Achieving Weight Loss Long-Term: It has now been widely proven that bariatric surgery is the most effective and durable weight loss intervention, leading to significant improvement of obesity-associated health conditions, improvement in health-related quality of life, and an overall reduction in morbidity and mortality. (1, 2) With the maturity of
Bariatric Surgery Phases Bariatric New-Bees are the BEST! They are at the beginning of the bariatric surgery phases. They are so full of excitement and joy. It’s THEIR turn. They are going to do things “by the book.” They have their food-logs ready to go. Their vitamins are lined
The first 12 months after my surgery, my WLS honeymoon were magical. I felt like a child, discovering everything for the first time again and loving it! It was like getting a second chance at life. I was very fortunate because my obsessive thoughts about food completely lifted for a period of
