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Lifelong Eating after Bariatric Surgery
Permanent weight loss is not a guarantee of bariatric surgery. You must do the work to not slip back into ingrained behaviors, habits, and ways of relating to food, as well as physical inactivity. In this 4-part interview with Lori Rosenthal, a bariatric dietician, we examine some of the healthy behaviors necessary and pitfalls to […]
Bariatric Nutrition 12-Months Post-Op and Beyond
A reader emailed My Bariatric Life and asked bariatric dietician Elizabeth Anderson about nutritional needs for persons more than 12-months post-op. Learn how to get your question answered. Dear Elizabeth, I’m almost a decade out from having weight loss surgery. Are my nutritional needs the same now as early post-op? What should I be eating, drinking and taking […]
Get Off Your Weight Plateau!
A reader emailed My Bariatric Life and asked bariatric dietician Elizabeth Anderson for her perspective on ending a weight plateau. Learn how to get your question answered. Dear Elizabeth I need help with daily meal planning for weight loss again. I had surgery 7 years ago and I am having great difficulty losing weight again. What suggestions do you have? […]
Protein and Amino Acids after Bariatric Surgery
Protein and Amino Acids Proteins are essential for energy and growth. They are the building blocks of life and are in every cell of the human body. Protein foods are broken down into amino acids during digestion and are intricate in growth and tissue repair. Protein and amino acids aid healing after bariatric surgery. Protein and […]
Eating a Vegetarian Diet after Bariatric Surgery
Since my gastric bypass weight loss surgery in 2003, I’ve had to eliminate more and more foods from my diet because of intolerances. I became increasingly intolerant to gluten, then lactose, then foods containing high levels of phytates, then fructose and fiber. So I decided to follow the Paleo diet and eliminate legumes and all grains. […]
The ORBERA Balloon: A Different Approach to Weight Loss
If you are one of the many Americans who is categorized as overweight, you know what a serious struggle losing excess pounds can be. Your life becomes a long-lasting loop of failed fad diets and endless exercise routines, leaving you discouraged and ready to give up. You want to do something about your weight—something that […]
Grazing is Bad but Snacking is Good
Grazing and Snacking Differences Pre-weight loss surgery eating habits will result in weight regain. The poor habits that caused your obesity are the same ones that will collapse your weight loss triumph. Grazing is one of those faulty habits. Read: Stop Grazing After Bariatric Surgery Healthy snacking is beneficial. It is a planned part of your bariatric […]
Negative Emotions That Accompany Weight-Loss Surgery
Self-Perception and Obesity Obesity is both an emotional and physical condition. It promotes apprehension and personal doubt that can spark self-analysis about weight gain and how it came to be. Obese people can also be hyper-critical about who they are and pass judgments that violate their own best interest. Emotions often overrule rationale and shred […]
Beginning the Bariatric Diet? Start with Your Mind!
It can be overwhelming when we are past the soft foods stage and beginning to eat “normal” foods on the Bariatric Diet. And its okay to initially feel helpless — after all, virtually “everything” we did in the past with regard to food was wrong. Now we are laying a new foundation that will support […]
Eating Disorders and WLS
A reader emailed My Bariatric Life and asked bariatric dietician Elizabeth Anderson for her perspective on eating disorders and WLS (weight loss surgery). Learn how to get your question answered. In this edition of ‘Dear Elizabeth’ I’m sharing information about eating disorders and WLS (weight loss surgery). I’ve included several questions from readers to provide as much information as […]
Is ReShape ™ Right for Me?
Is ReShape Right for Me? Roughly 30 percent of adults in America are considered overweight, and if you’re like them, you know what a struggle shedding pounds can truly be. Your life becomes a revolving door of various diets and exercise routines, all of which prove unsuccessful in getting your weight under control. Yet, despite failure, […]
Weight Control: What Successful ‘Losers’ Do
A reader emailed My Bariatric Life and asked bariatric dietician Elizabeth Anderson for her perspective on weight control. Learn how to get your question answered. Dear Elizabeth, I had the gastric sleeve done 3 years ago, I did great for a while but then I stalled. I’d still like to get closer to that almighty BMI of […]
Celebrities Are Choosing Gastric Sleeve Surgery to Shed the Pounds
A number of celebrities have come forward over time stating they have had resounding weight-loss success with gastric sleeve surgery — most recently, TV personality Mama June Shannon in her new series Mama June: From Not to Hot. In fact, several have reported losses ranging anywhere from 60 to 150 pounds following their procedure. Celebrity Gastric […]
Bariatric Vitamins: Is Discontinuing Ever an Option?
A reader emailed My Bariatric Life and asked bariatric dietician Elizabeth Anderson for her perspective on bariatric vitamins. Learn how to get your question answered. Dear Elizabeth, It’s been 10 years since I had my gastric bypass surgery. I’m confused as to which bariatric vitamins I should be taking and which ones are best? I can’t swallow large tablets […]
You Can Be a Bariatric Surgery Success Story
How do you personally define bariatric surgery success? If asked what are your long-term weight loss goals, you would probably give positive, upbeat responses. It would be a shock to hear that your intention is to gain back every pound you lost over the course of the next 5 years. But it happens. I recall […]
Bariatric Weight Loss “How to Get it Done”
Many people are living longer, staying healthier, and living more productive lives owing to bariatric weight loss from the surgery and lifestyle changes. Often times people have the bariatric surgery and a weight loss goal in mind. But there is a crucial component between the bariatric surgery and the goal weight that is often overlooked, or […]
