Category: My Weight Loss History

Looking through my prior posts, you will see that I am an open book and detail the good, the bad,

During mid-August 2018, my family, parents and I spent five days at Lost River State Park in West Virginia. It’s

On February 12, 2018, I celebrated the 4 year anniversary of my surgery. It is hard to believe that it

For the first time in my life, I can honestly say that I did not gain weight during the holidays.

2017 clearly started poorly. My healthy eating was out the window, and I just got through the holidays eating badly.

2016 was another good year, at first. I continued to follow Dr. Fuhrman’s eating plan until the summer of 2016.

2015 was a terrific year. I was going to a personal trainer 3 days a week and really liked him.

The rest of the year 2014 that followed surgery was an exciting time. I was watching the weight melt off

The first week after surgery, I could only drink clear liquids. Then, I could eat soft mushy foods for about

The surgery was successful, the anesthesia wore off, and I opened my eyes. My wife assumed I was able to

Obviously, I was asleep, and remember nothing of the actual surgery. I remember no pain, or anything for that matter.

I hit a milestone on New Years Day in 2012, I finally weighed 300 pounds. All of the failed diets

After failing miserably on other fad diets, I figured I would double-down on stupid. I was commuting to work one

One day in 2010 as I was feeling particularly fat and unhappy, I saw an enticing commercial from Nutrisystem. It

In my previous post, I detailed my weight journey from my youth until I was married and had my first

Welcome to my Bariatric Betterment blog, and thank you for visiting. The purpose of this blog is simple. I want