![]() The common yo-yoing brought health issues requiring multiple knee and foot surgeries. I repeatedly tried several weight loss programs frustrated with the losing/gaining cycle. Plagued by feelings of shame, not being acceptanced and fading self-worth I battled being overweight most of my adult life. Weight Loss & Nutrition Center Testimonial Beth Wright, Meal Replacement Program "Choose life trust others to help without fear, let people in," Beth. Without fear of exaggeration or hyperbole, I can honestly say that gastric sleeve surgery at MercyOne Weight Loss and Nutrition Center saved my life. All my core health numbers blood sugar, A1C, cholesterol and blood pressure were at or even BELOW the normal range. But by the time I broke the tape at Gray’s Lake, I was down almost 100 pounds, I had completely reshaped my body. The skills I learned during my weight loss journey served me well in preparing for that difficult task. ![]() One year, 7 months and 23 days after my gastric sleeve surgery, I crossed the finish line at the Hy-Vee Triathlon. Along the way, I lost even MORE weight but I started having a blast with it all and even reacquainted with someone I hadn’t seen in a very long time, ME. Day after day, little by little I trained and got a bit stronger with each workout. It was August and the airwaves were filled with ads for the 2013 Hy-Vee Triathlon, I boldly proclaimed that my ridiculous goal would be to finish all three legs of the Hy-Vee Triathlon in 2014. I decided to pick something so ridiculous to work towards that even though there was no chance of me getting there, it would still be a fun journey and along the way I would reap the health benefits from that endeavor. I hit my six week goal without a problem and decided that to succeed, my paradigm would have to totally shift. I decided on a gastric sleeve procedure and my journey began. I attended an information meeting at MercyOne Weight Loss and Nutrition Center at the urging of a friend who was a former patient and lost over 100 pounds. But still, my rock bottom moment didn’t occur until I was receiving 50 units of insulin daily. I just didn’t pay attention or adjust my lifestyle in any way. It wasn’t like the warning signs were absent. In short, I was now a full blown, type two diabetic. However, as quick as it takes to snap one’s fingers it seemed like everything exploded, my A1C was 11.9, my FASTING blood sugar was over 300 and my blood pressure went through the roof. ![]() Weight Loss & Nutrition Center Testimonial Gavin, Gastric Sleeve Surgery All my life I had heard this and to be honest, grown a bit weary of this tired old cliche," Gavin. "It has been said that being overweight is like having a ticking time bomb inside of you, waiting to go off. I owe MercyOne Bariatric Surgery so much. It’s not about the number on the scale but about the quality of your health.īeing an example to my children is the most important thing. Surgery is definitely not a “fix,” I think it’s a tool and a push to learn how to eat and what to eat in order to gain and maintain your health. I love to swim, walk and have taken up a new found love of kickboxing. I can run and play with my kids and have endless energy. I am able to do things I never imagined doing. I was able to keep it off even after having three children after my surgery. Now she says “I never thought the surgery would change my life as much as it has. After a lifelong struggle with her weight, she made the life-changing decision to have weight loss surgery at MercyOne. Weight Loss & Nutrition Center Testimonial Andrea, MercyOne Bariatric Surgery PatientĪt the age of 23 Andrea was pre-diabetic and pre-hypertensive, depressed and emotional eating ruled her life. "I never thought the surgery would change my life as much as it has," Andrea.
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