Is there any date on the US calendar that causes more excitement than Thanksgiving? Probably not, but it’s not without it’s angst too. Post-op WLS patients either know from years gone by that it can be the start of a holiday regain (and thereby dread it or vow to make this year different); and newbies[Read More]
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Two Thanksgiving Trade-Offs
Every year we come up with a couple of new recipes, since we’ve covered the basics before (and think you’re covered), for THANKSGIVING. The latest two we call trade-offs because we think the things you miss and often want most of all are the ‘sides’ with the traditional meal and will do a ‘trade-off’[Read More]
Top 10 High Protein Foods
GUEST POST: The truth is that protein is the number 1 essential to our bariatric diet. But how much should you be consuming? And what foods should you eat to get your optimum protein intake? Here’s a list that’ll answer some of these questions, and a few more besides.
Hidden Health Benefits of your Christmas Dinner
GUEST POST: Did you know we consume as much as three times our recommended daily calorie intake on Christmas day? But it’s not all doom and gloom…
Get A Grip On Thanksgiving
Did you, like me, go ‘what?’ at the above typical guideline for what to prepare per person for a Thanksgiving meal?