Lisa's
Story
I am 38
years
old, I
am 5 ft.
1 in.
tall and
I have
had
gastric
bypass
surgery
on May
18, 2006
and I
weighed
224
pounds
when I
started.
It is
now Nov.
18, 2006
and I
weigh
155
pounds.
I have
lost a
total of
69
pounds.
Through
out my
life I
have
tried
dieting,
using
diet
pills,
doing
Nutri-System,
Atkins,
etc. and
for
every
10-15
pounds I
would
loose I
would
gain
10-15
pounds
more. I
was
bigger
than
when I
was
pregnant
with the
birth of
my son.
I've
always
had to
watch my
weight
and stay
on it,
but the
older
you get
the
harder
it is to
maintain.
I had
just let
myself
go. I
avoided
functions,
going to
the
store,
going
shopping
etc. I
didn't
do
anything.
I was so
miserable.
Me and
my best
friend
Margie
had
talked
about
seeing
all the
programs
on
gastric
bypass
and the
possibilities
of it.
So we
started
going to
the
seminars.
We went
to Dr.
Robert
Marvin's
seminar
in
Houston,
Texas at
the
Obesity
Surgery
Specialist
Center
where
they had
video
aides,
brochures,
and
testimonials
available.
And
after
going to
that I
knew
this was
the
right
thing
for my
life. To
regain
what I
had
lost,
MYSELF.
I lost
my
father
the year
before
to heart
and lung
disease
and my
mother
had
heart
surgery
in July
of 2006,
this
year,
and I
knew
that I
had to
do
something.
I am the
mirror
image of
my Mom
and she
has a
bad hip,
bad
knee,
bad
cholesterol
etc. I
had to
stop the
cycle.
Margie
and I
went to
the
seminar
and
listened
and took
notes
and
after
talking
to Angie
Flores a
patient
and now
employee
for Dr.
Marvin,
that
this was
for us.
She was
so great
in
explaining
the
process,
the good
and the
bad.
Telling
us what
we
needed
to know
to get
better
educated
about
good
health.
She told
us that
we could
do this
and we
did......
I've
went
from a
size
18/20
back to
size 10.
It feels
great. I
owe my
life to
Dr.
Marvin,
Angie
Flores
and his
staff
for
giving
me the
tools
that I
needed
to
regain
all that
I had
lost.
The
staff
there
are so
supportive,
all I
have to
do is
pick up
the
phone
and call
or email
and they
are
there.
Terry
answers
all
post-op
calls
and sets
up your
weigh-in
appointments.
Sonny is
the best
in
nutrition
and food
advice.
She
gives us
what we
need to
eat and
be more
healthy.
How to
make
meals
that are
flavorful
and
better
for you.
Sharon
is
another
Dr.
there
with Dr.
Marvin
who does
our
checkups
and has
encouraged
us with
our
progress.
Abigail
has been
a
listening
ear for
every
little
thing
that we
need and
Darlene
had been
so great
with all
our
paper
work for
returning
back to
our jobs
and our
new
lives.
With
surgery
and
exercise
program
I am a
healthier,
happier,
new me.
My
family
support
me and
go to
the gym
with me
so that
I can be
fit and
healthy.
Good
nutrition,
exercise
and
surgery
all go
hand in
hand.
The
support
group
meetings
are
wonderful,
they
have
taught
me new
recipes
and new
exercise
techniques
to use
to
maximize
my goals
with my
weight
loss.
Thanks
again to
Dr.
Robert
Marvin,
Angie
Flores
and the
entire
staff
and
OBESITY
SURGERY
SPECIALIST
CENTER
in
Houston,
Texas.
Thank
you for
giving
me my
life
back and
my self
esteem
and the
power
within
myself
to be
all I
can be.
Thanks
again.
- Lisa
