 I'm Christina Person. I'm 28. I have a nine-year-old daughter and I just underwent bariatric surgery, gastric sleeve, in 2017. My surgeon is Dr. Kipnis and the surgery was performed at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. I was just very overweight. I don't know if it would work. I'll go to the gym. I'll go for walks. I tried little diets. I found out by seeing all my specialists that I had an underactive thyroid. One day I go to the store and I just sling my reflection and I just noticed myself. I was like, I don't know you. That's not who you are. What made me decide to go for the bariatric surgery with Dr. Kipnis is seeing one of my friends who were also obese go for the bariatric surgery. I've seen her results and I was influenced and also inspired to go and consult with him. I felt care and I felt compassion. I felt educated. Since the surgery I've lost over a hundred and fifty pounds. I try to maintain a good healthy weight. What I love to do with my daughter is we like to go to the theme park. I tend to drag her like I'm a teenager myself. She sees a different person. She's very excited. It's brought us closer together because I'm more active. It's been a great great journey and I feel that it would be an amazing experience for anyone who's looking for this outlet.