The Reason why I decided for WLS

I got to thinking about the clues that I needed WLS - this list is a workshop list =
Diets didn't work - No way a diet would help. I would try and after a few months it was just impossible due to motivation, time, and lifestyle. And in its own way - one would be recommended by a health professional, and another would disagree with it.
Diets I have tried out - Low carb, high carb, Atkins, SouthBeach, WeightWatchers.

Exercise wasn't working - I swam five times a week for an hour each day for five years. Nothing happened. But then who ever heard of a thin seal?

I practiced Aikido for four years. Almost constantly. It is one of those things in my life that I really miss doing and it is all because of my size.

My pants stopped fitting. This one I could live with. my girth isn't in my waist, but in my tummy and that hangs over the belt. Very attractive

My shirts stopped fitting. This was alot worse. How could I have an 18 1/2 inch neck and still pop the buttons on my tummy.

My shirts stopped fitting part II. The distance between my shirt bottom and pants top separated. A flash on a sweet little thing looks great; on a 50 year old pregnant looking guy is just not pretty.

I stopped fitting in roller coaster rides in Disneyland. That sucked big time.

I stopped fitting into booths in restaurants. Not that I didn't fit, it was just a very tight squeeze.