Hello my name is Diane. I am new to the forum my surgeon suggested it today. I have been dieting it seems like years. I tried exercise and different diets. My highest weight was 240 pounds and I lost down to 210 through dieting and exercise. I just got stuck in this range. My mother died in 2011 and my weight started back up again and this is when I decided to have gastric-by-pass surgery June 2012. I weighed 210 pounds and was afraid of gaining the weight back. I am weighing 170 pounds my Doctor told me I gained this can't be. I still need to lose 15 more pounds! My surgeon was Dr. Tyner located in Burlington NC.