Tag Archive: weight loss surgery

avoid emotional eating

60 Ways to Avoid Emotional Eating

September 5, 2014 · 0 comments

As a little girl, I was a magician that would rearrange cookies in the cookie jar to cover up how many cookies I'd eaten on the sly. It wasn't just a cute phase or a small blip in my life. I've always struggled with emotional eating and the shame that

Thank You OH2014 Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors

September 4, 2014 · 0 comments

We would like to acknowledge the amazing sponsors and exhibitors of the 2014 ObesityHelp National Conference.  We appreciate their generous support and dedication to helping fight obesity. Platinum Sponsor: A Lighter Me A Lighter Me conference highlights: Sponsored the Red Carpet Photo Booth and the After Party. (Check out the pics!) Introduced a brand

Take A Walk In My Shoes at 300 Plus Pounds

September 4, 2014 · 0 comments

As Atticus Finch once said in To Kill a Mockingbird, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." If you have never tipped the scales in the 300 plus pounds mark, I am sure

Obsessing Over the Scale, How & When to Weigh Yourself

August 7, 2014 · 0 comments

Do you find yourself weighing yourself five times a day or maybe even every hour? Obsessing over the number staring back at you, and becoming a slave to the scale? Although it may be exciting to see the pounds melt off your body after your post-bariatric surgery, you should take

Combating Osteopenia & Osteoporosis

August 5, 2014 · 0 comments

A while back, adventure called my friend Kevin out to the tropical beaches of Phuket, Thailand. He had decided he wanted to train as a Muay Thai fighter, so he immersed himself in a world-class training camp nestled amongst the coconut palms and banana trees. On his first day at

Preparing for Surgery Through Nutrition

August 4, 2014 · 0 comments

Nutrition is Key for Pre-ops! There’s a difference between feeding yourself and nourishing yourself. At times, the more you feed yourself, the less nourished you actually become. There are a lot of moving pieces to the puzzle such as your lifestyle, stress level, and your sleeping patterns. But, in order

In Loving Memory of Dr. Joseph A. Kuhn

July 30, 2014 · 0 comments

The ObesityHelp team is deeply saddened to share with our members and visitors that of one of our highly regarded community members and advocates, Dr. Joseph A. Kuhn, 55, passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2014.  He was a cherished husband, father, son, brother and friend and a very caring

5 Ways to Stay Healthy Through Grief and Loss

July 29, 2014 · 0 comments

A month ago my dog passed away. Chaz had been in my life for over eight years after we got him from a rescue when he was five. Although he was an older dog and I knew eventually it would happen, the sudden loss of him in my life was