Rebecca Posey

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I recently had the pleasure of attending the screening of an HBO documentary entitled, The Weight Of The Nation.  It’s about the obesity epidemic that our nation is facing today.  It is a realistic representation of a multifaceted problem.

More than two-thirds of U.S. adults age 20 and over are overweight or obese, while nearly one-third of the nation’s children and adolescents age 2 to 19 are overweight or obese.  Obesity contributes to five of the ten leading causes of death in America, including heart disease, diabetes, stroke, cancer, and kidney disease.  We are clearly in crisis.

Made in partnership with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Kaiser Permanente, this series is comprised of 4 films that will debut on HBO on May 14th and May 15th beginning at 7:00 pm Central.  The portion presented at the screening was Children In Crisis.  We are facing, for the first time in our nation’s history, a shorter life expectancy for our next generation of children.  That, by itself, should be enough to motivate us to action.

Obesity is a preventable disease; it’s not a condition that we have to accept like a natural disaster.  We must begin to make the necessary changes in our culture to ensure a healthy life for ourselves and our children.  After all, our lives depend on it.

For more information about weight management and weight loss surgery, please give us a call at St. David’s Bariatric Center, 512-544-LIFE (5433) or visit us online at www.stdavidsweightloss.com.

The holiday season is a time for merry making, which is usually associated with delicious food and drink.  Maintaining healthy eating and exercise habits during this time of year is a challenge for even the most dedicated!  Follow these simple steps to help control holiday eating:

1.  Plan what you will eat.  When you arrive at a party, scope out all the food choices and make a deliberate decision about what you put on your plate.  Following a plan that includes some healhy choices of fruit, lean protein, and vegtables will help you sample foods you enjoy without abandoning healthy habits.

2.  Tastes, pinches, and bites DO count!  Make your food selection and then walk away from the table and enjoy your meal.  Close proximity to those tempting morsels can lead to continued eating, even if you are no longer hungry.

3.  Avoid alcohol and save your calories for the main meal.  Alcohol provides many calories and essentially no nutrients.  Do your waist line and your friends a favor this year and be the designated driver.

Remember that the holiday season is a time for friends and family.  Make sure the time you spend with your loved ones is your priority.  Happy Holidays from all of us here at St. David’s Bariatric Center!

There has been a lot in the news lately about the trim down that is taking place with the Happy Meal at a leading fast food restaurant. Hearing the list of items in the happy meal got me to thinking about my own eating habits. Since having weight loss surgery, this is what I consider to be my happy meal:

• Lean protein
• Fresh vegetables and fruit
• Whole grains
• Low fat dairy products

You might ask what it is about this list that could possibly be described as a happy meal, and 4 years ago I would have agreed with you. Then, I changed my world, my health, and my mind set after having bariatric surgery. My food choices changed, and I discovered that I was getting my health back as the weight dropped off. Making food choices that are good for me feels great! That’s the true ingredient of a happy meal. And it even comes with a prize: watching myself evolve into a healthier and happier version of me!

I'm very excited to have a forum for our wonderful group and a very special thank you to Texastreat for getting this going!