During our first meeting with patients, we always discuss the fact that the weight loss surgery journey puts some stress on relationships and especially on marriages. This surprises some, but we know that some marriages struggle after bariatric surgery and that the divorce rate probably increases somewhat in the years
It’s your birthday! Let’s go to your favorite restaurant and eat. It’s a work party! Let’s go eat at a restaurant. It’s the end of a busy day, too tired to cook! Let’s get fast food. Whatever the reasons, eating at a restaurant is a reality of modern life. This
Quotes accompanied by perfect “yoga bodies” are all over Instagram and social media, twisted into intricate and stretchy poses. Albeit fun to look at and are inspiring, they can also be intimidating. The good news is that yoga’s benefits are easily obtained in poses that do not require flexibility or
As a child, appointments with my pediatrician, shopping for new pants, and visiting relatives, all triggered a feeling of dread because they shared a common theme – each experience was certain to bring up the fact that I was overweight. Moving into adolescence and adulthood, my weight would go up
It’s never too late to strategize to achieve your goals. Whether you’re pre-op, many years post-op, or somewhere in the middle; these strategies for weight loss surgery success will help you as you begin your journey or as you are getting back on track to obtain a healthy post-op life.
Do you have difficulty controlling your intake of sugary, high fat, or processed foods? Do you go out of your way to obtain certain foods or eat until stuffed? Do you ever avoid social or work obligations due to having overeaten, or fear of overeating? If so, you are not
Driving home from work last week, I was surprised to see several kids outside in my neighborhood in New Jersey. I first thought I had worked straight through the summer, and it was Halloween already. Then I assumed it must have been a party of some kind in my usually
What is Low Blood Sugar? Low blood sugar or hypoglycemia is defined as a blood sugar level less than 70mg/dL. Hypoglycemia commonly affects diabetics when exogenous insulin is taken without a meal containing a balance of carbohydrate, protein and fat. Non-diabetic hypoglycemia includes both fasting hypoglycemia and reactive hypoglycemia. Fasting
Happy Independence Day Recipes: While we celebrate Independence Day in the United States, you can also use it as a day to celebrate your personal independence since having weight loss surgery! 4 Reads For Your Personal Independence After WLS Celebrating Your Independence - Read how independence, liberty and freedom apply to
I hear it constantly… “I have a closet full of clothes but I have nothing to wear!” There is a reason for having nothing to wear and there is a way to change it. For good. All it takes is the will to want to work through your closet and
