Doctors encouraged Christie Morgan to have gastric bypass surgery , which she resisted . She was then told that her body would not accept the operation and it could lead to death if done incorrectly. She says she did n't want to be an observer of life anymore but a participant . `` For me it was about investing in myself , my health , my mind and my body . '' In two years , Morgan has dropped 289 pounds without surgery .
Doctors encouraged Christie Morgan to have gastric bypass surgery , which she resisted . She was then told that her body would not accept the operation and it could lead to death if done incorrectly. 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 .