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  • I saw this topic and realized it was exactly 10 years ago tomorrow. I stepped on the scales that morning and I weighted 282 lbs. Three weeks later my wife of 33 years passed away from stage 4 breast cancer. She had been 100+ lbs overweight her whole adult life. She had ALL the health conditions associated with her obesity:…
    in What was the moment? When did you decide to take back control? Comment by Oklahomared58 July 2020
  • I posted this a few months back, when a similar question was asked. My hope in sharing this is that some of you younger couples on this site decide to make a change in your health/lifestyles before you end up on this same path as I. "July 25th, 2010 I stepped on the scales and weighted 282. 27 days later my wife of 33…
    in What is your WHY? Comment by Oklahomared58 July 2014
  • I am hesitant to post this… but here goes. July 25th, 2010 I stepped on the scales and weighted 282. 27 days later my wife of 33 years died. That day ended her 10 year battle with breast cancer and her life-long battle with obesity. Like me, she had been overweight almost all of her life, she had been 100+lbs heavy since…
    in What was your turning point? Comment by Oklahomared58 April 2014
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