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Let's just lay all our cards on the table: After Thanksgiving we all have food hangovers. You may call it something else but the bottom line is that it is a bunch of symptoms that make you feel awful after a big holiday meal.  Some…

What’s the deal with the low carb/ high fat rage going on today and is it for bariatric clients?  Let’s explore this topic and I will give you my thoughts on this super popular keto diet.  I get asked about the ketogenic diet all the time…

I really like this topic as I think it’s important to discuss the difference between “what is a snack” and “what is grazing”.  When talking about the first year post weight loss surgery, all of the bariatric protocols and post op…

Dumb Bariatric Surgery Myths There is a ton of information today online and it is very easy to make assumptions when it comes to bariatric surgery.  Bariatric surgery can be life changing and it can also save your life.  It allows you to…

Are you a bariatric calorie counter ?  Do you believe that it all comes down to “calories in vs calories” out?  Have you not hit your bariatric goal or are you struggling to maintain or have you had a regain? Not all foods are the same…

It is challenge time for all of you reading this ! For bariatric clients it sometimes feels like we need to have the “all or nothing” mentality.  I am here to tell you that making small changes and tweaks to your daily nutrition and…

Ideas for eating out and how to make good decisions. We all try our best not to eat out all the time but there are times when we find ourselves at a social gathering or on a date night or with a group of friends and the meeting is at a…

I am always talking about getting “back on track” and what I mean by that is getting “back to the bariatric basics”.  How do we go about that ?  Well, let’s have a little talk about what we need to do to get mentally and physically back on…

Oversized sweaters, leggings and pumpkin spice …it’s the Fall season !  I am jumping up and down in joy that it’s here.  I love Spring AND Summer AND Fall (not so much winter) but this change in season also represents more than extra lip…

So much information out there.  So much “misinformation” out there also.  So what’s a bariatric patient to do ?  You’ve taken the important decision to improve your health and to lose weight and eat better and the media is telling you to…