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I never knew the strength and resiliency God had g I never knew the strength and resiliency God had gifted me with until I had to fight for myself. Poetry by the amazing @alfa.poet . . . . . . . . #shewill #shecan #shedidthat #sayhername #fightlikeagirl #iwillfightforyou #strongerthanyesterday #strongerthanyouthink #riseup #kelleygunter #youhavesuchaprettyface #womensupportwomen #womeninspiringwomen #womenempoweringwomen #bossbabemovement #bossbabequotes #bossbabetribe #soberissexy #ptsdrecovery #rapevictim #rapesurvivor #rapeculture #whyididntreport #speakup #speakyourtruth #yourvoicematters #yourstory #yourstorymatters #truthbomb
I will never stop fighting to have the healthy and I will never stop fighting to have the healthy and happy life I want to live. Life happens. Things aren’t always easy and life certainly isn’t perfect, but you have to keep pushing forward and working toward your goals. Each day just take one small step to get a little closer to where you want to be. Nothing great was ever created suddenly and anything worth having is worth fighting for. Don’t listen to negative people or the negative voices inside of your head telling you that you can’t do it. You can do it. Today, do something, even if it’s just dreaming about the changes you want to make in your life. Thoughts are powerful, they are the beginning of everything that ever happens. Every single success story began with a dream. What’s yours? . . . . . #losingweight #losingweightjourney #losingweightfeelinggreat #weightlosssurgery #weightlossbeforeandafter #beforeandafter #beforeandafterweightloss #extremeweightloss #sidebyside #facetoface #fattofitjourney #obesetobeast #vsgtransformation #vsgcommunity #gastricsleeve #gastricbypass #kelleygunter #youhavesuchaprettyface #wwcommunity #wwblueplan #wlssupport #fatlossjourney #fatlosstips #flatstomach #happygirlsaretheprettiest #bossbabetribe #womensupportwomen #selflovejourney #soberaf
It’s okay to be tired. It’s okay to need a bre It’s okay to be tired. It’s okay to need a break. It’s okay to wonder if you’ll ever get there. It’s okay. It’s important to be able to recognize when you’re running on empty. It’s equally important to give yourself the chance to recharge. Each of us have been given different obstacles and challenges to navigate during our journey. We’ve also been given different strengths, coping skills, and levels of resiliency to be able to accomplish those tasks. This is why comparing yourself or your progress to anyone else’s is a recipe for disaster. Just walk your path and do your very best. Your journey is yours alone and it’s okay to walk it in your own way and your own time. Sometimes all we need is the chance to begin again. Rest. Pray. Try again. . . . . . . . .#weightlosstips #weightlosssurgery #traumarecovery #traumahealing #healingjourney #rapevictim #rapeculture #whyididntreport #ptsdawareness #ptsdrecovery #ptsdsurvivor #soberliving #soberissexy #itgetsbetter #prayerchangesthings #prayerchangesthings #trustgod #trustgodsplan #keepgoing💪 #universehasyourback #findingpeace #shineyourlight #rechargeyoursoul #fillyourcup #livingmylife #itsokay #youwill #bossbabetribe #kelleygunter #youhavesuchaprettyface
Sorry guys, but this cracked me up. 😂 I think Sorry guys, but this cracked me up. 😂 I think most of us, at one time or another, have found ourselves in a hurtful situation because of someone who didn’t accurately describe their relationship status. . . . . . #truthhurts #truthbetold #truthbomb #truth💯 #factsoflife #factsoverfeelings #kelleygunter #youhavesuchaprettyface #keepinitreal #bossbabetribe #realtalk💯 #redtabletalk #womensupportwomen #shedidthat #singleproblems #datingadvice #nexttime #issues #trustissues #micdrop #lifeadvice #dailymotivation #dailyinspiration #dailyinsta #extremeweightloss #selflovejourney #datinglife
I’ve found so much personal power in choosing no I’ve found so much personal power in choosing not to always respond. This is one of the many gifts of healing. It doesn’t matter what others think of me or say to me. I know who I am, what my purpose is, and why it is imperative I share my truth. I no longer find it necessary to debate with anyone about my worth. I no longer find it necessary to have the last word. Sometimes the dignity resides in the words that are left unspoken. . . . . . . . . . #healingjourney #wiser #strongerthanyesterday #strongerthanyouthink #itgetsbetter #lessonslearned #learningasigo #kelleygunter #youhavesuchaprettyface #trustgod #trustgodbro #soberliving #silenceisgolden #silenceisdeafening #lastword #riseabove #bossbabetribe #crickets #strongwomen #womensupportwomen #chaos #letthemtalk #universehasyourback #benddontbreak #extremeweightloss #riseup #actionsspeaklouderthanwords #shedidthat .
