Hi I'm Jenn. I started off at 383 Nov. 2011. Feb. 2012 I called and made the initial consult appt. I stopped drinking iced tea and dropped 10 pounds in a week. When I weighed In for the first time I was 375. I started the workup process and needed to be done to 350 before the doctor would do the surgery. It was terrible! I mean if I was able to lose weight I wouldn't be having the surgery! Well I did it! Aug. 27th was the surgery and I was 350. I go to the gym 3-4 times a week and do mostly cardio with some weights to tone up as I'm loosing. So 5 months post op and as of last Monday I weighed 265. I went from a size 30-32 jeans and shirts to a size 20 jeans and a XL shirt. I feel great! I look fantastic! I have 78 more pounds to lose but I'm getting my life back. I'm almost off disability, I'm a full-time college student and I just got a job! First one since becoming disabled in 2005.