My name is Lucia, I’m 25 years old and I’m a student of Marketing. Four years ago, I underwent bariatric surgery.

I opted for surgery instead of other options because, in reality, I already tried all the other options. Obesity has been my burden since the early years of my life. I tried so many diets, until the last one that I did one year before the surgery. This was a completely different diet, that negatively changed my approach to food. I met countless dietologists and nutritionists, I’ve been to a lot of gyms. Every time I was starting, putting in all the effort and then, when I was stopping losing weight my self-confidence was decreasing too and I was going back to where I started. Before surgery I reached my maximum weight: 125 kg. I saw in bariatric surgery my last chance and if I could, I would make the same decision with no doubt. I had the pleasure to be followed by Giuseppe Marinari, a special doctor who has been able to guide me with extreme transparency, to support and motivate me since the first meeting we had. Since the very first kilos I lost, I realised how my body was literally a cage. I started feeling lighter, more willing to do a lot of things. I felt free and curios about discovering again my body. It’s still hard for me to remember how my life was before I looked like I do now. I feel good, I am maintaining the results I achieved and I’m happy about how my looks changed but especially about the person I am today.