Based on what you hear in the media or from your favorite fitness influencer, the keto diet may seem like a miracle cure for excess fat. However, it’s a little more complicated. No diet is going to be the best solution for everyone, and diet alone is not the cure for obesity.  How it Works … Continue reading Is the Keto Diet the Right Way to Lose Weight?

Does it feel like you’ve stopped losing weight? This is because you’ve reached your first weight loss plateau. These happen on every weight loss journey. Reaching this plateau can be frustrating because it generally happens when you’re still doing all the right things. Here are the best ways to overcome weight loss plateaus.  Look at … Continue reading How to Move Past the Plateau

It’s easy to feel discouraged when you slip up when trying to lose weight. I often find myself reminding my patients that weight loss is hard for everyone. Almost every person who embarks on a weight loss journey slips up every once in a while. The difference is how you react when it happens. Do … Continue reading What to Do When You Fall Off the Weight Loss Wagon

You’ve made a big decision that’s going to greatly impact your future and your health. You know you’re taking a leap in the right direction, and you’re ready to start your bariatric surgery journey. Now, you’ve reached the step where you need to tell the people in your life what’s going on. Depending on who … Continue reading Talking to Your Loved Ones About Weight Loss Surgery

Bariatric surgery will change your life. From the moment you decide to improve your health through weight loss surgery, things will start to look different. Some of these changes will be great. You’ll start feeling more hopeful about the future, and once you’ve had your surgery, your health will more than likely improve. However, our … Continue reading Navigating Changes in Relationships Following Bariatric Surgery

Getting active is an integral part of any weight loss journey. When you’re recovering from surgery, you may not be ready to try the latest HIIT class or to start training for a marathon. Like anything else in life, you need to work your way up to the more challenging exercises. This is especially important … Continue reading 5 Workouts to Help You Get Fit While Recovering from Weight Loss Surgery

After you’ve had bariatric surgery, you may notice a lack of appetite, especially when you drink water during meals. However, eating too little can have negative effects on your health. You should avoid drinking water 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after each meal. Here’s why drinking water during meals can become a problem after … Continue reading Why Bariatric Surgery Patients Should Avoid Drinking Water with Meals

Brunch can be a greasy, sugary, fatty affair, especially during the holidays. When you’re working toward weight loss goals, many of your favorite brunch foods (and drinks!) can make you feel like you’re reversing course. If your family has an Easter brunch tradition, bring some balance to brunch with these delicious, healthy recipes!  Spring Vegetable … Continue reading Healthy Recipes to Bring to Easter Brunch

Having bariatric surgery is very stressful. As a bariatric success story, I know this to be true. I suppose the good news is we have become familiar with stress as obese people. Hopefully, we can utilize that training we’ve had in stress tolerance to our advantage. Maybe we have developed some emotional padding because of … Continue reading The Importance of Self-Care