Article Source: News.Com.Au
OVERWEIGHT people are resorting to surgery usually reserved for the severely obese for the sake of their health.
And some doctors are now so convinced by the success of lap band surgery in cutting the risk of diabetes that they are calling for it to be available to anyone weighing 80kgs and above.
“The reality is for the vast majority of people, non-surgical […]
Source: Kitsap Sun
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Seventh grade can be hard on a kid.
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Article written By Brittney R. Villalva, of the Christian Post Reporter
“Pawn Stars” shop owner Corey Harrison has lost 115 pounds over the past year after undergoing lap band surgery and an extreme overhaul to his diet.
While he may be known as “Big Hoss” in the “Pawn Stars” reality series, Corey Harrison decided a year ago that it was time to lose weight. The […]
I found an old photo ID of mine from about 10 years ago, and couldn’t believe it was me! I was trapped inside my own body, trying desperately to get out and just LIVE! I thank God every day for Dr. Kuri, his caring attitude, his wonderful staff, the awesome support I’ve always gotten and the great friends I’ve made along the way. The best advice I have is if you are genetically prone to […]
Article Source: Larry Brown Sports
We were impressed last May when Rex Ryan revealed he already lost 90 pounds since undergoing lap band surgery in March 2010. We’re even more impressed after learning that Ryan has dropped a total of 120 pounds since the surgery and is now looking pretty svelte.
The New York Jets head coach spoke with the New York Post about running […]
Source: By Susan Bloom for the Asbury Park Press
Anthony Damodio, 30, remembers what life was like life, topping the scales at more than 450 pounds.
“I couldn’t buy clothes at a normal store or do activities without feeling sore or tired,” the 6-foot-tall Barnegat resident, an EMT, said. “On the job, I was going on calls looking worse than my patients, and everyone had something […]
Have you ever had the experience of wanting to lose weight so badly, having so many great reasons to eat better and exercise more… and then the second you get stressed out or find yourself in front of your favorite food all that flies out the window?
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has said family considerations drove him to have weight-loss surgery. Turns out there was a more visible reason, too, one that affects a lot of us who struggle with our weight: He couldn’t fit into his clothes.
Christie, a Republican running for a second term in November, disclosed last week that he had gastric banding surgery in February.
“The things that really […]
Lap-band surgeries are in the spotlight now that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie revealed in an interview with the New York Post that he secretly underwent the procedure in February at his family’s urging.
Christie told the paper that he was motivated to undergo the procedure by his children, not political ambitions for the presidency.
“Being banded is the best thing I have ever done for myself…” I spent my youth on an island where I was constantly backpacking, camping, hiking, fishing & swimming & my 20s in the Sierra Nevada & Rocky Mountains & on the ocean as a commercial diver. I dove, taught skiing, packed mules & climbed mountains until I was in my mid 30s. I had lived a life of constant exercise & often, little money. […]
Does the scale control your mood and motivation? For many people, stepping on a simple machine could ruin a perfectly good morning.
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