Vertical Gastric Sleeve

Getting used to this new stomach and finding out what’s is/isn’t going to bother me is going to be a journey. With that being said, I had my first embarrassing moment. I am just happy I was by myself if anyone was around I think I would have died. Since my surgery, I have had to sleep on my couch. No matter how I try and position myself in my bed I always have horrible gas pains It was the middle of the night, and I hadn’t had anything to drink in a couple of hours, so of course, I...

I knew that I was going to lose weight, but I was not expecting to have so many changes happen to my body. From having a weird obsession with heat to a difference in my taste buds, the scale wasn’t the only thing to. I use to DRED summer. My hatred for the summer was stronger than your average liberals hate for our current president. I was ALWAYS hot. It didn’t take anything for me to start sweating. Just walking from my house to my car, I would instantly begin to sweating profusely. Sometimes I would be dripping in sweat,...

On October 30, 2017, it was officially my second-month surgaversary!! I was officially in ONEDERLAND!!!! I started my weight loss journey around 260 lbs. I stayed away from the scale since my first month after surgery. Weighing yourself can seriously become an addiction, which is why I decided to stay away from it. It can quickly become discouraging when the number isn’t moving as fast as you want. Can you believe the shock I felt when I got on the scale, and it read 196lbs? At that moment, I could have cried. I have been trying to get out of...

Nervous, anxious, scared, excited, and many other emotions filled my body as I took the 2-hour drive to Cobb County. I made the decision that I was going to tell my family that I had gotten the gastric sleeve months after I had the procedure done. Before getting the surgery done, I spent months thinking it over and doing research on it before I went to the doctor for the consultation. I have always been a private person for the most part. I was hesitant about telling my family and friends about my decision. I did say to a couple...

Fashion and what you wear is a pure form of expression. I have always loved and admired different women's styles. Before losing weight, I was the type of person to purchase a bunch of clothing and shoes that I loved. I would create different ideas on how I was going to wear them. In my head, the designs would always be so cute. I constantly had one small hurdle to get over to implement the idea — the confidence to put it on and walk out of the house. My closet was full of clothing that I was too afraid...