While I did lose 243 pounds following weight loss While I did lose 243 pounds following weight loss surgery, that’s only a part of my story. My memoir, You Have Such a Pretty Face, is a story of trauma, hope, and the joy that follows survival. Yes, it details my 243 pound weight loss and everything I endured living as a morbidly obese person for almost 2 decades. I discuss the weight loss surgery and the plastic surgeries to remove the extra skin. But equally as important, I discuss the trauma that caused me to use food as comfort in the first place and how losing weight was not the magic fix-it-all that I thought it would be for my life. Ignoring that unhealed pain led to a life of self-destruction, addiction, and suffering. Happiness exists just on the other side of suffering, though, and after embarking upon an amazing healing journey, I finally found the peace I had been in search of for so long. Readers reach out to me constantly and tell me that they cried cover to cover, or they felt as if I was writing their story. Everyone can relate to The Homecoming Queen of Crazy Town, who I introduce in this book. It’s available everywhere, but if you order from my website and mention Instagram, I’ll sign your copy today. The link is in my bio. If you’ve read it already, leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts. 💗💗💗 . . . . . . . #wlscommunity #wlssupport #weightlossbooks #weightlossbook #extremeweightloss #extremeweightlossjourney #my600poundlife #weightlossmotivation #weightlosstips #memoir #memoirs #memoirsofmotherhood #bookrecommendations #booklife #readthebook #greatbooks #greatbook #bookstoread #greatreads #readersofig #readersofinsta #readersgonnaread #bookrecommendation #bookreader #inspirationalbooks #authorssupportingauthors #authorsofig #kelleygunter #youhavesuchaprettyface #mystory
This is what I was left with after losing 243 poun This is what I was left with after losing 243 pounds. I felt as though I had a body I disliked as much as the one I had before I lost the weight. But hold on, it gets better. Surgery weight: 391 pounds Pounds Lost: 243 Extra skin removed: 11 pounds Procedures performed: 360 and vertical Body lift and inner thigh lift. In 2002 I had weight loss surgery and lost 243 pounds in 14 months. I’ve maintained that loss for 18 years. Yes, I had massive extra skin and it was medically necessary to have it removed. I had rashes and raw spots from the skin rubbing against the other skin. It was painful, smelled terrible and was constantly infected. Still, health insurance wouldn’t pay to remove it. Don’t get me started on that one. 🤬🤬 Eventually I took out a loan to have the extra skin removed. I discuss that process in my memoir, You Have Such a Pretty Face. You can check it out on Amazon, Kindle, audiobooks, and my website. Link in bio. Who is my plastic surgeon? The one and only Dr. Kurtis Martin at @cincinnatiplasticsurgery. . . . . . #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeon #plasticsurgerybeforeandafter #looseskin #extraskin #extremeweightloss #extremeweightlossjourney #my600poundlife #sidebyside #facetofacefriday #weightlossjourney #weightlosstransformation #weightlosssurgery #weightlosschallenge #losingweight #weightlosssuccess #beforeandafterweightloss #wlstransformation #wlscommunity #vsgbeforeandafter #vsgcommunity #rnycommunity #gastricsleeve #gastricbypass #fattofitjourney #fattofit #obesetobeast #kelleygunter #youhavesuchaprettyface
