Happy New Year, we wish you much health, happiness and success in 2017! If you have new goals or a bucket list that you'd like to accomplish in 2017, a very helpful tool is the ObesityHelp Goal System! Sharing your goals or even posting them as a personal reminder for
How to Manage Weight Regain Let’s just start with the bottom line. A return of the “old habits” results in the finding of lost weight. You must manage weight regain. We all know what “old habits” means when it comes to the world of the weight loss roller coaster. Your
First, I want to wish you “Congratulations!” on your journey so far. Whether you are six months, two years or ten years out from your surgery, you made a life-changing decision, and that takes guts. Good for you! Looking back at the last few weeks, months or even years, have
It’s never too late to strategize to achieve your goals. Whether you’re pre-op, many years post-op, or somewhere in the middle; these strategies for weight loss surgery success will help you as you begin your journey or as you are getting back on track to obtain a healthy post-op life.
Facing Weight Regain: I had weight loss surgery over eight years ago. For those of you that are curious, I had RNY Gastric Bypass in February of 2008. And for those of you that are further curious, yes, I’ve regained. It’s not uncommon for a WLS patient to have “bounce
What are at least six possible explanations why people easily regain weight after losing it? This in-class prompt was to be answered by 120 college students attending my Nutrition Science class at Santa Monica College. The goal of the assignment was two-fold. First, I wanted the students to articulate, after my lecture,
I had my VSG in June of 2011. Between weight loss prior to surgery and post-op, I enjoyed great success, losing 232 pounds. I was on top of the world, and to be quite honest, I thought I was invincible and would never gain weight back. After all, I had
I had weight loss surgery in February of 2008. I've learned a lot about myself over these past years and it amazes me that I continue to learn lessons, struggle, and revel in small successes. One thing I have learned about myself since having WLS is that I am goal
I can’t remember a time in my life when my weight was not an issue. As early as first or second grade, I was smitten with other kids’ treats in their lunch boxes. As far back as the 1960's, and all through the 80’s, my dad was into Gorp, natural
Recently, my husband and I were trying to find something decent to watch on TV after dinner. We have two children, and we don't have cable or satellite service. We have Netflix, and our kids watch the show 'Cupcake Wars.' It is a competition where established bakers create cupcakes under
