In 2007, Bil began the process of qualifying for gastric bypass surgery. It was a scary thing for us to think about but his weight was at a point where he needed some dramatic help. After trying so many weight loss programs, we felt surgery was his last option. In order to qualify for the surgery he needed to lose 5% of his body weight. So we started looking for something that might help. We came across this program through his parents who also had great success on it. He started the program the week before Thanksgiving 2007. It was so easy and worked so well that soon we knew he wouldn't need the surgery. Within 13 months he had lost 140 lbs without surgery (and does not have sleep apnea anymore). Julia was so inspired by his weight loss and how easy the program was, she also tried it and lost 35 lbs in 4 months. Our lives have literally changed. We are now able to live our dream of owning a small farm and we have the ability to raise our three daughters so much more interactively. We are no longer exhausted observers; now we get to participate with energy to spare!