well in january 2005 i had gastric bypass (my heaviest weight was 452lbs) and from that point up until july 2006 i went down to 305,but eventually due to complications arising from the surgery i had to have a reversal...and it has impacted my life tremendously because im still dealing with my weight flucuating up and down which affects my overall health and did i mention i have diabetes 2 and hypertension...WOW!!