Tag Archive: Connie Stapleton

Your Best Self

Create a 3-Step Plan To Be Your Best Self

February 19, 2016 · 0 comments

Just as with any important project that you have at work, or a home do-it-yourself renovation, you need a plan.  In order to be your best self, let's create a plan by setting SMART goals that you can achieve! It has been proven that when people write down specific goals

Relationships After WLS

Relationships after WLS – Helping Yourself Helps Others

November 25, 2015 · 0 comments

I’ve heard it said that the only thing in life that remains constant is change. It seems there are greater times of change at some points in life than at others. And the weeks, months and the first couple of years following weight loss surgery are filled with more changes

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Drinking Alcohol After Weight Loss Surgery

September 30, 2015 · 0 comments

I’m writing this while on vacation in Europe. The initial purpose of the trip was to attend a professional meeting of the International Federation for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO). I try to attend this meeting every year to gain information about how other parts of

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Is Food Addiction a Problem for You?

August 18, 2015 · 0 comments

Is Food Addiction a Problem for You? In the world of medical doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other medical and mental health professionals, there’s a debate (of course) about the concept of “food addiction.” Without question, scientific research shows addictive behavior regarding sugar consumption in animals. But what about humans? Brain

There’s No Such Thing As Food Addiction

July 22, 2015 · 0 comments

If you think calling obesity a disease is controversial, try talking about food addiction without getting into a scuffle! Is food addiction real? Half of the people will demand that you show scientific proof of your food addiction “theory” before they’ll even give the matter consideration while the other half

Keys To Sustained Weight Loss

Three Keys To Sustained Weight Loss

July 3, 2013 · 0 comments

Losing weight is one thing; keeping it off quite another. Most of the people I talk to during their pre-surgical psychological evaluations have lost weight at different times in their lives. If there were such a thing as a Lifetime Yo-Yo Diet Club, lots of people would be honorary members.

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10 Tips For Healthy Dating

February 28, 2013 · 0 comments

10 Tips For Healthy Dating Dating. Does the mere word “dating” automatically bring up feelings, memories or images for you? For some, the word “dating” may bring an automatic smile to their face, raise goose bumps on their arms, and send a thrilling chill down their spine. For others, just

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WLS: Balance in Recovery Post-Op

January 8, 2013 · 0 comments

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!)

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Ten Tips for Battling Food (and Family) Over the Holidays

December 14, 2012 · 0 comments

Ten Tips for Battling Food (and Family) Over the Holidays 'Tis the season ready or not! The holiday season can be one of the most joyful times of the year with its dazzling colors, familiar music, social gatherings, and yes, food, food and more food! For those who have recently

Inadequately Trained to Help Obese Patients?

December 3, 2012 · 0 comments

Wake Forest University researchers are reporting that medical schools across the country are not providing obesity education to their students, despite the fact that 31% of adults are obese and 15% of children and teenagers age 6-19 are overweight.  With the obesity epidemic on the rise, and the growing costs