Links

On this page you will find a number of useful links to other sites that you may find beneficial. Celebrate Vitamins does not endorse or promote any of the below websites; these are listed solely as a resource for you. We hope that you find them useful.

 

-- www.wlsfa.org - the official website of the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America.  The WLSFA is a new non-profit dedicated to raising awareness, increasing education and providing financial assistance to people seeking weight loss surgery.

-- www.thinnertimes.com - a great on-line site with some of the best advice that we have seen anywhere on the web.

-- www.theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com - looking for a great healthy recipe?  This is hands down the best food blog for surgical weight loss patients.

-- www.wlslifestyles.com - offers subscription-based content online for people looking for weight loss solutions over the Internet. WLS Lifestyles magazine is a national publication and media outlet dedicated to providing inspiration, education, guidance & support for people struggling with obesity or maintaining a healthy weight.

-- www.bomccoy.com - If you don't believe us, maybe you will believe one of the best known WLS motivational speakers in the world - Bo McCoy, in his own words.

-- www.bariatricchoice.com - a leading source of bariatric surgery diet foods and vitamins developed for people on supervised bariatric weight loss programs and for bariatric eating after bariatric surgery.

-- www.cookinglight.com - Provides healthy recipes, menu planning, cooking basics, and healthy living tips.

-- www.diabeticcooking.com - Provides healthy recipes especially for individuals trying to control their blood sugar.

-- www.eatingwell.com - Provides healthy recipes, food and health news, diet and nutrition tips, and quick recipe makeover tips.

-- www.bariatricTV.com - Self described as a website for "surgically altered freaks", show hosts Toni and Lynnda truly enjoy themselves as they discuss a multitude of post surgical topics in their on-line TV show. I dare you not to learn something and I guarantee that you will laugh.

 

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-- www.healthydiningfinder.com - Finds restaurants in your local area and then also provides the healthiest items to order from that restaurant.

-- www.fitday.com - an online journal that you can enter in the food you eat and activity you participate in; then provides you with breakdowns of how many calories you ate, calories you burned, nutritional breakdown (carbs, protein, and fat), as well as vitamin and mineral information.

-- www.calorieking.com - an online journal that you can enter in the food you eat and activity you participate in; then provides you with breakdowns of how many calories you ate, calories you burned, nutritional breakdown (carbs, protein, and fat), as well as vitamin and mineral information; also provides nutritional labels of many foods found in the grocery store, restaurants, and in their raw state.

-- www.thedailyplate.com - an online journal that you can enter in the food you eat and activity you participate in; then provides you with breakdowns of how many calories you ate, calories you burned, nutritional breakdown (carbs, protein, and fat), as well as vitamin and mineral information.

-- www.lapbandtalk.com - an online forum just for adjustable gastric band patients.

-- www.band2gether.net - an online support group for adjustable gastric band patients.

-- www.discusswls.com - a new online forum with great design. If you are overwhelmed on some of the larger sites, give this one a try.

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-- www.surgery.org - The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) is the leading professional organization of plastic surgeons certified by the American Baord of Plastic Surgery.

-- www.asbp.org - The American Society for Bariatric Physicians (ASBP) is an international association of health care professionals with special interest in the comprehensive treatment of weight, obesity, and related disorders.

-- www.asmbs.org - The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery is the largest society in the world for this medical specialty.

-- www.obesitynetwork.ca - The Canadian Obesity Network (CAN) focuses the expertise of more than 1,000 health care professionals specializing in obesity.

-- www.obesityaction.org - The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is a non-profit patient organization dedicated to educating and advocating on behalf of the millions of Americans affected by obesity.

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-- www.yaleruddcenter.org - The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity - Yale University. Their mission is to improve the world's diet, prevent obesity, and reduce weight stigma.

-- www.carecredit.com - Carecredit helps patients pay for costly medical procedures that insurance does not cover. They offer convenient payment plans, no up-front costs, no pre-payment penalties, and no annual fees.

-- www.cbsnews.com/sections/health/main204.shtml - CBS Health Watch offers high-quality information and interactive tools which help consumers manage their daily personal health.

-- www.smallsteps.gov - Over 100 ideas for movement and exercise sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health.

-- www.allegromedical.com/daily-living-aids-c519/pre-set-drinking-cup-p198522.html - here is one float cup that will help regulate your fluid intake.

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