Social Determinants of Health of Black Americans that Descend from Chattel Slavery
My Personal Health Journey
I started the initial journey in 2014 when my life was threatened. I had to make a change or I was going to die. With a lot of help from doctors, nutritionists, my family, and friends, I am who you see before you today!At my heaviest I was 467 pounds. A few months after I took this photo, I was in the hospital for heart palpitations. After my stay in the hospital, my doctor told me if I did not make some serious changes, I was going to die. I ended up going to the University of Chicago Hospital. They helped me get a plan together for my nutrition and exercise plan. I started to see progress.I then had surgery in October 7, 2014. After a long recovery time. I went back to my plan, and started to lose more weight!This photo is after surgery after losing over 121 pounds in total.
After 6 years, I’ve lost almost 300 pounds and still maintaining!
This is where I tell my story…
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