Category Archives: Diet
Why 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 […]
Trialing 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 […]
What 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 […]
Your Liquid Diet Expectations
You are thinking about weight loss surgery. You’re tired of dieting, losing weight and then hitting a plateau. You’re frustrated […]
Is 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 […]
Prepping Delicious and Healthy Bariatric-Friendly Food
Eating properly day-in and day-out is hard. Even harder is finding the time to cook a delicious, healthful, homemade meal […]
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 […]
How an AHA Statement on Diets Affects Bariatric Patients
Though it’s a different specialty, bariatric surgeons always take note of guidance from the American Heart Association or AHA. We […]
Rethinking How You Consume Your Daily Water
You might wonder why every clinician you meet emphasizes drinking enough fluid after your bariatric procedure, and ultimately it comes […]
Eating at a Restaurant After Weight Loss Surgery
Even before the pandemic, one of the questions we were most often asked is “How will my life change after […]
Why Beer May Be the Worst Drink After Bariatric Surgery
What you drink after your surgical procedure makes a big difference in your eventual results and how you feel. Of […]
How Has the Pandemic Affected Your Weight and How Will You Fix It?
There was a stunning statistic from February 2021 about the Covid pandemic and how it has affected people’s weight. It […]
What Should Bariatric Patients Do if They’re Always Hungry After Working Out?
It can sometimes feel like a chore. As a bariatric patient, not only do you have to limit your diet […]
Raw Diet for Weight Loss
Many of us looking to lose weight fast tend to consider extreme dietary changes to jumpstart the process. One of […]
New Year’s Resolution Update
By now, you’ve had a few weeks to think about, develop and begin to implement your New Year’s Resolution. How […]