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afreeka123

LAP-BAND Patients
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About afreeka123

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About Me

  • Biography
    Mother of 3, great boyfriend and cake dcorating is my passion.
  • Gender
    Female
  • Interests
    Baking/Cake Decorator
  • Occupation
    Jr Business Analyst
  • City
    Trenton
  • State
    NJ
My name is Afreeka (Africa). I live with my 3 children, my bonus son and my boyfirend in Trenton NJ. I have mingled around on this site for a while reading other posts and as of today I feel like this is the only place where I am understood.
My weight issues began about 11 years ago when I gave birth to my son. Over the past 11 years I have packed on atleast 15 pounds per year and nothing that I do allowed the weight to come off so I have turned to WLS.
I am scheduled to be sleeved on March 5 2013 and I am excited and nervous. I have become so comfortable and insecure in this body (major oxymoron) that I am almost afraid of what is before me.
I am looking forward to sharing with you all the good bad and the ugly throughout my journey.

The moment I looked at myself and said I am fat:

I was enrolled in culinary school and and my professor said if you ever come across a skinny pastry chef 'don't eat it'...although it was funny at the time...I thought to myself I dont want to be that baker that everyone comes to becasue I am fat....

Height: 5 feet 7 inches
Starting Weight: 318 lbs
Weight on Day of Surgery:
Current Weight: 298 lbs
Goal Weight: 175 lbs
Weight Lost: 20 lbs
BMI: 46.7
Surgery: LAP-BAND
Surgery Status: Post Surgery
First Dr. Visit: 05/05/2012
Surgery Date: 03/05/2013
Hospital Stay: 1 Day
Surgery Funding: Insurance
Insurance Outcome: 1st Letter Approval

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