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Alternative methods
Shrinking Pamelalala | October 5th 2008
I know that not everyone who reads my blog has had weight loss surgery. I'm not one of those who preaches that bariatric surgery is the only way to go and you'll never lose weight if you don't get it. Some people can't or don't want surgery and I und read more
Is Bariatric Surgery A Good Alternative For You?
SuperLIFE: Sex, Beauty and Happiness | October 4th 2008 by Edy
Derived from the Greek words for weight and treatment, Bariatric surgery is a procedure performed on severely obese patients. This surgery is usually performed because conventional diets failed to work for extremely overweight people. Studies have sh read more
Gastric bypass surgery may help protect against infections and ca…
Diet & Weightloss News | September 28th 2008 by Betty
Another health benefit of bariatric weight-loss surgery may be a heightened immune defense against cancer and infections, a new study suggests. The results will be presented at The Endocrine... Read and discuss the latest news on Diet & Weightloss N read more
Gastric bypass surgery linked to bone loss from calcium, vitamin…
iHealthBulletin News | September 23rd 2008
Gastric bypass surgery for weight loss may be linked to deficiencies in calcium and vitamin D and bone loss, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Wi read more
Habit, head hunger, frustration!
Shrinking Pamelalala | September 22nd 2008
My vertical sleeve gastrectomy has given me a wonderful tool to help me lose weight and maintain it. Unfortunately I can't just put it on autopilot and go. I have to think about what I'm eating and fight my old nemisis head hunger. Throw in a dose of read more
Hunger hormone ghrelin could be as effective as bariatric surgery
Diet & Weightloss News | September 20th 2008 by Betty
US researchers working with pigs discovered a way of lowering appetite as effectively as bariatric surgery except they used minimally invasive surgery that suppresses the hunger hormone ghrelin by... Read and discuss the latest news on Diet & Weight read more
Lap Band Surgery
Sorrounded By Everything In This World | September 16th 2008 by Ging2x
There are people are disappointed in losing weight, no matter what they do or try hard in order to loss weight, they did not succeed. When they do not lost hope by dieting and exercising, they went through weight loss surgery. If you are a person who read more
Looking into Weight Loss Surgery?
PuppyHelpLine - For the love of your beautiful Puppy dog! | September 15th 2008 by Murphy S
Are you frustrated with trying to lose weight and hardly getting any results? Are you now consideringweight loss surgery conroe residents will be glad to know that they have a trusted doctor to consult regarding these matters! Dr. Richard Collier spe read more
Improve your life with Lap-Band Surgery
Kimmi's Krazy World | September 15th 2008 by Kim Stanton
I have a friend who is over weight and is considering Lap Band Surgery as an alternative to a more invasive Gastric Bypass Surgery. Being from Texas, she has read about Dr. Richard Collier and his seminars. She is considering going to one in The Wood read more
A year since my sleeve gastrectomy
Shrinking Pamelalala | September 15th 2008
It's really hard for me to believe but my vertical sleeve gastrectomy was a year ago this past Saturday, the 13th. The changes in my life in that year are amazing and wonderful and I am thankful every day. I am thankful that my DH trusted my decisi read more
So, what's new?
JoyZeeBoy | September 10th 2008
I'm back. Yeah, I know, whoop-di-goddamned-do.I forgot to send my gut pix to the office, where I'm currently goofing off instead of working. So you'll have to wait for those.The surgery didn't go horribly awry, although there were "complications." read more
One year out, 86 down
acid indignation :: creth95 | September 7th 2008 by Elizabeth Clement
Today (well, yesterday now...I mean Saturday, Sept. 6) was my 1 year "surgiversary" since my weight loss surgery. Chris and I celebrated it by getting our fingers resized for new titanium wedding bands since my old one is now waaaay too big (and is a read more
Do you like fudgesicles?
Shrinking Pamelalala | September 2nd 2008
I know I was just complaining about chocolate protein bars in my last post and how I'm tired of chocolate. But it's a whole new ball game when it's frozen! At least, that's my story. Everyone over on Obesity Help has been experimenting with maki read more
A protein bar I like!
Shrinking Pamelalala | August 30th 2008
Since having my VSG I've tried to be good about eating protein. All the experts say it's important to weight loss and to maintaining your loss. At first I used a lot of protein bars when I wanted a snack or an easy meal. But I've gotten tire of most read more
Another sleeve gastrectomy friendly recipe
Shrinking Pamelalala | August 27th 2008
I feel bad for kind of neglecting my blogging lately. Playing gardener, housekeeper and nurse maid to a husband with a bad back has cramped my style. LOL I knew I didn't like working in the yard but having him unable to has reinforced my feelings o read more
Sounds like medieval torture but...
