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    Smiling All the Way to the Scale: How Gastric Bypass Surgery Saved My Life
    Smiling All the Way to the Scale: How Gastric Bypass Surgery Saved My Life
    Smiling All the Way to the Scale: How Gastric Bypass Surgery Saved My Life
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    Smiling All the Way to the Scale: How Gastric Bypass Surgery Saved My Life

    By Jason U. Terry

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    When author Jason U. Terry works out at the gym, he feels like a rock star on tour, but that hasnt always been the case. In 2006, he weighed 416 pounds and felt like a prisoner trapped inside of a body he didnt recognize in the mirror. Because of his weight, Terry suffered from dire health issues such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. His doctor wasnt confident hed live to celebrate his fortieth birthday. Terry was obese, and it affected every aspect of his being.

    In Smiling All the Way to the Scale, Terry shares his personal story of how he suffered from depression, lived through some dark days, and then embarked on a journey that literally saved his life. He tells of surviving bariatric (gastric bypass) surgery, being healed by the hand of God, and continuing to follow healthy lifestyle habits. He provides tips and advice for others who feel the pain of being overweight.

    A story of inspiration, Smiling All the Way to the Scale shows that you, too, can shed unwanted pounds. The battle to lose weight can be won.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateSep 19, 2011
    ISBN9781426974793
    Smiling All the Way to the Scale: How Gastric Bypass Surgery Saved My Life
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    Jason U. Terry

    Despite the many challenges and hardships of growing up in Central New Jersey in a household of eighteen, young Jason always demonstrated a positive mental attitude as he had the motivation, determination and leadership qualities to become successful in whatever he set out to do or become. Jason U. Terry, a resident of Maryland describes in this book his real life struggles and accomplishments with battling weight loss. Today, he is an avid supporter of living a healthier lifestyle. This is his first book.

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      Book preview

      Smiling All the Way to the Scale - Jason U. Terry

      Chapter 1

      Unstable Weight Journey

      Today, every time I go to the gym I feel like a rock star on tour. This is my story.

      I use to weigh 416 lbs. standing at 5 foot 10 inches tall and the year was 2006. I was fat and out of shape and grossly overweight. My waist was a size 58, my chest look like I had size D breast, my legs look like giant tree trunks, and my arms looked like logs. I could not see my shoes because of my gigantic protruding stomach which was so big that I could not see below it. I could not walk 10 feet without feeling out of breath. I was very depressed and I hated myself for looking the way I did.

      I felt like a prisoner trapped inside of this person whom I no longer recognized in the mirror. I tried to avoid going to gatherings and events as well as participating in activities, if it meant being around a crowd of people. I can remember how uncomfortable the family reunions were for me. There would always be someone that would make rude and hurtful remarks about me because of my weight. I would hear things like, how did you get so big….boy you done swallowed an elephant and now you look like one…..I never would have thought you would let yourself get so huge. These remarks made me feel like hiding under a rock; however I probably could not have found a rock large enough.

      Every morning and night I was consumed with thoughts of being severely overweight. Looking in the mirror at my naked body made me disgusted and angry because I had allowed myself to get so fat and become obese. I would wear dark colored clothing to try to look smaller in size but there was no fooling myself I was still obese.

      I had tried almost every weight loss method known to man. I tried dexatrim, slim fast, phentermine, phenflorimine, water pills, and the grape fruit diet along with joining the Quick Weight Loss program. However, none of these dietary methods worked long-term I still remained grossly overweight.

      I did not know what size I would be from one year to the next. For over fourteen years my weight was very unstable. It began in the year of 1994, one year after being honorably discharged from the United States Army. I took notice of the fact that I had slowly started to gain weight and by 1994 I was weighing 252lbs. I joined the Quick Weight Loss program and lost 61lbs within a few months, however ten months later I gained all of the weight back plus some. I just thought once I lost the weight it would be gone forever. Big mistake! By the year 2000, I was weighing well over 300 lbs. and by the year 2006 I weighed 416 lbs. As a result of being overweight I developed diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, and degenerative arthritis in both knees. My body was not just obese now it was afflicted with all of the above diagnosis and I hated the way I looked even more.

      I was not going to allow death to come and take me. When I thought it was no way out and that I was permanently trapped in this very large obese body of mine, a postcard arrived. It advertised the benefits of Bariatric Surgery. At that time I knew very little about this procedure, but from reading the postcard it was proving to be the way to go. I thought this was my way out and I had nothing to lose, but much to gain. I wanted to live; I had so much to live for. I had grown tired and frustrated with the roller coaster ride I was on for many years concerning my weight. I was more than ready to try something that would be more permanent.

      Chapter 2

      Darkest Days

      On April 24, 2000 my mother, also my best friend died from medical complications at the age of 59. We were very close and it was very hard for me to except her death. My mother was an unselfish woman with a giant heart. She was the gentlest, caring and loving person who ever lived. I also lost my father when I was 18 years old and now I had lost my mother at the age of 33. They both are gone and no longer here with me and I miss them

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