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GROWING UP I WAS ALWAYS VERY ACTIVE. I PLAYED SPORTS AND LOVED THE BEACH. THEN WHEN I WAS 20YRS OLD I HAD MY SON WHO IS NOW 12. AFTER BIRTH I BLEW UP LIKE A BALLOON. I DID NOTHING TO LOSE WEIGHT, NO WORKING OUT AND I WAS A SINGLE MOM GOING TO SCHOOL AND WORKING 2 JOBS. I ATE HORRIBLE FOODS AND THE WEIGHT JUST CREPT UP ON ME. I HAVE BEEN WITH A GREAT MAN FOR 4YRS NOW AND I TRIED SO MANY DIFFERENT DIETS. I EVEN WENT TO A HYPNOTIST, (WHICH DID WORK FOR JUNK FOOD). I BEGAN WORKING FOR A LOCAL CARDIOLOGIST IN MY TOWN. I REALIZED BY SEEING THE PATIENTS COMING IN HOW MUCH OBESITY AFFECTS PEOPLE. THEN WHEN LAPBAND AND BYPASS STARTED WE BEGAN DOING CLEARANCES FOR THOSE PEOPLE. I HAVE SEEN THE GOOD AND THE BAD. I WANT TO BE AN EXAMPLE TO MY PATIENTS AND MY FAMILY THAT ARE ALSO OVERWEIGHT AND IN BAD HEALTH. I AM TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER MYSELF BEFORE I HAVE MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEM AND BECOME MY OWN PATIENT.