The decision to have bariatric surgery often follows a significant period of struggle with weight and associated health conditions. The allure of “lose weight fast” fad diets have faded. You realize that you have to do something to gain control of your health. The time you have put into research,
I’d like to start by discussing the term "metabolic surgery" in order to clear the air. Metabolic surgery is a term that is used to describe any procedure that is used to treat a metabolic illness, particularly diabetes mellitus. The terms "obesity surgery" and "weight loss surgery" fail to recognize
Obesity is a deadly disease and, as a physician, I am part of a group that is doing a poor job of curing it. In fact, obesity is a growing health problem. In 1960, the obesity rate was around 10% in the United States. In 2009 it was close to
How To Manage Food Choices After weight loss surgery you may have become very confident in managing your daily eating habits and routines. At special celebrations, your normal routine is interrupted and it can be difficult to manage food choices. The challenge comes when your routine is disrupted, such as
Escape Emotional Eating After WLS: Patients who pursue weight loss surgery are motivated by common factors such as eliminating medications, remission of comorbidities such as high blood pressure or diabetes, and reduction in pain. The process of preparing for weight loss surgery can feel overwhelming with the number of doctor
When is enough, enough? Well for me it was when the bathroom scale read ERROR. Knowing that the scale had a capacity of 400 pounds and embarrassingly, it was apparent I was over the limit of the scale (my actual weight was 435 pounds), enough had finally become enough for
