Bariatric surgery is a great way of regaining control of your life and starting anew on a healthy path. As a doctor who has performed over 17,000 gastric sleeve surgeries, I know that my patients can sometimes struggle with developing better eating habits, having acquired a taste for the saltiness and sugariness of junk food. ...
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While many patients want to wait until after having gastric sleeve surgery to make any serious life changes, you can certainly benefit from making some lifestyle adjustments in the weeks and months leading up to the procedure. Having performed gastric sleeve surgery on thousands of patients, I have seen firsthand how the patients who work ...
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If you are obese, you have probably heard more times than you care to recall that you should simply put in the effort to lose the weight. As a prominent bariatric surgeon, I can assure you that for many people, there is nothing “simple” about natural weight loss. In fact, obese people will often find ...
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Yes. Or no. Does that help? The truth is that I’ve heard the gastric sleeve pre-op diet described as everything from “horrible” to “a breeze”. Your experience will be your own, though some things tend to be pretty common during this period. But first, let’s take a quick look at a few pre-op diet facts. ...
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Before vertical sleeve gastrectomy, many patients are completely out of touch with what it means to be (healthily) full. Depending on their habits and physical/psychological issues, some eat until they feel like they’ll explode, while others have rarely felt full in their lives. So part of the recovery process after gastric sleeve in Mexico is ...
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Many people who seek out gastric sleeve surgery are more than food lovers; they’re food addicts. And, having lived with this very real disorder for years, it’s understandable that patients wonder whether the procedure will have any effect on their ability to control their interactions with food. The short answer is yes, it can help ...
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After years of feeling awful about your weight (and probably being bullied for it), you made the courageous decision to undergo gastric sleeve surgery in Mexico. And you’ve succeeded in getting healthy! It should be all roses from here on out, right? Unfortunately, many VSG patients quickly realize that not everyone is thrilled with their ...
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Protein shakes seem like an easy way to reach your daily nutrient goals while on a gastric sleeve diet. They’re even necessary sometimes, especially right after you’ve been sleeved, when you’re limited to liquids. But a recent study confirms what I’ve been saying for years: Getting protein from a variety of sources (and not shakes ...
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The pounds are dropping off thanks to VSG, so why is your body image still suffering? With most social media posts focusing on new and improved post-bariatric bodies, many vertical sleeve gastrectomy patients believe they’re the only one whose brain hasn’t caught up with their body. The truth is that body image issues are incredibly ...
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