HealthKey: Diabetics can get off meds after weight loss surgery

2010-08-19 / Weight Loss News / 0 Comments

HealthKey: Diabetics can get off meds after weight loss surgery
Kelly Brewington came to the health beat a year ago after covering everything from education and government to race and immigration in her 11 years as a reporter. Since then, she has tackled stories on autism, heart failure and acupuncture used to treat drug addiction.

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Many Knee And Hip Replacement Patients Experience Weight Decrease After Surgery

2010-07-29 / Weight Loss News / 0 Comments

Many Knee And Hip Replacement Patients Experience Weight Decrease After Surgery
Total knee and hip arthroplasties can lead to healthier livingA Mount Sinai School of Medicine study has found that patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and body mass index (BMI) after undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery (arthroplasty). The study is the first of its type to correct for the annual increase in BMI typically found in North Americans between the ages of 29 …

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Prenatal Vitamin Levels a Concern After Weight Loss Surgery

2010-07-25 / Weight Loss News / 0 Comments

Prenatal Vitamin Levels a Concern After Weight Loss Surgery
Child born blind because of vitamin A deficiency, study says.

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Before and After: Living and Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery

2010-07-02 / Weight Loss Books / 5 Comments

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At 278 pounds, Susan Maria Leach couldn’t fit into a roller coaster seat, couldn’t tie a bathrobe around herself, couldn’t even ride with her husband on the back of his Harley. Enough was enough. Susan underwent gastric bypass weight loss surgery. Now Susan weighs in at a mere 135 pounds. Her book, Before & After, is the story of her incredible journey from being too big to enjoy her life, to being able to truly enjoy life to its fullest.

Now Susan can fit into that roller coaster seat, completely tie that robe, and ride on the back of her husband’s Harley.

More than one hundred thousand people had weight loss surgery in 2003, and as those pounds continue to drop, the number of people opting for the surgery continues to rise.

Part memoir and part cookbook, Before & After includes a foreword by Susan’s surgeon, comments from a nutritionist, and a section on frequently asked questions. It is an intimate account of Susan’s own transformation, as well as a universal guide for those who have undergone or are considering the procedure.

After her own success, Susan participated in support groups for weight loss surgery patients. There, she discovered that people had as many questions about life after surgery as they had about the operation itself. Before & After answers those questions and many more. An accomplished home cook and longtime culinary enthusiast, Susan quickly became known as the “lady with the recipes.”

Determined not to give up good food and a flexible lifestyle, Susan worked hard to develop recipes that meet her nutritional requirements, yet are delicious and satisfying for her, her family, and her guests. The 100 recipes — which include everything from Roasted Salmon with Mango Salsa and Italian Meatballs to Belgian Chocolate Cheesecake and Lemon Meringue Pie — make about four servings, but each comes with a measured serving for WLS people along with a calorie/carb/fat/protein count. Susan has recipes for every step of the way, from tastes-like-the-real-thing milk shakes for those first post-op days to an entire Thanksgiving menu.

Before & After is a journal of Susan’s own inspirational story, where she shares her ups and downs, her tips and techniques, but mostly it’s a book about hope for anyone who has a serious weight problem.

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Life After Gastric Bypass: 6 Steps to Ensure Your Weight Loss Success

2010-06-26 / Weight Loss Books / 5 Comments

  • ISBN13: 9781425903770
  • Condition: USED – VERY GOOD
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The adage says most people won’t take action until their back is up against the wall and there’s nothing to do but come out swinging. My back was against the wall! But it wasn’t the fact that I had sleep apnea and needed a machine just so I could draw a breath. It also wasn’t the fact that I could not cross my legs; shop for clothes in regular stores; walk for more than ten minutes without my back killing me; participate in sport activities, or even sit in an airplane without a seat belt extender. I, like many of you reading this book, was already numb to all the jokes from little kids or stares from adults, so those things never became a factor of the day I knew.The day I knew that I had to do something — the day that I absolutely had to lose weight — was when I couldn’t even wipe my own backside. When you can’t even reach around your own massive belly, or reach behind your own back to clean yourself, something has got to be done. At that point I was well over 450 pounds.It was an embarrassing secret that I thought I would take to my grave! No matter what made you choose this drastic change in your body and lifestyle, you should be proud of yourself for making the decision. Contrary to popular belief, surgery is not the easy way out. It’s a major life altering choice that you and your family will have to live with for the rest of your lives. But, what a life you now have to live!This book will tell the story of an overweight child who became an obese adult and then decided to do something about it when his back was against the wall. Also, with help of an expert in her field, we’ll show you how to achieve your goal weight and maintain it through the proper diet and exercise long after the first incision was ever made.

