This year he wants to show just far heвЂ™s come by running a half marathon. вЂњMy whole life is geared towards horses, here at NZB, IвЂ™m on the SiresвЂ™ Stakes Board, I sit on one of the wards of the Canterbury Jockey Club and IвЂ™m president of the Banks Peninsula Trotting Club, itвЂ™s my first year of three.вЂќ вЂњI remember I did the yearling sales last year and there were some comments вЂњGee the new guy goes goodвЂќ, and they said вЂњwhoвЂ™s the new guy? And they said heвЂ™s the old guy, heвЂ™s just half the size he was.вЂќД«ray says he is fitter, more focused and just better than he was.

People I have grown up with and known all my life just walk straight past you in the street.вЂќ The new Cam Bray is so different from the old one. Now IвЂ™ve maintained myself for 6-8 months at 87 or 88ks and I feel good and I function well.вЂќ I watched the scales my whole life and seen them go up and up and up. вЂњItвЂ™s about maintenance now, and itвЂ™s good for my mental health as wellвЂ¦. вЂњI run to the gym, I flog myself and I work out six times a week.вЂќ He mixes running at least 30 kilometres a week, as as HIIT (high intensity interval training classes. вЂњI take about 6-8 tablets a day вЂ“ bariatric supplements, calcium, iron etc.вЂќД«efore the surgery he had high blood pressure and was pre-diabetic вЂ“ not anymore.ДЄllied to his new approach to food is a new fitness regime. He also has to take daily supplements because his nutrient absorption is diminished, and there are regular blood tests. вЂњIвЂ™m not not eating nice food, what IвЂ™m eating is plain, it may be fillet steak and broccoli not a 300 gram ribeye with mushroom sauce, chips and salad.вЂќ ItвЂ™s three (admittedly small) high protein meals a day and a protein bar or two as snacks.

So what does his calorie intake look like now? вЂ¦ In the old days I could have eaten half a chicken.вЂќ вЂњI couldnвЂ™t eat a whole chicken breast now. вЂњMy relationship with food has changed, I no longer eat for enjoyment, itвЂ™s fuel.вЂќ He also has not had a beer or any other alcohol since his operation вЂ“ thatвЂ™s over 18 months. вЂњThe days of the pie are gone, havenвЂ™t had a pie since the operation. He had to be very careful with his diet вЂ“ вЂњanimal fats in particular just set me off.вЂќ That was when Bray got down to his lightest weight вЂ“ just 81 kgs. вЂњIt ruined my gall bladder, my restricted diet became even more restricted, got gallstonesвЂ¦ and eventually had my gall bladder out.вЂќ

The next few months were not easy and there were some complications. вЂњThe first stage after the op you have to eat pureed food, and you have two or three teaspoons and you are full.вЂќ He underwent the surgery on 23 June 2020 - вЂњItвЂ™s changed my life.вЂќ вЂњFor three weeks before (the operation) I had a very low calorie diet, it was just two protein shakes a day and some water.вЂќ This restricts food intake and stimulates hormones in the gut that suppress hunger. The procedure involves by-passing the stomach and about one metre of the small intestine. He had it done privately and paid for it himself. He investigated and then decided on a gastric by-pass. вЂњIвЂ™d done all the dieting yoyos, I tried every diet known to man.вЂќ He had recently become a father and decided something had to change. вЂњI was eating Maccas and all the crap under the sunвЂ¦.and could drink 4-5 jugs in a night and I thought this is not right.вЂќ Two years ago Bray had something of an epiphany. вЂњI got as light as 81, and now have settled to what I am now, about 87,вЂќ says Bray. вЂњI was travelling a lot, eating a lot of fast food, a lot of hosting and hospitality, living large, made me bigger and bigger.вЂќДЄccording to official measures he was вЂњextremely obeseвЂќДЇor those who have followed the sales in recent years they have seen Bray, one of NZBвЂ™s main auctioneers, almost become half the man he was, losing over 60 kgs. 'I was a slob,' says the 35-year-old who will again be at the podium cajoling bids from prospective purchasers at the upcoming NZB Standardbred yearling sales at Karaka and Christchurch. The new version of Cam Bray doesn't shy away from what he was. Auctioneer Cam Bray is used to being front and centre at the NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales sales, but in recent years heвЂ™s changed so much that some people donвЂ™t recognise him.

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