My name is Brenda and I am 70 years old. After serving active duty in the military for 17 years and 8 months, I was released for being 10 pounds overweight. Because of this, I did not reach my 20 year retirement date and therefore my retirement pay. The military
Before And After Medically Supervised Weight Loss With Victoria Down 97 Pounds: My name is Victoria and I have struggled with being able to lose weight since having kids. I have three kids and after having each baby, I just kept on gaining more and more weight. No matter what
Why I decided to have WLS Food and I have had a love/hate relationship my whole life…UNTIL I said ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! My struggle with food started at a very young age. My early memories of being called “chunky and the little round girl” every day as terms of endearment
ObesityHelp Celebrates 25 Years of Memories Where did the time go? Twenty-five years ago, (in 1998!) somewhere in Southern, California ObesityHelp Founder, Eric Klein, was sitting behind a computer screen and thinking of ways in which he could help individuals who were seeking support in their struggles with obesity and
Before and After Roux-en-Y with Shelly Down 101 Pounds!MY 20-YEAR WLS JOURNEY: HOW CONQUERING POST-SURGERY REGAIN HELPED ME FIND MYSELF The tipping point: Most of us experience one “final straw” that makes undergoing bariatric surgery worth the risk. For me, the tipping point was a letter—one that arrived in a
Why I Decided to Have WLS Before And After VSG With Kate N: My battle with obesity has been ongoing since around the end of second grade. Lodged firmly in my mind is our family doctor advising my mother to keep me on an 800 to 900 calorie diet and
Ringing in a New Year is always so exciting! It’s a chance to reflect on the past year and lessons learned and look forward to new opportunities, new memories, and achieving new goals and resolutions. Will you love more in 2023 or find new love? Will you make a career
The holidays are filled with memories created, both new and old. Gag gifts and hidden surprises, precious moments in time spent with family and friends…PRICELESS! The stockings are stuffed and meals are planned. It’s a fun time to break out the board games and engage in a little friendly competition.
Thanksgiving 2022 is upon us and there is so much to be thankful for and so many reasons to celebrate! Whether it be the birth of a new family member, the accomplishments you or a loved one have mastered in 2022, reaching your goals, the obstacles you have overcome, the
Why I Chose to Have Weight Loss Surgery Before And After RNY With Michelle J: I had been overweight pretty much my whole life. But that last few years before I decided to have surgery I pretty much became a hermit. I didn’t like going anywhere. Especially if I hadn’t
