Life With Liz

Liz celebrated her birthday recently, but not all went as planned. A trip to Mexico was canceled due to a hurricane, so she & her husband had to pivot with their plans. Liz let her self indulge a bit, but then had to get back on track. How did she do it? Listen to find out!

Real VSG stories from a real VSG patient!

You've heard from Liz on what it is like to be the patient, but what about her husband who took care of her during her recovery? The Russian joins this week to talk about the process, start to finish, of the journey to surgery and what it was like taking care of Liz post op. 

Being a "Bariatric Warrior" isn't just a saying. It's a mentality and a lifestyle. Liz has her reasons for being so strong in her VSG lifestyle convictions, why she made changes and why she's not going to fail. Are you a warrior? 

We all have our expectations going into bariatric surgery, but have you ever thought about the positives you didn't expect? Find out what Liz has realized 11 weeks post op from VSG surgery!

Liz may only be 9 weeks out from her VSG surgery, but she's done a lot of research on the do's and don'ts of bariatric surgery. She has 5 tips of what. not to do in order to be successful in your journey. 

Liz has officially reached her 8 week post op milestone! She's down 34lbs and has a whole list of the things she's noticed, said goodbye to and given into. Let her lessons help you in your VSG journey. 

Liz shares the tips that helped her recover week one of post op. Surgery can be rough, but there are steps to make yourself much more comfortable!

Plus, Liz had a small issue with her incision sites this week. Listen to find out what that was!

This week, Liz lost enough hair to make the decision to chop off her long locks. Plus, she broke her stall and lost 2 more lbs! And... she realized it is time to say goodbye to something...

Liz is officially one month post-op and feeling great! She's down 27lbs and has more energy to spare. However, Life still continues for Liz and things are getting interesting. And taking wine away from the ultimate wine lover? Ouch!

I'm navigating the world of VSG one day at a time and things seems to be constantly changing. For instance: I was supposed to have my two week post-op appt this week and that didn't happen. Listen to find out why. 

I also got to start purees this week and man, was that ever life changing! 

Plus, I caved in on something I said I wasn't going to do...