There’s a company that is offering insurance when you buy a pair of jeans. It took me a few reads to even comprehend how it works. Basically, you buy jeans, send this company a percentage of the price, wait to lose weight so your jeans don’t fit, find a box, go to the post [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Jean Insurance: Huh?”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/07/25/jean-insurance-huh/” });
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Jean Insurance: Huh?
July 25th, 2008 — , Cold Hard Cash, Fashion, WLS, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
This Time I’ll Spare You The “Not-So-Fat-Lady Sings” Joke
June 12th, 2008 — , Art, Celebrities, International, Music, Theater, Video, WLS from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
We wrote about Deborah Voight all the way back in 2006. You might remember her as the opera singer who was fired for being too fat, and who had gastric bypass surgery. She was recently rehired to sing the same role that she was fired for, back in the day. The New York [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “This Time I’ll Spare You The “Not-So-Fat-Lady Sings” Joke”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/12/this-time-ill-spare-you-the-not-so-fat-lady-sings-joke/” });
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Celebrity Fatwatch: Eyeroll Edition
June 10th, 2008 — , Britney Spears, Carnie Wilson, Celebrities, Feminism, Guest Post, International, Oprah, Tyra Banks, Victoria Beckham, WLS from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Has there been more uproar lately about celebrities gaining and losing weight, or have I just noticed it more? Three posts I ran across today in quick succession:
1. “Carnie Wilson’s War” (with video from the Tyra Banks show, of course) is Carnie’s battle with her weight after her highly publicized weight loss surgery.
2. Britney Spears [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Celebrity Fatwatch: Eyeroll Edition”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/10/celebrity-fatwatch-eyeroll-edition/” });
Mariasol Presents an Important Kimmer Admission
June 5th, 2008 — , Heidi Diaz, Kimkins diet, Kimmer, Mariasol, WLS, diet fruad, fast weight loss, loose weight fast from OhYeahBabe @ Kimorexia
Mariasol found a reference by Kimmer to her own WLS.
Kimmer Admits WLS
An important note:
Kimkins is sold as “Better than gastric bypass!” Kimkins didn’t even work for Kimmer after WLS. As it has failed to work for her all other times she has tried it. Again and again.
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Q&A With PastaQueen
May 8th, 2008 — , Beth Ditto, Books, Exercise, Meta, Question, WLS, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Jennette Fulda, better known as PastaQueen, may have lost a couple hundred or so pounds, but she’s been a commenter on and visitor to Big Fat Deal for a long time. On a blog tour for her memoir, Half of Me, she offered to stop by and answer the toughest questions I could come up [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Q&A With PastaQueen”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/08/qa-with-pastaqueen/” });
The other side of the story……
May 7th, 2008 — , WLS, eating disorder, fat acceptance, fat phobia, health problems, obesity, regain, review, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
Junkfood Science has a couple of great posts about the 60 Minutes WLS episode.
Junkfood Science: The other side of the story — Part One
Junkfood Science: The other side of the story — Part Two
As usual, Sandy does an outstanding job at sorting through the fluff and showing the hard scientific facts.
Time for reflection once again…..
May 5th, 2008 — , Personal, WLS, advocasy, empowerment, fat acceptance, fat phobia, mental health, suicide from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
Yesterday was the 4th anniversary of my WLS.
WOW……what a difference a year makes.
I had a heck of a post all planned to post yesterday. Going into all the new problems that have cropped up for me thanks to the WLS. But in writing that post I wanted to go back and read what I wrote last year. I won’t post it all but here is a part that made me stop and think…..
A question was posed in the
WLS & Divorce
April 30th, 2008 — , Celebrities, Sex & Romance, Star Jones, WLS from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
The Star Jones divorce news reminded me that the divorce rate is supposedly much higher for weight-loss surgery patients. I was idly pondering this and ran across this post at A Smaller Target, where Espy says the divorce rate is 60-80% and speculates on some of the reasons for this.
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60 Minutes Report—My Point of View
April 23rd, 2008 — , Diabetes, Low Carb, WLS, diet, health problems, mortality, nutrition, obesity, truth, weightloss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
Now that I have had time to reflect. I want to share my point of view on the 60 Minutes show. I still believe it was just another attempt to sell an elective surgery, a totally biased one-sided report.
