Monthly Archives February 13, 2009

Chiles Choice for Chow If you like your food on the spicy side, then you are probably a fan of chili peppers – which is a good thing, because the spicy little guys not only taste great, but...

Growth Hormones May Stop Post-Weight Loss Surgery Muscle Loss We all know that weight loss surgery works wonders when it comes to the rapid loss of “bad” body weight – that is, excess fat. But...

New Lap-Band® Offers Patients TLC Allergan, the maker of the Lap-Band adjustable gastric banding system, has created a new post-operative support program to help Lap-Band patients adopt a healthy...

Recession May Be Affecting Our Waist Lines as well as Our Wallets The global economic crisis is hitting everybody’s wallet these days. But, at least one researcher warns that it could be hitting us...

Tune into the February 13, 2009, edition of WLS News to find out whether chili peppers hold the key to weight loss, learn how growth hormones might benefit post-op WLS patients, and discover whether our current recession is causing people to pack on the pounds. Plus, we'll show you a new online program exclusively for Lap-Band patients, and highlight a great Website for weight loss surgery support. We've got the scoop on all these stories and more this week on WLS News!

Modeling Excellence. Like it or not, people will be watching you closely after you have weight loss surgery. They want to know whether you will really lose weight, whether your personality will change, and whether the decision to have surgery will bring out the best--or the worst--in you. The fact is that after surgery, you become a living, breathing example of what a post-op WLS patient looks like. In this episode of 90 Seconds to Success, host Craig Thompson encourages us to be mindful of what others will see, and take the opportunity to model excellence as we step into a healthy new life after WLS.

Greetings! You asked for her - we've got her! "Melting Mama", aka Beth Sheldon-Badore, is now on the WLS Channel with her very own show, Melting Mama's Reality Bites -- and our viewers say...

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