By Ana Russell|2017-06-04T02:43:36+00:00June 3rd, 2017|Categories: Personal Experiences|Tags: bariatric surgery, body shaming, friendships, happiness|
Is there such a thing as happiness Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if people were genuinely happy. Not pretending, just sincerely happy. I often wonder if people even know what happy truly is. I have been on the search to understand happiness. The true individual meaning of happiness. I have nothing to complain [...]
By Ana Russell|2017-05-05T13:52:38+00:00May 5th, 2017|Categories: Personal Experiences|Tags: bariatric, bariatric surgery, food, vsg, weight loss|
The beginning of my weight loss surgery was tough. My mind suffered with my decision to follow through with my weight loss surgery and before I knew it I was on the liquid diet. I thought to myself what did I get myself into? I blinked and my surgery day arrived. Losing the weight came off [...]
By Ana Russell|2017-04-08T00:20:21+00:00April 7th, 2017|Categories: Personal Experiences|Tags: addiction, bariatric surgery, emotional, food, weight loss|
What am I expecting after weight loss surgery Many patients may think they will come out of surgery looking different. At least this is what I thought. I weighed myself everyday during the liquid diet period. I had lost 20 pounds in 14 days just on the liquid diet. The liquid diet was the toughest part [...]
By Ana Russell|2017-04-04T00:35:29+00:00April 3rd, 2017|Categories: Featured|Tags: bariatric, bariatric surgery, weight loss, weight loss journey|
I have been SLEEVED! Introduction I am Ana and I am forty four years young from Chicago, IL. I have been SLEEVED! Yes I took my first steps of action to take control of my life in 2016. I had been morbidly obese my entire adult life since my first born child, who is now twenty-four [...]
By Ana Russell|2017-04-08T11:50:23+00:00January 14th, 2017|Categories: Facts, Uncategorized|Tags: bariatric, bariatric surgery, tips|
Getting ready for your bariatric surgery? The following are the top 10 tips everyone should know for post bariatric surgery. These 10 tips will help better understand the upcoming body changes one may encounter. Top 10 tips After surgery when you start drinking more and eating soft foods; once you are done eating stand up and [...]