Nothing was said about how your entire life is turned topsy turvy after the surgery. Did it tell how many people end up losing friends they have had for years? Did it show how many couples end up
WLS on 60 Minutes
April 21st, 2008 — , WLS, complications, fat acceptance, health problems, mental health, mortality, obesity, rant, suicide, unhealthy eating, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
The Bypass Effect On Diabetes, Cancer, Surgery Can Send Diabetes Into Remission, And May Reduce Risk Of Certain Cancers - CBS News
WOW!!!
And here all this time I thought 60 Minutes was a news program.
This crap is nothing but a friggin’ infomercial…..
And don’t even get me started about the WLS cheerleaders throughout the comments section. Many of them I know. Let them walk a few days
So much to do so little time
April 18th, 2008 — , WLS, complications, depression, discrimination, eating disorder, empowerment, fat acceptance, health problems, mortality, obesity, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
I have found many things I would like to blog about. But time is not a luxury right now. I’ll just give you some really great links.
Junkfood Science: News updates: Decisions guided by fears, misinformation and insecurities
An investigative report for the Courier-Mail learned of a doctor who has performed more than a dozen bariatric surgeries on underage teens in the past year. Most disturbing,
Angry About Kimkins
April 17th, 2008 — , Kimkins, Kimkins diet, Kimkins.com, Kimmer, WLS, kimkins lawsuit, kimkins review, loose weight fast, lose weight, weight loss surgery, what is kimkins from OhYeahBabe @ Kimorexia
In case anyone has forgotten why people are so angry at Heidi Diaz for the crash diet that is Kimkins, TheTruth has some important reminders - Heidi’s own words.
Kimmer: Cut Calories and Take Laxatives
Kimmer: Calories and Laxatives #2
Kimmer: Calories and Laxatives #3
Truly scary diet advice -…
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April 15th, 2008 — , Celebrities, Goldilocks, Goldilocks Paradox, Gossip, Meta, Queen Latifah, Question, Renee Zelwegger, Star Jones, WLS, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
There’s a conversation going on in the comments about whether some people look better when they’re heavier. The discussion started with Rhonwyn’s comment right here:
[w]hile I’m on the subject of Queen Latifah and losing weight: do any of you think some people just look better when they’re heavier? I hardly recognized Star Jones after her [...]
Good News
April 8th, 2008 — , Low Carb, Personal, WLS, anemia, complications, health problems, ketogenic, mental health, recipe, weightloss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
Nice to have some good news for a change. My follow-up EGD done last Friday was GREAT!! Following the soft bland diet and the new meds made a world of difference. My stoma ulcer is completely healed as well as the fistula. This means no revision surgery. Yippee damn skippy!!!
You just don’t realize how happy that made me.
Another plus is now I can eat some decent food.
By decent food I mean
Here we go again…
April 7th, 2008 — , Kimkins, Kimkins diet, WLS, johnny bowden, kimkins experiment, loose weight fast, lose weight, lose weight fast, metabolism, weight loss surgery from OhYeahBabe @ Kimorexia
Heidi Diaz is still dispensing unqualified, hazardous advice. That website can’t get shut down fast enough to suit me.
These comments from Heidi Diaz were posted today at Kimkins, and quoted at LCF:
Re:”I’m a Kimkins Newbie” Challenge 2008! 2 Hours, 15 Minutes ago
Kimmer:
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Real Life is getting in the way……
March 24th, 2008 — , Stress, WLS, blogging, complications, eating disorder, health problems, nutrition, obesity, protein from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
I’ll be away from blogging for awhile…..real life is kicking my ass right now…..all these WLS complications…..
Be back when I feel able…..
OMGWTFBBW!!
March 24th, 2008 — , America Ferrera, Celebrities, Fat Positive, Kate Winslet, Marilyn's Law, Queen Latifah, Question, Rosie O'Donnell, WLS from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Ezinearticles.com just made a list of the “Top 40 BBWs of all time.” Sounds good, right? Sure, until you get to the list, and you realize that some of the women on it are not all what most people would consider “BBW”s. Mo’nique, Camryn Manheim, Mama Cass, Rosie O’Donnell… sure. But Jamie [...]
