After surgery it can be difficult to know what to expect. Everyone is different, and it can be hard not to compare yourself to others. Below is a graph of how we find many of our patients expect their weight loss to occur. And it is fair enough to think this way! Your diet and activity levels remain stable, so you should expect weight loss to be consistent right?
Daily vitamin and mineral supplementation is a new life-long habit after surgery. Even though everyone does their best to choose the most nutritious foods possible, your portion sizes never quite reach a stage where we can be confident that you will receive adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals through food alone. Furthermore, certain bariatric procedures
Ever feel like weight loss is the biggest challenge you’ve ever faced? It can be, since the person we are up against ourselves. During any challenge in life it is important to prepare for what can sometimes feel too hard, by putting techniques in place to make post-surgery weight loss that little bit easier.
Yes! Have you ever wondered why when you are tired you want to eat more? Your body subconsciously wants you to consume more calories at the point of fatigue, as it is attempting to increase energy levels the only way it knows how when you are awake: by eating. Absentminded calorie consumption is common when
We are often asked what our top tips for weight loss surgery are, or what the most important things are to focus on. So we have summaried our main guidelines around surgery into a fun acronym for surgery SUCCESS! What do you think? What do you like? What would you change? Surgery is safe, effective
