31 Months Post-Op VSG * 6 Months Post-Op Plastics 

That cat jump almost had a whole bag of sunflower seeds thrown across my bed!! Haha! Def was not expecting that. Crazy cats.

You picked the BEST kitty! She will help you tremendously. You are NOT a hypocrite! Keep doing videos bc your transparency is helping multiple ppl! Ppl need to hear what goes on post-VSG and post-plastics longterm. I think that all the tracking that we do after VSG sometimes makes us focus on food too much (double-edged sword) which means that intuitive eating can be a little harder to get into. You are definitely growing in discernment and wisdom. Things will keep ramping up, as your accomplishments build on each other. Buy some AHA topical cream to put on your back scars. Maybe use a long spatula to apply it and rub it in. It will lighten your scar color. Keep at it and it will it will slowly improve the color. I can definitely see the improvement in the thinness in your face just from the 2-1/2 pound loss! Try to increase vision for you’re next level - this should increase motivation as you get a clear picture of your next steps.

Love that you mention intuitive eating. I find not a lot of wls patients talk about it or practice it. I discovered intuitive eating at 2 months post op, been practicing since 6 months... But that being said I still find all of the wls community videos very helpful! When you have that intuitive eating lens on you see the food related videos in a different light. I think ppl just get too crazy about criticizing others food choices, but really we have no idea how any foods make anyone else feel. I actually think intuitive eating and wls need to be studied together. I think wls gives us the chance to reset and trust out bodies to be intuitive again. But I'm only just 1 yr post op so I can't say how I will feel a few years down the road. Thank you for the video, I feel (I think) what you are going through with the intuitive eating perspective. It was a lightbulb shift in thinking for me. Amd ommmgggggg the kitties 😻😻😻 I'm so freakin jealous

Makeup is on point! I’m over 6 yrs out from VSG and use UTube like someone goes to an AAmeeting. As time goes by using other types of content has been helpful. Keto/carnivore, makeup, fashion & spiritual growth has been added. Once weight loss is not our main goal then growing, changing, tweeting things you might want to change seems to be the focus. You do you Boo as you young kids like to say!

Grace you have done remarkably well on your journey. Your videos help me through mine. I am a little over 5 months post op with a 73.6 loss so far. I know I’ll need surgery for lose skin when I get to goal which I don’t even know what that is...will speak to my surgeon tomorrow. I’m 5 9 and currently weigh 263. I was thinking around 185 but will have to see how I feel. Your cat is cute and I know will bring you joy during those crazy times. Keep going and thank you for sharing your experience 👌

You look gorgeous (as usual). I've had to keep one foot in the wls community and one foot in what I have dubbed the SB community. This goes to being a post-op and my reason (my why) for the surgery. The journey is personal, and I glad you are navigating it so successfully. Stay the course Grace...you will be grateful in the long run.

I feel ya, i am struggling with the idea that I won’t lose the last 10 lbs, even though I am comfortable at the weight I am at now 😑 caught my self looking at a new trend diet lucky I caught the behavior, I really don’t want to go back into that bad habit. Thank you for your honesty.

Grace you look stunning! Love the lipstick!

I really appreciate your videos ,I'm 11 months post op vsg with Dr Rodriguez, I also like going back to your previous videos and follow along for the month that i am on my journey. .You look great !! 🙂💜💜

I really hope you do a video explaining your thoughts/attitudes about weight loss stuff. I watch you because I like how your mind works and how you are so thoughtful about certain things. I really do hope I have the chance to meet you one day and have a face to face conversation. I watch so many wls channels with people at all different points of this journey. I feel like your channel is needed just because it is your point of view and your own personal journey and it is different from other content that is out there. I don't feel like you have to a certain philosophy to be in this community. Say what you really feel and think as you have always done.

this sounds a lot like me... I'm BIG but I don't really eat unhealthy foods (as a rule) I just eat A LOT !! working on it. Thanks for your honesty

I have been struggling with the same thing. I like being proud of my progress, but I also have a hard time feeling like i am shaming both my former self and body, and anyone who is overweight. I would love to learn more about the book you mentioned.

I relate so much to what you are saying in the first half of the video. I have had to step away from the wls community because that seemed unsustainable to me in the long run. I fell in love with the fitness community after that but there is a lot of talk of diet culture there. I have to be patient with what advice I take in. I am just trying to build a good relationship with my body and food right now. It gets quite difficult. I have followed you since your very first video (had gastric sleeve myself a month after yours) and I think you have done a phenomenal job and I believe you will figure this out as well. I appreciate you and your channel and wish nothing but the best things for you! Hugs :)

You look fantastic! Mental work is rough

Your scar's look super light to me. Thanks for the video.

Your scars actually look pretty fantastic for only 6 mo out. It can take years for an incision to scar down fully, just give it time. Same with the swelling really. Surgery is a major assault on the body at the cellular level and it takes time for things to make the adjustment, it your scars really do look great so far. I already know this is going to come out wrong, but let’s give it a shit, lol. Your hair is looking super healthy and gorgeous (not that it looked raunchy before or anything like that, but it’s looking particularly fabulous lately, lol. I REALLY hope you know what I’m trying to say here 🤦‍♀️😁) I’ve been in a similar weird head space and battling some regain so I too have been having self-talks and trying to figure out what the hell I’m doing and where I’m going with this, but things are v]back in track and the fog is still mostly hovering, but also thinning like its getting ready to lift if that makes sense, lol. I think I’m just at the point in my life where I want what I want and discovering that sometimes it needs to be about others, but there are also times it need to e about me and on occasion it even needs to be ALL about me, so now I’m battling with the complexities of figuring out how to make it happen and not be made to feel guilty because I should be allowed to choose my happiness just as much as e next guy and I deserve to enjoy that happiness just as much as the next guy so what exactly do I want that happiness to look like and entail and what’s the reasonable timeline to make it all come together. Not sire I’d thats part of your mind space, but it’s definitely mine.

Grace!!! I totally feel you on feeling a bit outside the community, but I think I feel that on multiple levels right now. I've gotten lazy on my eating, but I still track and keep an eye on myself - don't want to regain, but don't want to live in restricted mode all the time either. What is the balance?? Your scars look fantastic!!

You look amazing xx cute cat xx I will also still have thick thighs after my thigh lift too November hopefully xx

Finally watching 😅

Full disclosure: I've had to unsub/unfollow a bunch of accounts in the last 6 months because a lot of diet culture triggers unhealthy stuff for me and I also don't want to support certain attitudes/behaviours that I believe are harmful or toxic. Your content doesn't do that but I know you're thoughtful in your approach and I appreciate that (and I also support whatever you need to do for you). I get that you want to be at the weight where you feel best but when it comes to BMI, I'm just not buying into it anymore. It's a racist, ableist, very poor indicator of health. OMG! The kitties are so cute. Anyway, my comments are all over the place but youtube comments are such a weird way to communicate...heh. I'll end by saying you look amazing! 💜

I have to say that I appreciate your videos, but we all get to a point of wondering if what we are doing is beneficial to others. Take some time, and maybe think about taking a different look at maintenance, that kind of stuff......