WLS Web News: So, you've lost 100 pounds. Now what?

The struggle to stay slim doesn't end, even After the fat pants are gone

By Bonnie Taub-Dix, R.D.

MSNBC contributor

Lenore Katz shed 137 pounds, gradually dropping from 272 pounds to 135 pounds, over several years. The 60-year-old grandmother from of Brooklyn, N.Y, has kept the weight off for five years, but she still has moments of panic about falling back into old habits of overeating.

“I don’t trust myself to [eat] a little bit without going overboard,” she says.

WIC Editor Comments: This article offers a universal message to all that have successfully lost a lot of weight: "It's never a done deal!" While the hardest parts of dieting are behind you, continuous efforts and good eating decisions must be made to keep weight off and maintain a healthy profile. This does not mean that you cannot enjoy yourself and indulge from time to time. You just need to continue being mindful about nutrition habits and stay on a routine that consitently keeps you eating the right foods, meals and portions.

Read this informative article in its entirety at MSNBC.com!

WLS Web News: LivLite Needs Your Input!

LivLite Bariatric is currently developing a Follow-up Care Program. Your input to help guarantee the long term success of battling obesity is invaluable. If you don’t know the answer to a question it’s okay to skip it.

LivLite is going to present the global results of this study to the ASMBS in Washington D.C. in June of 2008. To thank you for providing your feedback they are giving you:

• A chance to win a FREE cruise (proof of bariatric surgery required at time of announcement) on their Follow-up Care cruise event in the Fall 2008.
• The results of the survey in emailed to you in June of 2008

Learn more about this valuable survey at LivLite!

WLS Web News: The Lap Band Golden Rules

An ObesityHelp Magazine Book Preview

In his book The LAP-BAND Solution—A Partnership for Weight Loss, Paul O’Brien, MD, a world leader in bariatric surgery and weight loss, shares what he calls the “Golden Rules” for the LAP-BAND. Dr. O’Brien—head of the Centre for Obesity Research and Education at Monash University, Melbourne, and National Medical Director of the American Institute of Gastric Banding in Dallas, Texas—is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the LAP-BAND.

The article contains eight rules, excerpted from Chapter 10: The Golden Rules of Eating and Exercise. Read these informative rules at ObesityHelp.com!

SmartForme News: New Products Announced

SmartForme's R and D department has been very busy in recent months creating some incredibly nutritious and tasty products!

Check out all of the new nutrition products now available at SmartForme.com:

Bari-15 Snack Bars

• Cinnamon Pecan Dream
• Caramel Delight
• Creamy Fudge Devine

Bari-15 Ready-To-Drinks

• Mocha
• Berry

Bari-15 Savory Snacks

• Sea Salt and Vinegar
• Chili Lime

Bari-15 Oatmeals

• Maple and Brown Sugar

As with all SmartForme nutrition products, these new ones were developed to help maintain adequate protein intake with an appropriate balance of carbohydrate and fat through the various phases of gastric bypass surgery.

Shop now at SmartForme!

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