So last year, just before the Disney trip, I went to the informational meeting for the bariatric surgery program at the local hospital. It was very informative, as an informational meeting should be. I learned that surgery is not an "easy way out" by any means. After surgery, you still have to exercise and you still have to diet. In order to prevent your stomach from expanding, you have to eat by taking tiny bites and chewing them dozens of times before you can swallow. Yes, the physical surgery itself does something that puts many diabetics in remission, but then again so does weight loss.

I decided that before I have myself cut apart, I'm going to try one more time to do it the "hard way". So I joined Weight Watchers and started going back to the gym. It's been a week since I started the WW, and I can't say I've felt hungry at all and I've been making some really yummy meals. I've worked up to walking on the treadmill for 35 minutes a day. I get weighed tonight and I'm hoping for good results.

Robert has started a blog. It's here.