Eric, I also wanted to say to you that you need to do what is right for you. You have to make the decision. I know i was on the fast track to a heart attack, and thought I was gonna die last hunting season. that was my "ah ha" moment that made me go thru with the surgery. I do know this...it's alot easier to get to 220 from 290 by diet and exercise alone than it is from 390 BUT, it's also alot easier to become 390 without a good diet.
The surgery will force the diet and lifestyle change on you if you can't do it alone. I could not do it alone and the surgery truly has changed, and probably saved, my life. My kids will thank me someday
