About Chaedhin
- Sleeved or not sleeved:
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Biography:
- I've been big all my life, I was 143.5kg at my heaviest. Before my surgery I'd wrestled my way down to 108kg before surgery. I'm really looking forward to the ongoing journey.
- Location:
- Wollongong, Australia
- Interests:
- BJJ, World of Warcraft (sad but true), reading, history, drawing, art, it, web technologies
- Occupation:
- Blended Learning Solution Specialist
- Name:
- Brad
- Gastric Sleeve Surgeon:
- Dr. Craig Taylor
- Surgery date:
- 2011-06-01
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- 06-17-2012 07:08 AM
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- 03-04-2021 04:45 PM
- Join Date
- 06-09-2011
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Chaedhin on 06-28-2011 at 01:49 AM
This may sound odd, but I have survived for years without really ending up in photos. I never really actively avoided photos. I just never sought them out either. (A bit like mirrors really . I've recently come to a point where I need some photos of myself for a range of applications and I have no idea how to come off well in front of a camera.
I'm confident that I am no longer round and I've taken a couple of shots that are ok (my 10 yo took the profile shot and he did a great
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Chaedhin on 06-17-2011 at 02:44 AM
Gulping water down when not concentrating equals bad. Try not to do it again.
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Chaedhin on 06-12-2011 at 08:43 AM
Noticed a common theme occuring, unsupportive families, thought I might throw in my two cents. You have a right to choose. Know your facts, be strong and confident and make the right choice for you. Below are a couple of replies I threw up earlier..
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Chaedhin
Heya,
When I started this journey I was 143.5kgs (315lbs) at 5"10. I'm 32, I have 3 boys (4, 8 and 13) and, like you, I am a single dad. I made the same decision to lose weight and to have the surgery to help support
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