At first I looked at that picture and thought. No, she’s not that fat. WTH? But when I read the story I was very impressed. It isn’t just eating that makes you fat but for me dieting was the problem. I’m 65 and a bit over 220 pounds now and discovered that every time I lost 10 I gained 15 or 20. That is what has happened to me. I was 130 in my early 30s when I had my first child. Then I had my second. After that I tried dieting. It was very successful. I gained it back and more. Then I lost weight during a divorce. I gained that back and more. No matter how slight a diet I have done over the years, whether or not I exercised, I always gain back more than I started with.

That you found a solution with surgery is wonderful. I’m so happy for you. I don’t know if something like that would be possible at my weight but I do know that I’m never going to diet again. I will exercise and work harder at loving myself the way I am.