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Lorraine is 70 year-old grandmother who has been married for 52 years. At an early age she was a victim of her father’s physical, sexual and verbal abuse. She learned to be a fighter. Putting weight on kept him away from her. She says, “my weight was my protection”. Lorraine began a long journey with diet pills at 10 years old and continued for many years. Often, she would lose 25 pounds only to gain 35 back. By the time she was 325 pounds, she was dealing with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and joint pain--all of the health issues associated with obesity. At that point, she decided to take action by having bariatric surgery at a time before insurance covered the operation. Having lost 175 pounds, Lorraine has worked tirelessly as a facilitator for post-surgical support groups. She emphasizes how each patient has to do the mental work in addition to physical work to succeed in their weight loss journey.

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ContributorLorraine, 70Read Full Bio

Biography

Lorraine is 70 year-old grandmother who has been married for 52 years. At an early age she was a victim of her father’s physical, sexual and verbal abuse. She learned to be a fighter. Putting weight on kept him away from her. She says, “my weight was my protection”. Lorraine began a long journey with diet pills at 10 years old and continued for many years. Often, she would lose 25 pounds only to gain 35 back. By the time she was 325 pounds, she was dealing with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and joint pain--all of the health issues associated with obesity. At that point, she decided to take action by having bariatric surgery at a time before insurance covered the operation. Having lost 175 pounds, Lorraine has worked tirelessly as a facilitator for post-surgical support groups. She emphasizes how each patient has to do the mental work in addition to physical work to succeed in their weight loss journey.

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Lorraine explains the post-surgical eating program of 16 weeks as being like a newborn. “When you bring a baby into the world, they have formula, then they have baby food, then they have junior food, and then they move on up to finger food, table food.  So with us we have our liquid protein, then we get to move on to soft foods; the next couple of weeks we get to move on to soft foods such as scrambled eggs, yogurt, cottage cheese and things like that.”  She talks about how women who experience extreme weigh loss have to deal with hair loss. More importantly, women experience significant hormonal changes where even if they’re post-menopausal their periods will begin again. She warns about unwanted pregnancies up to two years after surgery.

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