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Bryan Krahn

Aug 13, 20223 min read

Rocky in a Fat Suit

In 1997 Sylvester Stallone starred in the movie Copland. It caused a stir as Stallone gained over 40 pounds to play an out-of-shape cop....

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Bill Streetman

Aug 13, 20222 min read

WLS vs A WLS Lifestyle

WLS is NOT the reason I’ve lost weight (244 pounds) and kept it off for 12 years. WLS was an event. It was something that occurred 12...

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Hello, My Name is Bill, I am an Obese Person.

Bill Streetman

Aug 4, 20222 min read

Hello, My Name is Bill, I am an Obese Person.

I contend that if Obesity is in fact a disease – and I believe it is – then you are not free of the disease simply because you have...

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Meet Laura Van Tuyl - CEO of the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America

Bill Streetman

Aug 1, 20223 min read

Meet Laura Van Tuyl - CEO of the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America

Laura Van Tuyl has not only been a member of the WLSFA board of directors for the past eleven years, she is also the President and CEO of...

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Barb Begy Lee

Dec 13, 202110 min read

A Servants Heart

FORWARD: Barb G. Begy Lee, a Weight Loss Surgery friend from Canada, has been sharing her, now eight-year, WLS Journey with people from...

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Robin Washington

Mar 26, 20205 min read

Living My Best Life

I never in a million years thought that I’d ever be a candidate for weight loss surgery. The first half of my life enabled me to eat all...

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Bill Streetman

Mar 27, 20195 min read

Meet Sandi Henderson

Meet Sandi Henderson, member of the Board of Directors for the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America (WLSFA), co-author of a...

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Karina Lopez

Mar 26, 20194 min read

No Going Back

May 19, 2015 is the day I will never forget. The day I decided to take back my life. The Consideration of WLS Three years before this...

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Renee Juckem

Feb 26, 20197 min read

Consistency Is the Key to Change

As a new year begins, we reflect on where we have been and where we would like to go both physically and emotionally. We remember the...

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Healing Through Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

Dee Bermudez

Feb 19, 20197 min read

Healing Through Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

Being born at a little over 4 pounds, one would have doubted that my actions later in my life would have caused such pain and anguish....

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Kevin Stephens

Jan 12, 20195 min read

It Was Never Enough...

As we enter into a new year, I have been reflecting on my life, my accomplishments and failures. One of my accomplishments was being able...

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Being Complacent Doesn’t Support My Healthy Lifestyle

Sandi Henderson

Feb 16, 20183 min read

Being Complacent Doesn’t Support My Healthy Lifestyle

One dictionary definition of complacent is: Satisfied with the current situation and unconcerned with changing it, often to the point of...

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Bill Streetman

Jan 26, 20164 min read

How Did You Do It?

When you lose a significant amount of weight, heck when you lose any noticeable amount of weight, people will ask questions. They are not...

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Do I Wish I’d Have had WLS Earlier in Life?

Bill Streetman

Aug 10, 20154 min read

Do I Wish I’d Have had WLS Earlier in Life?

I was recently asked if I wish I had undergone WLS earlier in my life. At age 54, after two decades of trying to manage my weight – and...

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“Am I the same person I was before I lost weight?”

Bill Streetman

Nov 14, 201411 min read

“Am I the same person I was before I lost weight?”

“Am I the same person I was before I lost weight?” Many people who have achieved significant weight loss ask this question. I’m one of...

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