Julia shares: I wish someone had told me how much I would enjoy life after weight-loss surgery, I would have considered it earlier. I had RNY in April 2006. I lost 164 pounds.  

 Richard (Julia's husband) relates: Weight loss surgery has brought changes in both of our lives immeasurably, Julia is a new person physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Julia is an the author of Miles to Go Blog. She and her husband Richard reside in Wilmington, NC.  Julia's new book, Out of Obesity and Into the Promised Land, will be available in 2014.