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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 say’s that “the first week post-op is awful, and you are very restricted in terms of what you can eat; it's all liquids.  And at the end of the second week I called my doctor and I got him on the phone, and I said, very calmly and coolly, give me something to eat or I'll kill you.  So at that point I was allowed to puree some soup and had something to taste. I had to taste something because orange popsicles were not cutting it anymore.  And if I never see Jell-O again it'll be too soon.”  She emphasizes the importance in learning a new of eating and how you have chew your food at least 30 times or it’s going to get uncomfortable.

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