IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING: 

Here's a very short version of my story.

I had gastric bypass surgery in 2000 by the renowned surgeon Dr. Mathias Fobi, Hollywood's weight-loss doctor for the Stars. I have sucessfully managed to keep 300 pounds off for 17 yrs.  My journey was long and challenging to say the least.  But it is one that is worth sharing. 

It seems like it was just yesterday, when I got married and started a family.   I thought I was living the good life.  I had a nice house, new car, successful business and a wonderful social life.  Who could have asked for anything more?  I was living the American Dream. 

UNTIL THE DAY!... I walked pass the mirror and decided to stop and take a closer look at the person that was stirring back at me.  I didn't recognize the 450lbs morbidly obese woman in the mirror.  It took a moment...for me to accepted the fact that I was looking at a reflect of myself.  I couldn't explain how or when the pounds started adding up or maybe I was in denial?   Whatever the reason was that caused me to pack on the pounds...wasn't  important to me at that moment.   I knew...if I wanted to live, I would have to loss some weight. 

My life changed instantly for the worst.  I was lost and didn't know how to find myself or the person that had been living inside of me for years, wanting to get out.  I could hear her cries and I could feel her pain, but I couldn't find her.  I started the journey to find myself.  I tried every kind of diet that was on the market: liquid diets, counting calories diets, crash diets, fruit diets and all kind of diet supplements.  Nothing worked for the long term and I was tired of the Yo-Yo diet.  So, let me say, "I had to overcome a lot to get to where I am today." All of my excess weight is gone and the rest is history.

I permissed to give you only the short version of my story.   

But, I can't leave you hanging without sharing with you, how I met Dr. Fobi and underwent gastric bypass surgery.  So lets continue with my story.  One day...I was sitting on my couch watching the Roseanne Barr show on television.  Roseanne had noticeably lost a lot of weight and my attention.  I was blessed to have been sitting in front of my television watching the Roseanne on the right day.  Roseanne chosed that day to reveal to her audience how she lost weight. Roseanne shared that she had undergone gastric bypass surgery for weight lost.  I had never heard about weight loss surgery, until that day. 

Roseanne called Dr. Fobi to the stage and introduced him as the doctor that preformed her surgery.  Dr. Fobi explained the gastric bypass procedure in detail.  He had preformed  gastric bypass surgery on other known celebrities, who's names I were familiar with from television. 

I prayed that one day, my name would be added to Dr. Fobi list of patients.  Two years later I was boarding a plane on my way to California to have my surgery and be added to Dr. Fobi's patients list.  I will never forget the plane ride to California, because I had to wear two seat belts and on the plane ride coming home, I only needed one seat belt.  There is no greater feeling, than looking good and feeling good. The Lord had answered my prayer and I feel totally blessed to have Dr. Fobi for a surgeon.

Dr. Fobi, saved my life and for that reason alone, I can never thank him enough.  I will always remember his words to me, before I flew back home. He said "you have a second chance to live a longer life".  "I only gave you the tool that will help you to loss weight, but the rest is left up to you". THOSE WORDS OCCUPIED A SPACE IN MY MIND, HEART, BODY AND SOUL.  I CONTRIBUTE A LARGE PART OF MY LONG TERM WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS, TO THE WORDS DR. MATHIAS FOBI INSTILLED IN ME 17 YRS. AGO.

BEFORE I END MY STORY, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO LEAVE YOU WITH SOME WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT,  MAYBE ONE DAY YOU WILL SAY "A WOMAN NAMED TERESA SAID SOME WORDS THAT OCCUPIED A SPACE IN MY MIND, HEART, BODY AND SOUL" THAT CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR LONG TERM WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS.

FIRST LET ME START OFF BY STAYING, CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WEIGHT LOSS!

WHENEVER, YOU ARE FEELING DOWN...BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT REACHED YOUR GOAL WEIGHT OR YOUR WEIGHT LOSS HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. REMEMBER THE WORDS THAT I'AM YOU HAVE HEARED MANY TIMES.   "SURGERY IS ONLY A TOOL".

NOW... MY WORDS TO YOU:  YES...IT'S TRUE THAT SURGERY IS ONLY A TOOL, BUT YOU ARE THE ONE....THAT CONTROLS IT.  IT'S YOUR LIFE!  IT'S YOUR RIDE! IT'S YOUR JOURNEY! GET BACK INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT AND TAKE CONTROL OF THE WHEEL, AND ENJOY THE RIDE INTO YOUR NEW LIFESTYLE.  ONE BITE AT A TIME... ONE POUND AT A TIME....AND ONE DAY AT A TIME.  AND WATCH HOW FAST YOU REACH YOUR GOAL. 

DON'T GET DISCOURAGED...IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT MAY OR MAY NOT CAUSE YOU TO REGAIN A FEW POUNDS HERE OR THERE.

STOP FOCUSING ON THE POUNDS, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT REGAIN AND START ENJOYING THE POUNDS YOU HAVE ALREADY LOST.    

IF YOU ONLY LOSE ONE POUND, YOU ARE A SUCCESS...BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT BACK WHERE YOU STARTED.

 

I LOOK FORWARD TO LISTENING, LEARNING, AND SHARING WITH YOU ALL.  IT'S GOOD TO KNOW YOU ARE NOT ALONE AND THERE IS A COMMUNITY BEHIND YOU EVERY STEP OF YOUR JOURNEY.

 

 

 

   

 

 

About Me
Jan 07, 2017
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Before & After
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June 1, 2000
450lbs
June 1, 2016 - 16 years later
150lbs

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