My name is Avi, 20 years old from Delaware. I've been fat my entire life, and have finally decided to take control of it and am determined to lose weight. I'm planning on having the gastric bypass surgery, but during the pretests for it have found out that I suffer from iron-deficiency anemia, which has put a halt on the surgery for awhile. Until that's under control, I'm losing weight by myself by watching my portions, sodium and calorie intake, and am drinking a lot of homemade fruit shakes, staying away from fried foods, caffeine, sodas, sugar, etc, pretty much all the good stuff! But I am finding out, healthy eating doesn't have to be bland eating - a lot of healthy things taste really good!