Tag Archive: WLS

Video: Lisa Burwell Shares WLS Advice And Insights

January 5, 2013 · 0 comments

Video:  Lisa Burwell Shares WLS Advice And Insights Today, after losing 175 pounds, Lisa Burwell feels great. She started a new job, was promoted, and traveled to her favorite vacation spot, Disney World. Best of all, she had a child; and she and Keith are now expecting their second. See

Obesity Paradox: A Little More Fat May Extend Life

January 3, 2013 · 0 comments

Obesity Paradox: A Little More Fat May Extend Life A paradox is an argument that produces an inconsistency, typically within logic or common sense.-Wikipedia Data from approximately 100 past studies, which included almost three million people, has led CDC researchers to conclude that being slightly obese or overweight (and metabolically healthy)

2013: 20 Funny New Year’s Resolutions

January 2, 2013 · 0 comments

2013:  20 Funny New Year's Resolutions When it comes to New Year's resolutions, our family members and friends can get quite creative and even funny with what they resolve to do in the New Year.  Here a few good ones I have heard along the way...Oh, and a few of

2013 New Year’s Resolutions A-Z

January 1, 2013 · 0 comments

2013 New Year's Resolutions A-Z Happy 2013 OH family!  I have been reading about some of your goals and resolutions for the New Year. I thought it would be fun to put some of them together using every letter of the alphabet.  Maybe these are some of your resolutions as

Video: Bo Talks About His WLS Journey And Goals

December 31, 2012 · 0 comments

Bo Talks About His WLS Journey And Goals Having once weighed 626 pounds, ObesityHelp's Bo McCoy talks openly about his WLS journey and the struggles he has faced along the way.  In this short video clip, Bo talks to OH Event attendees about the day he stopped working his weight

Happy New Year!

December 31, 2012 · 0 comments

Happy New Year! Happy New Year to the OH Community!  May 2013 bring you love, happiness, support and continued success in your weight loss journey! -From the OH Team What are some of your goals for 2013?  We would love to hear from you!  Share your comments below.   -Photo

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The Last Supper: Last Meal Syndrome

December 28, 2012 · 0 comments

It's Friday night, and your long-awaited bariatric surgery is scheduled for Monday morning. Ahead of you are two days of the freedom to eat anything you want, in any quantity. You're supposed to be on a pre-op liquid diet, but when you walk into Cheesecake Factory with your friends, your

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Relationships After Weight Loss Surgery: For Better or Worse

December 28, 2012 · 0 comments

Relationships After Weight Loss Surgery: What To Do When Those Closest To You Are More Comfortable With “Worse" We all know that change doesn’t happen in a vacuum; it’s dynamic. As you change, your relationships with those closest to you change too. Yet, most of us are caught by surprise

Obesity In Preschoolers On A Slight Decline

December 27, 2012 · 0 comments

Obesity In Preschoolers On A Slight Decline It's a fact.  Studies have shown that childhood obesity is more prevalent amongst minority children and those who come from low-income families. The reasons for such outcomes are not yet known, although there are many theories.  But, after years of news reports and

Eggs for Popeye Recipe

December 23, 2012 · 0 comments

Eggs for Popeye Recipe Serves 1 Popeye was right, spinach does super-charge your physique because it gives you high amounts nutrients like folate and other B vitamins that help break down homocysteine in the body. Homocysteine is an amino acid in the blood and when it builds up too much