Doctors encouraged Christie Morgan to have gastric bypass surgery , which she resisted . When she was 15 years old , Morgan lost 403 pounds . She said she did n't want to be an observer of life anymore but a participant . In two years , Morgan has dropped 289 pounds without surgery .
Doctors encouraged Christie Morgan to have gastric bypass surgery , which she resisted . When she was 45 years old , Morgan weighed 403 pounds . She says she did n't want to be an observer of life anymore but a participant . In two years , Morgan has dropped 289 pounds without surgery .