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March 20th, 2008 — , Anatomical Donor, Diabetes, Health, WLS, advocasy, bipolar, causes, depression, mental health, mental illness, mortality, nutrition, obesity, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
I can just hear the majority of y’all out there going EWWWW!!!!
If you feel that way based on your particular spiritual beliefs, then don’t bother reading further. I respect your beliefs. Just wish more respected mine. That’s another post for another day.
I am an Anatomical Donor.
I’m sure many of you out there are organ donors. Here again you may not be, based on your spiritual beliefs. Yet
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This just in……newest WLS Research
March 16th, 2008 — , WLS, anemia, calcium, health problems, iron, ketogenic, mental health, nutrition, obesity, rant, regain, unhealthy eating, weightloss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
Newest Research from “Obesity Surgery Journal”
11-Year Experience with Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity—What Happened to the First 123 Patients?
Abstract
Background Few long-term studies regarding the outcome of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity have so far been published. We report our 11-year experience with the technique by looking
Happy Anniversary —For My Blog
March 14th, 2008 — , Motivation, Personal, WLS, blogging, discrimination, mental health, mental health america, stigma from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
I was searching through some of my old posts looking for something. Lo and behold what should I find??? I’ve been blogging for a year now. Here is my very first post:
Where to StartMarch 9, 2007
Hello my name is Diane and I’m a blog junkie. For years now I have been addicted to online blogs. I read about anything and everything. There is so much info out there in cyberworld that just calls out
Protein Requirements After WLS
March 12th, 2008 — , Exercise, WLS, diet, fat acceptance, mortality, nutrition, obesity, protein, supplements, unhealthy eating, weightloss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
I’ve always prided myself on being an ideal post WLS patient. I take copious amounts of vitamins. I eat a blanced healthful low carb diet. I get in plenty of calories according to my BMR(basal metabolic rate) to maintain my weight. In spite of my anal like adherence to this. It still has not kept me from becoming severely malnourished.
One place I am severely lacking are my protein levels. I’ve
Is Mo’Nique Getting Weight Loss Surgery?
March 11th, 2008 — , Advocacy, Celebrities, Gossip, Mo'Nique, Queen Latifah, Question, WLS from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
There is a rumor going around that Mo’Nique, author of Skinny Women Are Evil, is having weight loss surgery. Even though it’s just a rumor, I think the responses to this news are really interesting.
Once again at this point it’s just a rumor, but if proven to be true it will amount to yet [...]
Where do I go from here???
March 10th, 2008 — , WLS, eating disorder, fat acceptance, health problems, healthcare, supplements, unhealthy eating, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
For years after my WLS I actively participated in the online support forums. They were my home away from, so to speak. These past months many changes have occurred in my life that have me wondering exactly where do I go from here. I no longer feel a connection with the WLS community as a whole. Some believe it is only because of the problems that I have been having lately that have colored my
Lap-Band Not as Safe as People Think
February 28th, 2008 — , WLS, eating disorder, fat acceptance, fat phobia, health problems, mortality, nutrition, obesity, stigma, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
More and more people are opting for the lapband procedure for WLS. Most believe it will eliminate the nutritional complications associated with the malabsorption procedures like RNY. They are also under the mistaken assumption that there are fewer complications with this procedure.
Junkfood Science shows us the dark side of this popular procedure.
Junkfood Science: They didn’t want the surgery,
WLS and Kids
February 25th, 2008 — , Health, WLS, accountability, advocasy, complications, diet, discrimination, eating disorder, fat acceptance, mental health, mortality, stigma, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
Even before all the difficulties I have been experiencing as of late, I have always disagreed with the idea of kids having WLS. I have even gone back to some of my earlier posts on the support forums to make sure my own words didn’t come back to haunt me. Even when I was a staunch supporter of WLS, I was looking at the possible long term effects it may have if used on kids.
