I have been battleing obesity my entire life, at age 14 I had almost reached 600lbs. I then decided to go to a culinery arts based weight loss school in California for 2-1/2 years and while there I lost 346lbs. It was a major accomplishment for me having doing it all with diet and exercise, but about 5 years ago I was involved in a major car accident. After the accident I contracted a DVT in my themeral artery from my groin to my ankle, I was then put on blood thinners and bed rest for about 8 months. During this time I gained almost all the weight I had lost back and was around 570lbs.

About a year or so ago I began speaking to a couple of my very close friends who have simular weight problems as me and alot of them decided to go with gastric surgery and had exellent results. I started looking into surgery myself and had a consultation with with my surgeon and decided from that day this would be the route I wanted to persue. I have lost a total of 37lbs since my surgery on 12-27-12 and finally have got put on a soft food diet. I am currently signing up for a gym memebership and hope to get around 300lbs.

i am soo happy for u .. keep ot up and thanq for sharing ur story u should be proud of ur self

That's great keep up the good work!

Keep it up mate.

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I have been battleing obesity my entire life' date=' at age 14 I had almost reached 600lbs. I then decided to go to a culinery arts based weight loss school in California for 2-1/2 years and while there I lost 346lbs. It was a major accomplishment for me having doing it all with diet and exercise, but about 5 years ago I was involved in a major car accident. After the accident I contracted a DVT in my themeral artery from my groin to my ankle, I was then put on blood thinners and bed rest for about 8 months. During this time I gained almost all the weight I had lost back and was around 570lbs.

About a year or so ago I began speaking to a couple of my very close friends who have simular weight problems as me and alot of them decided to go with gastric surgery and had exellent results. I started looking into surgery myself and had a consultation with with my surgeon and decided from that day this would be the route I wanted to persue. I have lost a total of 37lbs since my surgery on 12-27-12 and finally have got put on a soft food diet. I am currently signing up for a gym memebership and hope to get around 300lbs.[/quote']

Good luck to you