Tag Archive: bariatric surgery

Robin Is Rocking His RNY Surgery

February 24, 2014 · 0 comments

A Before And After Celebration! Featuring: Robin Tracy OH Username:  pa_guy Surgery Type:  RNY Weight lost:  115 pounds Surgeon:  Ehab Akkary, MD It was rough in the beginning trying to get this journey kicked off.  It seemed like one speed bump after another. Then I finally found the right surgeon

Crossing The Border For Weight Loss Surgery

February 17, 2014 · 0 comments

My Journey to Mexico for Bariatric Surgery by Charles Sutker OH Username: Chasman I remember that helpless feeling as my physician sat across from me telling me that I was standing at the edge of a cliff. "Now is the time, to lose weight or face a lifetime of  battles

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A Guide To Reaching Your Goals

February 2, 2014 · 0 comments

Now that we're into this year, are you making headway on the goals you've set?  Keeping motivated and obtaining support for your goals can be difficult to sustain long-term. Reaching Your Goals Support Style! Our community is filled with people who have thoughts and dreams about what they would like

No One-Size-Fits-All Solution For Weight Loss

January 28, 2014 · 0 comments

 Weighing Your Options There is no one-size-fits-all solution for weight loss. Some of us need to lose weight for health reasons, while others want to drop a size for, say, an upcoming reunion. Plus, weight can be affected by genes, metabolism, behavior, culture, environment and socioeconomic status, which differ greatly

ObesityHelp Advocates Care About You

January 21, 2014 · 0 comments

Making A Difference In The Fight Against Obesity We would like to say thank you to all of the Bariatric and Plastic Surgery Professionals who are currently sponsoring our ObesityHelp community and advocacy outreach missions. This month, we are proud to feature the following professionals for their commitment to supporting

Fast food not the major cause of rising childhood obesity rates

January 19, 2014 · 0 comments

UNC Study: Fast-food consumption is simply a byproduct Chapel Hill, NC (Press Release)-For several years, many have been quick to attribute rising fast-food consumption as the major factor causing rapid increases in childhood obesity. Now researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report that fast-food consumption is

The Heart Of ObesityHelp.com Is Our Community

January 15, 2014 · 0 comments

Making The Journey Together For 16 Years! The ObesityHelp.com community was founded in 1998 to provide support, education, and advocacy for all individuals seeking help in the fight against obesity.  This great community was built by a lot of hard work behind the scenes... but mostly, it was built by

Happy 16th Birthday ObesityHelp.com!

January 9, 2014 · 0 comments

Sixteen years ago today Eric Klein, founder of ObesityHelp, had a vision and registered the domain name that has brought so many people together and helped to save and change countless lives worldwide: ObesityHelp.com!  He wanted to create an online community where individuals who were fighting the disease of obesity

Men Do Not Seek Obesity Surgery As Soon As They Should

January 8, 2014 · 0 comments

UC Davis Study Reveals That Obese Men Are Less likely To Seek Obesity Surgery Than Obese Women   (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Even though obesity affects women and men equally, a UC Davis study shows that obese women are four times more likely than obese men to seek weight-loss surgery. When

The Most Obese Cities In America

January 3, 2014 · 0 comments

Despite all of the attention given to the disease of obesity in the past few years, some cities in metropolitan America are getting fatter and fatter.  According to a report published by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index  Boulder, Colorado ranks as the least obese city for the third year in a