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Bariatric-Friendly Desserts

Bariatric Desserts

Alex Brecher
Are you on a diet? Enjoy! Your weight loss diet after bariatric surgery may be strict, but there is plenty of room for bariatric desserts. At least...
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Diabetes-Friendly Snacks and Desserts

Diabetes-Friendly Snacks and Desserts

Alex Brecher
If you have diabetes, snacks can play a critical role in helping keep blood sugar levels stable. Snacking not only has this health and safety bene...
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Shopping for a 2-Week Pouch Reset Diet

Shopping for a 2-Week Pouch Reset Diet

Alex Brecher
There may be a time after weight loss surgery when you notice that you are not losing weight as fast as you once were, or even that you are gainin...
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How to Avoid Overeating and Binge Eating After Surgery

How to Avoid Overeating and Binge Eating After Surgery

Alex Brecher
One of the ways in which bariatric surgery helps with weight loss is by making the stomach pouch smaller. The small pouch fills up faster so that ...
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How to Survive the Liquid Stage After Bariatric Surgery

How to Survive the Liquid Stage After Bariatric Surgery

Alex Brecher
Congratulations on your weight loss surgery. Now what? First up in the recovery process is the liquid stage, in which you can only drink liquids a...
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Are Carbs the Enemy?

Are Carbs the Enemy?

Alex Brecher
We hear a lot about carbohydrates and how they can be fattening or bad for blood sugar. After weight loss surgery, high-protein diets are often re...
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G Hughes’ Sugar Free Sauces for Great-Tasting Weight Loss

G Hughes’ Sugar Free Sauces for Great-Tasting Weight Loss

Alex Brecher
Are you tired of the same old chicken breast and broccoli every night? Do you wish salads could be tasty without being loaded with calories? G Hugh...
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The Importance of Water After Weight Loss Surgery

The Importance of Water After Weight Loss Surgery

Alex Brecher
Water may be the most important nutrient. Your body is made up of nearly 70% water, and you can survive for only about 3 days without water. Water...
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Snacking after Bariatric Surgery

Snacking after Bariatric Surgery

Alex Brecher
What you eat after bariatric surgery determines your weight loss, and snacking is a hugely important part of your diet. Whether you call them “sna...
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Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Tips: A Vital Part of Post-Bariatric Surgery Health

Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Tips: A Vital Part of Post-Bariatric Surgery Health

Alex Brecher
Bariatric surgery is about weight loss, but it is about so much more. It is about gaining a healthier life through goal weight and beyond, and tha...
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Getting Through Social Isolation as a Bariatric Patient

Getting Through Social Isolation as a Bariatric Patient

Alex Brecher
Bariatric surgery is already challenging as you learn new eating habits, get used to a changing body, develop new strategies for coping with the w...
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How to Get in Enough Protein after Bariatric Surgery

How to Get in Enough Protein after Bariatric Surgery

Alex Brecher
Any bariatric surgery patient knows that the procedure is only a tool. It is what you eat that determines weight loss. Protein is crucial for heal...
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