Motivation & Inspiration

Mother of two, Jess F decided to have Gastric Sleeve Surgery after receiving a serious warning from her doctors that her body was very unhealthy due to her weight and lifestyle.  The 30 year old mother tipped the scales at 250 lbs and would often binge eat unhealthy foods.  Jess decided to incrementally change her dieting habits replacing unhealthy snacking and binge eating with healthy substantive meals.  

“I hated my weight for basically my […]

Tess’s mother worried she might have a hormone imbalance as she gained weight irregularly as a child and adolescent despite following a healthy diet and limiting sugars and carbohydrates. Her diagnosis revealed she had polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). PCOS is a hormonal disorder where the ovaries produce an abnormal amount of androgens, and male sex hormones that are normally present in women in small amounts. PCOS often results in weight gain because the increased amounts […]

At her heaviest, Pearl C. wore size 20 clothes that were so tight she felt like they were “spray painted on” and would hide junk food around her home so she would not have to share it.  All she would think about was food.  The 36-year old spent much of her lifetime binging on junk foods and a high calorie unhealthy diet.  When she was young, she was tiny but an unhealthy diet over the […]

Orla N who suffers from hypothyroidism lost over 150 lbs in two years following Gastric Sleeve Surgery.  Suffering with severe hypothyroidism, a condition which can increase the risk of obesity, the devoted teacher struggled with her weight for years, despite living an active and healthy lifestyle. “I’ve actually had hypothyroidism my whole life. I put on a significant amount of weight then and it was very difficult to get rid of the weight. I’ve always […]

When Ashley W, 24 unexpectedly received a $10,000 inheritance from her late Grandmother, she knew exactly where she would invest the money; in herself.  Ashley had struggled her entire life with being overweight and dieting.  A mother to two small children, Ashley at her heaviest weighed in at 322 lbs.

Shortly after her Grandmother passed away, Ashley had a chance encounter with a woman who raved about her experience having Gastric Sleeve Surgery.  When Ashey […]