My name is Irene, I’m 23 and I had the surgery on the 6th June, 2 years ago. The max weight I reached was 113 kg and I’ve been able to lose my excess weight in less than 2 years, which is the normal time during which you expect this to happen. I lost 40 kg in 6 months, now I weight 60 kg. Before surgery, I’ve always been overweight. The problem was more about me than about others. I’ve been mocked because I was obese, but I never let those people continue. The bigger problem has always been me. Before considering bariatric surgery, I tried so many diets, I spent 5 months in an auxologic centre, where I was taught by specialists about how to eat and approach sports. I lost 30 kg, but I gained them back later. Surgery was my final decision, for many years I tried to lose weight without getting the results I aimed at. One month after surgery I started eating normally again, even though the portions were extremely reduced compared to the ones I was used to. At the beginning I wasn’t hungry at all, with time my appetite slightly increased. Neither my family nor I expected such a great change. Step by step I started losing weight and gaining trust and motivation. Before I was eating food rapidly, now I eat slowly.