Terri H.

I was 27 years old when I started this journey and I weighed 315 lbs.

I live in Minnesota, with my two children - Dalton, age 10 and Hannah, age 8.(Current ages).

I was very unhappy with the direction my life was going. I was unhappy with my weight, but could not get it to come off. It didn’t matter what I tried- Weight Watchers, changing my diet, weight loss pills, etc. I finally started checking into the Gastric Bypass procedure.

I started out with a different doctor, but didn’t too much like how things were done. So I basically gave up. I made the decision to start again with another doctor, Howard Lederer through HCMC in Minneapolis. I had surgery on 01/27/04- Laparoscopic RNY @ 315 lbs and I am proud to say that I have lost a total of 160 lbs, weighing in currently at 155 lbs.

Please send submissions to craig@renewedreflections.com I look forward to hearing from you and thank you for sharing your experience.