For long-term post-ops there is a strange dynamic. You’re not quite the same as newer post-ops, not quite the same as a person who never had surgery. How does that affect your story and your long term success? In her most personal blog yet, Bariatric Foodie author Nikki Massie shares
by OH Member Martita Whether I am feeling happy or whether my spirit is troubled "there is better than food for comfort"... indeed. As I am trying so very hard (and failing miserably) to honor my dearest recently departed sister's last wishes for us not to cry, and not to
by OH Member, Mario AKA marioksig I have always been an outgoing and social person. While my personality never changed, my self-confidence certainly did. I have always been a “big” guy. I have battled obesity my entire life. After college, I of course joined the working world and when that
Shrinking Evie via her video blogs! 40-year-old OH Member shrinkingeve had weight loss surgery (WLS) on November 15, 2012. She has been sharing her pre-op and post-op WLS journey in inspiring video blogs in hopes that her progress and honest account of her journey will be helpful to others considering
Childhood Obesity: Breanna Loses 66 Pounds Breanna Bond weighed 100 pounds by the time she was in kindergarten and was well on her way to living her life as an obese adult. At the age of nine, she weighed in at 186 pounds, found herself unable to do the same
Bariatric Surgery Is Like A Three-Legged Stool by Traci Baker Certified Life Coach My entire past is full of countless diet attempts, hundreds of pounds in weight loss, with hundred pounds more of weight re-gain over a lifetime. In 2005, my family and I moved back home to Indiana after
Kendal Lost 75 Pounds And Gained A Whole New Wardrobe! “I spent years convincing myself I was okay with ‘me.’ I was in complete denial of how unhappy I’d become. Then one day, it just clicked. I was getting ready for work and realized I could have more. I could
A Before And After Celebration: Judith Dufort Patient: Judith Dufort Surgery: Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery Date: 3/25/2011 Surgeon: Surgeon: Kent Sasse, MD, MPH, FACS, FACRS I struggled with being overweight my entire life. I felt like I was always the fat one among my friends. I had tried every single diet
Featured Blogger: OH member mnmommaof2 Daydreaming Of My Sleeved Future... 11/15/12-Future Victories! This is a list that I plan on crossing off one by one throughout my WLS adventure. Fit on all the rides at MOA Buy clothes at regular stores Wear a dress Wear a skirt Have my thighs
What Does Your Weight Loss Compare To? Let’s Have Some Fun! You have heard many of your OH friends say things like, “I have lost 75 pounds, that’s the equivalent of one granddaughter in weight!” What is your weight loss equivalent to? An automobile tire? 260 sticks of butter? Read
