Goal of the Month: Blog Your Weight Loss Journey A question was posed on the OH message boards a while back: "To blog or not to blog?" The message board poster had her own blog site but was considering sharing her weight loss journey on her ObesityHelp.com blog. She wanted
Is AspireAssist A Personal Bulimia Machine? Gone are the days fighting obesity by wiring one’s jaw shut, at least mostly. Weight loss surgery has for years been a proven weight loss success for many obese or morbidly obese individuals But, here we go again. A new procedure, perhaps a new
OBESITYHELP TO HOST BARIATRIC INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE Irvine, CA.-ObesityHelp Inc., the world’s first and largest online obesity awareness focused community, announced today that it will host a roundtable discussion on the Bariatric Industry (weight loss surgery) on January 15, 2013. Key bariatric professionals will attend discussions that will include patient aftercare
Discovering what it means to “love yourself healthy” is key in overcoming the struggles that seem to plague so many of us after achieving extraordinary weight loss. Finding a lifetime of healthy weight management has many aspects towards success. Making healthy food and fitness choices are obvious facets. What has
Video: Gym Requires Overweight Members Only! Downsize Fitness is an exclusive gym where there is one strict requirement to join: You must be 50 pounds or more overweight. http://youtu.be/iyP1caZBj3Y
Downsizing At An Overweight-Only Gym by Tammy J. Colter So many of us share in at least one phobia. Perhaps it's a fear of heights, a fear of the dark, an aversion to mirrors, and yes, a phobia of working out at gyms. Speaking of phobias of gyms, here is
Four on the Floor: Self-Care After Weight Loss Surgery My family spent much of my childhood in the kitchen. It is where we ate, but also where we socialized. It is where I did my homework and where we watched television. It was where I attempted to master the art
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow.-Mary Anne Radmacher -Photo courtesy of Jridgewayphotos
WLS: Balance in Recovery Post-Op In this informative video, Dr. Connie Stapleton speaks with ObesityHelp (OH) 2012 Caribbean Cruise event attendees about balance in recovery after weight loss surgery (WLS). Addictions, cross-addictions, and recovery are important topics to address in the WLS community. (As well as many other communities, unfortunately!)
All In The Family WLS For Mom And Two Daughters When asked if obesity ran in her family, Jayne Slvia responded, “No, I was the pioneer.” At 348 pounds, it was a passage in a book that opened her eyes, prompting her to research weight loss surgery and make that
