(There was no doubt about it.~I couldn’t deny it any longer~It was a fact that was very obvious.} I was not healthy. My health was being affected because of my large stomach that seemed to keep growing. My health problems included diabetes and high blood pressure not to mention back and joint pain. The fact that was obese was at the bottom of the problems. I was told if I didn’t do something about it now, I would die before my time.

I could look in the mirror and see the problem. It was clear to me what the problem was, but how could I solve the problem? I needed to lose the weight quickly, but I knew that would be hard since it didn’t appear overnight. I was lost and didn’t know where to turn when I went searching on the internet and found something called the biggest loser forum, where there were chat rooms full of people who were fighting a weight loss battle of their own. The site gave me some hope that I wasn’t alone in my desire to lose weight and that there was someone out there that could help me. The internet did not lack for advice on what a person in my situation should do. I cleared the hurdle of having to choose to lose the weight and was ready to commence my journey.

The first thing I did was to go to my doctor. With the assistance of the doctor I was able to figure out what I was going to try to do to get rid of the weight. Both my doctor and myself decided that I needed to take care of my weight issue now. We decided to try a basic diet and exercise program that would limit the amount of calories that I took in allow me to burn more calories. I stuck to the diet despite my cravings for all the foods that I was not allowed to eat any more, and I did my exercises faithfully every day, even the six pack ab exercises, that were on the video I had found in the attic. Despite my efforts, I was not making progress. I wasn’t happy, because despite all of my efforts nothing was changing even though a lot of time had passed by. I was looking for a plan that would work, but I didn’t know where to turn to find one.

I went back to my doctor and told him it was time for me to find a way to learn how to lose weight fast, and what would he suggest that I try next to accomplish this goal since I had run out of ideas. I went back to my physician to see what he could suggest for me to try. My doctor suggested a method that would reduce the size of my stomach. He said this would only allow me to eat small amounts of food at a time. I knew that this type of drastic measure was filled with peril. It would be more dangerous for me to stay as fat as I was. Delaying taking action was no longer an option that I could consider because of my poor health. I turned to the people I love to giver me the guidance and support that I required when thinking about the possibilities.

The morning of the surgery came and I was wheeled into the operating room. There were no complications to report by the doctor and I was sent home shortly. I got stronger each day after the surgery and looked forward to the next step. The amount of food I consumed during my recovery was very small. My doctor eventually gave me the clearance to begin working out. There was no stopping me this time. There was no denying that it was working. I was watching the fat melt off of my body. Within the first year after surgery I had lost over one hundred pounds. It has been two years since my surgery and I am exactly half the man I used to be. I had gotten my body back to a more normal status on the charts in my physicians office. The health issues I was facing had all been lessened. I still exercise everyday and now my family joins in with me. My life was saved by the surgery and I look forward to many years of happiness.

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