Jesika
Hi, My name is Jesika. All my life i have been pretty much "obese". I was never teased about it and everyone just seemed to accept it, therefore so did I. I have never truly had a boyfriend. Never been kissed under the stars, never really been kissed for that matter; and yet still saw nothing wrong with the way my life was going. Until I was a senior in High School and weighed 330lbs. I ask myself every day..."how could you have let it get that far? do you really not care about yourself that much to just let it go?" but in all reality i didnt see anything wrong with me I didnt feel that I was different than any other girl out there. Every time I would look in the mirror i would see what i felt on the inside ( i swear thats what i saw) i didnt see the over weight 330lb senior, i saw a skinny, beautiful girl that any guy would kill to be with. I finally graduated high school, a big moment in anyones life. I finally felt that i although i saw one thing and everyone else say another i wanted everyone else to see what i saw so i researched everything ON MY OWN and went to meet with Dr. Thomas ( who i have to admit is that sweetest man EVER!) and decided that i would take a drastic measure in my life to show everyone what i saw. My surgery was Nov. 16, 2006 and it still seems surreal, like it didnt really happen. Now 6 months Post Op i weigh 240lbs and am still losing! i feel different... MUCH DIFFERENT.