Video Website powered by Einstein IndustriesWestern Bariatric, AMC Douglas M. Krahn, M.D., F.A.C.S.

FEMALE VOICE: My mother was overweight my whole life growing up. And, uhm, once I had a daughter I just—I didn’t want that for my daughter either. I wanted to be healthy. I wanted to go out and play. And, uhm, after my mother had the surgery done and I saw the energy, the fun, I thought, “I want that too. I don’t want to wait until her age of 50 and had lived my whole life over weight.” I wanted to do it now while my daughter was still young so she wouldn’t even remember when I was 275 pounds and—and—she’s just as happy with me now and I have energy to play with her and I’m enjoying my life and that reflects in her too. And it’s just amazing the changes you go thru. So I teach school so I’m on my feet a lot. I’m running after kids and, before I was very sedentary. I was at my desk, you know, “come—come over here kids. Tell me what the problem is.” And now I’m walking around my classroom and, “what can I help you with,” and at P.E. I was jogging with my class the other day and usually I’m like, “you guys go run some laps,” and I was actually running with them and I wasn’t tired. I was like, “come on. I’m going to beat you guys and you’re seven.” So, it’s fun.