I was shopping recently and came across this holiday card that read: “When what to my wondering eyes should appear…but 10 extra pounds on my hips, thighs and rear!” I think we can all relate to this card and the concern for weight regain from Thanksgiving to the New Year.
Why I Decided to Have WLS Before And After VSG With Kate N: My battle with obesity has been ongoing since around the end of second grade. Lodged firmly in my mind is our family doctor advising my mother to keep me on an 800 to 900 calorie diet and
Reversing Weight Regain: In my work supporting other bariatric patients, the fear of regain is a common theme. For many bariatric patients, the lifelong struggle with obesity is an uphill battle, and the work doesn’t stop after your surgery and initial weight loss. Obesity is a complex disease requiring a
Before & After RNY with Dyan: I’ve struggled with my weight, body image, and binge eating disorder my entire life, and with weight-related illness for a good part of my adult life. I’ve gained and lost 50+ pounds more times than I can count. Before & After RNY with Dyan:
Why I Decided to Have WLS: The Before & After RNY Journey with Deena! Like many people, I had been severely overweight for the majority of my adult life. I had been an athlete throughout school, but starting in college and just after, I began to gain weight. When I
The Obesity, Metabolism and Weight Loss Surgery Connection Obesity is a chronic relapsing condition, which means short-term therapies have a very high likelihood of failure. So far, the only proven and effective long-term therapy has been bariatric/metabolic surgery. Obesity is a complex disease and we have recently started appreciating its
Why I Decided To Have WLS My story begins when I was in grade school. I learned from a very early age that sugar foods tasted great. I believed in my soul that if one bite is good, then two hundred bites would be better. I came home from school
Why I Decided to Have WLS I was overweight and shy my whole life, even when I was in high school and on the dance team, dancing my butt off six days a week, I was still considered chubby and had a hard time making friends. I was also diagnosed
Check Out Dr. Murali's Session, Weight Regain: Mind & Body My name is Dr. Murali, I am an Internal Medicine doctor but I practice bariatric medicine. The majority of my practice, and I practice at Kaiser Fontana. I see a lot of familiar faces here. I'd like to give a
As both a bariatric patient and a counselor, I am a big fan of behavioral interventions serving as a foundation for long-term weight loss surgery success. And you may ask, why should we bariatric post-op folks see a mental health professional? It’s very normal that we have behavioral issues after
