Category Archives: Aftercare
5 Reasons Women Should Train with Weights
Many women come to the office with frustrations of not accomplishing successful weight loss goals through their daily exercise regimen. They understand that the key to achieve and maintain a healthy weight is by maintaining a lifestyle of healthy food …
The Bariatric Kitchen Makeover
Smart Substitutions that Satisfy!! by Antonia Pinckney, RD, CDE, RN The New Year is a time for many new beginnings. Why not start the season anew by “making over” your pantry, refrigerator, and freezer ? You’ve heard the guidelines before – …
The Quick Guide To Love Your Body
by Barbara Brathwaite, RN, MSN You’ve taken the big step and had weight loss surgery. Now is the time to focus on the new “you” and the lifestyle changes required to support the new “you”. Three important steps in this …
Ways to Avoid Last Minute Choices
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail! Every weight loss sutrgery patient should adopt this statement as a mantra. Making choices on the run as you dash from work projects to afterschool soccer games to dinner reservations and …
When Zero Calories Does Not Equal Zero Calories
“I can eat as much of that candy as I want…it’s sugar-free and fat-free!” If this sounds too good to be true, then of course it is! Eating too much of anything, especially at one time can potentially cause a …
Your Efforts Make a Real Difference
Choices are something we make every day. We choose what time to get to bed, to wake up and what time to eat. These seem like small insignificant moments in an extremely hectic life, but they are choices we make every …
10 Things to Do Instead of Overeating
You’ve worked hard all day. You went to work prepared with a lunch bag filled with protein-rich, nutrient dense foods. You’ve filled and refilled your trusty water bottle several times throughout the day. You tracked every morsel that went in …
Maintain Your Inspiration After Bariatric Surgery!
Physical action and movement in fulfilling your dreams can rekindle the Spark but, without incorporating your mind and spirit into the process, any achievements may be short-lived. Here are some ways to incorporate your mind and soul into the steps you …
8 Things You Need to Know About Bariatric Surgery And Pregnancy
Bariatric surgery is the most effective long-term solution for morbid obesity and its positive effects extend far beyond simple weight loss. Many women who are of childbearing age have reduced fertility as a result of being obese. Undergoing bariatric surgery …
Expectations After Bariatric Surgery
You’re going to do it! You’re having weight loss surgery and you are suitably excited. You know that bariatric surgery has been proven to help people lose weight, but you’ve also been cautioned that surgery is not a magic bullet …