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What medications are off limits after my bariatric surgery?
Bariatric post ops often ask “What medications am I NOT supposed to take after bariatric surgery?” I would like to offer a slightly different question to cut to the important info in a hurry. “What...
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The BE Bariatric Grocery List! Add your favorites too.
The whole is a sum of its parts. If the ingredients you cook with are all low carb and healthy, your finished dish will always be low carb, healthy and bariatric friendly. No need for calculations or...
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The Bariatric Eating Food Journal. Start Now, it’s your LIFE!
Our most popular helper for weight loss… know where you stand! It’s impossible to know where to make dietary changes unless you know exactly what you are doing and how much you are consuming. That’s...
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‘I didn’t have weight loss surgery to live on a diet!’
The full quote is usually ‘I didn’t have weight loss surgery to live on a diet for the rest of my life!’ Uhhh huh, oh yes we did! When bariatric post ops utter this standard ‘hand on hips’ diet...
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The Bariatric Guide to PORTION SIZE
How much do I put on my plate? One of the most common discussions in our Online Support Group forum is about Portion Size. People have a lot of trouble judging how much food to dish. The Pouch Rules...
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Why Protein Powder Works
Small Volume High Reward Powders are the way to add high protein to your diet without the bulk and calories of other protein sources. This is what makes a protein drink ideal for a bariatric post op....
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Top 10 Bariatric Post Op Mistakes
Post Ops Need Help! We recently asked an innocent question about hunger on Facebook and were not prepared when the floodgates opened with an outpouring of post ops not making changes needed to make it...
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Why ‘Everything in Moderation’ is Bariatric Baloney
If I told you we were giving $100 to every person who correctly guessed which woman in the images above had just said ‘Everything in Moderation’ before diving into her food, who would you choose for...
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The 48-Hour Pouch Reset
The Plan Are you concerned that over time you have stretched your bariatric pouch? We understand how you feel and it’s scary. Use our 48 Hour Pouch plan to clear out the bad choice foods that you are...
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8 Foods Picks of Overweight People
Foods are not all equal when it comes to how they impact our body weight. We all know someone who can eat anything and not gain weight. Having bariatric surgery didn’t turn me into one of them! It has...
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Mad Coping Skills for Bariatric Life!
I have gathered and developed some crazy good ‘real life’ tips that have worked for many (cough cough fourteen) bariatric years. I hope they help you, no matter what mile marker you’ve reached in your...
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Not what you want to hear! BARIATRIC NO’s
Don’t Expect Change Without Making One! Don’t eat bread! That latte has 45 grams of sugar! No macaroni salad. NO tortillas. No rice. Drop the crackers. You don’t need real sugar in your coffee! Don’t...
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When Our Mind is Right, the World is Right!
For many of us, weight was and maybe still is the convenient reason for a lot of the bad things that happen in life, or the best place to levy blame for anything that did not turn out as well as we had...
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The Truth About Bariatric Surgery!
Sure it’s an amazing Transformation, but it’s not Magic. Can you handle the truth? Here’s the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Betcha Can’t Eat Just One I am horrified by some of the...
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7 MORE, Yummy No Bread Foods!
We got on a ‘roll’ (pun intended) so here are 7 more ‘no bread’ foods for you to LOVE. Great plates that won’t stop you from losing your next pound. Burn your stored fat instead of the bread and...
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Mad Label Skills: Sugar & Carbs, Part 1
Learn Basic Label Skills: Sugar & Carbs! Wow your friends, amaze your surgeon, impress your nutritionist. (also good for losing weight!) After our bariatric surgery people assume we can figure out...
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Little Black Dress Back on Track. part 1
Are you ready for this? There are only NINE Weeks til Christmas! The office parties, house parties, family gatherings. This year, forget the ugly Christmas Sweater and put on a Little Black Dress. If...
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Mad Label Skills: Yogurt
We have all stood in front of the yogurt section, mouth agape, completely overwhelmed by all of the choices. It’s super challenging for someone who has had bariatric surgery as we have been told ‘no...
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Watch for These Bariatric Problems!
Bariatric Surgery provides an unparalleled tool that can be used to overcome morbid obesity, but because the procedure is extreme, the patient is exposed to new potential problems. Be well informed and...
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It’s Only Holiday Sugar!
I have been answering questions in our Facebook Support Group after a wonderful weekend spent testing holiday recipes for website and new book. I love sugar free holiday cooking as it gives me an...
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