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 . When Brielle had parent-teacher days at school , Morgan refused to attend because she did n't want to embarrass her daughter by being `` the fat mom . '' 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 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 .