Riss Gets Fit

eating up this city, per usual 🤌🏽

the magic of the bay 🌞 ikyk

bay area bliss 🦋

I used to think there was a finish line. 👀

At my first bariatric appointment, my surgeon gave me a goal weight I hadn’t seen since middle school. I laughed because it felt impossible.

But 5 months later, I hit it.

& in that moment, I realized I wasn’t “done.” So I made new goals: learning to cook protein meals I actually enjoyed, getting stronger in yoga, and eventually planning skin removal.

Health isn’t linear—no matter what social media (or even medicine) tells you. “Before & After” is kind of a myth. It’s never that clean. Some seasons you’re stronger, some you’re leaner, and some you’re just getting through.

This carousel is the same photo with different stories, because life can change even when the scale doesn’t.

So as your friend who’s been there, stop chasing just a number. Chase what you can actually feel—strength, energy, confidence, consistency.

Your “after” is really just your next beginning 🦋

📣 Drop one goal you’re working on this weekend that has nothing to do with the scale.