I began awhile ago. I was 459 lbs at the beginning, i am currently 291 and my goal is 160.

I did months of research before i had surgery and i highly recommend this to others considering this procedure. It is a life changing event, and if you are not willing to change your life before surgery, to change your eating habits, your amount of exercise, and develop a commitment to this do not do it. I was told before surgery I would need to lose 50 lbs. and i lost 116. I got on a roll. I told myself if i could not make these changes before surgery then there was no point in having it. Folks, this is not a miracle cure, this is a tool, it will help you reach your goal, but it requires a tremendous commitment to change. Okay, i have preached enough.

This experience has been terrifying life changing, and wonderful. I am very glad i took this road. It takes courage. I am not going to delve into the past, we all know that road that consisted of sadness, drawn curtains, depression, giving up, and basically slowly killing myself. Simply put i had given up on life and was done. and one day i realized i was not done, i was too young to die and that is exactly what i was doing.

So, i am currently half way there. I have dealt with plateaus, and it is frustrating

I screw up all the time, it's going to happen. Life knocks you down, or i make terrible choices, or whatever, it will happen. It is very important that every time life knocks you down, you get the hell back up, and then when you do you make a plan to go forward cause going back is simply not an option.

My team of drs have been a tremendous help, along with family friends and online friends.

That's enough. Take it seriously, laugh, work hard, mess up and go on, it's all part of it, talk to you later. WF