Beautiful Disaster. Was I a disaster? Yes. Did I r Beautiful Disaster. Was I a disaster? Yes. Did I realize it? Yep. Did I admit it? Not a chance. Was I beautiful? I didn’t think so. I’ve been through some difficult times in my life and I certainly have the scars, dents, and bruises to prove it. Some of those painful times were beyond my control and others were created by my own hands. Either way, I’ve certainly had my share of dark days and despair-filled nights. All of those experiences, though, have created the woman I am today. I’m not for the faint of heart because I’ve survived some rather heart-stopping moments. It’s true that I’m not everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s okay. I’ve never liked tea anyway. I’m drawn to those who have soft hearts and strong spines. I want the survivors in my circle—the people the rest of the world, at one point or another, has given up on. Whether they realize it or not, those people are fighters and they have walked through fires that many people will never have to experience. I’ve found those people to have the most beautiful souls and the ability to see the goodness in everyone. I am drawn to the people who don’t feel like they fit at the party—the people who really didn’t want to come, but felt like they had to. What I’ve found is that our beauty is contained in all of those places we once felt it so necessary to hide. All of those fractured little pieces comprise a gorgeous human being, and in spite of the fact it annoys many judgmental people, God has always used the broken to do His work. Have I experienced a tremendous healing journey? Indeed I have, and I am filled with gratitude each day for that amazing gift of life. Beautiful Disaster. Am I still a disaster? 100%. Do I realize it? Yep. Do I admit it? Openly. Am I beautiful? I always was. Shirt from @beautifuldisasterclothing . . . . . #beautifuldisaster #beautifuldisasterclothing #shesamess #brokenpeople #extremeweightloss #weightlossdiet #weightlossbeforeandafter #sidebyside #facetoface #diettips #losingweightjourney #losingweightfeelinggreat #weightlosssurgery #gastricbypass #duodenalswitch #kelleygunter #recoverytodaymagazine #youhavesuchaprettyface #my600lblife #wlssupport #selfworth #selflovejourney
Face to face Friday!! It’s been 18 years since Face to face Friday!! It’s been 18 years since I lost 243 pounds after having weight loss surgery and a lot of things have changed. What hasn’t changed is my weight!! You can maintain your weight loss after having weight loss surgery. Check out my website, link in bio, and grab my book, You Have Such a Pretty Face, while you’re there. It details my entire journey and how I’ve made my surgery work long term. . . . . . . . #weightlosstransformation #facetofacefriday #facetoface #losingweightfeelinggreat #weightlosssupport #weightlossbeforeandafter #weightlosschallenge #weightlossdiet #vsgsupport #vsgcommunity #vsg #verticalsleevegastrectomy #verticalsleeve #extremeweightloss #extremeweightlossjourney #my600poundlife #fattofit #fattofitjourney #obesetobeast #kelleygunter #youhavesuchaprettyface #itgetsbetter #wlscommunityvsg #wlssupport #wlstransformation #wlscommunity #beforeandafter #beforeandafterweightloss
Once you understand this and begin eliminating tho Once you understand this and begin eliminating those who don’t feed your soul, you begin to blossom and grow. . . . . . . #yourstorymatters #talktome #teamself #trauma #traumarecovery #healingjourney #cptsd #rapevictim #sexualabuse #tellyourstory #speakup #recoverywarrior #recoverytodaymagazine #perfectlyimperfect #womensupportwomen #strongerthanyouthink #kelleygunter #youhavesuchaprettyface #yourvoicematters #soberliving #soberissexy #trustgodbro #trustgod #recoveryispossible #whyididntreport #supersoulsunday #speakup #universehasyourback #iwillsurvive #icandothis

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