Social support following weight loss surgery (WLS) is essential to ensure long-term success by helping patients maintain behavioral changes. Research indicates that individuals who attend in-person support groups even tend to lose more weight. Nowadays, many patients are looking for convenient access to online support groups. Easy, quick access is
How To Get & Stay Motivated! “I can follow a plan to a T in the beginning, but after a while, I just lose motivation.” Jane’s story was like so many others. For individuals I work with, it’s rarely a matter of lack of knowledge or ability to follow an
Why I Decided To Have WLS I am 65 years old. I am a wife to my husband, Kevin, a mother of 4, grandmother to 13, and a great-grandma to 1. When I had gastric bypass, I weighed 266 pounds and today I am proud to say I weigh 133
It is important as we're losing weight and sticking to the healthy habits of our weight loss surgery lifestyle that we have non-food ways to celebrate our milestones. Besides the rewards you feel as you're losing (or maintaining) your weight, rewarding your milestones reinforces your healthy habits and motivates you
There are so many things to say about having a food funeral before WLS. I hope with this article, we can move away from that term and ideology, and look at food differently. A Food Funeral is a Negative Outlook The term “food funeral” puts a negative outlook on the
Are you struggling with pouch satiety after Bariatric Surgery? You're not alone, check out these 6 steps to keep pouch satiety! Weight loss surgery (also known as bariatric surgery) is an excellent tool. The surgery can help reduce the overall volume of food consumed through the restrictive nature of reducing the
Why I Decided To Have WLS One year... who would have thought my life could have changed so much in just one year. Ever since I was a young child I have had weight issues. I can remember when I was only about 10 years old, my aunt made a
Deciding to undergo WLS of any kind is a very personal decision and journey. Only you have lived in your body your whole life. Not even your friends and family may know what it’s like to wake up, feel tired easily, gasp for breath walking upstairs and feel uncomfortable watching
Constipation is a very common symptom in the general population, we have ALL suffered from it at some point in our lives. It usually resolves with minimal intervention. Even though a minority of people seek medical attention, it continues to account for about 8 million physician visits a year. Symptoms
Sugar alcohols are a mix of sugar and alcohol (hence the name), but they do not act as either sugar or alcohol inside of your body. They are found naturally in fruits and vegetables like apples, apricots, peaches, plums, watermelon, and green bell peppers. Sugar alcohols used in foods and
