For bariatric patients, the weight loss battle does not end in the operating room. Months or even years after surgery, the weight can slowly creep back on you and you will notice you have gained some weight. This setback can be both frustrating and discouraging to people who thought their
Getting Back on Track-From One Patient to Another A lot of you are familiar with my story. I had RNY Gastric Bypass on 02/12/2008. At my highest weight I was 291 lbs. I decided to have WLS, after years of procrastination, mainly for my health and my children. I am
Happy New Year, New You! This is a great time of year. The commercials, network news shows and other media are geared toward losing weight, eating healthy and exercising. Everyone is trying to sell their product or services just in time for the big resolution day of January 1st. The
Weight Regain Can And Does Happen, You're Not Alone! “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is a quote that is well-known. “Yes, we can regain weight from weight loss surgery” is not so well-known. Actually, the fact of weight regain after weight loss surgery is a reality and a
by Tammy J. Colter Getting Back On Track! Exercising helps to improve our physical and mental health. It helps to ease our stress and anxiety, boosts our energy levels, improves symptoms of depression, and relieves us of numerous health problems. So why do we sometimes let ourselves get off track?
Did you know that March is National Nutrition Month? For some of us, March could easily be called National Get Back On Track Month so it makes sense that this month would be picked to especially focus on nutrition education and information. Sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
Recently, I got on the scale after noticing that my clothes were feeling (and looking) tighter than I am comfortable with and realized that I had slid right past my “safety zone” into the new (or more truthfully, old) territory. I immediately realized that I had been traveling a lot
Host A "Support Our Friends" Fitness Party! by Tammy J. Colter, Editor-In-Chief OH Magazine Years ago, I decided to host a Support Our Troops party. I went out and bought red, white, and blue decorations, party favor size American flags, and everything that screamed USA that I could find and
10 Steps For Getting Back On Track! Getting back on track after the fun-filled holidays can be a little overwhelming. These 10 steps should give you a little jump start!
OH Magazine Presents: A Dream Comes True! Dawn Wins A Free Lap-Band Surgery! “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” C.S. Lewis Every year, beginning on New Year’s Day, The Bariatric Care Program at Palms of Pasadena Hospital sponsors a contest
