What’s the first buzzword that comes to your mind after surgery? Did you say protein? Let me guess. Before your surgery and especially after, you’re told to consume protein, protein, and more protein! Why is it so important? Because it’s a major player in preventing weight regain. All of the
Do you easily get influenced by words such as “Natural”, “Gluten-free”, or “Healthy”? There are hidden calories and sugar lurking everywhere. Just because a food label may use a word that appears positive, it may be overshadowing ingredients in the product that are unhealthy foods for you. Let’s investigate and
How Vitamin B12 Deficiency Affects the Body: Bariatric surgery creates a major overhaul in diet and lifestyle choices. Not only are your eating, drinking and exercise habits drastically changed, but you also must ensure the body is getting adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals to function properly. There are several
It doesn’t matter where you are on your weight loss journey, whether you are dieting, in a medically supervised weight loss program, are a WLS post-op or considering weight loss surgery, you've heard that diet soda is bad for you. You don’t have the motivation or nothing has persuaded you
Dehydration is one of the most common complications after bariatric surgery. Many factors contribute to this, such as reduced stomach capacity, swelling and inflammation, nausea, food intolerances, and medications. Since it is so prevalent post-op, it has become one of the main pillars of proper nutrition for recovery that most
Your Nutrition Game Plan to Help Recover from COVID: You have COVID and you’ve had weight loss surgery. What do you do now? How does COVID affect your bariatric diet? How do you manage sick days, especially if you are quite ill from COVID? Nutrition definitely has a part to
8 Ways To Help You Face Weight Regain: It is very tempting when you see ads that claim you can lose an immense amount of weight in a week or two. Being obese is not easy, and it is natural that you would want to get rid of the extra
When you have weight loss surgery, vitamin and mineral supplementation is one of those items that will remain on your daily to-do list. The right vitamin and mineral supplements are part of your new lifelong strategy for success. You might be thinking “Wow, no one told me about all of
Traveling doesn’t have to be put on hold just because you had weight loss surgery. In fact, you may have had weight loss surgery to actually enjoy travel and not be limited by your weight. Therefore, the key is to be prepared. Your limited food choices and options will be
Are you a snacker? According to 2020 data from FoodDive, 43% of consumers snacked to cope with boredom or frustration and 55% said they snacked for comfort. Does this sound familiar? Snacking is beneficial when nutrition-packed snacks are part of a daily plan to optimize your needs, such as energy,
