suethsayings

The reality of obesity, weight loss surgery and other things

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Misleading study finds that gastric bypass is a good idea?

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Most people only read the first paragraph of a news article and the media takes advantage of that fact, assuming most folks will not re...
Saturday, May 21, 2016

Losing and regaining weight

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So there is this lady I know on the internet. She lost over 200 lbs and attributed it to Weight Watchers and dancing.  I followed her...
Monday, March 28, 2016

Fit to Fat to Fit on TV?

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There is a series on "A & E" TV called "Fit to Fat to Fit".  The show has two protagonists.  One of them is an overw...
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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Diet Pills?

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pillz, pillz, pillz don't work for losing weight! A blog reader (who probably didn't bother reading either my blog or the blog ...
Thursday, February 11, 2016

More Weight Loss Surgery ads on TV disguised as shows

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Filmed in High Def and artistic cinematography and certainly scripted (as all "reality TV" is), the show, "My 600 lb lif...
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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Thoughts about the TV show "My 600 lb life"

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As I watch the TV show, "My 600 lb life", I see many issues .... Elephants in the room, things left unsaid like, the fact tha...
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Saturday, January 02, 2016

Weight Loss surgery and dieting

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I have heard many folks sign up for weight loss surgery because they feel they will "never have to diet again".  The next step ...
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Saturday, November 07, 2015

Weight loss balloon - a good or very bad idea?

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The news today, announced a "new" device, for losing weight. Basically, the patient swallows a pill which is attached to a lo...
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Sunday, September 20, 2015

Gastric bypass patients should consider reversal!

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The good news is most surgeons have stopped doing the gastric bypass by now and have switched to the gastric sleeve which is a much safer ...
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Saturday, July 25, 2015

New old program for WLS patients?

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I went to a seminar on Weight Loss this morning - the weight loss surgery surgeon involved, meant well - he wanted to provide his ...
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Saturday, July 18, 2015

Magic Quick Weight loss? Really?

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( Written with tongue firmly held in cheek! )  Every so often when I write a blog about weight loss surgery or other types of weight ...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Garcinia Cambogia - neither effective nor safe

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Weight loss supplements are many and varied.  The idea of just consuming a pill or a drink, appeals more to prospective dieters than countin...
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Friday, May 15, 2015

New Diabetes drugs have gnarly side effects!

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New diabetes drugs?  ... they have some gnarly side effects!  The promos want to make it look like low sugar levels are the worst si...
Saturday, April 11, 2015

A weight loss journey with a lap band can be difficult

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Melonie on the Rikki Lake show  Melonie had a lap band in 2012 (approx) and she lost over 100 lbs in about 6-9 months. She loved her b...
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Saturday, March 14, 2015

UK teen wants gastric band but seems unaware of what she will face post surgery

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A 238 lb UK teen is desperate (she writes) for a gastric band weight loss surgery because she says she's been taunted and bullied a...
Friday, February 13, 2015

Big Push for Weight Loss surgery

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Tom holds photo of his daughter who died shortly after her gastric bypass - parents of patients who die or become sick, suffer very much f...
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Sunday, February 01, 2015

Gastric Sleeve revisited

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The sleeve gastrectomy is the popular procedure these days.  Those promoting this surgery suggest it's safer than the gastric bypass ...
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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Maestro system - a v-bloc by any other name is still a v-bloc? :)

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Entermedics has re-introduced in 2015, a device for weight loss which sounded good in 2008 and 2010 but did not produce good weight loss a...
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Monday, September 15, 2014

Gastric bypass on TLC TV show

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My dearest friend in life, Trish, who died way too early, from complications of a WLS she had had several years previous.  I still miss...
Saturday, July 12, 2014

Permanent Weight loss only Possible with Surgery?

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    So say the providers in the latest article circulating the net...  that the ONLY way to keep off weight is to have one's sto...
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