food was my comfort whether it was sadness happiness scared stress my calorie count a day would be six to seven thousand the feeling of me being scared to die at such a young age almost 300 pounds eating four dinners a day i needed to change my life vertical gastric sleeve came into the picture i waited a year post-op to start my personal training and i’ve lost 120 pounds i finally see happiness and i see a fit healthy person [Music] it was very uncomfortable sitting in any position with my knees bent underneath me carrying my weight every time i looked in the mirror i saw betrayal i saw darkness i was always heavy in high school i started cheerleading in eighth grade it allowed me to portray this cover of me so people could see that and not really see what i felt inside i was still that same fat obese depressed young girl i would typically enjoy a full meal from take out i would usually get rid of the proof before the time i got home so i could still enjoy dinner this amount of food only represented a portion of what i would eat for my dinner i use food as a comfort for anything whether it was sadness happiness scared stress it didn’t matter what it was i could definitely say that my calorie count a day would be anywhere from six to seven thousand my relationship with food has changed significantly now i actually count my calories i track my intake realize what i’m putting in my body and how my body needs it this was more of a want rather than this is a want and a need the feeling of me being scared to die at such a young age me being almost 300 pounds eating three to four dinners a day i needed to change my life at the age of 18 i decided to look into vertical gastric sleeve i wanted something else that could help me push and drive me to become a better me not only physically but mentally emotionally everything and it did i waited a year roughly post-op to start my personal training so i’ve been doing personal training for about two years now at my heaviest i weighed 262 pounds i’ve lost 120 pounds rather than going to food i go to training that feeling is one of the best feelings you can ever feel you look back and you’re like damn i did that workout and i feel good and i’m excited to go back tomorrow if you don’t break a nail in the gym you aren’t pushing yourself hard enough aaron has been one of the biggest supporters that’s it that’s it whoa hello he has been there to push me because he loves to see the change there it is get it up there you got it here we go for someone that was as overweight as she was to be able to go from that place to where she’s at now is significant and honestly the sky’s the limit for tulsa i’m doing an awesome job when i look in the mirror now i see me i finally see happiness and i see a fit healthy happy person the best advice that i could give anyone would be keep pushing yourself don’t give up but i promise you there is a way for you you have to have faith within yourself and just go with it you Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUhJEbqn_78
