Why I Decided to Have WLS I struggled with obesity on and off most of my life. I recall as a teenager joining Weight Watchers and never sticking to it, finding it difficult. At 21, I even worked for Nutrisystem selling their program while being on it myself, constantly yo-yo
Why I Decided to Have WLS I struggled with my weight for my whole life. My struggle with weight loss began in Middle School as I was always heavier, overweight or obese all through school. I constantly wanted to be skinny so I could fit in and not be made
Why I Decided to Have WLS I was very thin, I was a size 0 in my senior year of high school. However, when I went to college, I gained almost 100 pounds in a year after being placed on a series of medications. Once I was married, in 2001,
Why I Decided to Have WLS As a child, I remember always being made fun of because of my weight. At the young age of 5 years old, I weighed an outstanding 97 pounds and things only got worse as the years went by. Food was a coping mechanism for
Why I Decided to Have WLS My struggle with weight started after the birth of my second child in 1994 at the age of 23. I had not had an issue with weight in the past and I felt like something was off. I remember going to my primary doctor
Why I Decided to Have WLS I decided one day, I could not live the habits and life that I was living as it was slowly killing me inside. I woke up one day and decided I did not want to feel fat anymore nor did I want to continue
As our knowledge and understanding of obesity as a disease progresses, it’s becoming more evident that the disease process is chronic and relapsing. This is one of the main reasons for medical therapy failure in the intermediate and long run. Surgery affects multiple hormonal pathways and therefore allows for more
Why I Decided to Have WLS The Journey of Reinventing Kellie started in August 2015 when I walked into the Bailey Medical Center in Owasso, OK weighing 351 pounds. I first learned about VSG years ago when my husband's cousin, a GP Doctor, had the surgery. Several of my friends
Why I Decided To Have WLS Growing up in a household where all of my immediate family were overweight and dealt with poor eating habits. Partially due to the fact that we never made the effort to pursue a healthier lifestyle as a family. Coming from a family with Caribbean
Why I Decided To Have WLS Hi, everyone I am 64 years old and an obesity surgeon. In addition, I'm a Sleeve Gastrectomy post-op since 2012. I want to share my Sleeve Gastrectomy experience with you. Being an obesity surgeon, I was not afraid of the surgery or its potential
