GUEST POST: Undergoing weight loss surgery is a life-changing event and after the procedure it’s imperative to get a handle on a new way of eating. The need to eat a healthy diet is an obvious one, but what about portion control? You’ll have a reduced capacity to digest food and your stomach will[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]
Does Portion Size Really Matter If You’re Eating Healthily?
We’ve looked a few times this month (and last) at some of the myths surrounding weight-loss, health, fitness and food choice – some surprising and some conflicting. It has made me re-evaluate a few things and recognise the complexity of others, but one thing I still hold dear …. weight-loss still begins and ends[Read More]
Good Results From Small Packages
We’re pleased to see that there is an increasing amount of research emerging that confirms that portion size really does matter when it comes to obesity. Larger plates, bigger sized ‘normal’ portions and over-generous restaurant meals all play their part. Bariatrics generally know this all too well from pre-surgery but increasingly more so post-op when[Read More]