Just three years ago, Jamie had high blood pressure and back problems - and she was only 23 years old. "I'm so much healthier now," she says. "And I know that by choosing to have bariatric surgery, I've prevented even more health problems from showing up in the future."

By Jamie's senior year in high school, she'd begun to have a serious weight problem. "My prom dress was a size 22," she says. "And in the years that followed, I often ate low-fat or fat-free foods and I exercised - but I just couldn't keep the weight off."

Jamie discovered the Barix Clinics program on TV. And because it involved surgery, she did plenty of research. "I'm very happy with my decision," she says. "I dropped 120 pounds in only 14 months, and I'm keeping it off. To this day, I look in the mirror and I can't believe it's me."

Not that it's been easy for Jamie. "At first," she says, "it seemed as if every commercial I saw on TV was for fast food. But when I lost 20 pounds in two weeks, I knew this was a good thing. It seemed that every day I got on the scale I'd weigh less. The experience of losing weight was indescribable."

Jamie and her husband get out a lot more often these days, and they've both noticed something different. "Other men are giving me a second look," she says, "and I take it as a compliment. And my husband has always loved me for who I am - but now he can't resist me, and that's nice."