Something that has come up a lot when I talk with people that have gone through gastric bypass surgery – hip pain. There are the “usual” pains that are associated with being obese such as knee and low back pain, but this is different. This pain starts maybe a month or so after surgery and can last for a few…
How you treat yourself after gastric by-pass surgery will set you up for success or failure in terms of losing body fat and keeping it off. That is your aftercare is quite important. So then what does aftercare after weight loss surgery really mean? Aftercare is dealing with your habits and mindset Aftercare is everything that you do once you’ve…
Weight loss surgery is quite impressive on how fast it can reduce the amount of body fat that you have. In some ways the speed of the weight loss can be detrimental to keeping the weight off long-term. The reason I say that is that with weight loss surgery only takes months to show a fairly positive effect on your…
When you start thinking about your life after bariatric surgery i’m sure the idea of being more healthy being able to be more active, and fit into some clothes that you haven’t worn in years all come to the top of your mind. And all of those things can and will happen because of bariatric surgery, but there are a…
Your goal weight after bariatric surgery doesn’t matter. I have had this conversation a lot over the years that I have worked with weight loss surgery clients. I’m asked what should my goal weight after bariatric surgery be? My answer being” depends on what you want to do. When you talk to a runner or weight lifter or biker the conversation…
Staying successful after weight loss surgery takes a bit of work. When you first start working out after bariatric surgery you will notice positive changes fairly quickly. This is due to your body having to adapt to the new stress you have imposed on it. Yet the reason for this adaptation is ultimately so the body doesn’t have to work…