Determined to Live

<p>The purpose of writing this book is to bring awareness to the epidemic of obesity. I do not want anyone to go though what I have endured being obese a majority of my life. As a result of not knowing proper nutrition growing up and into my late teenage years I was faced with making the life-changing decision to have gastric bypass surgery because traditional weight-loss methods such as strict dieting and exercise did not work for me.</p>