The surgery will always be a huge part of my life. I'm going to need to help people with weight problems for the rest of my life so that I can maintain my weight.

I started to put on weight when I was about four and a half and it got really bad when I was around nine. I ballooned. I was about 110 pounds.

I'm definitely up in weight. I'm looking forward to getting an exercise routine again. It's like a daily decision.

I don't want to become a diabetic.

I realized that I have to slow down. I work so hard, I'm so busy.

There are days where I've lost weight and I feel bigger or fatter or uglier and I want to just hibernate. I'll find every excuse not to exercise. I hate it.

I am always cautious.