GUEST POST: As the holidays are here, almost everyone is faced with the challenge of eating healthily, or sticking to prescribed (or self-induced) diets. For bariatric patients, this effort is made more herculean by the unending high-fat, high-carb, sugary treats and sparkly beverages that are the hallmark of holiday celebrations. We find ourselves in a[Read More]
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The Amazing Power of ‘I Don’t’
The upside of being housebound for the last couple of days is that I have been able to read around the subjects that fascinate me – healthy eating and how the body can be manipulated towards poor and good food choices. Most of the interesting and salient facts I have recently been using in[Read More]
Eat Me! Parmesan Crisps
Yesterday I mentioned that when the ‘munchies’ or ‘eat-me’ times occur for whatever reason other than true physical hunger I have a few tricks up my sleeve to deal with them. Some we’ve covered before (see here) and basically amount to distraction tactics. Occasionally (and some times frequently – I’m being honest here) I[Read More]
A Simple Hack To Stop Post Dinner Munchies
GUEST TIP: Does this ever happen to you? You’ll eat a nice satisfying dinner at 7pm, but lazing on the couch at 10pm watching TV, you’ll get an irresistible urge to nibble on a snack, turning your otherwise successful diet day into a munchtastrophie. Here’s a simple trick that you can try starting today. Within[Read More]
WLS Might Curb Sugar Cravings
After bypass surgery have you found that you have no craving for sugar? This has been documented many times and no one is sure how and why it works. The research below poses a few questions and suggests some answers. The outcome of further research could mean that some action might be possible in[Read More]