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Weight loss success starts at home. After having weight loss surgery, your home needs to become your base—a place where you know you can turn when you need support and reassurance. But for many people, home is not exactly a weight loss haven. A pantry filled with snacks, a freezer filled with ice cream, and […]

Getting started with a new weight loss program always comes with a bit of a thrill. Is this the step that will take you to where you want to be? Is this how it happens? Is this the beginning of your new healthy way of being? Weight loss surgery is a great resource, especially for […]

One of the most common mistakes I often see people make in regards to weight loss is over eating “healthy” foods. Foods like nuts, seeds, avocados, dried fruits, granola, hummus, salads, nut butters and cheese are often associated with being healthy or “diet friendly”.  While these foods definitely provided nutritional benefits, they can easily add […]

What are trigger foods, and why are they so hard to avoid? Most people would define trigger foods as foods that are so tempting that they lose control around and often have trouble eating a reasonable portion of. Most common types of trigger foods are sweets, salty snacks, breads, and cheese- but trigger foods are […]

We don’t always have control of our eating environment, tempting foods can be found at work, school, on our route home, at family gatherings, social events and many more places; however, we do have control over the eating environment at home. Make sure to have healthy foods on hand so if hunger strikes you’re prepared to […]

Every past attempt at losing weight and every future attempt at losing weight hold one factor in common: you. Weight loss surgery can be a life changing experience. Working with a weight loss surgeon can give you the opportunity to make fundamental changes to your lifestyle, from the way you spend your free time to […]

March is National Nutrition Month and the theme for 2016 is ‘Savor the Flavor of Eating Right”. Food is the fuel our body needs to function properly, but we eat for so many other reasons as well: comfort, enjoyment, culture, social and so on. To ‘savor the flavor of eating right’ we have to practice […]

Weight loss surgery can provide the opportunity to lose weight and start reaching your health goals. But long-term success means staying motivated when the excitement of your new surgery wears off and your life begins to return to normal. Taking measures to maintain a positive outlook on the situation can be a key part of […]