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Visitors' Stories -- Jojo's Story:I am Jojo. I am 29 years old 5'7", and in January of 1999, I weighed 275 pounds, and wore a size 22/24. My thighs were 43" around, as was my waist, and I wore dresses because I could not fit into pants. I was a blob and hated it. My mother is a 22, her sisters are 24's, my grandmother was 5'3 and 300 pounds. I am a big girl from a big family. After high school I was determined to get skinny. I tried Nutrisystem and lost 50 pounds. Went off and gained it back. I became anorexic and lost 100 pounds, I looked great!!! I didn't eat ANY food for 8 months, living on water and coffee only. And came out of this with a bleeding ulcer. I got lucky. Started eating and gained it all back. Phenfen was my next savior and I lost 75 pounds, then it came off the market. I have tried every diet on the books, and could not keep it off! I gain weight at 1,000 calories a day! Can you relate? In April 2000, I decided to have lipo and went under the knife 2 weeks later. I had a hard time finding a PS, as they all happily took my consultation fee and told me to come back when I lost 75 pounds, no exam even. Finally I found Dr. Howard Lee in Pinole, Northern California. He agreed to do the surgery, but would not do all the areas I wanted. He said choose one. I chose my thighs because even when my waist was a size 5, my thighs required a 12! 6 months after this first lipo, I had put on weight in my waist and hips, because I thought this was a license to eat. I was WRONG! You cannot binge with lipo, it is not a cure. In February 2001, I chose to go back for the waist and hips and had 5300cc's removed from flanks, ribs, back, neck and chin as well. You can see the results of the second surgery on my website. On the thigh page of the website, you can really see where I was when I started this journey:
I am just about at 6 months post op and still healing. I am still swollen and some days are better then others. However, I now wear size 10/12 in jeans, size 8/10 in dresses and bare my midsection as often as possible. I have 4 pack abs, and great definition on my body. I do have skin sagging, but it is mild, and shrinking. Even this skin is better then the fat I have dealt with. Until recently, I have not dated in over 3 years because of the way I have felt about myself. I became a hermit, embarrassed to go out in public. I took a vacation in May to Mexico, and had returned there in July, and will again in September. In fact, one of the men I met on the trip will be my new roommate in October when his job in Mexico ends. I am dating a lot, and have 3 prospects for serious relationships right now. I feel great, and it shows! Hope this helps, and if I can answer any questions, please contact me at josieg-at-prodigy.net . Jojo
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