Overcoming a weight challenge that began at the age of 8, I spent my childhood as an overweight kid and young adult, eventually tipping the scales at over 300 pounds. The struggle was so overwhelming that I contemplated ending my own life due to the daily misery I was in. A pivotal conversation with my best friend, who happened to be a woman (reflecting my tendency to form closer bonds with women, evident in my predominantly female clientele), sparked a realization. I understood that I had to either embrace change, discover a reason to live, and respect myself, or succumb to the bleak alternative. Fortunately, I chose transformation.