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Sizeism: Fashion Ends At Size 12 Says Project Runway Mentor

August 28, 2013 · 0 comments

Fashion Failure: Sizeism Earns Fashion Designers A Big "F"! by Tammy J. Colter   "Go to Lord & Taylor on Fifth Avenue, I think it's the eighth floor, and it's just a department called 'Woman.' It's rather devastating. You've never seen such hideous clothes in your entire life. I mean,

Video: The New Me Coping Strategies

August 27, 2013 · 0 comments

Here's an ObesityHelp (OH) Conference blast from the past! At the OH 2004 Los Angeles WLS conference, Dr. Leslie Seppinni spoke about coping strategies for weight loss surgery patients. In the video included below, you can view several outtakes from her talk and learn more about coping after WLS! Partial

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Hoopercising: Hula Hoop Exercising For Weight Loss

August 27, 2013 · 0 comments

Hula Hooping Those Pounds Away! by Tammy J. Colter While out shopping a few weeks ago I happened to walk by a big display of hula hoops and just like that I was brought back to my childhood days and found myself reminiscing about my very first hula hoop. That

Meet Trailblazer And Advocate Walter Lindstrom, ESQ

August 26, 2013 · 0 comments

Walter Lindstrom, ESQ once weighed 405 pounds and faced personal and professional discrimination. Before he became an advocate and trailblazer in patient advocacy, he had to take his own case on in his quest to have weight loss surgery.  He won his appeals and underwent RNY gastric bypass in 1994. 

Support Groups Are Vital to Your WLS Success

August 24, 2013 · 0 comments

When I made the decision to have weight loss surgery I was 100% sure that it was something I wanted to do. I had no doubt. I discussed my decision with my husband and he was on board. I went down the path of seeing my primary care physician, getting

Bo McCoy Is Falling Forward

August 24, 2013 · 0 comments

Falling Forward: "I was looking at pictures and video with disdain because they only showed me how far I had fallen yet again. I gave up, but not really."-Bo McCoy   Falling Forward by Bo McCoy VP of Operations, ObesityHelp Inc. It was 1986 and as I remember it, I was sitting

Ask The Expert: With Dr. Ian Villanueva

August 23, 2013 · 0 comments

 Bariatric surgeon Ian Villanueva, MD takes the time to answer some of your questions. Do you have a question you would like to ask of a plastic surgeon, bariatric surgeon, fitness expert, dietician, psychologist, or other bariatric professional? Send your questions to [email protected] and we will submit them to the

Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail (Part 3)

August 22, 2013 · 0 comments

Editor’s Note: This article by Dr. Arya M. Sharma is part three of a five part series, “Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail”. Part one can be found here and part two here.  Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail (Part 3) Bariatric surgery is certainly life changing – for better or for

10 Reasons To Sprinkle A Little Cinnamon

August 21, 2013 · 0 comments

The Health Benefits of Cinnamon The next time you have a bowl of oatmeal cereal or your favorite coffee or tea drink you might just want to sprinkle a little cinnamon.  Here are 10 reasons why: Cinnamon... 1.  Helps to reduce pain from arthritis 2.  Reduces your bad (LDL) cholesterol

Oh No, Plateau!

August 21, 2013 · 0 comments

Plateaus 101 You’re eating on track by making healthy food choices, staying active with regular exercise, doing everything right and you’re regularly losing weight. Then...Bam, it happens! Your weight loss stalls and you’re stuck on a plateau. Plateaus are one of the most frustrating occurrences while losing weight. Although they