If you've had a Gastric Band, when is it time to consider a Lap-Band revision? Over the last 20 years, hundreds of thousands of gastric bands have been placed in the United States. Over the last several years, however, gastric banding (Lap-Band) has gone from the most common weight loss
Keeping a positive, never quit mindset can totally change your outlook on the world and on getting back on track after bariatric surgery. When you are clear-headed, focused, and approaching the day with an open mind it becomes much easier to triumph over obstacles, whether they are large or small.
Before and After VSG with Adam - Why I decided to have WLS: For my entire life, my weight has been a struggle. From being the fat kid in elementary school that everyone made fun of to the high school football player who was overweight. And still, everyone made fun of. As
If you are trying to end emotional eating and heal your relationship with food, then this article is for you! As a psychologist specializing in weight management, I have heard this said by countless patients: “If someone would just tell me what to eat, I could lose this weight.” It
It’s one of the hottest trends in 2020: Intermittent Fasting. Even Hotter is: Intermittent Fasting Coupled With a Ketogenic Diet. The question for our bariatric community is, Are Keto and Intermittent Fasting bariatric friendly? As a bariatric patient, do you need to come at this a bit differently? If so,
Are You Ready to Start a Healthy Lifestyle? Starting a new weight loss or fitness plan can be overwhelming. Goals can seem unattainable without making immediate major life changes first. But it doesn’t have to be that way. By making the conscious decision to lead a healthy lifestyle, you are
Maintain Weight Loss After WLS: Enjoy a Healthier, Better-Balanced Lifestyle You’ve made the decision to change your life through bariatric surgery! The next step is to develop healthy habits so you can optimize your health and successfully maintain weight loss after WLS. 10 Key Tips to Maintain Weight Loss After
Guide To Get Back On Track Weight loss surgery is a powerful tool to aid you in making better nutrition choices, but your lifestyle changes go far beyond surgery. And, of course, things happen (hello, worldwide pandemic!), life changes, and it may not always feel easy or natural to adjust
We've polled our community about their favorite kitchen helper for a healthy homemade meal, and many said it was the slow cooker! We couldn't agree more, so we did a slow cooker recipes round-up! With just a little prep work, dinner will be easy, delicious, and under 270 calories! You'll
We set goals or resolutions as we welcomed in another year that might have been related to your bariatric surgery tool. How are you doing with the progress you wanted at this point in the year? This is a check-in so we can support each other about getting back on
