When I was 34 years old, I weighed 502 pounds. My BMI classified me as Super Morbidly Obese. That same year, my doctor sat me down, looked me in the eyes and told me that if I continued to gain weight at the pace I had been, he feared that
Celebrating Letrice's Before & After RNY Gastric Bypass Journey! I am both thrilled and honored to share my journey with everyone. There is such enthusiasm and extreme excitement as I compose my journey to share with others! As a child, I was slightly heavier in weight than most of my
Celebrating Dayna's Before & After VSG Journey! I have struggled with being overweight since I was a child. I had never fit into regular clothes. I had tried all kinds of diets with my mother. My mother supported me by trying the diets that I did. Nothing ever worked, or
Celebrating Marjory’s Journey Before & After Gastric Sleeve (VSG)! My struggles with my weight started when I was 24. After years of dieting with some success followed by gaining all the weight back and then some, I ended up obese weighing 250 pounds, and my health started deteriorating, and I
Celebrating Mysty’s Before & After RNY Gastric Bypass Journey! One of the main reasons that my first marriage ended was because I had gained weight. I had been "chubby" my whole life had lost weight before I got married, then gained a significant amount from the pregnancy with my son. There were
Celebrating Jill’s Before & After Revision! I’ve always believed that every person has a story. I am also convinced that every person who is morbidly obese has an extremely complicated story. The story line of the morbidly obese individual is filled with shame, embarrassment, interventions, “hoping against hope”, as
When trying to live a healthier lifestyle the first thing most individuals going through the process think about is the number on the scale. It can be easy to define oneself by the number glaring back at them and feel one of two emotions; excitement that the direction of the
I had been heavy most my life and tried every diet, and finally found myself weighing 504 pounds. I had the co-morbid conditions of high blood pressure, was a diabetic, sleep apnea, and GERD. I couldn't walk more than 10 feet without huffing and had to sit down. I was slowly
Celebrating Daisy's Journey Before & After RNY! I can’t recall a time in my life when I didn’t struggle with my self-image, confidence and weight. I was that girl that went home and cried herself to sleep wondering why I didn’t fit the “perfect mold” as I perceived other girls
Steve and Suzy are sharing their Before & After RNY journeys losing a combined 233 pounds! Celebrating Steve’s Journey Before & After RNY! I started having trouble with my weight as a child, I was always a little heavy. I struggled but kept my weight under control until I was in my
