Learning to eat again: Man drops 130 pounds after surgery

By Jacque Wilson, CNN

Updated 1057 GMT (1857 HKT) May 17, 2013

Dale Benzine played football in high school and college. He says he steadily gained "five pounds a year for 30 years" after graduation because of inactivity and bad eating habits.
Photos: 'I was ready' for bariatric surgery
'I was ready' for bariatric surgery – Dale Benzine played football in high school and college. He says he steadily gained "five pounds a year for 30 years" after graduation because of inactivity and bad eating habits.
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Debbie Benzine lost her first husband to heart disease. "I did not want to lose another," she said.
Photos: 'I was ready' for bariatric surgery
'I was ready' for bariatric surgery – Debbie Benzine lost her first husband to heart disease. "I did not want to lose another," she said.
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At his heaviest, in January 2012, Benzine weighed 335 pounds. He was taking 10 pills a day for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and joint pain, in addition to insulin shots for his Type 2 diabetes.
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