A Before and After Celebration! Featuring Gloria Joseph OH Username: Glow2254 Surgery Type: RNY Weight lost: 98 pounds Surgeon: Keith Chung, MD My name is Gloria Joseph I have been a big girl my entire life and for the most part, I made it work for me. My weight prior
Get A Life! Usually when someone says to “get a life” it is meant in a derogatory manner. For our purposes as WLS patients, it means that we are reinventing our lives after our surgery. Before surgery, most of us spent considerable time thinking about what we were going to
Worldwide ObesityHelp Advocacy Since 1998! We would like to say thank you to the Bariatric and Plastic Surgery Professionals who are currently sponsoring our ObesityHelp community and advocacy outreach missions. Each month, we will feature a few of our sponsors. Please join us in thanking the following professionals for their
by Tammy J Colter If you are experiencing anxiety or stress, making wrong foods choices can actually worsen your symptoms. But the good news is that there are many foods that can play an important role in helping to calm your body and support your emotions. Here are 8 foods
Dance, Dance, and Dance some more in Southern California! Hey party people! It’s just about time for the ObesityHelp conference! While you are figuring out what to pack and what to wear…have you thought about…how you’re going to shake it on the dance floor? I’ve got some moves for
With one in three children in the United States being obese or overweight, the seriousness of childhood obesity cannot be ignored. Statistics show that children who are obese (compared to those of an average weight) are five times more likely to become obese adults. It is without a doubt that
Get The Real Skinny On Plastic Surgery From Dr. Katzen! Dr. J. Timothy Katzen is dedicated to helping weight loss surgery patients achieve a better contoured shape with plastic surgery. He has created innovative plastic surgical techniques that minimize scars and maximize skin and fat removal. Dr. Katzen has performed
Let's Get Real! by Dan Benintendi Let's play out a scenario... I am 400 pounds, have sleep spnea, borderline high blood pressure, and can barely walk from my door to the car without losing my breathe. I eat 7 square meals a day, usually comprised of extremely high-fat content, tons
Remembering Why You Have Had Or Are Having Weight Loss Surgery Do you remember the time before you had weight loss surgery? Think back — how did you feel moving in your body doing every day routine tasks? How was your energy level? How fulfilled did you feel in your
Editor’s Note: This article by Dr. Arya M. Sharma is part five of a five part series, “Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail”. Links to the previous articles are located at the bottom of the page. Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail (Part 5) So, just to wind down this series,
