![]() ![]() But I couldn’t continue to have my favorite Cuban foods at home or eat out as often as I did - at least not if I wanted to keep those 100 pounds off in the long term. I was used to eating whatever I wanted - just in smaller doses. After losing those initial 100 pounds by eating very small portions, I knew things had to change. You still have to do the work.”Īnd so I did. It’s a tool that can help you lose and keep the weight off, but it’s only a tool to help you. A week after New Year’s, I was off for my own surgery in a foreign country - excited and terrified at once.Ī year later, I was down 100 pounds and thrilled with my success. The doctor had already performed gastric bypass surgery on several of my parents’ friends, including my childhood best friend’s father, who had weighed over 400 pounds for as long as I’d known him.īolstered by their stories, I agreed. Then, over Thanksgiving, my parents suggested we visit their friend’s doctor in Barranquilla, Colombia. I had learned to cleverly disguise the legs I had been ashamed of since I was 10 years old.īut at 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing in at over 230 pounds at my peak, I was squarely in the morbidly obese category.Īfter losing weight through Weight Watchers in college, quickly gaining it back during my first year in the “real world,” and subsequently struggling to lose it again, I was ready to give up. It was mostly evenly distributed, with the most noticeable concentration of excess weight appearing on my butt and very ample (or, as I called them, enormous) thighs, which I hid via dresses that emphasized my smaller waist. I had always carried my weight fairly well, thanks to my Latina curves. I was young and, as friends put it at the time, “didn’t look that big.” I wasn’t necessarily what most people picture when they imagine someone who makes the difficult decision to undergo such a dramatic and potentially life-threatening operation. ![]() I can move up and down the stairs pain free and when cleared, I plan on trying to have children.I had just come out of a gastric bypass operation in which my doctor created a small pouch from my stomach, bypassed a portion of my small intestine, and connected them to each other.Īt 22 years old, I had just undergone weight loss surgery. ![]() I am now making my dreams come true! I plan to bowl in professional tournaments and I moved into my dream home. I was set-up for success in my own mind and with my support system. Bonus: I can shop anywhere! She adds: being successful in your weight loss journey is up to you! Never hesitate to reach out to your support system, the journey is never ending. I can now be active at the gym, compete in big bowling tournaments and run on the treadmill! I eat smaller portions and feel easily satisfied. She had tendinitis in her knee, high blood pressure, and took medication for depression. Kaleena cites several reasons why she had bariatric surgery: getting a permanent solution to my yo-yo lifestyle infertility issues live longer for my husband and future kids get healthy and feel better and to be able to shop anywhere I want. Kaleena Henning - Gastric Sleeve Highest Weight: 269.8 lbs., Current Weight: 137.8 lbs ![]()
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