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Happy 16th Birthday ObesityHelp.com!

January 9, 2014 · 0 comments

Sixteen years ago today Eric Klein, founder of ObesityHelp, had a vision and registered the domain name that has brought so many people together and helped to save and change countless lives worldwide: ObesityHelp.com!  He wanted to create an online community where individuals who were fighting the disease of obesity

Men Do Not Seek Obesity Surgery As Soon As They Should

January 8, 2014 · 0 comments

UC Davis Study Reveals That Obese Men Are Less likely To Seek Obesity Surgery Than Obese Women   (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Even though obesity affects women and men equally, a UC Davis study shows that obese women are four times more likely than obese men to seek weight-loss surgery. When

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Post-op Regain?

January 6, 2014 · 0 comments

 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

The Most Obese Cities In America

January 3, 2014 · 0 comments

Despite all of the attention given to the disease of obesity in the past few years, some cities in metropolitan America are getting fatter and fatter.  According to a report published by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index  Boulder, Colorado ranks as the least obese city for the third year in a

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10 Top New Year Resolutions

December 31, 2013 · 0 comments

Happy New Year everybody!  This is the time of year where we all reflect a little bit on all that we experienced in the last year.  As for the ObesityHelp Team, we think about the many awesome people in the ObesityHelp community.  We appreciate and thank you! 10 Top New Year

Having The VSG Was The Best Decision Of My Life

December 30, 2013 · 0 comments

A Before and After Celebration:  Featuring Jillian C. OH Username: JLB15 Weight loss:  105 pounds Surgery type:  VSG Surgeon:  Michael Potter, MD Fat, Fat, Fat, that's what I've been all my life. At 26 years old, I was sick and tired of it. I couldn't move around easy, couldn't go

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Staying And Getting Back On Track After The Holidays

December 28, 2013 · 0 comments

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

From Bariatric Surgery To Bodybuilding!

December 24, 2013 · 0 comments

A Before and After Celebration:  Featuring Alyssa R. OH Username: Hammy_Grl Weight loss:  180 pounds Surgery type: Duodenal Switch Surgeon:  Dr. Viveck Prachand Not only was I given a second chance at life, but I was given a brand new life!  Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think

From Obesity to Obesity Platform

December 18, 2013 · 0 comments

After WLS Success...Kearsten's Fight Against Obesity Continues On Although always a very active child, Kearsten Weeks had been fighting obesity all of her life.   Having been surrounded by family members who were also morbidly obese, she was basically given a free "all you can eat" pass.  It was only when

The Best Gift for the Holidays is the Gift of YOU!

December 13, 2013 · 0 comments

Holidays are often a time when we run ourselves ragged. We tend to live multifaceted, over worked, rushed and exhausting lives. During the holidays it often becomes overwhelming and the very first thing to go out the window is taking the time to take care of ourselves. As WLS patients