32 Yr Old Mother of a 2 Yr Old Baby Girl, Beginning Journey Towards a Better Life - Miami Lakes, Fl

Hey everyone my name is Mari, and I have finally decided to get weight loss help. I will be 32 in October of this year, and have struggled with my weight since I was about 11 years old. I am currently around 290 lbs and 5'5. I have tried every single weight loss program you can possibly think of. L.A. Weight loss, Hollywood liquid diet, Nutrisystem, Phentermine, Chinese green tea diet pills, Xenadrine, Hydroxycut, Exercise, Starving my self... You name it I've tried it. My mindset has always been that I can do it by myself with hard work and dedication. Yes I have lost weight with all of the above named programs, but one small slip up and I'm back to square one. I've gotten a lot of different reactions to my decision of having the surgery. Some people have told me that it's a great decision, as others have told me that I'm being lazy and taking the easy way out. My mind is set though regardless of peoples opinions. My only concern is all the lose skin after. I have read so many stories of people felling worst afterwards with the sagging skin. My insurance doesn't cover cosmetics. In any case it needs to be done, I can worry about that later. So that's it in a nutshell. I have the initial seminar Thursday August 27th. I'm extremely excited about it. I hope this process is easy and doesn't take so long. Thank you all for reading. Any advice, comments, or stories will be greatly appreciated.

Hey all... Jut wanted to let u guys know that I went to the initial seminar. They spoke about the different options in surgery, as well as insurance requirements. The Dr. Spoke and I got a good vibe from him which is very important. His staff was there as well to answer questions. I found out that my insurance doesn't require a supervised diet plan before the surgery which is great!!! They are now scheduling for October so they told me that if I take all my paperwork for my first consult that they can schedule me for then!!!! Im super excited!!! I'll keep u guys posted!

Hey everyone, well here it is almost a year later and I have yet to do the surgery. Truth is I kind of backed out of it a little. I got scared, thinking about my daughter and what if something would happen to me. I decided to be a "Happy Big Girl" that didn't work out. I could lie to everyone, but I couldn't continue to lie to myself. I am unhappy, depressed, angry, and sad. So once again I got to thinking about my daughter. This time though, thinking of what would happen to me if I DIDN'T do the surgery. So I went to my initial meeting with Dr. Sosa in Hialeah, Fl. Met with him April 10th 2015. I had my heart set on the Gastric sleeve, but after meeting me he said that with a BMI of 48 a sleeve was not the best choice for me. So since he is the doctor (the best in Florida) I agreed to the RNY. Then I met with his coordinator Betty! What an awesome person!!! She has been there for me every step of the way, very patient with all my questions or concerns. She really is the best there, she knows her job. So, I have already seen the Nutritionist, the Psychiatrist, and my PCP. Gotten my clearance from all 3! Yay!!!!!! Betty submitted all my paperwork to the insurance and I am just waiting for the response from the insurance this week! Im so excited and soooo nervous!!! I will keep you all posted!