At 5 foot 3, and 320 lbs, Tina Minasyan decided she had to make a change. Like many people suffering from obesity, she struggled with daily tasks such as putting on clothes, walking up steps, shopping, taking public transportation, and many simple, everyday tasks people often take for granted. That change began with her decision to have Gastric Sleeve Surgery.
Five years after surgery, Tina has lost an […]
A study involving 33,560 bariatric surgery patients found that Gastric Bypass patients were significantly more likely than Gastric Sleeve patients to end up back in the hospital in the years following surgery.
The paper, published by JAMA Surgery, describes one of the largest Bariatric Surgery studies ever done, and the first study of its size to focus on health problems years after the procedure.
About half of the patients included in this study […]
There’s a stigma around weight loss surgery, I know that. But more than a year after I did it, I’ve gone from nearly 300 pounds to 160 pounds and I’ve never never felt better. Sure, the procedure isn’t right for everyone (some patients do regain a portion of the weight they lose after surgery), but my only regret is that I didn’t have the surgery sooner.
Growing up in a small town in Kentucky, I don’t […]
Chances are you may have heard of or know of someone who has had Lap-Band Surgery, or a Gastric Bypass procedure, but what you may not have heard of is Gastric Sleeve Surgery. It is currently considered the most effective weight loss surgery procedure currently available, combining the advantages of both the Lap-Band and Gastric Bypass procedures.
There are currently three weight-loss surgery options: Gastric Bypass, the Lap-Band, and Gastric Sleeve. The Gastric Bypass procedure was […]
I was dying. I wasn’t going to see my daughter graduate.
Tim Lighthart nearly missed the birth of his daughter because he couldn’t fit into hospital […]
I was always the biggest kid in my class in school. In sixth grade I was 140lbs. I got heavier as time went on. I hit a high a little over 340lbs in my 40’s. I picked the Lap-Band because it would not only limit how much I could eat, but the foods I could eat. Food has always been an issue with me so the Lap-Band® limiting me from bread, rice, pasta has been […]
Weight loss surgery was once considered a last resort and relatively extreme treatment for obesity. However, the procedures and attitudes towards them have changed dramatically over the years. Gastric Sleeve Surgery also known as Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) is now one of the the most common procedures worldwide. The procedure rapidly overtaking Gastric Bypass and the Lap-Band because it is viewed as effective, and […]
Many overweight couples suffer from infertility as a direct result of being overweight. An unhealthy weight can affect a woman’s fertility by causing hormonal imbalances and problems with ovulation (releasing an egg from the ovaries). Obesity is also associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a common cause of low fertility or infertility.
Preventing Ovulation: A woman’s ovaries produce the female hormone estrogen. Fat cells also make the hormone estrogen. In overweight women, the body produces […]
Diets like Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and Atkins worked “but nothing ever stuck,” she said. Then her mother asked if she would consider surgery.
Stephanie Sasek of Commack, New York
Age: 28 Years Old
Occupation: Preschool teacher
Before: 299 lbs. (March 2017)
After: 169 lbs (April 2019)
It was during Stephanie Sasek’s middle school years that her pediatrician officially declared her overweight. She was referred to a pediatric nutritionist, and that was the beginning […]
Bek Godden’s unhealthy eating habits began as a child, where her parents never made her eat […]
“Every time I stood on the scale and saw the difference, it would keep me going,” says Tatty Hovannesya
Tatty Hovannesya is ready for a girls’ night out.
The 26-year-old senior fashion designer recently lost more than 110 lbs. and tells PEOPLE that for the first time in years, she is excited to dress up.
Hovannesya once weighed 250 lbs. — a number she reached by not exercising and too often […]
Kimberly Parker, 35, from Boise, Idaho, who is 5ft 2in, comfort ate to deal with a string of personal crises including postpartum psychosis and the breakdown of her marriage.
Kimberly Parker, 35, from Idaho, US size 22 clothes before weight loss
Her previous diet consisted of two or three burgers for lunch and takeaways
She used food to help cope with a string of personal crises before losing weight
She has now dropped 10 dress […]
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