Patient Perspective on Weight Regain
At #ow2019 I provided a patient voice about regain after bariatric surgery. I decided to do up a video of the presentation I made for the event.
by Rob Portinga · Published November 12, 2019 · Last modified October 15, 2021
At #ow2019 I provided a patient voice about regain after bariatric surgery. I decided to do up a video of the presentation I made for the event.
by Rob Portinga · Published September 11, 2019 · Last modified October 15, 2021
Is HBO a platform for hate? As long as they continue to give voices such as Bill Maher air time… seems so. This isn’t fiction, it’s real comments aimed at real people. #stopweightbias #OACAction #obsm
by Rob Portinga · Published July 22, 2019 · Last modified October 15, 2021
A quick introduction to myself, why I’m doing this podcast, and what I hope to share by doing it.
by Rob Portinga · Published April 11, 2019 · Last modified October 15, 2021
A recent Blue Bloods episode on CBS used weight bias and shaming to get a win for it’s lead character. Why I’m not as upset as I first was, and how they could fix it…
by Rob Portinga · Published October 10, 2018 · Last modified October 15, 2021
There is one recurring … fear and frustration that dogs many people who have had bariatric surgery (aka weight loss surgery). I’ve heard it from patients online, in various support groups I’ve attended/facilitated/led, as well as while at various obesity related events. It’s this perception that using surgery to get to a healthier weight is “taking the easy way out”.
One of the things you hear from all sorts of folks involved in the world of bariatrics is that support is crucial. From the group and online aspects to programs such as Weight Watchers to the various support groups offered...
Divorce after significant weight loss, in particular with bariatric surgery, is a topic I hear come up fairly often during support groups and in online forums. When it does, time and again a divorce rate of 80-85% keeps popping up....
by Rob Portinga · Published March 28, 2018 · Last modified October 15, 2021
Deception Pass, an area that got it’s name from Captain George Vancouver in 1792, was today’s destination. The trip ended up a couple miles shorter than the originally planned 9 miles because we just got too swept up in all...
by Rob Portinga · Published March 8, 2018 · Last modified October 15, 2021
Today Bonnie and I joined the folks from the Mountain View Hiking Group for a trip up to Hurricaine Ridge near Port Angeles on the North side of the Olympic National Park. We had cloudy skies all the way up,...
by Rob Portinga · Published February 28, 2018 · Last modified October 15, 2021
From Feb 24th, this was an outing with a small group, with a 10 mile trip planned. Even though the days are getting longer, they’re still pretty short, so we left early enough to get back to the trailhead well...