Determined to Live

The purpose of writing this book is to bring awareness to the epidemic of obesity. I do not want anyone to go though what I have endured, being obese a majority of my life. As a result of not knowing proper nutrition growing up and into my late teenage years, I was faced with making the life-changing decision to have gastric bypass surgery, because traditional weight-loss methods such as strict dieting and exercise did not work for me.

Lynette Ruffin Goode lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband and daughter. She is a Motivational Speaker the Founder and CEO of a nonprofit 501-(3)c organization called DEON Intervention Incorporated, which stands for Drugs, Education, Obesity and Nutrition. She has several degrees which include a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, an Associate's Degree in Human Services and she has Substance Abuse certification.