I stumbled on a blog
What you lose when you lose 315 pounds
February 21st, 2008 — , Media, WLS, weight loss from Weetabix @ Big Fat Deal
I watched this rather amazing video showing Ron Lester (Varsity Blues and Popular) and his amazing weight loss from gastric bypass surgery (and subsequent plastic surgeries to remove excess skin) and was struck by the fact that not only does his girlfriend get trotted out like some kind of prize for having lost weight, but [...]
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February 20th, 2008 — , Low Carb, Oopsie Rolls, WLS, ketogenic, nutrition, obesity, onion tarts, recipe, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
I gave up bread eons ago. Tried there for awhile to make do with lettuce wraps or low carb tortillas when I got a hankering for a sandwich. They were never quite the same so just gave it up completely.That is until I discovered the fab-tab-bu-lous Oopsie Rolls.
Check out that link to see how great they are. While you are there, look into some of the other recipes to be found utilizing the Oopsie
A Quickie Mish Mash Post
February 20th, 2008 — , Low Carb, Motivation, WLS, diet, eating disorder, fat phobia, health problems, healthcare, ketogenic, nutrition, obesity, unhealthy eating, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
Just a quickie post here. some reading for you and a couple of interesting tidbits I’ve found on the web.
NASA - Total Lunar Eclipse: February 20, 2008
A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the night of Wednesday, February 20/21, 2008. The entire event is visible from South America and most of North America (on Feb. 20) as well as Western Europe, Africa, and western Asia (on Feb. 21).
Suicide, Eating Disorders and WLS
February 18th, 2008 — , WLS, advocasy, depression, eating disorder, health problems, mental health, nutrition, obesity, suicide, unhealthy eating, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
I have been following the news of the death of Polly Williams. Polly was one of the four women featured in Lauren Greenfield’s Emmy-nominated documentary Thin. The film documents the experiences of young women at the Renfrew Center, a residential facility for the treatment of eating disorders.
Here’s an update on Polly’s death:
There has been much speculation on how Polly died, with many people
Eating Disorders and WLS—Once Again
February 16th, 2008 — , WLS, diet, eating disorder, hotfat4sale, hunger, mental health, mental illness, nutrition, obesity, rant, unhealthy eating, weightloss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
Here I go once again writing about eating disorders and WLS. I’ve been very open about my loooooong history with an ED, over 30 years now. I knew I wasn’t alone in this. Shoot, I’m of the opinion if you don’t have an ED before WLS, you sure end up with one afterwards.
Some of the WLS support boards are very much like the pro-ana, pro-mia boards. Well, diet support sites in general, really.
Malnutrition After WLS
February 12th, 2008 — , WLS, anemia, complications, health problems, healthcare, iron, mortality, nutrition, obesity, protein, supplements, unhealthy eating, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
I’ve done several posts in the past about the need for many supplements after WLS. In each one I have stated multiple times you need to be proactive in your own health care. Do not take it when the doctor tells you your “labs” are fine. Know what it is they are checking and the values. Ask for copies.
The OSSG Gone Wrong Yahoo Group I have recently joined has a complete list of ALL lab work that
Follow-Up WLS Life Sucks
February 8th, 2008 — , WLS, anemia, diet, eating disorder, health problems, mortality, nutrition, obesity, rant, regain, supplements, unhealthy eating, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
First let me thank my online friends for their support and concern. I appreciate all of your support and encouragement.
With all this junk going on with me, I did what I normally do….research.
Do you know how really difficult it is to find long term research on WLS? It doesn’t exist. Most I could find was for 5 years tops.
Surgery for Weight Loss: Comparison of Risk and Benefit- Ernsberger
WLS Life Sucks
February 6th, 2008 — , WLS, complications, fat phobia, mental health, rant, stigma, supplements, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
I’m in a pretty bad place mind wise about living this life after WLS.
By the bariatric surgeon’s standards, I am a huge success. I lost over 200 pounds and have been able to maintain that weight loss. Is that number on the scale all there is to judge your success?
