Jane’s Support & Communication

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Jane is a 51 year-old database administrator and part-time singer songwriter. She recalls reading journals from 8th grade where she was keeping track of food and calorie intake. Her weight has been “a life-long monkey on her back”. By the time she reached her top weight of 275 pounds, she felt as though “she’d been trapped in a fat suit and couldn’t get out”. Jane movingly discusses the humiliation that comes with being obese. At 45, she decided to have gastric bypass surgery primarily because of the Dumping Syndrome that acts as a constant reminder if you are not staying true to your post-surgical eating regime.

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ContributorJane, 51Read Full Bio

Biography

Jane is a 51 year-old database administrator and part-time singer songwriter. She recalls reading journals from 8th grade where she was keeping track of food and calorie intake. Her weight has been “a life-long monkey on her back”. By the time she reached her top weight of 275 pounds, she felt as though “she’d been trapped in a fat suit and couldn’t get out”. Jane movingly discusses the humiliation that comes with being obese. At 45, she decided to have gastric bypass surgery primarily because of the Dumping Syndrome that acts as a constant reminder if you are not staying true to your post-surgical eating regime.

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Jane chose to be very open about her gastric bypass surgery. She was amazed by the support she received from work and has developed an exercise boot camp at work for others to stay fit with her. She say’s she could never imagine years ago that she would be talking about her successful weight loss journey in front of Patient Talk’s cameras and hopes if she inspires just one person to take control of their weight she has made a contribution.

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