• Cooking
  • Travel
  • Shop

Dizzy

  • Obesity
    • Causes of Obesity
    • Child Obesity
    • Obesity-Related Illnesses
    • Social Issues of Obesity
    • Obesity Treatment
  • Bariatric
    • Improving Health Issues
    • Bariatric Surgery Options
    • Paying for
    • Preparing for
    • Complications
    • Aftercare
    • Bariatric Vitamins
    • Bariatric Diet
    • Bariatric Plastic Surgery
  • Struggles
    • Bad Habits
    • Body Image
    • Events
    • Family
    • Weight Gain
  • Inspiration
    • Weight Loss Education
    • Self Love
    • Self Motivation
    • Bariatric Patient Stories
    • Support
  • Get Fit
    • Diet Reviews
    • Eating Healthy
    • Getting Active
    • Good Habits
    • Product Reviews
    • Unhealthy Foods
    • Weight Loss
  • BLOG
    • My Bariatric Surgery
    • My Body Lift
    • My Face Lift
October 4, 2015 Events, Struggleseat healthy at restaurants, eat healthy while dining out, eating healthy, healthy eating, Healthy Eating When Eating Out, healthy food, healthy food choices

Ensure Healthy Eating When Eating Out

If you’re like me, Spring and Summer are a time for day trips, weekend getaways, and week-long vacations. I enjoy travel, but it is often difficult to maintain healthy eating when eating out and find healthy food choices at many of the places I visit. It is not surprising that boardwalks and county fairs have food […]

Read
October 4, 2015 Eating Healthy, Weight Lossbariatric diet, bariatric surgery, eating healthy, gastric bypass, get fit, healthy eating, lose weight, superfoods for weight loss, weight loss, weight loss surgery

10 Awesome Superfoods for Weight Loss

Bariatric surgery was not a weight-loss magic bullet for me. Don’t get me wrong, gastric bypass surgery saved my life. I would be morbidly obese today had I not had the surgery 12-years ago. My point is, there is work to be done after gastric bypass. It is but one step on the journey of […]

Read
October 3, 2015 Body Image, Inspiration, Self Love, Strugglesbody image, body image after weight loss, body image and sexuality, Self Image, self perceptions and body image, self-esteem, sex after weight loss, Sex Appeal, sexuality

Female Body Image and Sexuality

Body Image and Sexuality  Beauty In the Eye of the Beholder Self image is the idea a woman has about her abilities, appearance, and personality. It may or may not be as others actually see us. The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty hired a forensic sketch artist to draw women as they see themselves and […]

Read
October 3, 2015 Causes of Obesity, Obesity, Struggles, Weight Gainbad habits, causes, obesity, sleep loss and obesity, sleep loss causes weight gain, struggles, weight gain

Sleep Loss Causes Weight Gain

Sleep Loss and Obesity Lack of sleep negatively efftects brain functioning, mood, and cognition. It can compromise then immune system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, and the cardiovascular system. It is also known that sleep loss causes weight gain. It seems like we are always in motion and that the day just doesn’t have […]

Read
October 2, 2015 Bariatric, Bariatric Plastic Surgery, BLOG, My Body Lift18 Insider Tips on Plastic Surgery, bariatric plastic surgery, Body Contouring Plastic Surgery, body lift, plastic surgery after weight loss, plastic surgery results, plastic surgery reviews

18 Insider Tips on Plastic Surgery

Secrets I’ve Learned about Plastic Surgery As a patient and obesity activist, I’ve spent roughly the last 2-years immersed in bariatric plastic surgery. So much has been learned through my plastic surgery journey and the patient journeys that I’ve been privileged to be part of, as well as through my discussions with plastic surgeons and other professionals in the business who very […]

Read
October 1, 2015 Bariatric Patient Stories, BLOG, Inspiration, My Bariatric Surgerybariatric, BariatricPal, before and after photos, cheryl ann borne, Dr. Catherine Winslow, dr. joseph f. capella, gastric bypass, inspiration, my bariatric life, obesity, plastic surgery, weight loss success stories

Weight Loss Hero Behind My Bariatric Life

This interview originally published as “Cheryl Ann Borne: The Weight Loss Surgery Hero Behind My Bariatric Life” on January 9, 2015. It is republished with permission from Alex Brecher founder of BariatricPal. Cheryl Ann Borne hit a high weight of 285 pounds, and got the gastric bypass surgery in 2003. She maintained her weight loss, but the extra […]

Read
October 1, 2015 Bariatric, Bariatric Plastic Surgery, Body Image, Strugglesbefore and after photos, body contouring, Body Contouring Plastic Surgery, cheryl ann borne, Dr. Catherine Winslow, dr. joseph f. capella, my bariatric life, plastic surgery, plastic surgery after weight loss

Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss Results 

What is Body Contouring Plastic Surgery?  Body contouring plastic surgery after weight loss improves the shape and tone of underlying tissue that supports fat and skin. Add to that, plastic surgery after weight loss removes the excess sagging fat and skin. The most common plastic surgery after weight loss body contouring procedures are listed below. Click on each […]

Read
September 30, 2015 Bad Habits, Eating Healthybad habits, diet, eating healthy, eating problem, food, health food, healthy eating, Orthorexia, orthorexia nervosa, orthorexia symptoms, struggles

Orthorexia – Are You a Health Food Junkie?

