Originally posted on Facebook, August 13, 2013 Time for some honesty… are you ready? On August 26 I’m going to have a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. I can count on one hand the number of people I have told. I don’t know why, but for the past 7 months, I’ve kept this part of life super secret. I didn’t even tell my mom until a few months ago. Perhaps it’s acknowledging the shame I feel about my own body shape. No, it’s not that. I’m fat and beautiful. I’ve always felt that way;