The history of tracking the macronutrient breakdown of our food dates back to the early 1970s when obesity rates rose significantly from 14% to 30% in a matter of a few short years. By this time, the healthcare community was also recognizing the benefit of encouraging patients to track their
Typically, within the first 12-18 months of having WLS is when most of the excess body weight is metabolized throughout the body resulting in weight loss. After this period, maintaining a nutritious diet, a healthy lifestyle, and post-WLS medical follow-up compliance is crucial. Close follow-up care can help to facilitate
Make a Game Plan & Survive The Holidays! The holidays can be a tricky time for weight loss surgery patients. Sometimes family gatherings alone may be somewhat stressful but then add off-program foods into the mix, and it can be a very trying time for bariatric folks. So, how can
Why I Decided to Have WLS I have struggled with my weight for most of my life. As a young girl, I developed much faster than most of my elementary class and this made me look larger than most of the girls in my class. I dealt with kids teasing
As a bariatric medicine physician, I aim to help my patients lose weight, and maintain it. Recently I saw a patient who was regaining weight, ten years after bariatric surgery. When her husband lost his job as a machinist, he stopped taking his bipolar medication and relapsed into drug abuse.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. More specifically, heart disease is the cause of about 630,000 deaths, or one in four deaths, in the U.S. every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. There are numerous risk factors
As a registered dietitian, I work with many people that have food cravings but don't know what a craving really means after WLS. In my years of experience, it is important for me to support you to understand your relationship with food. I find that most people struggle with consuming
Why I Decided to Have WLS Since time began, I have felt that anything worth doing was worth doing to the extreme. From drugs and alcohol to cigarettes, work, food, and the mother of them all - STRESS. Yes, I was truly a stress junkie. Of course, all the other
The Ketogenic diet is King right now. Everybody wants to look better, feel better and lose weight in the process. This is the diet we are hearing about every place we turn. If Keto is King and everybody is jumping on board and reducing their carbohydrate load, then why is
"How do I know if I have an enlarged pouch?" is a common question for patients who underwent a Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Let’s quickly review the anatomy of a patient after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. The stomach is transected to create a small pouch, which is the size of a large
