I’ve been a large-boned girl from day one! Always wide shoulders, usually the tallest girl in the class and the heaviest. I learned early on not to discuss my weight with my friends, but I was always able to wear my weight well. Most people didn't realize how much I
Why I decided to have WLS My journey began after my five-year-old granddaughter offered to help me get up off the floor if I could get down there and play with her. At that time, I had difficulty getting down onto the floor, or getting back up. I also had
Why I decided to have WLS Growing up in a southern town, normal meals were something fried and with potatoes, and I was taught to eat what was on your plate. My family was never concerned about their weight, so they did not teach me to make healthy choices. I
Why I decided to have WLS Before and After VSG with Alysia, down 89 pounds: All of my life until about seven years ago, I have been lean. I was never healthy about the ways I went about it. I struggled with body image and an eating disorder most of
Should you continue your medications after weight loss surgery? Will reducing the medications effect how you feel? What medications do you advise against? What can you expect long term? These are just a few of the many questions I answer on an almost daily basis. I understand you have concerns,
The holidays can be a struggle! Check out these tips to help you stay on track at the holidays. The holidays are probably one of the biggest hardships to overcome right after having bariatric surgery. While everyone else is indulging in the festive foods, you are being quietly critiqued as
As a VSG (Gastric Sleeve) doctor with over 9,000 patients, I get asked lots of questions. Thousands of them! Some have to do with health, diet, food, the procedure itself, and even how others will think of them for having VSG surgery. Although I can point you in the right direction
Now before I share why I’m not a fan of sugar, I would like to share with you a little history about sugar. Over 500 years ago, Christopher Columbus introduced sugar to the new world when he brought sugar cane from Europe to Cuba, Hispaniola, and Mexico. By the 1700s,
Editor's Note: We posted Dr. Alvarez's introduction to his Mom's weight loss surgery journey previously. And posted a one week update here. Below is the transcript and video of their one month post-op update. The OH team will be following and posting their video updates and sharing them with you. Video Transcript:
Editor's Note: The featured photo is of Dr. Guillermo Alvarez and his beautiful Mom! We posted Dr. Alvarez's introduction to his Mom's weight loss surgery journey previously. Below is the transcript and video of their one week post-op update. The OH team will be following and posting their video updates
