Nancy’s Discovery

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Nancy is married and a mother to a grown son. She has worked in the book publishing industry as a publisher and author for many years. Nancy’s weight took on greater significance when she was told that her obesity caused diabetes and that if she did not lose weight she would have to be put on insulin. This health scare prompted her to pursue bariatric surgery. She had a lap band procedure done and lost 70 pounds. Six years have passed and she’s maintained the weight loss. Nancy stresses the importance of both pre-surgical counseling and post-surgical support groups. To this day, she gets up for her pre-dawn exercise regime to ensure that her weight stays off. The one word she uses to describe what happens after surgery is “awareness”.

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ContributorNancyRead Full Bio

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Nancy is married and a mother to a grown son. She has worked in the book publishing industry as a publisher and author for many years. Nancy’s weight took on greater significance when she was told that her obesity caused diabetes and that if she did not lose weight she would have to be put on insulin. This health scare prompted her to pursue bariatric surgery. She had a lap band procedure done and lost 70 pounds. Six years have passed and she’s maintained the weight loss. Nancy stresses the importance of both pre-surgical counseling and post-surgical support groups. To this day, she gets up for her pre-dawn exercise regime to ensure that her weight stays off. The one word she uses to describe what happens after surgery is “awareness”.

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Nancy talks about how weight has been an issue her whole life. “The dinner table in my house was a terrific place, a lot of laughs, great food.  That's my orientation towards food and it was an era before all the knowledge about healthy eating.  So it's kind of a cultural thing, an environmental thing, and it's been my whole life.” It wasn’t until she was on the edge of being a diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes that she pursued lap band surgery.

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