Junk Foods and Health: I can remember my parents pulling into the drive-thru of a fast-food restaurant to pick up dinner for the family. I also remember how much fun waiting in the car and hearing my parent's order was, especially when I got one of those toys in the
Working the night shift is becoming more common in our 24/7 society. Research shows that working the night shift does make managing weight more challenging. Studies have shown shift workers are 1.3 times more likely to be overweight than day workers, so the challenge is real with maintaining weight loss
Small Steps Make A Huge Difference We can find ourselves in a food rut for many reasons, yet the results are the same for everyone; bored, unsatisfied, and being complacent about food. Instead of being excited about preparing our next dish, we start to consider it another chore to complete.
In Dr. Robert's Kushner's "How To Lose Weight Successfully" article, we learned about the art of losing weight successfully and the importance of lifestyle modification. You write your weight loss journey! “You have your own weight story to tell and your own personal relationship with food, physical activity, mindset, and
Celebration, Education, and Support at OH2019! It's time for the OH2019 Wrap-Up, the 2019 ObesityHelp National Conference was full of celebration, education, and support! A huge and loud shout-out of appreciation and thanks to all of the OH2019 attendees, speakers, sponsors, volunteers, and exhibitors. Your presence made the Conference so
We all know that eating is essential to our survival. We eat because we need to eat, and without food, we wouldn’t be able to make it very far. However, survival is not the only reason that we choose to eat. For most people, food serves a variety of purposes
Planning and Prepping Meals: Do you find yourself skipping meals because you cannot find time to prepare food every morning?Are you reaching for whatever is in the pantry when you get home from work because you are too tired to fix dinner?Do you stop at the vending machine regularly because
Whether you struggle with emotional eating after weight loss surgery or want to combat emotional eating for improved health and to lose weight, you can conquer it by paying attention to your behaviors. Life happens, and unfortunately, we live in a society of high stress, but it is important to
In the world of weight-loss surgery, there are a lot of words and phrases that can sound pretty strange very quickly. To an outsider, words like “dumping” or “slider” may even seem a little alarming! We use acronyms like VSG and WLS and NSV. Someone new to bariatric living might
What is food addiction? Is it possible to be addicted to sugar? Will having WLS help with the cycle of sugar addiction? Let's discuss food addiction, sugar and WLS. Food Addiction, Sugar and WLS Sugar seems to be the food that is getting a lot of negative press these days.
