Summer Living-Having a Post-WLS Blast!

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LivingAfterWLS Digest

Summer Living-Having a Post-WLS Blast!

Play Fair, Play Smart, Have Fun!  

May 30,  2012

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This week Americans marked the unofficial start of summer with the Memorial Day holiday. And it seems Mother Nature was ahead of schedule as much of the country recorded above normal hot temperatures. As the pattern goes for those of us recovering from morbid obesity with surgery, many of us will be spending more time out-of-doors in pursuit of health and activity that obesity had made difficult. With that in mind this week's LivingAfterWLS Digest takes a look at ways to make sure our summer activities are health promoting. We certainly didn't come this far in our weight loss to be sidelined with a food-borne illness or a heat related health crisis. So please, take a few moments to review these common sense articles full of great tips and advice for making our summer living fun!

I've also pulled out a few of my favorite summer recipes that are light and tasty making the most of fresh seasonal ingredients. I hope you will enjoy them.

Happy Summer - We are all in this together!

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Guilty Feelings-Do you have them after WLS?

From the LivingAfterWLS Weekly Digest July 18, 2011

We are in the heart and heat of summer! I hope this newsletter finds you well with many opportunities to enjoy new things that weight loss surgery has made possible. After surgery many of us experience feelings of guilt for making our own health a priority above the needs of others. If you have felt guilty for taking time for you since surgery you are not alone.   

Guilt, as defined by Merriam-Webster is, "feelings of culpability especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy: SELF-REPROACH". It surprises me that when my fellow WLS friends tell me about guilt they are not talking about fridge-side forays with forbidden foods. They are talking about feelings of selfishness because WLS requires them to put themselves first above all others for whom they care, an action contrary to the self-sacrificing manner in which they have conducted their lives.

This Weekly Digest addresses feelings of guilt experienced by many WLS patients. We seek to understand that self-care is essential in our ability to care for others in our life. We will review a technique to say "no" and discuss our WLS dreams.

As we continue in this journey toward better health I believe we each discover strong, capable, beautiful beings inside. May each new day be one of discovery, growth and empowerment.

Best Wishes!
Kaye Bailey

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The Mugs Have Arrived

Hello Neighbors!

The much anticipated "You Have Arrived" 16-ounce Bistro mugs have arrived at LivingAfterWLS headquarters and they are ready for shipping today! Sale priced at just $10.25 these gorgeous mugs are a terrific at-your-fingertips reminder to celebrate every day of this wonderful journey. Now is everything and the "You Have Arrived" motto is a constant reminder to live in the now. Jump over to the LivingAfterWLS General Store and get your mug today! Free "You Have Arrived" postcard with our full motto with every order.

"Whatever else you have on your mind,
Wherever else you think you're going,
Stop for a moment and look where you are:
You Have Arrived!"

CHEERS!

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LivingAfterWLS Newsletters Honored

Hello Neighbors!

I hope you don't mind this self-indulgence but I'm just tickled pink to share the good news that the LivingAfterWLS email newsletters were awarded the 2008 All Star recognition from email marketer Constant Contact. To earn this distinguished honor we maintained an extremely high level of integrity in our newsletters. Our newsletter list grew 100% during 2008 and we sent 758,000 emails during the year with less than .001% spam reports (this is a BIG deal with email newsletters). On average 34% of the emails from LivingAfterWLS were opened compared to an 18% open rate in similar business segments. That means we are providing content you want to read and for that I am infinitely proud and humble at the same time.


Thank you for making the newsletters a part of your LivingAfterWLS toolbox. I pledge to continue to improve our product always keeping our readers in mind. Thank you for sharing this honor with me and LivingAfterWLS.

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