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Barbara Thompson had weight loss surgery in 2000 and went on to write the first patient guidebook, Weight Loss Surgery; Finding the Thin Person Hiding Inside You now in it’s 3rd edition and Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies. Barbara also hosts an internet mentoring program, the Back on Track Program, for weight loss surgery patients who are starting to regain weight. In addition, Barbara is a much in demand national speaker for bariatric practices and patient events as well as speaking for hospitals on obesity sensitivity (what is it like to be an obese patient in a hospital). For speaking inquiries contact Barbara Thompson directly Barbara@BarbaraThompson.net |
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Tuesday Feb. 26th Montel Williams devoted his show to the TLC program Big Medicine. Fortunately I was able to Tivo it and catch it later. Garth and Robert Davis, the star surgeons of the show appeared with Mary Jo Rapini, the psychotherapist who works with the practice as well as 2 of the patients and […]
I can clearly remember, in preparation for my weight loss surgery, when I had my psychological screening. At several questions, I stopped and pondered what the “correct” answer was, not what the “true” answer was. We want surgery so badly that we won’t let something like psychological screening stand in our way.
A new research study […]
Free food! Have you ever gone to a party and faced with all of the food around, overindulged? Sure we all have. Buffets are the same. We want to make sure we get our money’s worth and eat as much as we can. Have you ever heard of someone talking about a restaurant and mentioning the huge […]
There are a lot of websites that will tell you the nutritional value of fast food. But when you have that information, you are at home or at your office in front of your computer. More often than not, when you go to a fast food restaurant, you are on the fly and in a […]
Are you a user of artificial sweetener? Most of us who have had weight loss surgery are. Dumping syndrome has made many of us unable to eat sugar, so artificial sweetener has been our answer.
However a new study by Purdue University has shown that artificial sweetener may be the cause of our obesity. Over a […]
Not all weight loss surgery patients experience dumping syndrome and for those that don’t, chocolate can be a very strong temptation to lead us off track with healthy eating. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I thought I might talk a little bit about that sometimes irresistible treat!
Chocolate has been around for about 3,000 years […]
It’s cold outside and what we want to do more than anything is to curl up and indulge in some good comfort foods. This is also a time when we are prone to depression. Combat that depression by exercising those winter blues away. Here are some suggestions so you don’t completely abandon your exercise regimen.
Dust off your treadmill or […]
Mississippi Representatives Mayhall, Read and Shows in their infinite wisdom have introduced a bill that will prohibit Mississippi restaurants from serving food to people who are obese. House Bill 282 if passed would be enacted this summer. The Department of Health would monitor restaurants and if they are caught repeatedly violating the Bill (serving obese people) […]