Riss Gets Fit

02/21/2026

My favorite way to commemorate a country is to fill my apartment and wardrobe with their textiles, stones, metals, and flavor. Fellow maximalistas unite 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾✨🪩

02/20/2026

If you’re looking for a reduction or lift…

1. You want a MASTOPEXY, not augmentation
2. Look for a BOARD CERTIFIED PLASTIC SURGEON vs a cosmetic surgeon

That’s all! 🍒

02/17/2026

The paradox no one in healthcare talks about enough.

Studies suggest that higher patient satisfaction scores can actually correlate with worse health outcomes — including higher mortality rates, more hospitalizations, and unnecessary prescriptions.

When doctors optimize for how you feel about your visit, it can come at the cost of what you actually need. Patients who leave happy sometimes leave with antibiotics they didn’t need, opioids they shouldn’t have, or a hard truth they never heard.
And yet many hospitals are financially incentivized to chase those satisfaction numbers.

Good medicine isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes the best doctor in the room is the one who tells you something you don’t want to hear.

(Fenton et al., 2012 — Archives of Internal Medicine)

02/17/2026

Shot no 3 ✅ Moving from 2mg → 2.5mg. Still figuring out the sweet spot for my ADD and relationship with food. Sharing the real journey, not just the highlight reel.

02/16/2026

A simple rule of thumb: aim for about 10 calories per 1 gram of protein. 🥩
This helps balance your protein needs while keeping your calories in check—perfect for those Trader Joe’s hauls! 🛒✨

It’s Monday fam- let’s get back on track 💪🏽🦋

02/12/2026

Hey chicas! 🙂

here’s my UNDECTECTABLE scar guide!!

Hot off the press so I am doing a quiet launch discount for the ppl who are interested!

Riss Gets Fit Scar Guide is a nurse-created, science-based scar care guide for tummy tuck, VSG and plastic surgery scars. Learn what actually helps scars heal, soften and fade — including silicone, microneedling, RF microneedling, VI Peel, Botox in scars, scar massage, sun protection and daily ski...

02/12/2026

Start retraining your brain now to do the hard things.
It matters more than you think. 🦋

After losing the weight and removing the loose skin, things like surfing and yoga genuinely changed for me. My center of gravity shifted. My balance improved. Some movements are simply easier now. My hobbies became more fun.

But this photo isn’t about the “after.”
It’s about TRYING HARD THINGS AT EVERY SIZE.

I’m so proud of the 245-lb version of me for putting on the swimsuit. She woke up at 6 am, only fit in men’s rash guards. She paddled out, wobbled through it, was the last one to stand up, felt awkward — and came back the next day anyways. 🥲

That hard work is the only reason this version of me gets to have so much fun out there now.🤙🏽

Normalize trying hard things at any size.
DONT WAIT FOR YOUR BODY TO CHANGE TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE.
Your future joy is built by the effort you’re willing to give today. 🌊

02/09/2026

For years I kept losing the same 20 lbs… and watching it come right back.
I didn’t know this body was even possible — health was the goal. More mobility, less joint pain, a longer life.

Admitting I needed help was the first real step.
I realized I was the one who had to rescue myself.

Baby steps… changed everything. 🤍

✨ 2023 — VSG
✨ 2024 — 90 lbs down
✨ 2025 — skin removal surgery

Surgery isn’t for everyone.
It was right for me.
Reach out to a bariatric medical team if you’re struggling.. trust the experts.

If you’re in your “what if?” era — I see you. 🦋✨

02/09/2026

In case u missed the Q&A over the weekend! 💗✨