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Obesity & Me

Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.

Biggest challenge...portion control. Lap-band helped me control the amount of food I could eat and then I had to learn what kind of foods were needed to live while being restricted to those smaller portions.

What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?

No being able to keep up with my kids is the easy answer. Trying to hide the fact that I was a disaster was the hard part. I really hated myself.

If you have had weight loss surgery already, what things do you most enjoy doing now that you weren't able to do before?

Honestly and I can't believe I am saying this but running is awesome. I love throwing on the headphones, putting on my gear and just going out running. It's MY time and I feel terrific after!

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