Weight Loss Surgery is in the rearview mirror but you’re STILL hungry more often than you thought you would be. Why is this happening to you? Obesity has always been considered an outcome of eating too much and with it comes weight bias, shaming, bullying, or the assumption of a
Controlling the Hunger-Causing Hormone Ghrelin: You are what you eat is a common term among dietitians. And that is true considering that if you eat healthy foods rich in nutrients that your body needs to keep going strong and develop a strong immune system, you will be healthier. You can
No one finds losing weight easy, nor losing weight regain after bariatric surgery. Losing the extra pounds will require more effort than anything. But what if you find out that you can lose weight with quality sleep too? You can give your body rest, and it will help you lose
Whether it’s before or after surgery, and regardless of how well-intentioned you are about your weight loss goals, there may be certain habits holding you back that you don't even realize. Here are 13 habits nutrition professionals blame for sabotaging weight loss. 13 Habits Nutrition Professionals Blame For Sabotaging Weight
How many diets have you been on? How many times have you read the weight loss diet list, cleaned out the pantry, purchased all the foods, followed the recipes, and lost the weight? How many times have you gained it back? Part of the reason this occurs is due to two
"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
The Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) is rapidly emerging as one of the weight loss surgery procedures that patients choose the most. For some bariatric surgeons and patients, the VSG has replaced the Proximal Roux-en-Y (RNY) Gastric Bypass as the most popular weight loss surgery currently done. Removal of the upper
Have you ever thought about what makes you feel hungry or full? There are many signals in our body that help to control the amount of food we eat. Ghrelin, which is sometimes called the hunger hormone, is one of these signals. What is Ghrelin and What Does It Do?
You know the feeling… that deep grumble in your stomach reminding you that too much time has passed since your last meal (or snack), signaling your brain it is time to eat again. Many times these physical hunger cues are diminished right after you've had weight loss surgery. As you
Alia Crum, a clinical psychologist, conducted a milkshake study to see how information on nutrition labels affects the body's physiological processing of nutrients consumed. For the study, Crum mixed up a large batch of vanilla milkshakes and poured the mixture into bottles with very different nutrition labels. One group of bottles
