What was the final thing that you encountered that made you say this is enough? I have had numerous.

1. Leaving a wife and 2 sons, Husbandless and fatherless.

2. Not being able to get on amusement park rides with my sons.

3. Not being able to take my wife to a concert, because i could not fit in a seat.

4. Avoiding restuarant,movie theaters and sports complexes with tiny seats.

For me, walking through a a department store and some little child looking at me like im a alien had to be one the hardest things.

Respectfully,

Joe

Realizing I was not living.

Not fitting in my favorite sz 24 jeans anymore.

Seeing my sons eating like me.

Not being able to sit in normal chairs.

Realizing I was not living.

Not fitting in my favorite sz 24 jeans anymore.

Seeing my sons eating like me.

Not being able to sit in normal chairs.

Realizing I was not living.

Not fitting in my favorite sz 24 jeans anymore.

Seeing my sons eating like me.

Not being able to sit in normal chairs.

Realizing I was not living.

Not fitting in my favorite sz 24 jeans anymore.

Seeing my sons eating like me.

Not being able to sit in normal chairs.

Being denied for life insurance..... Trouble putting on my socks.. Difficult walking on treadmill for 10 minutes kids

Losing 80 pounds, feeling fabulous and regaining them for the umpteenth time! I knew I couldn't do it alone.

Losing 80 pounds, feeling fabulous and regaining them for the umpteenth time! I knew I couldn't do it alone.

Going into premature labor last year and having a 1lb 11oz baby girl. She is my miracle baby she is doing wonderful now and healthy. I carry a lot of guilt because I feel like if I would of been healthy and didn't weigh so much I wouldn't of put her through what I did. I have 2 appointments left this coming week and then my stuff will be sent to my insurance for approval. Praying everything goes good because I am very ready for a change ????

I was on vacation, an eco-tour in a third-world country in Central America, in a very remote area. I was at a local restaurant, and completely didn't see a set of granite stairs, fell down them, and landed like a sack of concrete after hitting three jutting granite shelves on the way down. I sustained several horrific injuries including a severe concussion, sinus hematoma, broken tibia, two sprained ankles, a sprained arm, and an internal muscle bleed that almost made me lose my leg.

I ended up in a horrific third-world hospital and then over the next 72 hours made my way home (3 flights) with all these untreated injuries and NO painkillers. I went straight from my local airport to the ER and was then put on bed rest for 4 months.

Prior to the fall, I had lost 35 lbs and was feeling great. During bed rest I regained that 35 and another 15, due to both the medications and not being able to move.

I knew, 100%, that my fall 1) could've been fatal if I had fallen even 1/2" differently and 2) wouldn't have been nearly as bad if I did not weigh as much as I did.

I never want to be in that position again. I want to be able to travel and be healthy. And while the kind of traveling I want to do will always involve risk, I want my mitigate my risk as much as possible.

My surgery is scheduled for early February.

Edited December 14, 201411 yr by YellowWallpaper

Not being able to make it through Disney with my family. Getting heat stroke. My legs hurt all the time can't fix my knee till I lose weight and finally a hospital stay put me over the top. Many more reasons but those are the big ones.

Hope the surgery goes well in February!! I am so happy I had this done!! I did mine for health reasons and to get off many of my meds. I kept having more and more things going wrong with me because of my excess weight. Embarrassed to be out in public, etc. It's been two years since my surgery and I'm almost 68. I would do it again in a heart beat.

I'm 63 and if not now when? I feel my health has been skating along on the luck of my good familial genes. But last May I watched my dear friend, who was only 53, die of diabetes. That is one cruel ugly disease.

Anyway I have suffered with my obesity for over 35 yrs. I'm ready and on Dec. 30 my new life will begin. Hold on to your hats, it's going to be a rocky ride.

And good luck to you dear reader, on your path as well.

I'm 63 and if not now when? I feel my health has been skating along on the luck of my good familial genes. But last May I watched my dear friend, who was only 53, die of diabetes. That is one cruel ugly disease.

Anyway I have suffered with my obesity for over 35 yrs. I'm ready and on Dec. 30 my new life will begin. Hold on to your hats, it's going to be a rocky ride.

And good luck to you dear reader, on your path as well.

I could tell you the same story Paula, I'm 62 and overweight/obese most of my life, had the surgery in August and already feel 10 years younger. Don't worry, it may be less rocky than you think. Fortunately I've had no issues and my only regret is the same you'll hear again and again.............. why didn't I do this sooner? Good Luck

Not so funny... Little league years back. I wouldn't sit down in those flimsy aluminum chairs... I made a joke about it and my dear friend laughed( she was not small). She proceeded to sit and went ass over teakettle. In front of the whole 2 teams .... We both started weight loss and still work at it to this day. Not funny to us

Your right it isn't a joke. We all have been in more awkward, embarrassing, impossible moments but that is or will soon be behind us. Congratulations to those that have already done it and for us who are waiting to do it its just the beginning.