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She gave Modern Flavor Magazine insight into her life with her own
words.
My journey is a little different from others as to my initial method
into beginning my weight loss journey. I am actually a post gastric
bypass
patient. My journey started in 2004 when I had reached at the time
what I thought was my highest weight of 257 pounds.
I joined a gym and that attempt at fitness failed because I really had
no guidance as far as my diet nor did I feel encouraged when I went
to the gym. Most of the other members were in shape. They worked
out regularly, they had muscle memory, they had muscle strength,
which were things that I lacked or lacked the knowledge about. I
didn’t have a full understanding about nutritional values and having a
good nutritional core. So I was faithful for two days a week for a total
of eight months before my membership had gone to waste.
My problem was discipline.
Without discipline I was unable to maintain a regular workout regimen
or a
good nutritional core in order for my weight loss to be successful. In
2005 I began researching more about Gastric Bypass surgery.
I knew that I needed a way to force myself to have the discipline in
order to reach my goal. My mind simply was not there to focus on
losing the weight. Some may say that I took a shortcut or the easy
way out but, the fact is for myself and for others who are all were
morbidly obese, this was a way for me to put me to get my life on the
right track and have a good mindset for becoming the healthy person
I am today.
I will never apologize for that. It was one of the best decisions I’ve
ever made.
By far having Gastric Bypass surgery is not the easy way out. You
have to have at leas