Life After Gastric Bypass: 6 Steps to Ensure Your Weight Loss Success

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Goodman staying healthy after weight loss

2010-06-20 / Weight Loss News / 0 Comments

Goodman staying healthy after weight loss
John Goodman says he is committed to keeping his weight down because he was tired of “breaking the furniture” as a 400 pound big guy. Goodman blamed years of heavy drinking and overindulgence for packing on the pounds.

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Bariatric Plastic Surgery: A Guide to Cosmetic Surgery After Weight Loss

2010-06-19 / Weight Loss Books / 0 Comments

  • ISBN13: 9781886039926
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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A practical guidebook to cosmetic surgery after dramatic weight loss, this book includes information on choosing the right surgeon, what to expect from the surgical procedures, how to manage post-surgical pain, what fees to expect, and how to deal with insurance claims. Before-and-after photos along with detailed illustrations of the surgeries present prospective patients with all the information needed to make fully informed decisions on the procedures.

Bariatric Plastic Surgery: A Guide to Cosmetic Surgery After Weight Loss

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The Dieter’s Guide to Weight Loss Before, During, and After Sex

2010-06-11 / Weight Loss Books / 0 Comments

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Move over South Beach, Atkins, and the Zone. Here’s the real secret to losing weight and keeping it off: The Dieter’s Guide to Weight Loss Before, During, and After Sex. Bigger and better and more indispensable than ever, it’s Richard Smith’s tongue-in-cheek humor classics in a brand new format perfect for gift-giving.

Completely revised and updated to include topical issues like metrosexuals, Viagra, second honeymoons, and cell phone sex (in the car, on the bus), here is an omnibus edition combining the New York Times bestselling Dieter’s Guide to Weight Loss During Sex, The Newlywed’s Guide to Sex on the First Night, and The All-New Dieter’s Guide to Weight Loss During Sex, together with over 1.5 million copies in print. Funny as hell and now comprehensive–from Bathing Together to Banish the Blahs: 20 calories burned; with a rubber duck: 40 calories; with the au pair: 592 calories–to Putting on a Condom: while still in the restaurant: 27 calories; while ringing her doorbell: 66 calories; while asking her out: 200 calories–to Thanking Partner for a Wonderful Night: signing your note “guess who?”: 5 calories; if partner has no idea who it’s from: 200 calories.

The Dieter’s Guide to Weight Loss Before, During, and After Sex

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What do you eat after weight loss surgery?

2010-05-16 / Weight Loss Answers / 2 Comments

I’m considering weight loss surgery. What does one eat after a surgery? Could I just follow the same diet (without the surgery) and get the same results?

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Recipes for Life After Weight-Loss Surgery: Delicious Dishes for Nourishing the New You

2010-05-08 / Weight Loss Books / 5 Comments

  • ISBN13: 9781592332267
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Learn how to eat right after weight loss surgery.

In the past decade or so, there have been explosive increases in both the incidence of severe obesity and weight loss (bariatric) surgery. It has been shown that the incidence of bariatric surgical procedures has increased over 600% in the last decade. It is estimated that approximately 200,000 Americans (and another 200,000 adults world wide) will undergo a bariatric operation in 2006. This dramatic increase in operative cases is in part a testament to the safety and efficacy of the currently performed surgical procedures including the roux-en-Y gastric bypass, laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, and the biliopancreatic diversion (with or without duodenal switch).

Weight loss surgery is not a magic bullet, but with life-long positive lifestyle habits, including a healthy diet, you may be able to enjoy vibrant health you’ve never felt before.Once the surgery is over, there is a lifelong maintenance program to ensure not only that you keep the weight off, but that your body gets the right balance of nutrients. When you can only eat as much food as you can hold in your hand at a sitting, it’s vital that you are eating the right foods and taking the correct supplements to nourish your body for life. What sets Recipes After Weight Loss Surgery apart from previous cookbooks is the combined expertise of Margaret Furtado, MS, RD, LD/N and Lynette Schultz, a combination of almost 40 years’ experience in clinical nutrition and the culinary arts, respectively. Together, they’ll help you navigate your way through the sometimes turbulent waters after your weight loss surgery, and will provide you with general clinical guidelines after your procedure, as well as helpful hints for easing your transition from surgery to your new, healthy lifestyle. With sections on home entertaining and eating-on-the-run, Ms. Furtado and Ms. Schultz will help you to feel like a person, rather than a patient, after your life-altering weight loss surgery.

Recipes for Life After Weight-Loss Surgery: Delicious Dishes for Nourishing the New You

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