A broken addiction

The highest weight I have ever been is 417. I am 5'11 and 31 years old. I've been dieting since I was EIGHT! That's how long I've known I was overweight and it's been a constant problem in my life. So if I have been working on this problem for 24 years, I should be in pretty good shape! Well, that is where severe food addiction and a serious lack of self-discipline comes in. I've done low carb, low fat, Atkins, paleo, keto, Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, etc. over the years. In 2018, I was finally diagnosed with high blood pressure and diabetes. So I started lisinopril and metformin and my doctor told me that losing weight would help but just to keep taking my medication. In January of this year, I decided that was that and I've had enough. I started eating "reasonably", going to the gym, and cutting out all fast food (the love of my life) Between January and April, I got down to about 375. But then I self-sabotaged like I always do. Well, about 3 weeks ago my wife came to me with tears. She told me she felt herself drifting away from me because she is so scared I am going to die and she can't handle that. She told me I need to get healthy so we can live our lives together. And..... My brain sort did this click. Suddenly I cared. Suddenly I wanted to live, to live healthy, more than I wanted my sweet sweet food. So starting at 391, I decided to test my self-discipline and jump into a 21 day fast. If I made it more than 1 day I would have considered it a victory. Well, here I am today on hour 246. Day 11. I am 368 pounds today.I am at the halfway mark. The first days were dark. I wouldn't have made it without my wife those first days. Knowing she was here, knowing she was watching me like a hawk and expecting me to fail as much as I did, kept me going. I still feel incredibly hungry every day but I know from watching the videos I'm severely insulin resistant from my previous lifestyle so I am waiting that out and just pushing through. I know you were asking for success stories and that probably meant success stories related to weight loss. Well I'll have one of those soon enough but this story is one of success in self discipline. It's incredible how focused I am. Thank you so much for your videos and all the work you put into educating the masses, many of whom don't want it.