New Bariatric patients often ask this basic question: How do I determine my goal weight? Each person has his/her own set point that the body has programmed deep inside which lets the body know the amount of weight it wants to maintain. Find out how to determnie your own personal “Set Point.”
The Fear of Sugars — A Worthy Phobia
The Bariatric Patient must be very careful about sugars and sugar alcohols. If not, theyre gearing for a dumping in the making! Sugar phobia is a very worthy fear after a weight-loss surgery.
Thinking as the Thin Think
When you lose a massive amount of weight after undergoing the Gastric Bypass Weight-Loss Surgery, its difficult to change our mindsets and how we incorporate our new lifestyle habits. As we slim down, it is important that we begin to think as a thin person or rather (lets all practice this tongue-twister together) thinking as the thin think.
Waiting for the Mood Bus to Arrive
We talk about our moods as if they are things that come along like buses or trains and we hop on and ride them until its time to get off when we reach a destination, wherever that is and wherever it ends up.
Pull the Cord DING time to get off!
When it relates to the gastric bypass bariatric weight-loss patient, the mood is a very funny thing to measure since we find ourselves on incredible mood swings at times. Why is that?
Getting to Know Your New Reflection
Overweight people avoid mirrors like the plague. But when youre losing a lot of weight, you need to get to know what the changing you looks like. Stop avoiding your reflection and get to know the new you.
Get Into the Closet after Weight Loss Surgery
After youve had a gastric bypass surgery, youll lose a lot of weight in a very short period of time. This is a double-edged sword in the sense that you rejoice over the fact that you are losing weight so rapidly, yet in addition, you face challenges of wearing clothing that properly fits your ever-shrinking body. Theres a way you can manage this bitter/sweet dilemma.
Holiday Eating Anxieties for Bariatric Patients
Most Bariatric Surgery Patients experience a wide range of Holiday eating anxieties which can actually ruin a perfectly good Holiday around friends and family. Don’t allow your anxieties to spoil the day!
Avoid the “Take-Home-Box” Overload
Bariatric Patients must be very careful not to allow the Take-Home-Box Monster to take over their refrigerator and eventually their body! Find out how you can curb the guilt-response that takes hold of you to eat those leftovers.
Being Trapped in the BAGGIES!
Remember when you weighed over 300 pounds and you literally felt stuffed into your clothes? Zippered pants and tailored shirts just werent your style, or closer to the truth, you couldnt find any zippered pants that fit you well or shirts that didnt peep open of pop buttons! Elastic became your closest buddy! Do you recall how self-conscience you were to not bend over for fear of busting out your seat? Or how about the way your large thighs would rub so much against the inside seam of your pants, you were glad that nobody could see that you had splitting material in between your legs?
Your Skin is Begging for Attention
Your skin seems to be much dryer after a bariatric weight-loss surgery. There are ways you can remedy this situation to stop the dryness, itch, and flaking.