How I Lost 217 lbs (and Why I Gained 50 Back)

I lost 217 pounds. Then I gained 50 back. This is the cliff-notes version of my whole story: where I started, what actually worked, my skin removal surgery, my preventative double mastectomy, and why I'm starting again right now. I'm not starting from zero, and I'm not starting from the bottom. I'm starting over stronger than I've ever been. And I'm not waiting for January. Comment "Starting Again" if you're in. Subscribe and follow the Starting Again series, because I'm posting every week. CHAPTERS 0:00 I lost 217 lbs and gained 50 back 0:54 Where I started: BRCA1 and my heaviest 2:42 How I lost 217: bariatric surgery + my Peloton 3:57 Skin removal surgery and my arm lift 5:38 Preventive mastectomy recovery 7:23 Melanoma survivor: why knowing my genes mattered 7:49 Why I gained 50 back 9:50 Starting again A little about me: I'm Tori (Finding Torikins). By February 2022 I was at my heaviest, just under 430. I had bariatric surgery in September 2022 and rode my Peloton almost 5,000 miles. I had a preventative double mastectomy because I'm BRCA1 positive. I had skin removal surgery and an arm lift in August 2024. I'm also a melanoma survivor. Got a question about any of it? Leave it below and I'll answer it in the Q&A videos.