Posted - September 2, 2025
GLP-1 Medications and Muscle Loss: What You Need to Know
GLP-1 medications can be life-changing, but the goal isn’t just to lose weight — it’s to lose fat while preserving lean, healthy muscle. By focusing on protein, resistance training, and smart nutrition, you can ensure your weight loss journey leads to lasting strength, better health, and improved quality of life. How to get started? It’s simple - book a consultation with Dr. Ayoola and together you’ll find the path to the best version of you. Learn More
Posted - July 31, 2025
How to Know Which Weight Loss Surgical Procedure Is Right for You
Choosing to have weight loss surgery is a life-changing decision and figuring out which one is best for you can feel overwhelming.
The good news? You don’t have to figure it out alone. The best choice depends on a combination of your health history, weight loss goals, and lifestyle. Here's a breakdown of how to approach the decision and what factors to consider when selecting the most suitable bariatric surgery for your journey. Learn More
Posted - June 26, 2025
Today Show Highlights New Study on Bariatric Surgery vs. GLP-1 Meds
GLP-1 medications have become game changers for people trying to lose weight, but bariatric surgery is still superior when it comes to total and lasting weight loss, a new study has found.
Patients who underwent a sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass lost about five times more weight after two years than people who had weekly injections of semaglutide or tirzepatide (the active ingredients in the anti-obesity drugs Wegovy and Zepbound, respectively), researchers reported Tuesday, June 17, at a meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Learn More
Posted - May 9, 2025
Choosing a Bariatric Surgeon and What to Expect from Dr. Ayoola
Dr. Folahan Ayoola is a board-certified bariatric surgeon with fellowship training in minimally invasive and robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery. As the founder and Medical Director of Weight Loss Specialists of North Texas, he brings over 15 years of experience to his practice, emphasizing a patient-centered approach known as "The Dr. A Way." This philosophy focuses on treating patients with respect, building genuine relationships, and providing compassionate care that gets results. Learn More
Posted - April 22, 2025
Life After 575 Pounds: A Bariatric Surgery Success Story with Dr. Ayoola
As Mark recalls, “I met with other doctors, but none of them saw me the way Dr. Ayoola did. He looked at me like a person first, not just a number on a chart. He spoke to the life I was missing, and reassured me that change was possible.” It was that connection that made all the difference for Mark. He knew he’d found his doctor. Learn More
Posted - February 3, 2025
How Bariatric Surgery Gave Dee a New Lease on Life
As Dee recounts, “Before surgery, I was resigned to a life of increasing limitations. My weight was impacting my health and mobility. I avoided going to the doctor out of fear of confirmation that my body was breaking down under the strain. Standing for just a few moments was painful, and walking any significant distance felt impossible.”
Emotionally, she felt trapped. Grief from losing her parents, guilt over her weight and shame about how others might perceive her kept me from living her life. Dee hid from the world and avoided cameras, unable and unwilling to face what she had become.
Despite trying every diet, exercise regimen and weight loss solution imaginable, she couldn’t keep the weight off. Her metabolism was failing and she began to see signs of obesity-related health conditions. It was at this point, Dee knew something had to change. Learn More
Posted - January 9, 2025
Not Sure How to Incorporate Fitness and Exercise Into Your Life After Weight Loss Surgery? Follow These 10 Steps.
After weight loss surgery, your body is still healing, so it's important to ease into exercise. Begin with low-impact activities like walking, gentle stretching, or swimming. These activities are easy on your joints and can help build stamina. Aim for 10 to 15 minutes a day, and gradually increase the duration and intensity as your strength improves and your surgeon clears you for more vigorous exercise. Learn More
Posted - December 26, 2012
Learning to Love your Weight Loss Surgery Diet
If you look at your diet after weight loss surgery only in terms of what you can’t eat, it can make your whole weight loss journey feel like an uphill battle. It works much better to focus on what you can eat, to think about all the healthy foods out there waiting to be tried. By keeping an open and exploratory mind, you can not only eat the nutritious diet you’ll need after weight loss surgery in Lubbock or Dallas—you can enjoy it, too. Learn More
Posted - November 16, 2012
Restaurant Relief
Imagine this scenario: Your bariatric surgery is a few months behind you, and you find yourself adjusting well to your new lifestyle. Now that your body has recovered from surgery, you’ve started easing into an exercise routine, strengthening your body for the challenges ahead. Every night, you’ve been cooking meals that meet the requirements of your bariatric diet, making sure to provide your body with the nutrition it needs. Learn More
Posted - August 15, 2012
The Worry-Free Weigh-In
Though many of us think about weight loss in terms of numbers, your body is not a calculator, computer or checking account. We may count calories, exercise minutes and the days we’ve been on a diet plan, but the scale is rarely a good indicator of the weight that your bariatric surgeon and weight loss surgery have helped you lose. Learn More
