S10 EP27 Reframing Weight Loss Surgery with Dr. Teresa LaMasters
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2024
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Teresa LaMasters, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM, DABS-FPMBS, a highly qualified professional with expertise in the medical management of obesity, joins us today to answer your questions about weight loss surgery and weight loss medicine. Among her many accolades, she is the Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at UnityPoint Clinic Weight Loss Specialists in West Des Moines, Iowa and has performed over 4000 bariatric surgeries in the past 17+ years.
How do we talk about body positivity, health at all sizes and obesity as a disease in the same sentence? In this episode we address the stigma surrounding weight loss surgery and emphasize that obesity is a life threatening medical condition that can and should be treated, and as early as possible. Did you know obesity is a brain disease? Understanding obesity is so important, not only for those struggling with it, but for everyone, because it is so prevalent. Today, Dr. LaMasters opens our eyes to this misunderstood health condition and leaves us with some tools and hope for the future.
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(00:00:00) Introducing Teresa LaMasters
(00:02:43) Teresa LaMasters’ personal story and what led her into this field.
(00:05:54) The stigma associated with the disease. It’s not a willpower problem.
(00:09:40) Walking the line between body positivity, health at all sizes, and obesity as a disease.
(00:11:03) Obesity is complex, there’s no one-size-fits-all treatment, and the role genetics play.
(00:16:04) Judgment, frustration, shame and blame for those with the disease.
(00:17:40) Why obesity is a “brain disease” and how it feels unfair.
(00:24:29) The importance of getting treatment asap, your body’s idea of normal and trying to get to perfection.
(00:30:45) BMI calculation is a useful tool but isn’t always an accurate measure of obesity for athletes, and other measures to employ.
(00:38:10) Getting nutritional needs met after surgery and myths about calorie intake, specifically for athletes. The importance of what you eat and when, and navigating bad advice.
(00:45:15) Post bariatric patients can be athletes and what to expect realistically.
(00:47:28) Macros and any type of diet that supports muscle growth after surgery, and dieticians that specialize in bariatric athletes.
(00:52:36) Thoughts on Ozempic and similar drugs, food noise, and the support needed when taking the medication.
(01:15:30) How to get in touch with Dr. LaMasters and helpful resources
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| 0:00.0 | Obesity is very complex and it is not the same in every person who has it. |
| 0:06.0 | So it's very heterogeneous. |
| 0:09.0 | Somebody may look the same on the outside as another person, but they may have entirely different |
| 0:14.0 | underlying physiology or pathology that got them there. |
| 0:18.0 | And so that's important to understand too. |
| 0:20.0 | And that's why there's no one size fits all for |
| 0:22.4 | treatment either. |
| 0:27.6 | Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the Thick Thigh Save Lives podcast. I'm Kelsey. |
| 0:32.2 | Welcome back, guys. I'm Rachel. We have a very special guest for you today who was going to |
| 0:37.3 | answer all of the burning questions that you guys asked us in our Facebook group, on our app, on Instagram. |
| 0:45.2 | You've had lots of questions surrounding weight loss surgery. |
| 0:49.6 | And we have the expert here for you today. |
| 0:52.5 | So this is Teresa LamMaster's, who is currently the medical director |
| 1:00.1 | for bariatric surgery. You are at Unity Point Clinic Weight Loss. Is that still accurate? |
| 1:09.8 | Yes. And you're in Des Moines, right? |
| 1:13.4 | Yes. |
| 1:14.5 | So she is an absolute expert when it comes to all things weight loss. |
| 1:24.2 | She has, she's not only a bariatric surgeon, but she's also a clinical associate professor. |
| 1:31.5 | She is, has done over 4,000 surgeries in her 17 years of practicing medicine and also serves as |
| 1:42.6 | the senior past president for American Association for Metabolic and |
| 1:46.8 | bariatric surgery, which is really the premier organization for bariatric surgery worldwide. |
| 1:54.5 | So we brought you the best. |
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