Mary K

My weight problem started I think the day I was born. Believe it or not, but at one point in my life I was a hungry skinny little kid. Came from a poor family where we fought the dog for the pork chop bone. Then I grew up and decided I would never be hungry again. And believe me, I never was. I ate and I ate and then I would panic and diet like crazy to take the weight off. Never had a problem taking off the weight, had a problem keeping it off. Then finally two years ago I decided to quit smoking (yes another bad habit I picked up along the way). Then I fell and injured my hip and exercise was out of the question and yes, the weight piled on. Went up to 240 pounds. Now that wouldn't have been so bad if I was 7 feet tall, but I am barely over 5 feet. I got sick and tired of being sick and tired and fat. So I started searching for help. I found Dr. Lopez-Ortega in Mexico, did my research and the rest they say is history. I am only a week post op, but feeling absolutely wonderful. I actually haven't stepped on a scale yet, still have that fear inside me to do it, but my family says that I have definitely losing weight. My pants are actually falling off me and I can see a difference. I am not hungry at all, but follow the food plan Dr. Lopez-Ortega put me on. I don't think about food all the time they way I used to. I feel like a totally different person. I am looking forward to my new body, my new way of looking at food and my new life. I wish that I had heard of this procedure years ago, it would have saved me years of heartache. By the way, did I happen to mention that I am in my 60's. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Suck on ice chips and don't try to drink any broth for a couple of days. Nausea will go away. It's way too soon to think about broth.