Oh where do I begin!!  I started my weight loss journey in 1971 when I was born.. No just kidding but just about. I have the same story as many others. Overweight my whole life and battling it. I can remember being 9 and getting up at 5 am so I could run 5 miles before shool. With a nurse/health food freak for a Mom and a naturally skinny father, my weight was a FAMILY issue. But Mom and her whole side of the family are extremely overweight. I have tried every diet in the book, from cabbage soup, to the hot dog diet, to Jenny Craig (which worked but I'm not a millionaire!)  I started my WLS journey about 2002. I started to go through the Kaiser program in S San Francisco, and was denied because I didn't have any co-morbidities. Fast forward 5 years later and with the developement of knee surgery and high blood pressure controlled by medication, I was approved. I have been as high as 300 pounds, but started this portion of my weight loss journey at 240. I think I am finally begining to see the light at the END of my weight loss journey or at least the light to the maintenance portion of my weight loss journey!!