Create Your Emotional Toolkit to Combat Emotional Eating: Do you have an emotional toolkit? Have you ever thought about putting one together that supports you when you want to feed your head hunger (emotional eating)? Using the information below about the complex issue of emotional eating, you CAN combat emotional
Lower-Carb Meatloaf With Tomato Glace, Diabetes-Friendly This easy lower-carb meatloaf with tomato glace recipe is great for feeding a crowd or meal-prepping for the week! The recipe swaps out the bread crumbs for a tasty dish that’s low in carbs. Meatloaf is a staple under the “quick and easy dinner”
You’ve taken a huge leap in deciding to have weight loss surgery. It isn’t uncommon for patients to spend a year or more just considering surgery and doing their research, and select a bariatric surgeon before making the decision to finally undergo bariatric surgery. Take a moment to recognize how
Is fiber for weight loss and good health really true? YES! Let's find out how and why. The Ways Fiber Is Good For Us Fiber should be on everyone’s daily to-do list! Fiber for weight loss supports weight loss/maintenance, gut flora, and a healthy body. In general terms, it works by
Before & After VSG with Karen Mack: Why I decided to have WLS When I decided to have surgery, I was 41 years old, and wow, did I feel old. I was tired all the time, I had no energy even to spend time with my husband or teenage kids,
I first wrote about this topic years ago for my patients in Maine. Since then, I have heard the same questions about the role of exercise time and time again from patients, coworkers, and friends. It is thus the time to revisit our good reasons to move! For many, the
This easy Pork Fried Cauliflower Rice Recipe is a delicious lower carb and keto-friendly Chinese inspired meal. It will be ready in less than 20 minutes and tastes as good as the traditional version. It has all the flavor of your favorite fried rice as a healthier version. Now when
We have many relationships in our lives, such as with a spouse, significant other, family, friends, co-workers, and many others. Have you ever thought about your relationship with food and your food choices? Just as you'd work on a relationship with your partner, family, friend, co-worker, and others in your
Avoiding Verbal Toxicity: Everyone in their lifetime has had experiences of being told painful things about themselves. What people say to you is not in your control; what you do with the message can make a difference to an outcome of self-care or self-harm. Not everything people tell you is
Are you working on losing weight regain? What is the difference between people who maintain their weight loss after bariatric surgery and those who regain? Habits. Studies show that people who maintain their weight loss after bariatric surgery have made a habit of following post-surgical guidelines [1]. They have regular
