Tips to stay fit when travelling
Finally Summer is nearly with us and with it, for many, holiday time! This may mean a physical challenge in terms of a walking holiday or just the opposite, an indulgent wind-down jolly with food and rest galore. If it’s…
Busy schedules can often throw your meal times completely out of sync, so a late-night dinner is sometimes on the cards. We’re often told not to go to bed on a full stomach and that it matters what time you…
Most of us pre-op had a habit of over-eating and a fixation on food as a ‘fix’. Sometimes we ate out of boredom, sometimes for comfort, often just ‘because’ and frequently because others were doing it. But post-op we need…
We’re often encouraged to keep a diary or journal especially to note our food intake or exercise accomplishments but does it really help? Well the simple answer is YES and for many different reasons. Taking just a few minutes a…
Your family and friends might suggest a quick fast-food chain meal when out, but if you’re like me you might hold back on this choice fearful of a return to old habits. Well thankfully, gone are the days when you…
Has the size of the portion on your plate hampered your efforts to lose weight before surgery? Does it threaten to sabotage your efforts further down the line after WLS? It would hardly be surprising because general food portions have…
A recent UK study analysed some 904 recipes (developed by celebrity chefs) and discovered that three-quarters of them contained high levels of undesirable nutrients, particularly saturated fats. Eating too much of this type of fat contributes to heart disease and…
Eating too fast can be a big problem especially pre weight loss surgery. Why? Well because when we eat too quickly we are not able to recognise the signals that tell us we are full and we end up eating…
Do you jump on the scales every morning … or even more often … and let the dial dictate your day? Go on … admit it … for thousands of others do!
Do you let those numbers determine how you are going to feel for the rest of the day … defeated and down or happy and victorious?
There are many, many reasons that people become obese. Many people blame themselves, or those around them, for a condition over which they may or may not have had any control. Being overweight or obese happens when a person consumes…
So you’re considering bariatric surgery or some other bariatric procedure. Or perhaps you’ve already made the decision to move forward with your choice of procedures. Either way, congratulations! You’re taking charge of your health and, ultimately, of your life. Whatever…
Last week we touched on one of the mind-body connections that will really help you both before and after any bariatric surgery or weight-loss procedure that you and your doctor select as best for you: we talked about the power…
There’s a phrase that some counsellors use when treating patients: “act as if.” Others have called it the “power of positive thinking.” There are probably many other ways of referring to it, but in essence the core of the concept…
If you’re seriously overweight or obese, chances are that it didn’t happen all at once. You may have put the weight on slowly, over time. You may have started out life as an overweight child and seen nothing but fat…
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