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[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=3][color=#000000]I am 58 years old and weigh 365 lbs, [size=3]I am a mother, grandmother, wife and great friend, and I am a professional. [/size]I have dreams and expectation as if I were 20 years old. But I am realistic and I do know it will not happen if this weight stays on me.[/color][/size]
[size=3][size=3][color=#000000]I started working when I was 11 years old. I remember it well because even then I was overweight and because I looked much older I was able to obtain a summer job. During my school years I remember always saying to myself you are smart, beautiful so this weight is just another obstacle that you will overcome. Little did I know it would be a [b]l[b]i[/b]felong battle?[/b] The question is why? Why can’t I control this one element of my life? I begin to think it must be a [b]missing link [/b]here? [/color][/size][/size][size=3]What’s different this time, I have great wisdom and knowledge to really understand if I [b]continue to do what I have always done I will get the same result[/b]. And die earlier than I would have if my weight was under control. So based on these facts, I dare to dream and make a lasting decision for the second half of my life. So it is here my true journey begins![/size][/font]
[size=3][size=3][color=#000000]I started working when I was 11 years old. I remember it well because even then I was overweight and because I looked much older I was able to obtain a summer job. During my school years I remember always saying to myself you are smart, beautiful so this weight is just another obstacle that you will overcome. Little did I know it would be a [b]l[b]i[/b]felong battle?[/b] The question is why? Why can’t I control this one element of my life? I begin to think it must be a [b]missing link [/b]here? [/color][/size][/size][size=3]What’s different this time, I have great wisdom and knowledge to really understand if I [b]continue to do what I have always done I will get the same result[/b]. And die earlier than I would have if my weight was under control. So based on these facts, I dare to dream and make a lasting decision for the second half of my life. So it is here my true journey begins![/size][/font]
Age: 70
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Starting Weight: 365 lbs
Weight on Day of Surgery:
Current Weight: 278 lbs
Goal Weight: 160 lbs
Weight Lost: 87 lbs
BMI: 46.3
Surgery: LAP-BAND
Surgery Status: Post Surgery
First Dr. Visit: 07/17/2012
Surgery Date: 10/29/2012
Hospital Stay: 2 Days
Surgery Funding: Insurance
Insurance Outcome: 1st Letter Approval