Shrinking Pamelalala | August 26th 2008
My dh's years of abusing his body lifting, carrying and building things have decided it's payback time. He now has a herniated disk and it's pressing on the sciatic nerve. It hurts all the way down his leg. He was referred to a pain clinic and they d read more
Weight loss surgery and transfer addictions
Shrinking Pamelalala | August 17th 2008
Many people who have weight problems have food addition problems. I know I'm in that category. While the various surgeries like vertical sleeve gastrectomy prevent you from overeating they don't prevent you from transferring that addiction to somethi read more
Protein DOES help with weight loss
Shrinking Pamelalala | August 11th 2008
I love snooping around for interesting articles related to weight loss surgery and weight loss in general. There's a new study out by the International Journal of Obesity that says eating eggs for breakfast promotes weight loss. In the study one gr read more
VSG friendly Cuban recipe
Shrinking Pamelalala | August 8th 2008
After living in south Florida for years I still love Cuban food. Some of the traditional recipes aren't very sleeve gastrectomy friendly and are too high in fat. I've played with a couple and I thought I'd share one with you. We had it the other day read more
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
JoyZeeBoy | August 7th 2008
It is done. As of 3:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon I got final approval for my upcoming bariatric surgery from my cardiology group (after much drama - theirs, not mine) and the insurance carrier. I'm scheduled for surgery this coming Monday, August 11 read more
Sleeve gastrectomy friendly flank steak
Shrinking Pamelalala | August 4th 2008
I can eat just about anything now since my vertical sleeve gastrectomy. The only things that are difficult are meats that are cooked too dry. One trick I use a lot besides my new handy dandy smoker is marinades. DH wanted steak tonight so I cooked ou read more
And The Days Dwindle Down....
JoyZeeBoy | August 1st 2008
Here is how my mind works: Let's say that I wake up in the morning and have 300 things to be grateful for and 2 things to be pissed off about. Guess what I'll spend the day dwelling on?My life these days is basically happy, loving and secure. I'm read more
Bariatric surgery and complications
Shrinking Pamelalala | July 31st 2008
I just read an interesting article on weight loss surgery. A new report is out from HealthGrades regarding the complication rate at top rated hospitals and facilities versus poorly rated hospitals. This study was specifically looking at wls. Patient read more
Skinny Girls Shouldn't Be Fat (Part Two)
Fermented Fur | July 30th 2008 by ripleygold
(My photo marking my entry into the bariatric program at Unity Hospital. I weighed in at 254# that day. The jeans are size 22.)(OK, I couldn't wait till tomorrow to post this. I want to tell the whole story, once and for all... and the good part i read more
Skinny Girls Shouldn't Be Fat (Part One)
Fermented Fur | July 30th 2008 by ripleygold
(Several months ago, I asked readers which topics they’d be interested in hearing stories about. At that time, the most often mentioned choice was the story of my history of morbid obesity followed by gastric bypass surgery. I wrote the blog at t read more
Vertical sleeve gastrectomy journey begins
Shrinking Pamelalala | July 29th 2008
I met someone on line who is just beginning her vsg journey. I've been encouraging her and she had her surgery last week. Her surgeon was Dr. Joya in Mexico. She posted a vlog on YouTube 2 days after surgery. I thought you might enjoy it. She's doing read more
I may have a VSG but I'm still southern!
Shrinking Pamelalala | July 27th 2008
Having a sleeve gastrectomy hasn't changed the fact that I adore barbeque or anything smoked, after all I was raised in Memphis. The good thing is I can justify eating it because we're always told to concentrate on protein after weight loss surgery. read more
When You Can No Longer Blame The Fat
Losing Weight Daily | July 25th 2008 by Losing Weight Daily
We fatties get away with a whole lot of excuses in our life because we're obese. I'm not saying it's not always justified or even inaccurate - but being fat does take a toll on a person's emotional well being, state of mind, mental coping mechanism, read more
VSG doesn't cure head hunger
Shrinking Pamelalala | July 25th 2008
Head hunger is trying to sneak back into my life. I've always been a stress eater, eating was how I soothed myself. My sleeve gastrectomy stops me from overeating but it can't stop me from snacking and giving in to head hunger, I have to do that. My read more
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy on YouTube
Shrinking Pamelalala | July 24th 2008
I was on YouTube and did a search for sleeve gastrectomy. I found a video from a medical group that is a good explanation of the procedure. I'm not promoting the medical group and don't know anything about them, but the video is informative for someo read more
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