Since the start of the new year I feel I have been bobbing along like a plastic duck in a bath answering queries from just as many pre-ops as post-ops – changing my hat and direction as each new wave hits! There’s no doubt that the new year brings about a rush[Read More]
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When Your Built-In Portion-Control System Let’s You Down – What Should You Do?
Weight-loss surgery works on a number of levels but the main one is that you will be restricted in how much you can eat in one sitting. Your surgeon gives your body something of a re-set and you gain a new built-in portion control system. For many this works fabulously well and for a good period[Read More]
8 WLS Tips From A Dietitian For Your Next BBQ
GUEST POST: Nothing says summer like a warm, Sunday afternoon with a charbroiled burger in hand and potato salad. But now that you have had bariatric surgery you might be wondering “what can I eat?” The good news is that after bariatric surgery there is still a variety of delicious options to choose from. Here[Read More]
Which Is You? Pile Your Plate High or Not?
Which one of these is you? Do you pile your plate high – or go for modest helpings? Chances are your portion sizes are less to do with your actual hunger – and more about your habits. GUEST POST: Many of us routinely eat far too much. We look at the big issue of portion[Read More]
Weight Loss Stall Or Plateau And How To Overcome It
So you have been losing weight successfully after WLS and then all of a sudden the numbers on the scale seem to stop moving. We’re not talking about those ‘very early days’ post-op small blips where the body is simply re-calibrating, but longer term when you begin to doubt the loss will happen again. What[Read More]