shadowgwm
For as long as I can remember I've struggled with my weight. When I was a child, I wore huskies pants. I hated them because on the label that showed to the world it said "huskies." Nobody needed to know that! I was teased for being fat, teased for being uncoordinated and later on in school called a fag. I hated school and the kids I went to school with. I was always the last to be picked in gym and then they might fight over who had to take me. Those are painful memories, but I don't dwell on the negative. The positive is that when I was only 3 days old I was adopted by two of the most amazing people. I lived through my childhood which was touch and go sometimes due to breathing issues. Don't think poor pity for me, think it's great to be alive and life is great! I grew up, lost all my weight in my early 20's, worked out 2 hours a day, ran 10 miles a day, but I always felt fat. I never got definition, so even though I was very fit, I always felt round. Well now I'm big and round. While like most people I have some issues still, for the most part I am a well adjusted man. I love life. I have a wonderful partner that I've been with for 9 years. We live outside of Grand Rapids, Michigan. I am a QA Coach and a licensed insurance agent in all 50 states and D.C. I work for a large insurance company and love my job! Life is good except for my weight. I have tried the cabbage soup diet, weight watchers, a medically managed diet, the grapefruit diet, the cider vinegar diet, atkins, and the Mayo Clinic Diet. I've lost only to put it all back on plus some. I know surgery is only a tool, but I hope to be ready to work through the hard times and get the weight off and keep it off. I'm positive God's not finished with me yet, so watch out world here come's a new and improved thinner Greg! 
