Bariatric Surgery is NOT a Crutch! Let's compare the fact that bariatric is NOT a crutch and a carpenter building a bookshelf. Imagine a carpenter building a bookshelf. The carpenter gathers all the wood, nails, and tools, but instead of a hammer, the carpenter is given a shoe to hammer
Are you in the cycle of deprivation and don't realize it? Take this time to think about your experiences and how, if or when you deprive yourself, do you crave more? Do you overeat more? Do you negotiate more? Do you win the negotiations? Do you gain weight long term through
Have you been overindulging? Are your “cheats” becoming more frequent or have your portions gotten bigger? Are you eating food from your kid’s plate and not really “counting” it? Have you been slacking on exercise? Or are you exercising, but not seeing results? Be honest with yourself. Even seemingly small
Prior to weight loss surgery, your insurance company or provider may require a 6-month supervised diet. Many insurance companies will not consider a request for weight loss surgery unless a patient has previously participated in a medically supervised weight loss program. The purpose of this requirement is to show a
Although this may sound like a weird rite of passage, it isn't. It happens to just about everyone who is about to have weight loss surgery. There is a lot of hype and fear around giving up certain foods when individuals embark on the journey of bariatric surgery. This can
“I heard that bananas were bad so that’s why I don’t eat them.” “I know that avocados are bad because they are full of fat.” “Potatoes and bread are bad, so I stay away from them.” Are There Good vs Bad Foods After WLS? As a bariatric program dietitian, I
If you’re anything like me, when you hear the term “superfood” you immediately think of a woman named Opal Storm Flower, making Wheat Grass shots at the local juice bar. Superfood to me was just a fancy word that I couldn’t even afford to think about, let alone explore. However, there is
