Thirteen years ago, bariatric angel Kristin S. waited with me in the hospital room the day of my bariatric surgery: August 27, 2003. Kristin stayed with me up until the last moment when the nurses brought the gurney to deliver me into my new life. Today I Celebrate 13-years of defeating obesity and it's related diseases of diabetes and hypertension and asthma and GERD.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. To all those who have helped me along the way, to those I help along their way, to my family and to G-d for always loving me, and to my self for doing this! I am grateful for my health and my life.

Full disclosure: I had plastic surgery after weight loss in 2013. The gastric bypass weight loss undoubtedly saved my life, but the aesthetic results you see in the "after" photos are not typical of bariatric surgery alone.

Don't you look awesome! Thank you for sharing. It's an inspiration to see such wonderful, long-term success. Congrats!

Wow! It's so incredible to hear from someone so far out from their surgery. Congrats on your amazing success. You are an inspiration to us all!

Congratulations.

You look awesome!!

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You look great, totally inspiring, awesome for sharing!!!!!

Good luck and thanks!

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Surgery date 08/15/16

Thanks everyone!!! Have a happy healthy weekend!

This post made me feel so happy and excitef

Thanks for posting. We need more post from people like you who are long term weight loss patients. It's great to seek you are still healthy and still looking amazing!