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You've had weight loss surgery, but would you like to be free from food cravings and your nagging fear about weight regain?
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Do you miss the comfort of food?
Some people who
have WLS spend hours and hours thinking about food, planning what they'll eat,
and waiting eagerly to eat. Some feel guilty when they eat, hate their body,
and/or let the scale determine how they feel about themselves on a given day.
Do you obsess about some of these things?
What would you do with
your life if you did not obsess about food and food-related issues? How would
you fill your time and thoughts?
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The tragedy of addiction is that the substance (or behavior) that soothes you also harms you. If you don't want that substance or behavior to "own" your life, you have to let go. Here's where to start. . . . keep reading
 How a Thankful Heart Will Save You
Have you ever felt like you were in a churning sea of challenges? Getting tossed around by events that you felt powerless to control? Did you feel so discouraged you sought comfort in food or other compulsive behaviors? . . . keep reading
 How to Defeat Your Dark Side Without a Fight
Once inside the cave, despite his true desire to resist the dark side, Luke draws his light saber. He is unable to resist the temptation to engage his enemy in battle. Likewise, are you battling food temptations? . . . keep reading
 How to Save Yourself
Have you ever felt like you were in a churning sea of challenges? Getting tossed around by events that you felt powerless to control? Did you feel so discouraged you sought comfort in food or other compulsive behaviors? What else could you have done? . . . keep reading
 The Mourning After
Weight loss surgery is the beginning of many losses -- ultimately for the good. But it's big adjustment, until you realize a new day has dawned. . . . keep reading
 How to Know if You Are Nutrient Deficient
Every time I speak to a group of WLS patients, I encounter at least one person who looks almost desperate. They talk about frustrating or frightening symptoms, that I know could mean nutritional deficiencies. . . . keep reading
 Who Will You Be?
After WLS you change so quickly, it's hard to hang onto your self image. You don't look like you used to look, you can do different things, you feel different, and people treat you differently (at least some of them). So, who are you? Do you know? Maybe the better question is who will you be? . . . keep reading
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"NAWLS offers unique information and services in the WLS field. I endorse Katie Jay as one of the most accomplished professionals I have known. Her continuing contributions and those of this organization will benefit deserving individuals around the world. I also highly recommend Katie's book, Dying to Change: My Really Heavy Life Story, which is brilliant and groundbreaking." -- David Krueger, MD
"The National Association for Weight Loss Surgery will help WLS patients achieve long-term success. There is no other national organization like it. Not only does it draw expertise from surgeons, nutritionists, nurses, psychologists, social workers, life coaches, and personal trainers; NAWLS offers critical information, support, and resources to WLS patients. I encourage others to support this incredibly valuable organization." -- Osvaldo Anez, MD, FACS
"NAWLS understands the critical role nutrition plays in WLS success and keeps up to date on the latest information about nutrition and WLS." -- Sally Myers, RD, CPT
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