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Stay On Track with Food & Fitness Tracking
November 16, 2015 7:05 am 0 commentsFood & Fitness Tracking: You've had weight loss surgery, lost a significant amount of weight, and now you have either experienced a stall in your weight loss or have even gained a little (or a lot) of weight back. What should you do? Over my many years of counseling post-op bariatric
Thank You to #OH2015 Sponsors, Speakers & Exhibitors
November 15, 2015 8:00 am 0 commentsWe want to thank the wonderful sponsors, speakers and exhibitors at the #OH2015 National Conference in Cary, North Carolina. We deeply appreciate their support of the bariatric community as we work together to combat obesity. Thank You to the #OH2015 Sponsors Platinum: Premier Protein & A Lighter Me Gold: COSMED & Apollo Endosurgery * Please
#OH2015 Costume Party, Red Carpet & Fashion Show Photos
November 14, 2015 7:58 am 0 commentsAttendees will agree that spending time with friends is one of the best parts of the ObesityHelp Conference #OH2015! Whether you’ve been friends for years, meeting your long-time online support friends in person for the first time, or best yet making NEW friends, the Meet & Greet and After Party are
Nik’s Thanksgiving in a Bite Recipe
November 13, 2015 7:00 am 0 commentsYou see meatballs…I see a “Violet Beauregard” moment. If you ever saw Charlie & the Chocolate Factory you know Violet Beauregard is a spoiled and indulged little girl who won a tour of the famed factory, only to meet her demise when she tried a piece of candy that was supposed
Pill to Lose Weight Without Surgery
November 12, 2015 6:00 pm 0 commentsIs it possible to take a pill to create a gastric balloon and lose weight without surgery? Allurion Technologies believes you can. In fact, they've created the Elipse device which, according to Allurion Technologies, is “the first procedure-less gastric balloon” and suggests that it might be used to help those with a
Exercise Is Important: Why It’s Good to Sweat
November 12, 2015 6:58 am 0 commentsMany of us have heard over and over, likely more times than we can count, that exercise is important and that we should be doing more of it. So much emphasis is put on the fact that exercise has health benefits, but we rarely go into detail about those advantages. We
Thank You Veterans
November 11, 2015 8:20 am 0 commentsThank You for Your Service and Sacrifice! The ObesityHelp community offers heartfelt gratitude to all the men and women who have served our country in every branch of the military. “Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares
Sleep Study, What Should I Expect?
November 11, 2015 8:00 am 0 commentsOne of the common co-morbid conditions is sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is prominent with people that struggle with obesity. The airway of someone that is obese can become obstructed by large tonsils, enlarged tongue and increased fat in the neck, all pressing on the airway when the pharyngeal (throat) muscles
Before & After RNY with Bill!
November 10, 2015 7:07 am 0 commentsCelebrating Bill's RNY Journey! Things were not going well for me. I was not in good shape, literally and figuratively. I was 350 lbs, and I had been for the past 20 years. I was diabetic, maxed out on oral meds, and not under control. I was about to turn 39, and I