Happy Independence Day Recipes: While we celebrate Independence Day in the United States, you can also use it as a day to celebrate your personal independence since having weight loss surgery! 4 Reads For Your Personal Independence After WLS Celebrating Your Independence - Read how independence, liberty and freedom apply to
This post is sponsored by Premier Protein®. Whether you're having a get-together in your backyard or headed to a party, a Banana Cheesecake Parfait is a healthy and delicious addition to your summer festivities! With only four ingredients and less than 15 mins of prep, you are on your way to a
I hear it constantly… “I have a closet full of clothes but I have nothing to wear!” There is a reason for having nothing to wear and there is a way to change it. For good. All it takes is the will to want to work through your closet and
Self-esteem can be defined as having confidence and faith in oneself and one's worth and abilities. Merriam-Webster defines self-esteem as a confidence and satisfaction in oneself; self-respect (2016). "It's a sad man, My Friend, who's living in his own skin but can't stand the company." ~ Bruce Springsteen, Better Days, 1992
Celebrating SunnyGirlMS’ Before & After VSG Journey! Like most of us, I had always been a "full bodied" person. I was always labeled as one of those ever so famous "beautiful faced" people. In my mid-twenties, I finally decided to start informing people that I didn’t view that as a
It's the moment that you have feared for a long time. This exact moment is one that is giving you heart palpitations, the cold sweats from the inside out and anxious gas that you know only happens when you’re nervous. You have avoided this moment you have made every excuse
Dumping syndrome is an aggregate of symptoms and signs that can develop after RNY Gastric Bypass. Dumping syndrome occurs when food moves fast from the stomach into the small bowel. This usually happens when hyperosmolar particles (concentrated sugar, salt, fat, etc.) traverse into the small intestine without being buffered by
Usually, scars heal well. When scars are aesthetically unacceptable, the scars may need to be revised. Scars can be unacceptable for a variety of reasons. Unacceptable scars can result from wound breakdown, infection, reactions to suture material, and even normal healing. Scars can be highly visible, wide, persistently red, thick,
The ObesityHelp Team is deeply saddened by the passing of our friend Ron Lester. Ron passed away on June 17th of kidney and liver failure after being taken off life support. He was 45 years old. Best known for his role as “Billy Bob” in the movie Varsity Blues, the actor and
Celebrating Kim's Journey Before & After DS (Duodenal Switch) My weight has always been an issue. I remember as a child, though not obese, never being as thin as most of the other kids. I was always self-conscious about my body. My real struggle with obesity came after the birth
