A Before and After Celebration: Featuring Jody Rielly OH Username: Butterfly56 Weight loss: 185 lbs. in total, 160 lbs. of that after surgery on October 17, 2011 Beginning and current stats: 320 lbs. size 30, currently 135 lbs. and size 4/6. Height: 5'5" Surgeon: Dr. Sheila Partridge, Newton Wellesley Hospital,
“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.” Often attributed to the 5th Century BCE Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu, I first heard this quote from my USMC(R) father when I was struggling with my weight in high school. I was a newly minted freshman on the
Strategies for the Holidays In the last blog we talked about how to enjoy indulgences on the season without being hard on yourself and while still keeping on your healthy lifestyle track. But as we talked about, you can’t indulge at every meal. So on those meals where we keep
Some of our best memories and traditions are created on Thanksgiving Day. The festivities always include great food and cherished time with family and friends. Here are 12 more ways you can celebrate and enjoy this festive holiday. 1. Watch The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with your family. 2. Volunteer
It’s officially here. That amazing time of year that we love filled with family, friends, and traditions. But it’s not all fun and reindeer games. For people trying to make healthy food choices the Holidays can be a very emotionally trying time. In this two part blog series I want
Last month I attended my local Medical Society’s meeting in Denver. The title of the meeting was, “The New Insurance Exchange—What Physicians Need to Know.” Representatives from Connect for Health Colorado, the CO Division of Insurance, and Denver Public Health were on the panel to help explain how the insurance
How We Moved From Open to Robot-Assisted Surgery It’s been about a year since I was first asked by a patient, “Why do you need a robot? Are you going to be in the lounge doing my surgery with a joystick drinking coffee?” I suddenly realized how far weight loss
Thanksgiving-Just One Day A Year? Ah....November. The month of turkey, ham, roast beef, stuffing, pies, and holiday shopping. Pre-operatively, many of us started planning for holiday eating in September! True, November is the month for Thanksgiving and part of Thanksgiving is food, however, it is much more. During November, our
What Is The Glycemic Index? The glycemic index is a numerical index that ranks carbohydrates based on their rate of glycemic response (i.e. their conversion to glucose within the human body). Glycemic index uses a scale of 0 to 100, with higher values given to foods that cause the most
Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years.-CDC Childhood Obesity Rates Can Be Reduced With Healthy Habits At Home September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and you will find many articles in the press and news anchors on every channel talking
