Like so many others who have had WLS, I’ve been overweight for most of my life. I was pretty normal until I reached the 5th grade. We moved to a new town and a new school, and I became very sedentary. My free time was watching tv and playing video games.
Celebrating Emily Martens' Before & After VSG and Losing Weight Regain! From an early age, I used food as a tool to give myself love. I would eat if I was stressed, sad, or happy, it didn’t matter what the emotion was because I ate from it. I remember being teased
Memorial Day Holiday, With Our Appreciation and Gratitude The Memorial Day Holiday is a day set aside in the United States to honor and remember the men and women that have given their lives to fight for our freedom and liberty. Most Americans know that Memorial Day is about honoring
Are you or someone you know are considering weight loss surgery? If that is the case, you may want to think about what is motivating you to do so? There are as many different reasons for considering weight loss surgery as there are patients. Of course, when a patient has weight loss
The Duodenal Switch (DS) is one of the most powerful tools that we have in modern weight loss surgery. It leads to significant weight loss and improvement in medical co-morbidities, however, many surgeons do not perform the DS because it is thought to have greater risks and difficulty in performing
Deciding to undergo reconstructive plastic surgery after massive weight loss can be daunting and scary. However, most patients feel that this type of plastic surgery is an essential component of their weight loss journey. In many patients' quests to be smaller, they view their weight loss surgery as "Part One
Celebrating LuvleeLisa's Journey Before & After RNY! I've struggled with obesity my entire adult life. After going through a horrible marriage and feeling no self-love or self-confidence, I decided to get my life in order because my 1-year-old daughter (at that time) did not deserve to live a miserable life.
Chicken Chile Relleno Rolls Recipe Don’t be chicken…go south of the border! It will seem as though you're south of the border with this Chicken Chile Relleno Rolls Recipe. Moist, spicy, cheesy…and really pretty quick! This delicious Chicken Chile Relleno Rolls Recipe can be served with a bowl of cool pico de
Meet the ObesityHelp Conference Speakers for Saturday! We are excited to announce the 2016 ObesityHelp National Conference Speakers and their sessions! This is going to be a fantastic conference in Anaheim, CA on September 30th and October 1st. It will be two jam-packed days of education, support and celebration! We'd
With nearly triple the incidence of worldwide obesity since 1910 plaguing the current world population, significant medical strides have been made to alleviate morbid obesity. Of the many bariatric procedures available today, the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) is one of the premier procedures to treat morbid obesity. The Sleeve Gastrectomy
