My Gyno

[Fatboyslim]

Our stories are very similar. I too am 5'6", lost a lot of weight (113 pounds) to get to 163 and have been running marathons (and even a 31 mile Ultramarathon) ever since. Like you, I hoped that losing the weight would take care of the "problem" but unfortunately it didn't and ~2.5 weeks ago I finally had the surgery. Personally it always bothered and bummed me out that I never got to wear any of the tech shirts you get at marathons. Matter of fact, just today I put on my '09 Boston Marathon shirt for the very first time! Great feeling as it was my first marathon.   

You have done an excellent job getting your body in shape and as long as you are happy with your chest now, that is all that matters. In my case I not only had fat in my chest but also had "glandular tissue" the size of a golf ball in each side that would never go away regardless of how much I worked out...and hoped.

BTW, what marathons have you done and did you ever run a 50 mile Ultra?   

[vegeta78]

congrats fatboyslim, to qualify for Boston takes some extreme effort and I commend you for it I have not run any ultras yet but I did run a 40 mile on my own over the summer, it took me over 8 1/2 hours, now I am currently on a 100 mile build up schedule and I am not satisfied with my chest yet but I have no doubt the results I want will be achieved without surgery sooner than later stay safe bro and keep up that elite level running

[vegeta78]

thank you much Whiff but it ain't over yet I still have a little ways to go

[xoxoxoxo]

Congrats on your weight loss buddy.. impressive!

[thetodd]

as i said before, well done seriously

your skin looks like its kept its elastisity! have you got any strech marks? seriously cant believe how different you look

[Fatboyslim]

congrats fatboyslim, to qualify for Boston takes some extreme effort and I commend you for it...

Thanks for the compliment but I cannot accept it until I actually do it. I was only able to run Boston as a charity runner - I ran for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a disease that my niece Julia suffers from, both years (2009 and 2010). That said, I have made a promise to myself that the next time I run it, I will qualify. My PR is 4:08 for a regular marathon which isn't that bad for someone who hadn't run 1/4 mile in over 30 years and is 49!

Impressive on the 40 mile run! I'm running a race just north of Boston in July called "24 Hours Around The Lake" where you run a 3.2 mile loop around a lake for 12 or 24 hours. I'm hoping to go at least 50 miles in 12 hours (7PM to 7 AM). Come on up!     

[vegeta78]

Niiiiice, I wish you the best of success on that adventure and I'm sure you will qualify for Boston eventually just keep at it and I wish your niece the best of health as she continues to grow

[vegeta78]

as i said before, well done seriously

your skin looks like its kept its elastisity! have you got any strech marks? seriously cant believe how different you look

Thank you thetodd I have a little more to go but I will get to my goal, the only stretch marks I have is from my heavy weightlifting years but no stretch marks as a result of losing chest fat, I will keep you all posted on my continued progress

[xoxoxoxo]

yeah it's surprising that you didn't have any stretchmarks..