Celebrating SunnyGirlMS’ Before & After VSG Journey! Like most of us, I had always been a "full bodied" person. I was always labeled as one of those ever so famous "beautiful faced" people. In my mid-twenties, I finally decided to start informing people that I didn’t view that as a
Celebrating Dustin's Before & After VSG Journey! I grew up in a house that rewarded accomplishments with food and I was taught to finish my plate. This tradition started me on a bad path with food and my eating habits that only got worse when I had to start dealing
Celebrating Emily Martens' Before & After VSG and Losing Weight Regain! From an early age, I used food as a tool to give myself love. I would eat if I was stressed, sad, or happy, it didn’t matter what the emotion was because I ate from it. I remember being teased
Celebrating Charles' Before & After VSG Journey! When I was 40 years old, the scale read 470 pounds. Starting when I was 20, my weight had continually climbed higher each year. My family had concerns and they often talked to me about my weight. I ignored their concerns because I was
Celebrating Eric's Before & After VSG Journey! I grew up in a poor family by a single mom, and we went without food and many other things such as electricity, heat, and phone for long periods of time. When I grew up, I vowed I would not be hungry when
Celebrating Nancy's Gastric Sleeve Journey! I’m over the moon happy with the Gastric Sleeve surgery performed by Dr. Roslin from the Lenox Hill Bariatric Practice this past summer. Surgery Type: VSG Date of Surgery: 7/6/15 Weight Loss Total: 70 pounds Surgeon: Dr. Mitchell Roslin I came to the practice in
Weight loss surgery has been helping patients lose weight and improve their health for many years. Although the surgery and subsequent weight loss have dramatically improved the lives of many, approximately 15% of patients regain much of their preoperative weight. For patients that have experienced weight regain, there are surgical
I can’t remember a time in my life when my weight was not an issue. As early as first or second grade, I was smitten with other kids’ treats in their lunch boxes. As far back as the 1960's, and all through the 80’s, my dad was into Gorp, natural
As a married couple, both my husband, Mike, and I had struggled with our weight for as long as I can remember. We tried just about everything you can think of from Slim-Fast to Atkins. We could get some pounds off, but when the “diet” was over, the pounds would
Obesity has always been a huge part of my life – both negatively and (now) positively. As a child, obesity affected me in ways that a child never realizes until they grow up. As an adult, my weight was more than just a physical problem, but a strain on my
