Hitting Bottom – What Helped Guide Me Toward Gastric Bypass Surgery

Thanksgiving, what a wonderful time especially when spent with family and friends. The food sure was good – I am lucky that I did not burst the pouch that was constructed when I had my gastric bypass surgery last year.  Today I learned that one of our neighbors died unexpectedly and they think it was [...]

Merry Christmas From Terry and Terminal Obesity dot com

Here we are in the Christmas season. My family has been spending the Christmas holiday in Southern California. The night time image here is of the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland. We spent a nice cool day and night at Disneyland and had a lot of fun. All of Disneyland is decorated in a Christmas [...]

Health Matters: Video Interview Discussing Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss

I have been asked by a number of people why I had gastric bypass surgery. While I understand that morbid obesity leads to “Terminal Obesity” some people seem to be offended by the use of the term “Terminal Obesity.” Sorry about that folks but I tell it like it is. Morbid nearly doubles the risk [...]

Gastric Bypass Surgery in the Morning

Tomorrow morning July 16th, I will be entering the Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene, Oregon and having my laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. So last night I decided to enjoy a nice steak and baked potato. This morning after having my son take a picture of me that you see in this post, I went out [...]

Gastric Bypass Surgery: 60 Minutes Videos

60 Minutes ran a very interesting program on gastric bypass surgery. Did you know that 1/3 of people with Type 2 diabetes are no longer on their medication by the time they leave the hospital following gastric bypass surgery? Better yet, it was reported that 84% of those with Type 2 diabetes have had it [...]

Using Positive Affirmations to Fight Obesity

Each day we must continue to remind ourselves that this is our body and not that of the Obesity Demon.
While it may not be easy, each of us has the ability to recapture our body and by doing so we not only fight obesity we improve the odds of living a long and healthy life.
One [...]

Is Your Shape in Your Genes?

Sci. & Tech.
Unhappy with your shape? It’s your genes, says study London (PTI): Unhappy with your shape in spite of doing regular exercise and abstaining from fatty foods? Blame your genes, ladies.
A team of British and Israeli researchers has carried out a study and found that a woman’s muscle mass may have less to do [...]

Fighting the Obesity Demon

Ugh, spinach! As obese people we are often attracted to the aroma of frying bacon or the sight of a chocolate cake. While most of us love life we allow the Obesity Demon to take control of it. Among all demons the Obesity Demon is among the cruelest and most deadly. Unfortunately the ranks of [...]

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