5 Negative Labels Bariatric Patients Love to Use: If you've ever met with a nutritionist, you know the importance of reading food labels. The labels tell us important facts about what’s inside the package. The closer we pay attention to food labels, the better we are at making healthy choices.
Why I Decided to Have WLS I changed my life. I wouldn’t say it was something I decided to do immediately but when I did make the decision, I didn’t expect to feel so liberated. When the day arrived to have the gastric sleeve surgery on Dec. 8, 2016, I
Have you ever felt lightheaded, dizzy, shaky, sweaty, weak, tired or disoriented one to four hours after eating? Maybe you even fainted or lost consciousness. If so, you may have experienced reactive hypoglycemia, also known as late dumping syndrome or hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia. These are all just fancy ways of saying
Throughout our lives, most of us have heard that fat is bad. Everyone around us, from celebrities to our family and friends, has tried dieting and losing weight by cutting out fattening foods and listening to the latest fat-free diet trend. The reality is, fat is an essential part of
Not Yet at Your Goal Weight? You Can Still Start Preparing Even if you’re not yet at your ideal pre-op weight, there are plenty of steps you can take to accelerate the process and make your surgical experience easier once you’re ready for it. You can think ahead and start
Why We Decided to Have WLS Life before surgery seems like a lifetime ago for both my wife and I. Being extremely overweight is not only a burden on your general health but a burden on your lifestyle in general. You have the awful label of being called obese, or
From Failure to Focus! When I regained weight and first realized that weight loss surgery wasn’t enough, I had regained 50 pounds. I felt like a complete and utter FAILURE. What I didn't know then and what I know now is that I needed to switch up my mindset from
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Regain After WLS: It's Not About Willpower, It's About StrategyIt’s the first day of your new job. You’re bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and excited to take on any challenge that comes your way. You set up your cubicle trinkets and notice a notepad on your desk with a message written on it.
I had the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) surgery three years ago. Since that time, I have learned so many valuable things about living life after VSG and weight regain. 8 Things I've Learned After VSG and Weight Regain 4 Things I've Learned From My VSG These 4 things I learned
