Why I Decided to Have WLS Growing up, I was always overweight. I don't remember a time in my life when I wasn’t always the “fat one.” It was so hard to watch my two siblings and cousins play sports and enjoy “normal” childhood activities. I wanted to do those
To lose weight regain after weight loss surgery (WLS), one must review weight gain as a whole. It is important to understand obesity and weight gain. The surgical management of obesity has become more popular to combat this worldwide epidemic. Obesity and Weight Gain According to the Centers for Disease
This Buffalo Chicken Dip with Hot Wing Sauce recipe will add spice and flavor to your meal plan. It is a recipe that's quick and easy to make. You can save a step and use rotisserie chicken to make it even easier to make. Do you like chicken wings? If
How many diets have you been on? How many times have you read the weight loss diet list, cleaned out the pantry, purchased all the foods, followed the recipes, and lost the weight? How many times have you gained it back? Part of the reason this occurs is due to two
Patients undergoing weight loss surgery are usually on one or more medications, and the medication absorption after WLS may change. There are several factors that will affect the absorption of your medications after weight loss surgery. The two main determinants of absorption depend on the medication and the procedure you
If you love traditional taco salads but don't like the high calories, carbs, and fat, these Tiny Taco Salads will satisfy your taco salad love. They are portion-controlled and would be great for a planned snack or a complete meal. Enjoy these Tiny Taco Salads for just 73 calories! Tiny
If you want to get back on track or have regained weight, you aren't alone! As with anything in life, we can get off-track and find ourselves wondering if we're lost and need support to get back on track. Regaining weight after bariatric surgery is a common occurrence. Again, if
I often tell my patients that being a plastic surgery patient after massive weight loss is like being a medical resident. Are you wondering how? When I went to medical school, I naively thought that I would be a doctor when I graduate in four years. That was somewhat true.
Why I Decided to Have WLS In November of 2014, I was close to 300 pounds. I had given up weighing myself, so I'm not sure how high I had gotten. (My all-time high was 345 in 2007 when I left a miserable 27-year marriage.) That November night, my significant other
What is your relationship with food? Do you have an unhealthy relationship with food? What word comes into your head right now as you're reading about your relationship with food? Comfort, emotional, joy, happiness, pleasure, celebration, love, shame, secretive, disappointment, anger, or hopelessness? Do you feel shameful after negotiating a
