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 Inward vs. the Outward Influences of Weight Loss
Why does losing weight have to be so stressful? Why is it so hard? There are many factors. It would be presumptuous to say that losing weight was easy. It certainly isnt! A person who has to lose then pounds finds it just a hard and frustrating as the person who has to lose over a hundred pounds. Although the number of pounds appear as a vast difference between the ten-pound loser and the hundred-pound loser, the truth is the same frustrations are experienced.
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?
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!
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.
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?
Hair Loss of the Bariatric or Gastric Bypass Patient
You are most-likely aware that having Bariatric or Gastric Bypass surgery DOES cause you to experience some type of hair loss as you lose the weight so rapidly. Youve heard the rumors, and they are TRUE to the point that you WILL LOSE some hair but you will not be bald in the least! Find out how you can minimize your certain hair loss.
Walking Routines for the Bariatric or Gastric Bypass Patient
Every Bariatric Patient is told from DAY ONE how important it is to walk as a form of exercise after surgery. As a matter of fact, many are urged to get up and walk just hours after surgery! Find out about your special walking routine needs.
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.