Start Now to Maintain Your Weight During the Holidays
November 6, 2008 by Terry
Filed under Featured, Terry's Rambles
The elections are over and we now have the holidays to focus on. Over the next couple months most of us will celebrate holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and New Years. On New Years Eve we so often find ourselves making that annual resolution to eat healthy and go on a diet to shed [...]
Type II Diabetes in Remission After Weight Loss Surgery
November 3, 2008 by Terry
Filed under Terry's Rambles
This evening I went to a weight loss support meeting. Unfortunately this was the first support meeting I have been able to attend since my gastric bypass surgery in July. I will be retuning for the value of attending was obvious. Many success stories were told. People feel so much better since their surgery and [...]
Free Food For Kids
November 1, 2008 by Terry
Filed under Terry's Rambles
Some of us have had weight loss surgery to control our weight. Others have lost and control their weight through traditional diets. Regardless of how we lose and control our weight we still have families and children that prefer to eat other foods. In these hard times when food prices continue to rise there are [...]
Will We Order Pizza This Way in 2010?.
October 28, 2008 by Terry
Filed under Terry's Rambles
Our world is changing and in this computer age there is more information on us than any of us likes. While I am not a fan of the ACLU they make a point in this video about ordering pizza in the future. This is absolutely hilarious, but the scary part about it is that it’s [...]
Developing a Positive Self Image With Weight Loss
October 27, 2008 by Terry
Filed under After Weight Loss Cosmetic Surgery, Featured, Terry's Rambles
We live in a world where being overweight is criticized by the entertainment industry, media and even by our friends. While the majority of Americans are overweight we still seem to treat those that are fatter than us as second-class citizens or do we? Most of us have experienced hitting bottom as our issues with [...]
Halloween Party – How About a Pumkin Costume?
October 23, 2008 by Terry
Filed under Terry's Rambles
On Halloween we see it all. Now if you are looking for a special costume? How about going as a pumkin? Here is an idea you might not want to try! Let me warn you that when you see the following picture the person is certainly showing a lot. But hey, at least they were [...]
Three Month Bariatric Follow Up
October 22, 2008 by Terry
Filed under Terry's Rambles
The other day I visited the doctor that performed my gastric bypass surgery. This was my 3-month follow up and I must report that all is going well. Since I started preparing for bariatric surgery I have lost about half of my excess weight. While I am certainly anxious to loose a lot more weight [...]
Will Medicare Pay for a Tummy Tuck?
October 18, 2008 by Terry
Filed under After Weight Loss Cosmetic Surgery, Terry's Rambles
As some of you may know Medicare, Medicaid, many state programs and private insurance plans will cover weight loss surgery. As a matter of fact my own laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery was covered by Medicare and my supplement plan Secure Horizons. What about that loose and saggy skin that does not go away? Will Medicare [...]
