Barbara Thompson is a RNY
success story. She had weight loss surgery in 2000 and has maintained a 125-pound loss for the past 10 years and she's dedicated her life to educating other patients about bariatric surgery and how to live a healthy life afterward. She's an author (
WLS: Finding the Thin Person Hiding Inside You![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_urWX6jPCnwrxSDcNJKkxnO_pl41M5gYZu40BgsRj03vCK86iv7gbLtW9QOpL9FiIVqdU5Is0QGfhzoShC_2j5hVZ6N56ZmGpfaJ9q-PnGJg-AwN0QqX91c3Rp4gp6D5kwZ5RBdDtht1i33smefDGpwslebry_dNV6teOWgm7GwJXnn1MoxQw=s0-d)
) and a researcher and is an advocate for bariatric surgery across the country. And personally, she's an inspiration to me.
Her website -
http://www.wlscenter.com/ - provides a wealth of information, recipes, articles and success stories of fellow WLS patients. She's a co-author for the WLS Bible we all own and read often -
Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uhk3fMCajd5_G7dI8qd34rVjXiVgsDxyxYF2CsJqVg686mkaDwS4gVnBc_af4OX4PR5FwqNv29byeDjwbJWid593PfOvX5jKaqPHjfzFera8QQE0skL8VTRYBOuQN1NW1a4UA5jl4kTskigkbGTV-st84NYHndk8XNGOJrIKkaCpkFu9n_rIk=s0-d)
. Take the time to look around her website, there is some amazing information there - "
To All Significant Others" -- "
Daily Motivation" -- "
Research Articles" and more. She also publishes a monthly newsletter that lands in my email inbox each month - it's always packed with valuable information! If you don't already subscribe, you can sign up at her website
here.
My story is featured in the April 2010 Newsletter. I hope you'll take the time to check it out.
I'm honored to be a part of the April newsletter. Thank you, Barbara, for the opportunity.
~Pam
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