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I'm a 44 year old man who has spent all of my adult life workign in Law Enforcement, and while I know my weight has been creeping up year after year, I thought I've got a handle on this, but the reality is. I don't. I've been reading about the Gastric Bypass surgery for a while now, and I've known a few people who have taken the steps to gain control of their lives.  I am  soon to be 45 and I'm tried of trying th Atkins, South Beach, green drink diets. I know the surgery is just one piece of the puzzle, I know that it's a lifestyle change, and I'm ready to change my life for the better. I have been hospitilized within the last 18 months for kidney stones (I couldn't stop throwing up), and I weighed in at 398 lbs, at nearly 6'7" I thought, ahh, it's not as bad as I thougth, but I was kidding myself then and now. Here's the kicker, the scale on the bed wasn't right,  I had my "fitness for duty" physical 6 months later, and found I needed to add 44 pounds to that last weigh in. I knew I hadn't gained the that much weight in 6 months. All my clothes fit the same. Most recently, I went to a professional sporting event, and was horrified that I couldn't sit in the seat - I could fit in the chair, but I couldn't move around or fit my legs under me. Being tall has given me such a false belief that I am not obese. But the reality is, I'm super obese.

My fit for duty doctor wrote on my medical evaluation that I was OK to stay on duty, but he strongly recommended that I lose 197 pounds.  That journey starts tomorrow morning.  I'm setting my alarm extra early to get up and take a walk around my development, and to sweat a little before getting ready for work.