It will be four years on the 1 st of June that I had a gastric bypass this operation  gave me a life,   a life that I could only have dreamt of before surgery  . Prior to my gastric bypass I could barely walk to the end of my garden , 16 stones lighter !  I now regularly walk 10 miles or so , I am no longer the person trying to hide in the corner , my surgery has given me a love of life ,I no longer sit and watch life , I live it .

  I would like to raise funds for wlsinfo,  a charity very close to my heart. The  charity  ,  my local wlsinfo group and   members of wlsinfo across the uk   have  been a great resource and help  through some difficult times , and  the help continues  to this day .

Many people are very derogatory towards overweight people , the desease of obesity as many complex issues , I know  it  is very hard for people to understand these complexities , but it  certainly  isn't as easy as cutting out various foods and going on diets like many people  who have never had a weight problem  seem to think  , if it was that easy there would be no overweight people , and there would be no need of this charity .

The charity helps to set up new groups all over the country , it also runs a website based forum , an invaluable help to many people who are facing surgery or are struggling post surgery  . . Please  sponsor me in my endevours for this charity , it will help them continue with there good work .