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Obesity & Me

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

I WAS OBESE FOR 20 YEARS OF MY LIFE AGE 40-60, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT WITH ME AND THE WAY I LOOKED. I HATED MYSELF BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW OBESE I TRULY WAS.

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

MY FAMILY DID NOT LIKE OBESE PEOPLE. I WAS ASHAMED OF WHAT I LET HAPPEN TO ME. I STAYED THAT WAY FOR 20 YEARS. I BELIEVE THAT I WAS FIRED FROM MY JOB BECAUSE OF THAT. I WAS UNABLE TO GET A NEW ONE BECAUSE OF IT.

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

I CAN WALK EASILY 2X TIMES A DAY. I CAN GO TO THE GYM AND EXERCISE. I KNOW THAT I AM ACCEPTED NOW WHERE I DIDNT THINK I WAS. IT WAS ME THAT DIDN' T ACCEPT ME. THEY DIDN'T CARE.

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ARE YOU READY TO PAY IT FORWARD & SHARE YOUR JOURNEY? Your journey will help highlight the many ways weight loss surgery improves lives and makes a difference in our families, communities and world. EACH JOURNEY COUNTS as a voice towards greater awareness.

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