I eat on average 2000 cals a day. Take multiple supplements each and everyday like clockwork. Yet my most recent lab work has me
Blog Posts Round Up
February 4th, 2008 — , Dana Carpender, Health, Low Carb, WLS, carbohydrates, diet, fat phobia, health problems, ketogenic, mental health, nutrition, obesity, stigma, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
It’s Monday morning and I really don’t have time for an in depth post. Just wanted to share some interesting blog posts from around the web.
Weight of the Evidence: Bill Introduced to Mandate Restaurants Deny the Obese Service
MISSISSIPPI; HOUSE BILL NO. 282
An act to prohibit certain food establishments from serving food to any person who is obese, based on criteria prescribed by the state
Losing weight the right way……
January 29th, 2008 — , Health, Low Carb, WLS, carbohydrates, cravings, diet, hunger, ketogenic, metabolic advantage, nutrition, obesity, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
For those who are regular readers of this blog, you have probably noticed a downward trend in my satisfaction with having had WLS. I guess the fact that I have had some really bad problems with the malabsorption properties of the RNY. Not to mention that I may be facing a new surgery because of an ulceration or fistula or combination of both. I don’t know the full spectrum of it, I’m still
What is Kimkins
January 16th, 2008 — , ABC News, Kimkins, Kimkins Survivors, WLS, class action lawsuit, kimkins controversy, weightloss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
A WLS friend of mine left a comment wanting to know what is Kimkins. It is a very long story with alot of drama. I’ve done several posts on the Kimkins Controversy in the past. But decided to move it to it’s own blog, Kimkins Scam.I first encountered K…
Whole Foods
January 12th, 2008 — , Dana Carpender, Health, Low Carb, WLS, diet, fat phobia, ketogenic, mental health, nutrition, obesity, weight loss, whole foods from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
I believe in following an eating plan made of “whole foods”. Just what are whole foods?Whole foods are those that are unprocessed and unrefined, or processed and refined as little as possible before being consumed. They typically do not contain added s…
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January 6th, 2008 — , Exercise, Motivation, WLS, fat phobia, fraud, hiedi diaz, hunger, kimkins controversy, nutrition, obesity, weight loss, weightloss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
I was over a Junkfood Science the other day, catching up on some of my blog reading. Sandy had few posts that I had missed earlier.Junkfood Science: Part One: What does the evidence reveal? Can diets work?Junkfood Science: Part Two: What does the evide…
This is getting ridiculous……
January 4th, 2008 — , WLS, advocasy, fat phobia, rant, unhealthy eating, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
Just found this on the Junkfood Science blog…..Bringing in the new year, Radio Iowa reported from a bariatric surgeon at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. Increasing numbers of teens are coming in wanting bariatric surgeries, according to…
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT
December 29th, 2007 — , Diabetes, WLS, carbohydrates, healthcare, nutrition, obesity, review, weight loss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
ADA RECOMMENDS LOW CARB DIET…….sort of.Yup, the ADA has new recommendations coming out for 2008. They are adding in following a low carb lifestyle.You can read further about it in the links at the bottom of the page. The issue I want to address is …
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December 27th, 2007 — , Diabetes, Exercise, Gary Taubes, Health, Motivation, WLS, depression, ketogenic, nutrition, obesity, regain, weight loss, weightloss from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
That’s right folks. Exercise does NADA as far as weight loss is concerned.Too many people use exercise as a form of losing weight. You find it everywhere. The problem with this is people are under the mistaken assumption they are burning loads of calor…
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December 22nd, 2007 — , Health, Low Carb, Simpleology, WLS, blog communities, blogging, mental illness, nutrition, obesity from BamaGal @ Back Across The Line
I’ve been looking lately into ways to increase traffic to my blog. I feel like there are others out there who have dealt with some of the same issues I have. So I’ve been digging around on the net looking for information.I’m evaluating a multi-media co…
Stop the Presses—Hell has Officially Frozen Over
December 15th, 2007 — , Gary Taubes, Health, Low Carb, WLS, carbohydrates, fatblogging, nutrition, obesity, protein from BG @ Back Across The Line
I just can not believe it—mainstream media actually writing something positive about consuming dietary fat.What if bad fat isn’t so bad? - D