Melting Mama Asks, Who Are You Calling a Fat-Head? gwhqadmin February 25, 2009 Melting Mamas Reality Bites 24 Comments Find out what it's like to deal with a fat brain in a thin body in the latest episode of Melting Mama's Reality Bites. Host Beth Sheldon-Badore tells it straight as she tackles the subject of life after weight loss surgery, plus she'll tip viewers off to one of her favorite bariatric nutritional products, and wrap things up with a rant sure to have you leapin' to your feet!
Lifestyle Guru Laura Preston Joins WLS Channel Faculty gwhqadmin February 18, 2009 Media Former cosmetics industry executive turned motivational speaker, Laura Preston has joined the faculty of the Weight Loss Surgery Channel and will host a new fashion and lifestyle show to debut this spring. Each episode of The Big Do-Over will feature fresh advice on beauty, fashion, fitness and living well after weight loss surgery. A bariatric patient herself, Laura offers viewers a show full of practical and fun advice on how to create a new road map for themselves, and embrace life as if they had never been seriously overweight at all. Stay tuned for her on-air debut this spring!
WLS Journeys – Guest Gina Robinson gwhqadmin February 15, 2009 WLS Journeys 18 Comments Gina Robinson thought she had finally gotten her health on track when she lost 150 pounds after weight loss surgery. But several years after her operation, she found that she had become complacent about her earlier success, and as a result regained 60 pounds. Join Gina as she shares her story with host Yvonne McCarthy in the latest episode of WLS Journeys, and find out how this hospice nurse gave herself a check-up from the neck up to regain control of her weight and her health.
Chef Dave Fouts Joins WLS Channel Faculty gwhqadmin February 14, 2009 Media Charismatic cookbook author and WLS post-op David Fouts, known as the “world’s first bariatric chef,” has joined the faculty of the Weight Loss Surgery Channel and will host a new cooking show to debut this spring. After losing 200 pounds after bariatric surgery in 2002, Fouts began researching how to create pouch-friendly recipes that still tasted great. Now, as the newest member of the Weight Loss Surgery Channel faculty, his mission is to make mealtime enjoyable again for viewers who are learning new, healthy ways of eating post-op.
Melting Mama Makes Her Grand Entrance! gwhqadmin February 10, 2009 Melting Mamas Reality Bites 78 Comments Sure to make your post-op pounch do a happy dance, each episode of Melting Mama's Reality Bites is packed with rants, reviews, and reflections on what life is really like after WLS!
Robotic Weight Loss Surgery Minimizes Risk gwhqadmin January 23, 2009 Breaking WLS News A Georgia hospital recently made state history by hosting the first robotic weight loss surgery. Doctors at the Northeast Georgia Medical...
WLS News – January 23, 2009 gwhqadmin January 23, 2009 WLS News 2 Comments Tune into the January 23, 2009, edition of WLS News to find out how obesity can affect ovarian cancer rates in older women, how the speed at which children eat impacts their BMI in adulthood, how a group of flight attendants is fighting back against weight discrimination, and why some Texas taxpayers may be footing the bill for low-income residents wanting weight loss surgery. Plus, find out how robots are helping America overcome its obesity epidemic!
Weight Loss Surgery May Decrease Post-Pregnancy Risks gwhqadmin January 9, 2009 Breaking WLS News If you’re among the 50,000 or so women of child-bearing age in the United States who have weight loss surgery every year, there's good news:...