BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Tune in and turn up the volume to a unique post-op weight loss surgery forum lends long term support to patients. Tom Kinder continues to raise the bar reaching higher levels focusing on behaviors, needs, issues and concerns surrounding patient care after bariatric surgery.

BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Check your insurance policy frequently avoiding weight loss surgery denial due to an exclusion or non-coverage policy change. Exhaust all surgery options before throwing in the towel and never, never give up. Usually there are other possibilities to consider before tossing all hope away of ever having bariatric surgery.

BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: What does living normal mean to you? Over three years after bariatric surgery, WLS lifestyles magazine contributing writer/columnist, Maureen Boyd takes living life passionately to a new level. Experience a post-op world full of new found senses, healing reflections, a healthy lifestyle and the chance at Living Normal.

BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: All leading “stars” need to be supported. If you are a supporting actor in a weight loss surgery drama your support will not be optional. Study your part, become familiar with your role. Set the “stage” for success. And the Oscar goes to… Step up, don’t be shy lay claim to your hard earned award.

BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: If you see it, you can believe it. It may be hard to do but conceptualize yourself thin. Achieving success is a state of being; living success is a state of mind. And don’t be surprised one day when you least expect it someone calls you, yes you, petite or small.

BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Leading weight loss surgery nutrition educator Dr. J. Jacques outlines her philosophy, using this as reinforcement in her belief that every patient should have a basic understanding of post-op nutritional care. Inadequate follow-up care contributes to unreliable compliancy rates, making it hard to identify certain post-op maladies. Patients and physicians working together can make a difference and provide the necessary motivation to better health and a life well lived.

BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Put yourself first, allow others to help you. Seek out strong support systems within the bariatric community.

BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Reinforce good eating habits and set up your kitchen with creative, flavorful, healthy food options. Proper preparation prevents straying from an approved bariatric surgery meal plan and reduces the weight regain risks post weight loss surgery. Ward off temptations with an enticing grocery list, challenging your taste buds inspiring you to live a healthier lifestyle.

BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: It’s not uncommon to find the hungry feelings and the urges to eat creeping back in after weight loss surgery. But amazingly losing weight doesn’t have to mean going hungry. In fact, learning to feed your hunger is one of the most powerful things you can do after bariatric surgery. Hunger has many forms, and it’s not all about food. Be mindful about hunger and feed it in satisfying ways.

BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: A little bit of this and a little bit of that, next thing you know you’ve piled on 10 extra pounds. Sad to say that even healthy foods give us a false sense of security. Find those hidden calories before they find their way to your waistline. Gather a greater understanding of label reading before putting that so called healthy food item in your grocery cart.