About Us

Craig �Big-T� Thompson

In May of 1997, I filed physical bankruptcy. Like thousands of men and women around the world�maybe like you, too�I had gastric bypass surgery. I knew it would scar me for life, but it could give me a brand new start. The operation shrank the size of my stomach, making it physically impossible to eat more than just a few bites at a meal. The weight immediately began to melt away, and within one year, I had lost nearly 200 pounds. But I had only treated the symptom. Like taking aspirin for the headache of a brain tumor, the problem seemed to go away, but the cause of my insanity was still lurking beneath the surface.I had changed my body, but I had missed the mark. I applied a physical solution to a mental, emotional and spiritual problem. I only addressed the symptoms, rather than the disease itself. I never regret having the surgery, because it gave me a second chance to physically live, which bought me time and put me in a place to deal with the real issues. Now that time had come.

Purpose

This site is primarily for those who have had weight loss surgery - WLS. It doesn�t matter if it was Roux-en-Y, Gastric Banding, Distal Gastric Bypass, or even if you had your lips stapled shut for a year. After eight years post-op and talking with thousands of of WLS patients around the world, I have found one common thread with most of us:

The weight wasn�t the problem� I WAS !!
Yep, the grey matter between my ears was the real problem.

If you are ready to listen to the experience, strength and hope of some of us who have
�been there - done that�, then
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