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Regain Success, 116 Pounds Gone! Bravo Kelly Brunig
In 2004, Kelly Brunig made a spectacular plunge from nearly 400 pounds to 194. But… as it happens, life then got a little out of control and after a slow 8 year climb back up to 286 pounds, she came to...
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Surviving Thanksgiving After WLS
You arrive at Mom’s where your sister is making a big bowl of dip with mayonnaise & sour cream and everything on the stove has marshmallows, brown sugar, butter and a million carbs. You walk into...
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How to Save Yourself
One day, almost two years ago, I realized that I did not have a single thing in my closet that fit me. The waistband of my last and largest pair of ‘skinny jeans’ had stretched beyond reason and I...
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Post-op Drinking. Should We? Tis the Season for Parties.
A couple of strong suggestions for those of you considering a cocktail between now and New Year’s Day. It is important that we have an open and honest discussion of holiday drinking so we not only know...
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I lost all of my regain! – Stephanie Raynes
“I lost all of my regain! 26 pounds gone & I’m back to my lowest adult weight. Plus I’m not done yet!” – Stephanie Raynes Three years ago Stephanie Raynes had stopped losing weight after her...
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Everyone eats the same, right? Musings over my Easy Bake Oven.
Growing up I thought everyone had Lasagna plus Roast Beef and all the fixins’ at Christmas Dinner! Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are. When can we eat ‘Normal Food’ again? Hmmmm,...
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Meals for Losing Weight – Back on Track, Week 1
Too many post ops make separate meals for themselves! The idea of special food sends the message that eating well isn’t a good thing or that your new choices are a punishment. It’s a lot easier to...
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How to Set Goals That Motivate!
New Year’s Resolutions don’t exist. It should never take a new year to make you realize you need to change something. Not just the goals, but how to set and actually achieve them determines whether we...
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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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I LOST MY LAP BAND REGAIN! – Alison Garcia
Alison Garcia – Lapband 2009 I was banded December 31, 2009. I lost 135 pounds in 18 months and kept it off of a little over 2 years. Life was good! Then I started getting careless: Eating larger...
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Trust the Pouch, Forget the App!
We have a built in portion control device if we only use it. Forget the phone app, once you are comfortable with eating again, choose the right foods and you’ll never have to measure or keep track...
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BE Shopping Trip for One- The $50 challenge
Do you shop/cook for one? It is possible to assemble a cart of bariatric friendly meals with minimal waste, exactly what you need for a week of meals-and to get everything for under $50. True story....
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EAT Your Vitamins
How to get your vitamins? EAT THEM! A bunch of carrots trumps a bunch of pills. More than sixteen years ago, after seeing Carnie Wilson on the cover of People Magazine telling the world of her gastric...
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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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After Bariatric Surgery, How Do We Cope When LIFE Hits Us in the Rear?
Marcia L. Hestand, MS, ABD Health Psychology – eight year bariatric RNY post-op Out of the blue comes a message from dear friend Suze. “We would love for you and Ron to blog!” Immediately my brain...
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Has Your ‘Aha! Moment’ Arrived?
The Eureka Effect, also known as the Aha! Moment or Eureka Moment, refers to the common human experience of suddenly understanding a previously incomprehensible problem or concept. Here are a few ‘AHA...
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Portion Distortion! Tips for Bariatric Portion & Serving Size
What’s my Bariatric Portion? Post ops get hung up on portion and how much goes on their plate. Physically, it’s more about what’s on the plate, as that determines how much fits in the pouch! Xx Recipes...
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How to Add INSPIRE Protein Powder to your Hot Coffee!
Like so many things in life, once you learn the TRICK, the task suddenly seems simple! If you have ever added a scoop of protein powder to a mug of steaming hot coffee or *gasp* microwaved it and ended...
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