Bariatric Articles

1). Get Into the Closet after Weight Loss Surgery By : Meloney B. Hall, Successful Weight Loss Achiever
After you’ve had a gastric bypass surgery, you’ll lose a lot of weight in a very short period of time. This is a double-edged sword in the sense that you rejoice over the fact that you are losing weight so rapidly, yet in addition, you face challenges of wearing clothing that properly fits your ever-shrinking body. There’s a way you can manage this bitter/sweet dilemma.
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2). Holiday Eating Anxieties for Bariatric Patients By : Meloney B. Hall, Successful Weight Loss Achiever
Most Bariatric Surgery Patients experience a wide range of Holiday eating anxieties which can actually ruin a perfectly good Holiday around friends and family. Prior to surgery, Holidays meant family, friends, and lots of food to indulge in and enjoy – often at a glutinous rate simply because Holiday foods are “special” because they are only provided during the season and they are prepared so carefully which adds guilt if you don’t partake of it.
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3). Getting to Know Your New Reflection By : Meloney B. Hall, Successful Weight Loss Achiever
It’s a fact: Overweight or Obese people DO NOT LIKE mirrors or ANYTHING that reflects back to them as to how others probably see them physically. Many heavy people go as far as removing all full-length mirrors throughout their home in the attempt to avoid seeing their reflection and finding more reasons for self-loathing. They think that removing the full reflection will ease some of the harsh self-criticism.
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4). Being Trapped in the BAGGIES! By : Meloney B. Hall, Successful Weight Loss Achiever
Remember when you weighed over 300 pounds and you literally felt “stuffed” into your clothes? Zippered pants and tailored shirts just weren’t your “style”, or closer to the truth, you couldn’t find any zippered pants that fit you well or shirts that didn’t peep open of pop buttons! Elastic became your closest buddy! Do you recall how self-conscience.
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5). The Fear of Sugars -- A Worthy Phobia By : Meloney B. Hall, Successful Weight Loss Achiever
It’s vital that the bariatric patient keep an eye on sugar grams in food! About 97% of all bariatric surgery patients learn to become very familiar with what is known as the “dumping syndrome”, which is a way the body tells you that you ate something that you really shouldn’t have eaten. “Dumping” shows up in many forms from sudden fatigue, to nausea, to vomiting, and even diarrhea.
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6). Your Skin is Begging for Attention By : Meloney B. Hall, Successful Weight Loss Achiever
You’ve had the bariatric weight-loss surgery and you are looking fabulous as you are feeling healthier, able to live a more active lifestyle, and wear more fashionable clothing. But you’re noticing that your skin seems to be so dry! If you’ve had a problem with acne or oily skin before, then you are elated that your skin has cleared up and is less oily.
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7). Thinking as the Thin Think By : Meloney B. Hall, Successful Weight Loss Achiever
When you lose a massive amount of weight after undergoing the Gastric Bypass Weight-Loss Surgery, it’s difficult to change our mindsets and how we incorporate our new lifestyle habits. As we slim down, it is important that we begin to “think as a thin person” or rather (let’s all practice this tongue-twister together) “thinking as the thin think.” Why should we do this? Because if we fail to do this, we can run the risk of easily falling into those unhealthy and bad habits that strolled us down the paths of obesity in the first place.
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8). Waiting for the “Mood Bus” to Arrive By : Meloney B. Hall, Successful Weight Loss Achiever
How many times have your heard “I’m not in the mood”… or “When I’m in the mood, I’ll do it,”? We talk about our “moods” as if they are things that come along like buses or trains and we hop on and ride them until it’s time to get off when we reach a destination, wherever that is and wherever it ends up. Pull the Cord – DING – time to get off! When it relates to the gastric bypass bariatric weight-loss patient, the “mood” is a very funny thing to measure since we find ourselves on incredible mood swings at times.
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9). Avoid the "Take-Home-Box" Overload By : Meloney B. Hall, Successful Weight Loss Achiever
After you’ve had the RNY surgery, there is one thing you immediately begin to notice.. and that’s what I call the “Take-Home Box Overload”. This is what happens inside your refrigerator as a result of you brining home all of those take-home boxes from restaurants because you cannot finish the meal. Even prior to surgery, you couldn’t often finish the meal when some restaurants serve such large portions.
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10). The Bariatric Patient and "Set Point" By : Meloney B. Hall, Successful Weight Loss Achiever
New Bariatric patients often ask this basic question: “How do I determine my goal weight?” The SET POINT: Each person has his/her own “set point” that the body has programmed deep inside which lets the body know the amount of weight it wants to maintain. Basically, this “set point” was established near puberty; so based on if you were a slim or chubby child approaching puberty, this will determine what your set point” is.
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11). Is Bariatric The Right Surgery Option For You ? By : MIKE SELVON
In the world of medicine, bariatrics describes the branch that handles obesity and its treatments.
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12). Overview of Available Bariatric and Banding Weightloss Surgeries By : Dave Stringham
Obesity can be a chronic disease, meaning that its symptoms build slowly over an extended period of time. Millions of Americans are considered obese, and many of those millions are morbidly obese. However, bariatric and banding weightloss procedures, along with improved diet and exercise, can help.
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13). Types of Weight Loss Surgery On Offer By : April Kerr
When the weight of a person goes more than 100 pounds over the ideal weight, he or she might need weight loss surgery.
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