Weight Loss Surgery - CIBO Clinic Toronto

My name is Tom Saridis. I am the founder and CEO of the CIBO clinic. My story started five years ago when I decided to change my life by having the lap band procedure. I battled obesity for my whole life. At my heaviest weight, I was 508 pounds back in 2004. After having lap band procedure, I lost 300 pounds ever since.

You have physical limitations and mental limitations as an obese person. Things you do to adapt: I did not like being in pictures; I had no self-confidence, so I became a good photographer. I learned how to cook really well, because the guy that's entertaining is not being scrutinized on what he's eating. My furniture at home was not custom made, but it was picked so that I'd be comfortable in it.

My confidence levels started to grow, as we see with a lot of our patients, the minute that you take control. Taking control is making the decisions. All of a sudden, you're taking charge of your life back. It's not like you don't know what you're going to eat tomorrow and how much you're going to weigh. The confidence came. It was like the perfect storm. I was losing weight, I was motivated, and I was confident. It all came together very well.

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