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March 13, 2020

Bariatric Solutions for Weight Loss in New Albany, Indiana

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- [Dr Gore] Obesity is one of the top
medical problems in our country.

In fact, it's about to overtake tobacco as
the number one most preventable health

problem in our country.

- [Mike] Now I was just getting to a point
that I could see was right taking me

down ill pretty quick,
so I thought it was time to do something.

And that was a dramatic point in my life.

Always joked around, I said,
"When I think about going on a diet,

it makes me hungry."

You know, it was the joke, you know,
but I just needed some help,

what I needed.

- The number one way to lose a lot of
weight and keep it

off is bariatric surgery.

Many people are able to change their
lifestyle.

After they get an operation,
they're then able to really control

their portion size.

They're able to control their hunger
urges, and so, they're able to overcome

this hump that was kind of holding them
back.

- I'm back to normal now, you know, just,
it's proportion, you know,

after it's done.

It's just all about proportion, you know?

When I have a meal, you know,
I'll only use a saucer,

and most of the time I don't finish it
all.

- This is an operation where you can eat a
small amount of food and really be able

to stop, and able to keep the weight loss
going.

So, we're here to just learn about what
are the struggles you're having with your

weight loss journey.

We want to continue to encourage this
weight loss, give them tips,

making sure they're not having any
problems, and keep this weight loss going

for the rest of their life.

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Bariatric Solutions for Weight Loss HealthTalks Transcript

Lanny Gore, MD, Bariatric Surgery:
Obesity is one of the top medical problems in our country. In fact, it’s about to overtake tobacco as the number one most preventable health problem in our country.

Mike Bailey, Elizabeth, Indiana:
I was just getting to a point that I can see it was really taking me downhill pretty quickly. I thought it was time to do something. I know it was a dramatic point in my life. I always joked around. I said “When I think about going on a diet, it makes me hungry.” It was a joke, but I just needed some help, that’s what I needed.

Dr. Gore:
The number one way to lose a lot of weight and keep it off is bariatric surgery. Many people are able to change their lifestyle. After they get an operation, they’re then able to really control their portion size, they’re able to control their hunger urges, and they’re able to overcome this hump that was kind of holding them back.

Bailey:
I’m back to normal now. It’s just proportion. After it’s done, it’s all in proportion. When I have a meal, I only use a saucer. Most of the time, I don’t finish it all.

Dr. Gore:
This is an operation where you can eat a small amount of food and really be able to stop and able to keep the weight loss going. We’re here to learn about: What are the struggles you’re having with your weight-loss journey? We want to continue to encourage weight loss, give tips, make sure you’re not having any problems, and keep this weight loss going for the rest of your life.

Learn More.

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