Bariatric Bad Girls Founder On Non-Scale Victories At The ObesityHelp Conference Beth Sheldon-Badore is known as “Melting Mama” in the bariatric/weight loss surgery community and blogging communities. She’s the founder of the Bariatric Bad Girls Club, a social support and advocacy group for bariatric patients. Beth inspires those around her with her
Lack of Sleep Can Cause Weight Gain Sleep is essential. When we sleep, it is the time our bodies replenish, repair the mental and physical wear-and-tear from the day. With all of the conveniences of cell phones, computers, PDAs and other means we are use to being “on”! Some of
Editor’s Note: This article by Dr. Arya M. Sharma is part four of a five part series, “Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail”. Links to parts one, two, and three can be found at the bottom of the page. Today’s post is not so much about a complication that arises when
by Tammy J. Colter After Lap-Band surgery, NY Jets Coach Rex Ryan Loses 120 Pounds! If you are a football fan then the name Rex Ryan will certainly ring a bell. As head coach of the New York Jets, Ryan is well-known throughout the NFL for his boisterous and outspoken
A Turning Point: What Is Happening to Your Body One-Year Post Surgery? by Dr. Milton Owens We now know that gastric bypass surgery triggers certain physiological mechanisms in the body that promote weight loss–primarily in the first year. It is not just restricted food intake that helps shed pounds but
Fashion Failure: Sizeism Earns Fashion Designers A Big "F"! by Tammy J. Colter "Go to Lord & Taylor on Fifth Avenue, I think it's the eighth floor, and it's just a department called 'Woman.' It's rather devastating. You've never seen such hideous clothes in your entire life. I mean,
Here's an ObesityHelp (OH) Conference blast from the past! At the OH 2004 Los Angeles WLS conference, Dr. Leslie Seppinni spoke about coping strategies for weight loss surgery patients. In the video included below, you can view several outtakes from her talk and learn more about coping after WLS! Partial
Hula Hooping Those Pounds Away! by Tammy J. Colter While out shopping a few weeks ago I happened to walk by a big display of hula hoops and just like that I was brought back to my childhood days and found myself reminiscing about my very first hula hoop. That
Walter Lindstrom, ESQ once weighed 405 pounds and faced personal and professional discrimination. Before he became an advocate and trailblazer in patient advocacy, he had to take his own case on in his quest to have weight loss surgery. He won his appeals and underwent RNY gastric bypass in 1994.
When I made the decision to have weight loss surgery I was 100% sure that it was something I wanted to do. I had no doubt. I discussed my decision with my husband and he was on board. I went down the path of seeing my primary care physician, getting
