After years of overeating and yo-yo dieting, Dorsey Hernandez’s health began to suffer.

Standing 5 feet, 5 inches tall, she weighed 364 pounds — severe obesity that took a toll on her mental and physical well-being. Basic activities left her out of breath and exhausted.

“Just going to the store was a task. Just doing laundry, just showering — it was a task, and it was just horrible,” Hernandez, 45, who lives in Longwood, Florida, tells TODAY.com.

“When I would go to the store, I would be so concerned about people looking at me — ‘She's getting that?’ — what they were thinking about what's in my basket and how dare she buy such things?”

Hernandez tried a gastric band surgery , lost 60 pounds, but eventually gained it all back.

She needed a more powerful intervention, so in 2023, she

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