Obesity was never about looks or vanity. Being obese never defined who I was, but my body just couldn't handle it anymore. I weighed 2\ufe0f\u20e34\ufe0f\u20e33\ufe0f\u20e3 pounds and had just turned 34 when I decided it was time to give myself the opportunity to enjoy my present and create a better future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On May 29, 2017, I underwent surgery at the hands of Dr. Betances, and from that moment on, my life changed, even in ways I didn't think needed to change. I thought my physical appearance and health would improve, and that I would regain some energy, but simply put: I got my whole life back! I regained the opportunity to be agile, have greater physical mobility, energy levels I didn't think possible, and an unimaginable boost to my self-esteem. These were impacts I hadn't thought would happen because I never thought they were a problem.
When I weighed 117 pounds, I was reborn. Today, 3 years later, I'm happier than ever! And I'm even a mom!<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1212,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"class_list":["post-1211","testimonio","type-testimonio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/testimonio\/1211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/testimonio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/testimonio"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}