http://wls4health.com One Woman's Weight Loss Surgery Journey for Health Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:31:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow!  I'm not sure how I feel about this new method of doing surgery using the body's existing orifices.   Shorter recovery perhaps - but internally you still have stitches/staples.  I guess I'm more of a hands-on, gotta-clearly-see-what-I'm-doing kinda gal. So what do you think:  would you have WLS performed through your ... http://wls4health.com/2008/07/28/new-weight-loss-surgery-technique-open-wide-and-say-ahhhh/ Due to holiday events, the meeting will be canceled for March. See you at the April 19th meeting!  :) http://wls4health.com/2008/03/12/no-support-group-meeting-in-march/ Wow - now this is cool!  A water bottle that tells you how much water you need, and keeps you accountable.  Now that's one smart water bottle.  Check out the HydraCoach Intelligent Water Bottle. I do believe I'm going to get one of these!!  If this will work in keeping me ... http://wls4health.com/2008/01/08/an-intelligent-water-bottle/ February 16, 2008 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am will be the first meeting of the WLS4Health Weight Loss Surgery Support Group. We will be meeting the third Saturday each month at the Word of Life Church in Sullivan, Missouri. The meeting is open to pre-0p, post-op ... http://wls4health.com/2008/01/06/new-missouri-wls-support-group/ We've long known that vitamin D helps our bodies use calcium to keep our bones strong.  One needs the other in order to be effective and to help prevent osteoporosis.   A new study suggests that a vitamin D deficiency is also linked to depression.  Considering that up to 75% of ... http://wls4health.com/2007/12/10/depression-osteoporosis-vit-d/ Today is Thanksgiving here in the US. That means tables full of the traditional holiday fare and most of it not very post-op friendly. I encounter quite a few WLS post-ops who get frustrated because they still struggle with their food addictions and feel deprived because they can ... http://wls4health.com/2007/11/22/holiday-help/ I had the pleasure of attending a new WLS support group on Monday of this week:  WLS Achievers Support Group.  This is a brand new group that's getting started and they meet the first Monday of every month at the Uthoff Valley Elementary School in Fenton, Missouri. Even though there were ... http://wls4health.com/2007/11/07/wls-achievers-support-group/ Yesterday I finally had my first iron infusion.  I must say, "pumping iron" all day sure is tiring.  :P  It was an all day affair, I arrived at the hospital to check-in at 7:45 am and was back in the outpatient department by 8:00 am.  They had to start me ... http://wls4health.com/2007/10/27/iron-infusion-1/ A Dose of Reality Dished Out in Tough Love With my recent health issues stemming from nutrient deficiencies (calcium, vitamin D and iron) ,  I've had several people ask me if I regret having had the weight loss surgery. My answer is a resounding: NO!  I do not regret ... http://wls4health.com/2007/10/22/would-i-do-it-again/ Okay, so you have created this wonderful recipe, or you have one you've been making forever, and you have no clue how much fat, calories, carbs, protein and all that it has in it - what do you do?  You hop on over to Nutrition Data and enter in all ... http://wls4health.com/2007/10/15/calculating-nutrient-information/