In the beginning

There was a fat lady. She didn't know what to do. She has tried everything in the last 25 years to lose weight. From the Stillman water diet (at age 11)to Cambridge (like Slimfast) to diet doctors, ephedra, phen-fen, Opti-fast, Weight Watchers (123, Points and Core!) and anything in between.

After 13 years of marriage, two kids and a job loss, she has reached maximum density. 333 pounds, give or take. Size 28+ (depending on manufacturer, and type of clothing e.g. pants or shirts). Now she has high-blood pressure, and is scared of being diagnosed with Type II Diabetes (like her mother was a year and half ago) or using a cane, walker or wheelchair (like those fat people you see tooling around Disneyland in the ECVs). She wants to be around to watch her children grow and not be a burden or an embarassment.

Tomorrow, she has a "New Patient Class" with a surgeon in Orange County California. We will see what happens!