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.
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?
Facts to Know Before Going for Weight Loss Surgery
Have you ever wondered what exactly is up with weight loss surgery? This informative article can give you an insight into everything you’ve ever wanted to know about weight loss surgery.
Gastric Bypass Surgery – A Successful Alternative
Obesity can damage the body by its mechanically and metabolically adverse effects on normal bodily function; not to mention the psychological anguish it can also bring. Gastric bypass surgery is a very successful alternative to normal dieting for the obese and overweight, and is an operation that makes the stomach smaller and causes food to bypass part of the small intestine.
Gastric Bypass Surgery And Weight Loss
Gastric bypass (also called bariatric surgery) closes off a large portion of the stomach, leaving only a pouch the size of an egg. Gastric bypass works by restricting food intake. Patients feel full after eating small amounts of food. Fewer calories are eaten and weight is lost. Gastric bypass patients typically lose 70% of their excess weight, most of it in the first year after surgery.
Gastric bypass surgery combines the creation of a small stomach pouch to restrict food…
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!
Is Losing Weight Via Gastric Bypass For Everyone?
Gastric bypass surgery is not about losing weight the easy way and looking good, the operation is about improving health.
There are several types of gastric bypass procedures, but all of them involve bypassing part of the small bowel by greater or lesser degrees. Surgical options Gastric bypass procedures involve constructing a gastric pouch whose outlet is a Y-shaped limb of small bowel of varying lengths. By far, the most common procedure is the gastric bypass, which is …
It Starts with Bed-Dancing
When you are Morbidly Obese, exertive physical exercise is often not possible nor plausible since the bodys weight is just too much for the joints. But when you begin your exercise routine with Bed-Dancing, the heaviest of the heavy can benefit keep the chuckles to a minimum as we explore what Bed-Dancing is to a heavy person.
I Weight 500 Pounds!
The risks of the surgery include bleeding, infections, and respiratory problems. Generally, the procedure requires a three- to four-day hospital stay. After you go home, you need to follow strict dietary instructions. For the first few weeks after surgery, it might be difficult to eat anything without feeling uncomfortably full, and your stomach will still be very tender. It will take six to eight weeks before you are able to digest complex carbohydrates and protein (such as …
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.