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It's a family thing...

Over a year ago my husband, sister, brother in law, cousin and I all embarked on a journey that we were pretty unsure about.  We had no idea what we were doing or even if it would work.  I was the first to have my surgery, followed by my sister and then her husband, then my cousin.  My husband has had a few blocks in the road but has his surgery scheduled for the end of April.  I'm approaching my one year mark since I had my surgery.  I continue to get the comments "how did you lose the weight."  At first I was a little weary about saying how I did it.  Now, I'm not afraid to say "I had weight loss surgery!"  Why am I not ashamed or afraid?  Because I want everyone to know that I needed help and I was strong enough to get it.  I'm often asked if I'd do it again or if I regret it.  My answer, my only regret is not doing it sooner!  I had no idea how bad I felt before.  I had no idea how bad I looked.  What I do kn...