After years of emotional eating and not having a good understanding of nutrition Jessica Bauman, of New London, Missouri says her weight had crept to over 300 pounds. Jessica describes, “At that weight, I couldn’t keep up with my three very active sons, I was always physically exhausted, and it had taken a huge toll on me mentally and emotionally.” Jessica had contemplated having obesity surgery for years. She had even gone as far as scheduling the procedure in Columbia, Missouri, but after struggling to make it through their mandatory liquid diet she ultimately backed out two days before surgery.