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Patient’s Favorite Things

Sunday, May 5th, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Recently, I had asked some of our patients to make a list of their favorite products or foods for after surgery. I compiled a list of the responses I received. If you have more, please comment on the post and ...

Food Safety 101: How to Organize the Refrigerator

Thursday, April 18th, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Influence of Stress on Weight Loss and How to Cope

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Chronic stress is something that should not be taken lightly when trying to lose weight. While trying to stick to a great diet and exercise plan, it would be beneficial to also focus on reducing the amount of stress in ...

How to Combat that Nasty Night Habit

Monday, April 1st, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Nightly snacking can sabotage any diet. The feeling of “hunger” and “cravings” that don't spur from actual hunger but from what we call "head hunger". This can be a hard feeling and urge for people to overcome before ...

Recipe Redo: Chipotle Chicken Salad

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Diabetes, Eating healthy, Post WLS tips, Protein and calories, Recipes, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Ingredients: -1 rotisserie chicken -1 red or yellow bell pepper, diced into small pieces -1/2 large red onion diced -1 green onion, thinly sliced on a bias -1/4 cup chopped cilantro -1/2 cup Greek yogurt, non-fat -1/4 cup canned chipotles in adobo sauce, pureed or ...

Celebrate the Season with Spring Vegetables

Sunday, March 10th, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

For those who live on the West Coast, you probably can tell that spring is on it’s way. The days are getting longer, and flowers are going to start to bloom. What also will be in bloom ...

Deviled Eggs

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Diabetes, Eating healthy, Nutrition, Post WLS tips, Uncategorized, post weight loss surgery tips | No Comments »

This recipe I did not come up with myself, but I did discover it when a patient stated they were craving them and wanted a good recipe for them. Searching for something more low fat but still ...

Can there be Valentine’s Day without Chocolate?

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Though Valentine’s Day may not be a real holiday, many of you do celebrate it. As we say goodbye to the Christmas candy in the grocery stores, workers are already packing the shelves with chocolate hearts and candied roses. This ...

Make Tracking Your Intake More Social

Friday, January 18th, 2013 Posted in Post WLS tips, Uncategorized, post weight loss surgery tips, weight loss surgery | No Comments »

Many of you know that I typically recommend MyFitnessPal to track your intake after weight loss surgery because it is easy to use and highly reviewed. Until recently, I had never used it myself consistently but realized what a great ...

Can Chocolate Be Healthy?

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Eating healthy, Nutrition, Post WLS tips, Recipes, Uncategorized, post weight loss surgery tips, weight loss surgery | No Comments »

Now this blog post heading might be misleading for weight loss surgery patients because I am not going to tell you to run and grab your favorite candy bar. I am talking about cocoa powder (70% at least).   Cocoa powder ...