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Ashley Chapman’s Journey a Lasting Legacy for her Family
Read more: Ashley Chapman’s Journey a Lasting Legacy for her FamilyAshley Chapman remembers suddenly gaining weight unexpectedly at a young age. Weight loss was something she says she battled from that point on. “I tried everything since I was five years old to lose weight, but nothing ever worked,” she says. Her body, it seemed, appeared to resist weight loss despite her efforts of diet and exercise and…
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Volunteer at Heart
Read more: Volunteer at HeartWhen Glenda Riddle retired from retail, she actively pursued new opportunities to meet people and try new things. She began by inquiring about the Silver Elite club at Bailey Medical Center – a free program for seniors 60 and older offering monthly health seminars and in-hospital perks. Glenda walked into the lobby at the hospital to fill…
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The Number Isn’t the Goal
Read more: The Number Isn’t the GoalStanding before a room of hopeful hearts, family and the person she believes saved her life, Denise Sessions found herself changing the deal she had made. “I kept telling myself I wasn’t going to speak at group until I hit my goal weight,” she says. On the heels of the second anniversary of her bariatric…
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What Our Patients are Most Thankful For
Read more: What Our Patients are Most Thankful ForWhen you ask our patients what they are thankful for, the answers might surprise you if you have not been through the program at The Center for Bariatrics at Bailey Medical Center. “Better health. More energy. My family. My kids. Self-esteem. My joy is back!” are a few things that rise to the top. Then again, if…
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Recipe: Low Carb, Low Fat Pumpkin Custard
Read more: Recipe: Low Carb, Low Fat Pumpkin CustardRegistered dietitian Rene Norman, RD/LD, contributes weekly with her insightful Tips from Rene on our Bailey Bariatrics Facebook page. Today, as we head into the holidays, she shares a recipe perfect for patients at least six weeks after surgery. Enjoy! Servings: 6 Pre-heat oven to 350o F Equipment: 6 6-oz ramekins or custard cups (must be oven…
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Flu Shots: Your Questions Answered
Read more: Flu Shots: Your Questions AnsweredEven though it is only September, it is time to start thinking about getting a flu shot. Did you know flu outbreaks begin as early as October, though the height of flu season typically does not occur until February? If you have concerns about the flu shot, here are some common questions we have answered…
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Obesity in Oklahoma
Read more: Obesity in OklahomaDid you know that 66.4 percent of adults in Oklahoma will be obese by 2030? That is the prediction according to a new report by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), up from 31.1 percent in 2011. What is more astonishing is Oklahoma will be number 2, behind Mississippi as the…
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When I Realized My Way Wasn’t Working – Denise Shares Her Story
Read more: When I Realized My Way Wasn’t Working – Denise Shares Her StoryI will admit my weight loss journey has been an exciting one, and it began in the summer of 2013 when I decided that it was time to do something about my weight, because I was tired of not being able to live the life I wanted to live. I went to visit Dr. JoeBob…
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Talk (Don’t Eat) Like a Pirate
Read more: Talk (Don’t Eat) Like a PirateToday is “National Talk Like a Pirate Day”. YouTube is ablaze with video tutorials and businesses like Krispy Kreme are taking advantage of our interest in pirates with an offer for a free glazed doughnut to anyone who walks in and talks like a pirate. We did the math and discovered you would need to talk like a pirate…
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Where Are They Now – Tracy Mason
Read more: Where Are They Now – Tracy MasonWhen we first introduced you to Tracy Mason, she was six months post-op and already realizing a successful journey after weight loss surgery. That was March of 2014. Today, Tracy has celebrated her one-year “surgiversary” and is checking back in with us to share more about new milestones reached. I had my surgery September 24, 2013. I…
