Five years post-bariatric surgery, the food voices don’t just disappear—you don’t stop being a foodie. My small stomach still can’t match my big cravings, and old habits creep back in. I even tried a GLP-1 for a while, but this journey is lifelong. Some days I win, some days I don’t—but I keep showing up. Read my reflections and check out my cookbook Slightly Hungry, Mostly Anxious on Amazon.

I’m India Trotter, a sleeved gastrectomy alum who’s lost, gained, and learned that bariatric surgery isn’t a finish line—it’s a lifestyle. Here you’ll find real talk on weight loss, mindful eating, midlife reinvention, and even the chaos of dating over 50. Life is slightly messy, mostly real—and that’s worth celebrating.”