My Weight Struggles My story of weight loss is a long one. It started in 1987 when I had ACL surgery and developed a staph infection in my knee and as a result had six knee surgeries and was off work for six months and gained over 100 pounds. I
I have struggled with excess weight since the first grade. I come from an Italian heritage, so portion size was always supersize. I was very active in school, participating in wrestling and lacrosse, which kept me from looking my actual weight but after graduation, I started to pack the weight
Celebrating Kevin's Before & After Gastric Bypass RNY Journey! I’ve been struggling with my weight since elementary school. I was the fat kid; the fat teenager and then became the fat adult. I tried Weight Watchers, Adkins, Slim Fast and several other diets. The weight would come off only to
Celebrating Hsmcc1’s Journey Before & After Gastric Bypass RNY! Ten years has passed since my Gastric Bypass RNY surgery, and it seems so unreal! How did I reach this point in my journey? Why was I successful? The questions swirl in my head, but the answers are not what you
Celebrating Skotti's Before & After Gastric Bypass Journey! I was always a “big boned” boy growing up. Yes, not fat, big boned. At least people meant well when they said that to me. One thing that I realized from an early age in elementary school is that I was bigger
Celebrating Dennis' Journey Before & After VSG Gastric Sleeve! I've struggled with obesity most of my life. I started to gain weight when I was diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome. I was diagnosed at the age of 8 years old. I was part of a study and tried several different medications to
Celebrating Felicheeks' Before & After VSG Journey! I went to my doctor in January of 2015 when I realized I was gaining more weight. I could no longer lose it due to my multiple chronic illnesses. My doctor referred me to a weight loss surgeon. Starting in February of 2015,
Celebrating Lindsay's Before & After RNY Gastric Bypass Journey! Weight loss, or the concept of it anyway, has felt to me like a full-time job for a long time. I remember being on my first self-imposed diet in middle school after I made the cheerleading squad and discovered my first
Celebrating Antoinette's Before & After RNY Journey! As a young girl, I didn't really suffer from obesity. It was after bearing children that the weight started to take over my life. I birthed two daughters and raised them alone which caused me to get depressed and eating was my dependence.
Celebrating Deby's Before & After RNY Gastric Bypass Journey! I won't go into how I got to the point of needing weight loss surgery because I'm sure we've all been there. At almost 60 years old, I was approaching retirement, and I didn't want to be a burden on my husband
