I was born big! But that never stopped me from trying to keep the weight off. As a kid I was overweight until my senior year. I was the closest to a "normal" weight ever. Why? Just did stuff to stay away from my dysfunctional home. I joined the Air Force and they helped me lose even more weight. I looked skin and bones. When my service was completed I was overweight according to the service. In real life it was an ok weight. As the years grew so did I. I was unhealthy in many ways and the most prominent was the weight. July 1, 2013 I had the Bariatric sleeve surgery. That has been the best thing ever for me. To date I have lost 119 lbs! I will keep on losing until I reach my goal weight.

Update!
I have lost over 165 lbs and am enjoying life more and more.