Programs

In the June 26, 2009 edition of WLS News, we’ll explain new guidelines for bariatric surgery patients who want to have a baby, explore research findings on why people overeat, and explain how weight loss surgery could be hazardous to your hands and feet. Plus, we'll find out what is causing colorectal cancer rates to rise worldwide, and learn why type 2 diabetes is affecting more and more children.

Staying Plugged In. Where have all your best ideas come from? Some you may have thought of yourself, but odds are, most of what you have learned in life came from your family, friends, teachers and others around you. In today's episode, host Craig Thompson reminds us that only by staying plugged into others can we find the energy and inspiration to overcome life's challenges and continually grow and improve.

The Power of Surrender. In today's episode, host Craig Thompson notes that practicing humility is key to our sense of well-being.  Wherever you are in your weight loss journey -- six months pre-op or six years post -- there is always something new to learn. By surrendering our ego and asking for help, we can overcome tough emotions and achieve peace of mind together with a healthy body.

If you tend to a garden -- watering and pruning the plants, and adding fertilizer to help them grow -- odds are, your plants will flourish. Likewise, if you fail to tend to them, your plants will die or be overgrown with weeds. The same holds true for our lives. If we tend to our hearelationships, etc., these areas will flourish -- but they can also wither from neglect. In this episode of 90 Seconds to Success, host Craig Thompson challenges us to explore what we are tending to.

As someone who already has a few months or years post-op under your belt, you may want to help others on their weight loss journey, only to have your words of wisdom fall on deaf ears. In this episode of 90 Seconds to Success, host Craig Thompson reminds us that -- although we may have wise counsel to share with a newbie -- often, people have to learn through their own experiences. He offers insights on how to best help newly post-op patients find their own personal wisdom.

If you are struggling at times to believe that everything will work out, or that your life has a greater purpose, you may need a big helping of faith. In this episode of 90 Seconds to Success, host Craig Thompson reminds us that our Creator designed each of us with unique, wonderful attributes, and we were each created for a purpose. Although we may at times step off the path that was planned for us, when we put faith into practice, we find the strength to forge ahead.

In the June 19, 2009 edition of WLS News, we’ll explain how a lack of sleep increases the risk of obesity for certain ethnic groups, how carrying excess weight can hamper the effect of asthma medications, and how Medicare patients stack up against those with private insurance when it comes to losing weight after bariatric surgery. Plus, a new survey reveals whether WLS posties really are happier after weight loss surgery -- and we have the results!

You have made a commitment to improve your life, and you are doggedly determined to achieve your aim! In fact, you are a goal-setting machine! But, as you scramble to complete all the projects you've created for yourself, at times you feel completely overburdened, overwhelmed, and even a little hopeless. In this episode of 90 Seconds to Success, host Craig Thompson reminds us that when it comes to setting goals, sometimes less is more. And, he offers sound advice on how to maximize your odds of success in achieving your aim.