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

I have been fat all my life... Turning 30 just made me realize, I need to break the trend.... Sick and tired of living in size 18 jeans, when will I ever wear pretty clothes?!??? I wanna be athletic, I wanna run, run like the wind....

I have a major inferiority complex because of my weight, I want my confidence... I wanna feel good about myself...

I have been fat all my life... Turning 30 just made me realize, I need to break the trend.... Sick and tired of living in size 18 jeans, when will I ever wear pretty clothes?!??? I wanna be athletic, I wanna run, run like the wind....

I have a major inferiority complex because of my weight, I want my confidence... I wanna feel good about myself...

I have been fat all my life... Turning 30 just made me realize, I need to break the trend.... Sick and tired of living in size 18 jeans, when will I ever wear pretty clothes?!??? I wanna be athletic, I wanna run, run like the wind....

I have a major inferiority complex because of my weight, I want my confidence... I wanna feel good about myself...

I have been fat all my life... Turning 30 just made me realize, I need to break the trend.... Sick and tired of living in size 18 jeans, when will I ever wear pretty clothes?!??? I wanna be athletic, I wanna run, run like the wind....

I have a major inferiority complex because of my weight, I want my confidence... I wanna feel good about myself...

I have been fat all my life... Turning 30 just made me realize, I need to break the trend.... Sick and tired of living in size 18 jeans, when will I ever wear pretty clothes?!??? I wanna be athletic, I wanna run, run like the wind....

I have a major inferiority complex because of my weight, I want my confidence... I wanna feel good about myself...

I have been fat all my life... Turning 30 just made me realize, I need to break the trend.... Sick and tired of living in size 18 jeans, when will I ever wear pretty clothes?!??? I wanna be athletic, I wanna run, run like the wind....

I have a major inferiority complex because of my weight, I want my confidence... I wanna feel good about myself...

I have been fat all my life... Turning 30 just made me realize, I need to break the trend.... Sick and tired of living in size 18 jeans, when will I ever wear pretty clothes?!??? I wanna be athletic, I wanna run, run like the wind....

I have a major inferiority complex because of my weight, I want my confidence... I wanna feel good about myself...

I have been fat all my life... Turning 30 just made me realize, I need to break the trend.... Sick and tired of living in size 18 jeans, when will I ever wear pretty clothes?!??? I wanna be athletic, I wanna run, run like the wind....

I have a major inferiority complex because of my weight, I want my confidence... I wanna feel good about myself...

What an excellent question!! For me, it was working out like crazy and watching the weight come off. I even shopped for new clothes because I had come down from a 22 to a 18. Then, my injuries from my Army days came to bite me. Knees were so swollen I had to get cortisone injections in both. My right ankle has scar tissue from surgery in 2007. That called for a cortisone injection in that too. So, I decided to do water aerobics. That worked great until the chlorine was clogging up my sinuses. I felt so defeated and tired. I have struggled with my weight since I got on the depo shot (birth control) while on active duty. A coworker had the sleeve done in 2013 and she looks great. After all of the surgeries I've had for service connected injuries, I did not want another one. However, I can't do it alone and my body won't cooperate with the workouts so I need the help. Therefore, I began the process in October and now awaiting insurance approval. Oh, I left out I have high blood pressure, prediabetic, and my joints are killing me!! ???????? I'm looking forward to putting in the work to make this tool get me back in the shape I used to be in. ????????

What an excellent question!! For me, it was working out like crazy and watching the weight come off. I even shopped for new clothes because I had come down from a 22 to a 18. Then, my injuries from my Army days came to bite me. Knees were so swollen I had to get cortisone injections in both. My right ankle has scar tissue from surgery in 2007. That called for a cortisone injection in that too. So, I decided to do water aerobics. That worked great until the chlorine was clogging up my sinuses. I felt so defeated and tired. I have struggled with my weight since I got on the depo shot (birth control) while on active duty. A coworker had the sleeve done in 2013 and she looks great. After all of the surgeries I've had for service connected injuries, I did not want another one. However, I can't do it alone and my body won't cooperate with the workouts so I need the help. Therefore, I began the process in October and now awaiting insurance approval. Oh, I left out I have high blood pressure, prediabetic, and my joints are killing me!! ???????? I'm looking forward to putting in the work to make this tool get me back in the shape I used to be in. ????????

What an excellent question!! For me, it was working out like crazy and watching the weight come off. I even shopped for new clothes because I had come down from a 22 to a 18. Then, my injuries from my Army days came to bite me. Knees were so swollen I had to get cortisone injections in both. My right ankle has scar tissue from surgery in 2007. That called for a cortisone injection in that too. So, I decided to do water aerobics. That worked great until the chlorine was clogging up my sinuses. I felt so defeated and tired. I have struggled with my weight since I got on the depo shot (birth control) while on active duty. A coworker had the sleeve done in 2013 and she looks great. After all of the surgeries I've had for service connected injuries, I did not want another one. However, I can't do it alone and my body won't cooperate with the workouts so I need the help. Therefore, I began the process in October and now awaiting insurance approval. Oh, I left out I have high blood pressure, prediabetic, and my joints are killing me!! ???????? I'm looking forward to putting in the work to make this tool get me back in the shape I used to be in. ????????

What an excellent question!! For me, it was working out like crazy and watching the weight come off. I even shopped for new clothes because I had come down from a 22 to a 18. Then, my injuries from my Army days came to bite me. Knees were so swollen I had to get cortisone injections in both. My right ankle has scar tissue from surgery in 2007. That called for a cortisone injection in that too. So, I decided to do water aerobics. That worked great until the chlorine was clogging up my sinuses. I felt so defeated and tired. I have struggled with my weight since I got on the depo shot (birth control) while on active duty. A coworker had the sleeve done in 2013 and she looks great. After all of the surgeries I've had for service connected injuries, I did not want another one. However, I can't do it alone and my body won't cooperate with the workouts so I need the help. Therefore, I began the process in October and now awaiting insurance approval. Oh, I left out I have high blood pressure, prediabetic, and my joints are killing me!! ???????? I'm looking forward to putting in the work to make this tool get me back in the shape I used to be in. ????????

I have been overweight all my life. At aged 26, I know so many people (younger siblings included) who have had the gastric sleeve surgery and went on to live normally. Not only am I morbdily obese but I have also reached a weight where if I try to exercise, I injure myself. In addition to the fact that my back hurts, my knee hurts, and I am borderline diabetic and prone to cholestrol problems. I have tried countless times to lose weight and it works! ...Until I gain it all back again and then some. Certain seats don't fit anymore, forget about airplane seats. Haven't been shopping for years because I'm in denial about it. I know the sleeve is a tool, I am looking forward to start living a healthier lifestyle.

I took my child to a birthday party at Chuckie Cheese and a child at the party was walking past me and stopped to say "You are fat, you are faaaat!" with her little arms spread wide like she was hugging a wall. It really didn't hurt my feelings but it turned on my light and had me saying to myself WOW you have never seen this child before and they took the time to be honest about what they saw, but you see yourself everyday in the mirror and you constantly lie to yourself about what you see.

Yo yo dieting loosing and gaining for over 20 years. Standing on my feet for 10 hours a day a feeling the knee and lower back pain along with tired burning feet every night for 7 days. Not wanting to ever look in the mirror. Avoiding going shopping looking for clothes. Avoiding public gatherings every time someone invited me. Not being able to find something that I though would look good on me as far as clothes. Basically I was living a secluded life and shutting people out. I said enough is enough life is going on without me. Everyone seemed happy except me!!!!!! I said the time is now. I'm gonna make a change.