Twigsnapper

Me and my father do not have a great relationship emotionally. Business wise we do but for the most part we have nothing in common outside of work related issues. One day he sat me down and said

"Gregg. I am worried. You are getting really heavy and it is severely unhealthy. I don't want you to die. I don't want to bury you. You need to do something and I want to help."

That is when he showed me the lap band. I talked to my doctor as well (who is my fathers high school friend) He told me he didn't want to be my doctor unless i actively did something. He didn't want to go either

Those 2 people made me realize how bad I was. That was when I started doing research.

Took me about 6 months of research and even did a public speaking presentation on the lab band vs gastric bypass in my college course. A lot of people supported me and It was very helpful. Those that said i was cheating...didn't let get to me

Dr. Joseph Capella. And weight has never been a reason for me being uninterested but..sorry you feel that way.. Congrats on your achievements

Was WAITING for this. YES. YES. YES.

I lost all this weight and people that knew me back in high school were ever so much more nicer. Girls were asking me out on dates when they rejected me back in the day. Its great actually. I get to see how superficial some people are and I can act accordingly...

Needless to say..don't talk to many high school friends anymore

Edit* I know that sounds bad and after re reading it..yea makes me sound douchey which is obviously deserved. As an edit i would like to say...the mental changes in me make me remember how they acted to me when i was big. Is it right for them to deny me...hell yes...and i agree. But at the same time...they want to try and get to know me now...which should be a good thing...I tend to have that semi spiteful memory of when they rejected me. It is something i'm trying to move past...again there are issues i have not been able to address from weight loss...I am in no way shape or form perfect but am trying to learn from this

Being 440 Pounds 7 years ago...I can completely understand the mental state that you went through. In my experience, I had two moments in my life. The first was when I was came to terms with my weight and didn't care anymore and wanted to eat myself to death. The second was when that thought became a fear that I had to overcome and defy. It is truly a frightening experience when looking at a journey ahead of you.

I had the lapband when I turned 21. Many people have scolded me and said I cheated...I can understand the negativity towards you as I had received. I lost 225 pounds and had the skin reduction. I did an AMA awhile ago and had a lot of hate mail.

What I would like to say is simply this: I am not condoning, nor congratulating you...I am simply stating that I completely understand why you chose what you did and I wish you all the best in your journeys ahead.

If a person is healthy then i am open to them. If they only eat garbage and don't try and be healthy...probably won't.

I don't blame anyone for not being with me when i was fat. Never have...never will. It is a two way street and if I'm not healthy..why would someone WANT To be with me. Personality only gets you so far