I’ve been a large-boned girl from day one! Always wide shoulders, usually the tallest girl in the class and the heaviest. I learned early on not to discuss my weight with my friends, but I was always able to wear my weight well. Most people didn't realize how much I
Before and After VSG with Sharvelle Down 135 Pounds: My struggles with weight have been a lifelong journey from being underweight as a young kid to becoming overweight as a teen. I used food as comfort. I learned how to cook from my Papa, watching and helping him in the
Why I decided to have WLS My journey began after my five-year-old granddaughter offered to help me get up off the floor if I could get down there and play with her. At that time, I had difficulty getting down onto the floor, or getting back up. I also had
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
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
Why I decided to have WLS Growing up in a southern town, normal meals were something fried and with potatoes, and I was taught to eat what was on your plate. My family was never concerned about their weight, so they did not teach me to make healthy choices. I
Why I decided to have WLS Before & After VSG with Tilisha: I have always been overweight throughout my high school and college years. One thing that made me get serious about losing weight was being pregnant with my son and developing gestational diabetes. The thought of developing diabetes later
Why I decided to have WLS There are several reasons why I decided to have WLS. I had a child in my late 30’s and after he was born, I tried countless diets and programs to lose weight for the next 17 years. I could never keep it off and
Why I decided to have WLS Before and After VSG with John: My struggles with weight loss have pretty much been lifelong. Always on a yo-yo. Up a little, down a little. I have tried a multitude of diets over the years, all with limited to no success. I could
Why I decided to have WLS Before and After VSG with Alysia, down 89 pounds: All of my life until about seven years ago, I have been lean. I was never healthy about the ways I went about it. I struggled with body image and an eating disorder most of
