5 Day Pouch Test January Bulletin
A Well-Reasoned Clinical Approach to Obesity Management
Happy New Year! Thank you for joining me
for our first 5 Day Pouch Test Bulletin of 2013. I do hope your holidays
were meaningful and inspired. And perhaps you are feeling a sense of
excitement as we start this new year. I certainly am happy to start
fresh in 2013 and have my sights set on dedicating myself to healthy
behaviors and living well. Over the holidays I found myself managing my
diet and health more emotionally than clinically or medically. By that I
mean eating to feel happy and celebrate (when I wasn't hungry) and
eating for comfort during times of stress (when I wasn't hungry). I
ignored the reality that food is fuel and providing my body the correct
food at the right time is the appropriate way to manage my medical
condition of obesity. It seems insane that I re-learn this lesson every
holiday season!
But here we are, a fresh new start. Most WLS
patients recall very well the research we did prior to surgery, the
questions and answers, and the learning. As a group we are above average
knowledge seekers. So it stands to reason that along the way, well
after surgery, we again turn to education and learning in support of our
weight loss goals. Today let's look at managing our obesity from a
clinical approach rather than an emotional reaction. The medical
community officially recognizes obesity as a disease. So its time we
start doing the same. When we treat obesity as a disease rather than a
personal moral failure or emotional weakness we can rationally take the
action which brings forth favorable results.
I wish you the very
best of health this New Year! You have the power to make this your
healthiest year ever - Let's do it together!
CHEERS!
Kaye
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