Although Nikki Morton accepted her boyfriend's marriage proposal, she refused to walk down the aisle until she lost weight.
"We didn't set a date," she told Nebraska's KETV. "There was no way I was getting married big like that."
Sensing that her health was failing, Morton decided it was time to turn her life around. She gathered the courage to undergo gastric bypass surgery in November 2014 (much like the woman who was bullied her entire life for her weight).
While some may call it the easy way out, Morton's doctor explained why that's a false perception.
"More than 90 percent of bariatric surgery patients have surgery because there is no other way out. And by the way, surgery is not easy. These patients are willing to undergo a life-changing surgery to achieve a normal weight. That's a big decision," said Dr. Gary Anthone with Methodist Physicians Clinic.
After the surgery, Morton worked hard to shed the weight by eating right and hitting the gym. She eventually dropped 180 pounds and proudly fit into a size 10 wedding dress.
Then it was time for her big day.
"I'm going to be that beautiful bride that I always wanted to be, not ashamed to get in my dress," Morton said prior to the wedding. "I'm excited."
Watch her walk down the aisle below, and please SHARE to motivate others to also make a necessary change in their life just like this brave woman did!
