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Thiamine? What's that? Is it Important?
Left undiagnosed, a B1 deficiency can lead to loss of feeling in fingers and toes, then progress to coma and even death.
Bariatric Lab Tests 101
Patients who have had a surgical weight loss procedure, whether the Roux en Y Gastric Bypass, Adjustable Banding, or Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, require close monitoring of nutritional status, physical and mental well being for the rest of our lives.
Does your nose run when you eat?
I hiccup after I've been eating for a bit, does that happen to anyone else?
Living Food vs. Dead Food
All foods are not created equal. In fact, some foods should not be labeled food but rather consumable product or 'edible, but void of nourishment'.
Bariatric Eating Workout Video 1
I wish I could push a button and be a size 10 with no backfat, eat what I wanted and lay around in the evenings watching TV or goofing off on Facebook... I wish... I wish... I wish... fat chance.
Back On Track Attitude Adjustment
I knew it would take more than just a food plan, as there are no more magic buttons beans or pills left after you have had bariatric surgery. It takes hard work and I don't mean it in the 'surgery is hard work' regard. Here are some important things we have to handle before we get to the Inspire Diet.
FAQ: When do we really get it?
This is an amazing question asked often on both our support group pages and one member summed it up perfectly!
FAQ: I Started Exercising And GAINED Weight, Does Muscle Weigh More Than Fat?
No! Muscle doesn't weigh any more than anything else. One pound of muscle weighs the same as one pound of fat.
FAQ: Are You Limited to the Amount of Protein You Can Absorb?
Lots of dietitians *believe* this is true, when it is actually NOT. The fact is our body sucks up the amount of protein that it NEEDS at any given time - it doesn't turn off or automatically STOP at 20g or 30g or 40g.
Not the time for Chinese Food
They gave him very little education and the psychologist should have picked up on how non compliant he would be. I tried to talk him out of it but he was determined.
FAQ: How can I get 'all my protein from food' like my nutritionist requires?
I had my surgery in 2001 meaning I am far enough out of surgery where I should be able to get all my protein from food - and in theory I can. However, if I did not drink an Inspire protein drink in the morning or during the day, I would be eating all day long. It's just too much food, even for me.
Bariatric Low Blood Sugar is serious Business
Many of us who have had bariatric surgery have these episodes and either think we are the only ones and generally have no idea what is causing them. I knew this happened to others, but after so many years post op was confused as to why I was suddenly getting whacked like this.
