Dropping Lbs: Kimberly Sikes of Moriches
Photo credit: Handout | Kimberly Sikes had ballooned to 389 pounds by her early 20s. she had Type II diabetes and a host of other medical problems. She turned to bariatric surgery to drop to 199 pounds in 18 months. (2013)
HER STORY Kimberly Sikes, who was heavy all her life, packed on 130 pounds during four years of college.
"I had poor eating habits," Sikes recalls. "And I ate if I was happy, sad, angry, you name it."
She would eat multiple portions, then raid a food stash in her bedroom closet. Being overweight was robbing her of the life she thought most 20-somethings enjoy.
"I would lie and...