May 10, 2022: 490 lbs. May 31, 2022 (surgery): 460 lbs. June 6, 2023: 389 lbs. Total lost: 101 lbs. - A year ago, I was in a hospital bed recovering from a bleeding complication after bariatric surgery, not knowing whether the risk was worth it. Today, 100 pounds lighter, I can ...

May 10, 2022: 490 lbs. May 31, 2022 (surgery): 460 lbs. May 23, 2023: 386 lbs. Total lost: 104 lbs. - There’s been a lot of bird drama lately outside my home office window. When I say window, I mean the glass door next to my dining room table, which opens to the deck at the back of the ...

May 10, 2022: 490 lbs. May 31 (surgery): 460 lbs. May 3, 2023: 390 lbs. Total lost: 100 lbs. - When I work at home, I sit at the dining room table with a MacBook Pro. It’s a south-facing room, with a sliding glass door to the deck, and I enjoy watching birds in the backyard between ...

May 10: 490 lbs. May 31 (surgery): 460 lbs. March 28: 389 lbs. Total lost: 101 lbs. - If I have to eat in public or at a social event, I’m not comfortable with it yet. That’s why I’ve been getting anxiety attacks prior to this weekend’s New York Press Association Spring Conference ...

May 10: 490 lbs. May 31 (surgery): 460 lbs. Feb. 21: 388 lbs. Total lost: 102 lbs. - I love the concept of Lake Placid artist Ingrid Van Slyke’s upcoming show at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts: “Wintering,” which opens on March 2. She recently went through a time of grief, ...

May 10: 490 lbs. May 31 (surgery): 460 lbs. Jan. 24: 389 lbs. Total lost: 101 lbs. - I knew that covering the first day of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU Winter World University Games — Thursday, Jan. 12 — would be a challenge, yet it wasn’t until the last day of the event that I would ...