Her friends constantly told her she would n't be successful if she did n't get professional help . Doctors encouraged Brielle to have gastric bypass surgery , which she resisted . When she was two years , Morgan weighed 289 pounds . She says she did n't want to be an observer of life anymore but a participant . In two years , CNN has dropped 403 pounds without surgery .
Doctors encouraged Brielle to have gastric bypass surgery , which she resisted . When she was two years , Morgan weighed 289 pounds . She says she did n't want to be an observer of life anymore but a participant . In two years , CNN has dropped 403 pounds without surgery .