Too Much of a Good Thing For as long as we have heard about the obesity epidemic we have heard the suggestions to eat more healthy. To our credit we have listened, and obesity rates have begun to level off. It is true we are eating more healthy, but even good intentions can go too […]

Read
September 30, 2015 Bariatric Diet, Product Reviewsbariatric, bariatric diet, bento box lunch, eating healthy, get fit, good habits, lunch ideas, product reviews

Bento Box Lunch Solutions after Bariatrics

Changes will be made following bariatric surgery, and a great may of those changes will be adapting to the bariatric diet. Eating healthy will require extra effort and make demands on your time. You’ll want to make shortcuts where you can, and the bento box lunch can be a time saver as well as a […]

Read
September 30, 2015 Bariatric, Bariatric Patient Stories, Bariatric Surgery Options, Inspirationband-over-bypass, bariatric, bariatric surgery, carnie wilson, gastric bypass, LAP-Band, obesity, revisions, weight gain, weight loss surgery

Carnie Wilson Has Band-Over-Bypass

Carnie Wilson was one of the first celebrities to have gastric bypass surgery. Her weight-loss procedure was performed live on the Internet in August of 1999 before 50,000 viewers. I can only assume that being in the spotlight is difficult even under the best conditions. I also assume that the best conditions are fleeting and […]

Read
September 23, 2015 Diet Reviews, Get Fit, Product Reviewsbariatric diet, diet reviews, get fit, mark sisson, mark sisson primal cookbook, paleo, primal, Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals, product reviews, recipe makeovers, The Primal Blueprint Cookbook

Mark Sisson Primal Cookbook Review

Mark Sisson is one the many people worldwide who are championing the paleo (or primal) health movement. The primal health movement challenges many elements of the food pyramid and the standard American diet. Sisson has published two useful cookbooks of recipes for grain-free eating: The Primal Blueprint Cookbook and Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals. […]

Read
September 23, 2015 Bariatric Diet, Diet Reviewsbariatric, bariatric diet, diet reviews, gastric bypass, get fit, how does the bariatric diet work, permanent weight loss, pouch rules, weight loss, weight loss surgery

How Does the Bariatric Diet Work? 

High Protein, Fresh Vegetables, Fruit  Following the Bariatric Diet is one of the most important things you will do that will ensure permanent weight-loss. Check out my interview with 11-yr weight-loss surgery success Kristin Szilagyi. She follows the bariatric diet – aka pouch rules – to this day. Here are the simple rules to help answer the […]

Read
September 21, 2015 BLOG, Inspiration, My Bariatric Surgery, Self Motivationbariatric surgery, cheryl ann borne, child obesity, chubby kid, gastric bypass, Getting Out of Chubby Kid Clothes, inspiration, my bariatric life, obesity, overeaters anonymous, self motivation

Getting Out of My Chubby Kid Clothes

September: As a grade-schooler this month always signaled the start of the school year that was ushered with the purchase of school clothes. While my classmates went shopping at the local hot spot known as “The Mall,” the place to see and be seen, Mom and I would schlep over to the “Chubbies” department at […]

Read
September 20, 2015 Bariatric, Bariatric Diet, Complicationsbariatric, bariatric complications, bariatric surgery, gastric bypass, hair, hair loss, Hair Loss After Weight Loss, hair loss treatment, stop hair loss after gastric bypass surgery

Stop Hair Loss After Weight Loss

About 30% of patients who have gastric bypass surgery experience hair loss. Given the esteem issues that may have existed prior to the surgery, hair loss after weight loss surgery can be difficult. While hair is aesthetically important, it is not critical to our bodies. We constantly lose and grow hair at the same time […]

Read
September 20, 2015 Bariatric VitaminsBariatric Surgery and Calcium, bariatric vitamins, calcium carbonate, calcium citrate, calcium citrate after gastric bypass, Calcium deficiency, Importance of Calcium

Calcium Citrate After Gastric Bypass

To any who have had gastric bypass surgery or to those considering gastric bypass surgery, you should know that intestinal calcium absorption is effected by weight-loss surgery. Forty-eight percent of patients who have had malabsorptive bariatric surgery develop a calcium deficiency and may need calcium citrate after gastric bypass. Importance of Calcium  Calcium is an essential […]

Read
September 20, 2015 Aftercare, Bariatric, Get Fit, Getting Activebariatric, bariatric surgery, body image, gastric bypass, sex after weight loss, sex drive, testosterone, weight loss, weight loss surgery

Sex After Weight Loss, the Ups and Downs

You have undoubtedly noticed by now the changes since your gastric bypass surgery. You are eating better, exercising, taking vitamins, and sex after weight loss is better. Your diet has changed, and your menu is now a high protein, low carbohydrate diet that is rich in fish, lean meat, fruit and vegetables. Perhaps you have […]

Read
Page 20 of 22« First«...10...1819202122»
 Before and After Video 
View All Videos
 Photo Gallery 
View all Photos
Ad
 Pinterest 
20 Ways Livestock CaHomesteading for theDeveloping raw land
Creative and InnovatBeing frugal and homHow to homestead whe
Government Grants toHomesteading Farm GrHandy Homestead Refe
How To Build A Self-12 Ways to Save MoneFree homesteading &
Follow Me on Pinterest More Pins
 Twitter 
Tweets by @MyBariatricLife
  • About
  • Contact
  • Sponsor Content
  • Contribute Content
  • License Content
  • Speaking
  • Shop
  • Podcast
  • Videos
  • Photo Gallery
  • My Bariatric Life
  • Borne Appétit
  • Borne Voyage
  • Terms of Use
  • Site Map

2015 © Borne LLC. We are not healthcare professionals and all content is the opinion of the author(s). This website is for sharing research and opinion only and is not medical, legal, or financial advice or treatment for any medical conditions. You should promptly seek professional medical care if you have any concern about your health, and you should always consult your physician before starting a fitness regimen. By using this service, you accept our Terms of Use.