That really does help knowing you have children and you still did it. I am all they have and I need to be here for them. I prayed that if God didnt want this for me He would close the door but He hasn't. I am only 34 years old and my knees are aching my back kills me and Im just too tired all the time to play with my kids. I sit all day at my job so that doesnt help!!! At 200 pounds I could do alot more but recently I packed on the rest and Im miserable. I rode bikes with my daughter the other day something we always used to do and I could barely make it down 2 streets. When I voice my concerns about the surgery to my family they just brush me off thinking im being overly sensitive since they have already lost one parent Im just emotional. I know my doctor is very skilled and has great success. So im doing this for me and my kids and hope for the best. You are losing weight fast you must be excited. We are going to Disney is November and all I can think about is how great I should feel by then.