Gerald Niedzwiecki, 46, planned, gastric bypass surgery in January 2009. This changed in November 2008, when his wife a month after the same procedure died.
He said that it took him a year and a half "it find." 2010 438 Pounds weighing in June, he took a leave of absence from his job as a truck driver and moved from Nevada to Missouri. Here, he would be surrounded by family and friends, as he undertook the challenge of losing weight and getting healthy.
A year later he lost nearly 170 pounds through diet and exercise.
Although he said he "hates gyms," was his first step start working out at Gold's gym in O'Fallon, ill. 24 pounds he lost the first two months.
His training began simply, according to his coach Mike whetstone with Niedzwiecki walk on the treadmill just three minutes at a time. Now easily walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes has added he swim training time in the pool Niedzwiecki or walk round and some weight training.
"When he first started, I was certainly not like Ernst he would be" whetstone said. "It was not until about a month where I realized that he was dedicated to his goal (of losing weight)."
Niedzwiecki and whetstone developed clearly a friendly relationship in the time that they have worked together, laughing when she was talked about as quiet Niedzwiecki been, when he began to work out at the gym. They also agreed that he has a more positive attitude.
End of July 2010, with a weight of about 415 pounds Niedzwiecki in Washington University weight management program-enrolled. He was called by his physician William Benedict.
Niedzwiecki acknowledged this for its persistent weight loss and changes in life, he has made to keep the weight.
The programme focuses mainly on helping patients to change their behavior. Beth Henk, the program manager, said that their guides are customized recommendations for patients, the stay-at-home mothers or, in the case of Niedzwiecki, a trucker spends weeks on the road.
Niedzwiecki, a diabetic for over 20 years, said he has heard all the lessons about proper nutrition, and Henk said that they have the same lessons that everyone before about basic nutrition has heard. But the real difference is accountability. Henk said, it is what they are eating with itself important, weight loss people interested on, be honest or, if that's not enough, a group of people who go through the same things.
"I honestly daily log," said if I have to write Niedzwiecki, "also a bad thing, a blip."
An over-the-road truckers has Niedzwiecki West again to work truck-first for a local company that home each night had him and now with a company, where he spends several nights on the road, but are, House more than he was when he was out. He was on the transition back to work, nervous, because he said that part of the truck lifestyle is cause of his weight gain.
Henk, who has to struggle with their weight, said changes people are what trip to cause.
"People set for error when they say they are going to get divorced, stop you drinking and smoking and weight to lose," said Henk. She said the Washington U. program tries to support people by their 20-week program for their regular life transition.
Henk is confident that Niedzwiecki will hold the weight, because white, he has his own weigh - in the done on the road and checked in with her and others in the Office. Whetstone, also is optimistic that Niedzwiecki is at least his current level of weight loss and gave him exercise programs and equipment on the road, how use such as the number of times - a walk to 35 - Niedzwiecki in his truck to make a mile.
Niedzwiecki said a key to his weight loss found a support system, the as was dedicated as he is, employers, trainers, consultants and friends in the area was St. Louis.
Niedzwiecki said that for the first time for a long time, which he healthy, feels but, that was his success more to do with his spirit as his body.
"I have learned so much" Niedzwiecki said, weight loss "is everything in mind, it is a behaviour and spiritual thing. "
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