Weight Loss Blog

Bariatric Dietitian Rene Norman, RD/LD continues her Tips from Rene today with more options to stay on track with your nutrition while traveling. In the past month or so, we’ve covered how to get through the airport with protein options. Once you get to your destination, then what? Protein bars, meat jerky and packets of…

Judy Mollenkamp and her husband welcome familiar faces, as well as new ones into their Bartlesville home every month. It all started when a small group of bariatric patients decided to start meeting to talk about their common experiences. Judy talked to Dr. JoeBob Kirk and he encouraged the idea of officially forming a support…

Post-op patients, please join us for our Annual Bailey Bariatrics Graduation Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. All post-op patients and spouses are invited to join us for one of the most uplifting events of the year where we celebrate your success! The graduation is held at the Bailey Education Foundation…

My story with bariatric surgery began when I had the Roux-en-Y procedure in August of 2004 at a different facility. I lost half of the weight I needed to lose, but ended up having another child 21 months post-op. For a few years I kept most of the weight off, but without support I gained…

Life is fun! I haven’t always felt that way. I was an obese child who grew into an obese adult.  I call it “the family curse” because several family members also had a life-long struggle with excess weight and the complications and health issues that come with it, namely, Type 2 diabetes. My highest weight was 278…

Ashley 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…

When 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…

Registered 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…

I 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…