Mariah Clark, Weight Management Patient

After having gastric bypass surgery at Summa Health's Weight Management Institute, Mariah rediscovered her health, strength and worth.

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Mariah Clark - In my family, food was love, but I loved it so much I got addicted to it, and I gained all this weight, and I was worried about hypertension. I was worried about diabetes. I was worried about dying.

My primary care doctor referred me to the Weight Management Institute at Summa. I met Dr. Z. I love him to death. He is literally like my dad. He has said that I was a candidate for gastric bypass surgery. It is a tool, and it's up to me to do the work, and I did it. My life definitely changed.

Because of my weight, I really didn't think I was worth anything. I'm worth so much, and my body is so powerful, and I found worth within myself, which is huge. I lost 160 pounds. Go to the gym and I'm lifting 160 pounds. I'm amazing. That's great.