KELLY H.

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Obesity & Me

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

I gained weight slowly over a 15 year period and 4 pregnancies. I hadn't gained a single pound since my son was born in 2007 which is weird for someone my size. It's hard to hope. It's hard to have my heart so filled with what could/might come to be. Like most large people, in my head I am normal, it's not until I catch myself in the mirror or see a picture taken (I never allow pictures but every once in awhile they happen) and then I am sucked into a self loathing vortex. Here's to hope!

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

Being invisible. No mattering to people who don't know me.

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 am only a few weeks out but I already feel better in my skin. I know my journey is going to be long but in the end I will gain so much. I just want to be me again.

Before & After
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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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