There’s an old saying, everyone knows it, ‘if at first you don’t succeed, try, and try again’. Good advice unless the task at hand happens to be going on a diet. When it comes to diets it should read, “Don’t try, don’t try again”. Now don’t get me wrong, if you’re overweight and intent on improving your health I’m not advocating giving up. What I’m saying is most fad diets will eventually do you more harm than good. Fear not, there is a solution.
The diet industry is largely about marketing. Psych you up, and give you a meal plan that drops your caloric intake by 50% or more and hope you see enough results in the first few months to keep you coming back for more. You will lose some weight, but maintaining the diet is usually not a reality, and a year later you will find yourself back to where you were, or even heavier. And the really bad news, now you have tricked your body to the point of impairing your own metabolism. Continue reading 'The Curse of the Yo-Yo Dieter'»
On Sunday April 25 something good is going to happen and you can be a part of it. Thousands of people are going together in Beacon Hill Park to run, walk and roll their way in the Times Colonist 10K. Two groups benefit from you participating in the 10K: the Heart and Stroke Foundation and Raise-A-Reader. But one individual will greatly benefit from participating – you. This is an opportunity for you to show the bariatric surgeon you are working with just how active you are in support of your health. Continue reading 'Run, Walk or Crawl 21st TC10K WLS-Biggest Losers Team'»
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Ron Merk
Often us website writers run into days and even weeks when the words just don’t seem to appear. The last 2 weeks have been like that for me. I’m the kind of guy that asks for help when I run into a road block, so I posted a message here on WL&S Support asking for some ideas. I got two really good ones. Janice suggested writing about “inspiration”. That got the juices flowing! I know about motivation, attitude AND inspiration. As a Life Coach, it’s hard to see the world as anything else than being at least half full. Then right behind Janice’s post was Heather’s post. She suggested the “bitter truth”. All the awful, dirty secrets associated to weight loss and the surgery alternatives for weight loss.
I must say – these two ideas seemed mutually exclusive. In fact for a few days, I’d say I was even more stymied that when I asked for help on the discussion forum. The good thing is that Janice and Heather have caused me to think and think hard! In the end, it all seems so crystal clear, maybe even a revelation! Continue reading 'Inspiration, Depression and Weight Loss'»
An amazing event is poised to take place March 27-28th in Victoria BC Canada. This 2 day conference has been in the making for more than 3 years. The brain child of the non-profit BCABA (British Columbia Advocacy Bariatric Association) this 1st conference on Weight Loss Surgery is shaping up to be an extraordinary culmination of information on all the aspects of obesity and weight loss surgery alternatives.
Obesity is now the biggest health risk factor for most Canadians. With more than 55% of us classified as over weight and 1 in 5 of us actually obese, no one can ignore this terrible health challenge any longer.
Whether you’re a health professional, politician, suffering with obesity or interested in the future of health for your family and fellow Canadians, you can’t afford to miss this opportunity. In our interview with BCABA President, Kris Greene, WLS Support was astounded to discover the depth, experience and knowledge of the health professionals and Weight Loss Surgery subject matter experts who will be presenting at the conference. Continue reading 'Canadian Convention – Bariatric Surgery'»
Author: Marshall Melnychuk
If you have young children like I do then Dr. Seuss books are probably well known to you. One of my favourites is “The Sneetches” and while my children like it because of the illustrations of Sylvester McMonkey McBean’s wild machines and the wonderful rhythm, I continue to read it because the lesson is one I hope my children come to deeply understand. It’s the lesson of prejudice and discrimination in subtle and not so subtle forms.
Prejudice is an area of non-tolerance for me but I have to admit I’m not completely free of it myself. It’s a tricky one and over the last few months I have had to re-examine my thinking, specifically when it comes to people that are obese. Continue reading 'Perceptions on Obesity'»
There is a LOT of miss information out there on carbs or carbohydrates. I hear it a ALL the time, even in my own family. What’s even more scary is some of the reasons I hear people using to justify maintaining their eating habits around carbohydrates. So, whether you’re reading this becasue you just have to lose a few pounds or you’re considering weight loss surgery; by taking a quick look at carbohydrates, we can clear up some of these misconceptions for you. Continue reading 'The Skinny On Carbohydrates – To Eat or Not!'»
Newswise — Obesity is a condition that often follows family lines, but bariatric surgery offers hope for breaking this generational pattern.
“Bariatric surgery is part of a transformational lifestyle change,” said Christopher Still, D.O., director of the Geisinger Center for Nutrition and Weight Management. “Patients who are most successful after bariatric surgery must adapt to healthy diet and exercise, and many times this new lifestyle will rub off on family members, resulting in a healthier family unit.” Continue reading 'Bariatric Surgery Can Break Obesity Cycle In Families'»
I came across this while doing some research for another article. Technology is a great thing, especially when we leverage it for crucially important opportunities in our lives …so if you have an iPhone, hopefully you’ll find these apps useful.
You may have some other type of touch screen multi-media type cell phone, like LG or Samsung. If you do, check out similar apps for your phone. Any app that helps your weight loss journey can’t hurt and may even be of significant help. Let us know here how your app works for you.
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WLS Support is just 1 of millions of websites on the Internet. As it’s web-master, I often wonder what gets people to come to our site? How did they find it? Does it grab their interest as soon as they see the front page? What can we do to increase the site’s usefulness to it’s visitors? How do we provide value add to keep people coming back? How to we make it better?
Continue reading 'No Website Lives On An Island'»
WLS Support is ALL for the latest Facebook craze where women are putting the colour of their bra into their FB status on a daily basis to help raise the awareness of Breast Cancer. After all, 80% of people in the Weight Loss Surgery community are women! Just becasue it doesn’t directly impact their Weight Loss Surgery journey, doesn’t mean it isn’t critical to women’s health – skinny or over weight. Breast Cancer is a terrible disease that needs to be beaten ASAP! As we’ve said before, we’re not just about WLS. If it impacts the care and health of our member’s, then we’re happy to publish it.
Besides, this latest FB phenomenon is fun or it should be. As I was doing a bit of research for this article, I was amazed at the “anti” backlash. People are claiming everything from “it’s not respectful” to “everyone is already aware of Breast Cancer and that writing your bra colour is just another way of flirting at the expense of people suffering a terrible disease”.
So here’s how it all started. Continue reading 'Bra Colour For Breast Cancer Awareness'»
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