A community of people sharing the stories
behind their bariatric journeys.

I have been overweight for as long as I can remember. Even as...

I never imagined that bariatric surgery would become part of my story. It...

When the pandemic struck, it felt like the world turned upside down. Working...

Three years ago, I was hospitalized with excruciating stomach pain. The doctors diagnosed...

I always struggled with my weight, but it got worse after nursing school.

For seven long years, I thought about bariatric surgery, but fear kept me...

I had bariatric surgery in 2015, at 308 pounds. But my journey didn’t...

I never thought I’d be the one to hear the words, "You have...

For most of my life, I quietly battled with genetic obesity. It was...

My weight loss journey is a shared experience with my husband. We had...

I’ve always been a bigger person. At my heaviest, I weighed 439 pounds....

After having my third son, I told myself, “This is it. I have...