the shape and size of a banana, reducing my food intake drastically.
I started this path at the beginning of this year. I had to undergo several tests and talks at the hospital. In August I got the green light. I weighed in on 173 kg. I had to follow a crash diet three weeks leading up to the surgery and after that two more weeks of following a liquid diet. Since August I have lost 31kg (68 pounds). Basically I saved my life this year.
Ever since my early teens I have gradually gotten more fat. Of course never in a straight line. But the fact I had a lot of mental issues in my teens right up to my late thirties made sure I never really could make weight reduction stick. After two years of psycho therapy I fixed most of my issues. And that lead to me meeting my wife and basically the happiest decade of my life till now. However my weight had gotten so high that losing weight through diet and exercise had gotten problematic. I could never last longer then ten to fifteen minutes until my knees, ankles and back started to hurt. So I had to make a drastic decision.
Today marks my parents 53rd wedding anniversary. And I saw a picture of me on Facebook which actually shocked me.
The text is in Dutch. It says this
Thuis voor Kerst. Dit ben ik vandaag drie jaar geleden in de sneeuw van Inssbruck(l) en vandaag op kantoor(r). Het verschil ia evident. Ik ben dolgelukkig met mn maagverkleining. Ik voel me zoveel beter dan toen.
Home for Christmas. This is me today three years ago in the snow of Innsbruck (left) and today in the office. The difference is clear. Im over the moon with my stomach reduction. I feel so much better than back then.
2022 has been a hard year on many levels, both in society and in my personal life. However I do feel like I have saved my life this year. Im nowhere near I want to be but I won a world. I literally feel life returning in my body.
Why do I share this? So you may be aware that you dont know everything about a person. You only know what they show you. And even than , you only see the surface. Judging is easy, being kind is hard. Lord knows Im not always kind. I just hope that by sharing this you may think twice before reacting. Not so much here but in life in general. I will try to be more kind to my fellow human being. I think its the one thing mankind could use more of.
Let me end by wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2023. Lets hope next year will be more kind. I'll start.
Love from me, Grandmaster.