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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
