Navigating Your Diet After Bariatric Surgery: 4 Key Stages to Success

Navigating Your Diet After Bariatric Surgery: 4 Key Stages to Success

Alex Brecher
Have you recently undergone bariatric surgery or are you gearing up for this life-changing procedure? If so, it's crucial to understand how to tailor your diet after surgery. Proper post-surgery nutrition can: Expedite your recovery and make it m...
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The Importance of Pre-Op and Post-Operative Bariatric Diets

The Importance of Pre-Op and Post-Operative Bariatric Diets

Alex Brecher
There’s a lot that affects weight loss related to bariatric surgery, but what you eat is the key to success before and after your procedure. A smart pre-op diet can make surgery safer, while the post-op diet lets you heal properly and set the stag...
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How to Ace the First Three Months After Bariatric Surgery

How to Ace the First Three Months After Bariatric Surgery

Alex Brecher
Bariatric surgery is a big deal. After the procedure, you may feel as though you have been caught in a whirlwind and you do not know which way is up. What should you do in the hospital and then when you get home to give yourself every opportunity ...
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All About Counting Macros After Bariatric Surgery

All About Counting Macros After Bariatric Surgery

Alex Brecher
A strict diet is critical for successful weight loss after bariatric surgery, but what is your strategy? Counting macros is one way to approach your diet instead of counting calories obsessively. With macros, you can track carbohydrates, fats, and...
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Gastric Sleeve Diet Recipes

Gastric Sleeve Diet Recipes

Alex Brecher
Gastric sleeve surgery is a big deal, but the diet you follow afterwards is an even bigger deal. The gastric sleeve diet is a low-carb, high-protein diet that can help you lose weight and keep it off for good. It’s important to find foods that are...
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The Ultimate Guide to Liquid Diets

The Ultimate Guide to Liquid Diets

Alex Brecher
If you are following or about to follow a bariatric liquid diet, there’s a lot you need to know. You’ll need to know what the diet is, how long to follow it, and how to survive a clear liquid diet and full liquid diet. You can rest easy because it...
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Foods to Avoid After Bariatric Surgery

Foods to Avoid After Bariatric Surgery

Alex Brecher
What you eat after bariatric surgery affects your health and weight loss. Just as important as what you can eat after weight loss surgery is what you can’t. Knowing what foods cannot be eaten bariatric surgery can help you lose more weight and pre...
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Bariatric Surgery Diet Plan

Bariatric Surgery Diet Plan

Alex Brecher
Bariatric surgery patients need to follow a special diet for success, and your bariatric surgery diet plan may be very different from what you’re used to eating. You’ll start with a bariatric surgery pre-op diet plan. Then you’ll switch to an afte...
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Top Six Protein Shakes for After Weight Loss Surgery

Top Six Protein Shakes for After Weight Loss Surgery

Alex Brecher
Which protein shakes are best after weight loss surgery? Everyone has their own opinions, but we consider ourselves experts. Here’s what we think about the top protein shakes. Importance of Protein Shakes It’s hard to get enough protein after weig...
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What to Stock up on for Your Bariatric Liquid Stage

What to Stock up on for Your Bariatric Liquid Stage

Alex Brecher
The post-op diet is strict for bariatric surgery patients. You progress from clear liquids to full liquids. Next come pureed or mushy foods, finally semi-soft, and solid foods. As you prepare for surgery and the first days or weeks of recovery, yo...
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Bariatric Post Op Success on the Holidays

Bariatric Post Op Success on the Holidays

Alex Brecher
Did you know that you can follow your bariatric surgery post-op diet, even on the holidays? And it can be a fun experience with foods you love? That’s right. Even though the bariatric surgery post-op diet is restrictive and tough, we have tons of ...
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What to Buy for Bariatric Post Surgery Liquid Diet

What to Buy for Bariatric Post Surgery Liquid Diet

Alex Brecher
Your surgeon or dietitian is sure to recommend a liquid diet after bariatric surgery. You may have a clear liquid diet first, followed by a full liquid diet. What do these mean, and how do you follow them? And, how do you prepare for them?  With t...
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