Maintaining and Building Muscle After Bariatric Surgery
As a postoperative bariatric patient, you will experience plenty of physical and emotional changes. One such change is musculature. Well-developed […]
Read MoreThe Four Things Anyone Considering Bariatric Surgery Should Know
Prepare Yourself for CHANGE in Every Aspect of Your Life. This one word – change. At first, when you hear […]
Read MoreThe Effects of Abdominal (Visceral) Fat
When we weigh ourselves or look in the mirror, we don’t dig much deeper than the number on the scale […]
Read MoreHow Do I Tell My Spouse to Have Bariatric Surgery?
One of the most upsetting things to see in a relationship is your partner struggling with their weight and continually […]
Read MoreA Weight Loss Journey Requires Vulnerability
When we’re younger, we’re fearless. We don’t mind climbing trees, making friends with strangers, or telling our secrets to people […]
Read MoreSo How Much Weight Should You Be Losing?
The weight loss process after bariatric surgery is different for each of us. So too, will be the journey and […]
Read MoreA Common Myth. You Will Have Dental Issues After Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgeons have heard it all, and many patients are concerned about dental issues after their bariatric procedure. You may […]
Read MoreIs It Better to Exercise or Diet for Weight Loss?
We are told that combining diet and exercise is critical to our long-term weight loss and health, and it’s backed […]
Read MoreWhat to Do If You Don’t Feel Hungry After Bariatric Surgery
Not feeling hungry after bariatric surgery is a very real possibility. And I know. I’ve lived it. And almost four […]
Read MoreHow I Almost Got in My Own Way and Didn’t Have Bariatric Surgery
My story is a long one. And I don’t mean long as in a story littered with detail. The plot […]
Read MoreGetting Proper Sleep to Maximize Your Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
It’s easy to think that the weight loss process after bariatric surgery is as simple as “calories in and out,” […]
Read MoreTrialing Post-Op Nutrition Before Surgery
During the pre-operative process (especially during the 2-week liver shrink diet), it can be of great benefit to accumulate and […]
Read MoreWhy Patients Are Encouraged to Lose Weight Before Bariatric Surgery
Intentional dietary weight loss leading up to bariatric surgery may seem counterintuitive to some. Even the most thoughtful of us […]
Read MoreAll-in and All Aboard in Preparation for Weight Loss Surgery
The most important and general predictor of success leading up to any bariatric surgical procedure is engagement and commitment to […]
Read MoreAlana Thompson, AKA ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Is Considering Weight Loss Surgery
You may have read the recent news about Alana Thompson, famous as ‘Honey Boo Boo,’ in the hit TV show […]
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