You know, I think I'd have to point to two bits of advice that stuck with me...

...the first came more in the form of a warning and picture of the future from my doctor, whom I trust. Though he offered to help me through both the physcial and financial hurdles of surgery for weight reduction, the picture he painted for me was scary as hell. I am not going to be that man...

The second would have to be a rolled-up version of the things I learned here in this forum in my first few months. Specifically that this is not a diet, there is no end date. It is a new WOE. This picture of my future I can definately embrace and call my own.

Donald