by WeightWise | May 13, 2020 | Diet, Health, Weight Loss Surgery
Preventing dehydration is one of the most important things you do after surgery. This is especially true with bariatric surgeries such as a gastric sleeve procedure. Drinking enough water during the first few weeks and months will reduce hunger, help with digestion,...
by WeightWise | Feb 17, 2020 | Clinic Operations, Diet, Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Weight gain happens for any number of reasons. The older we get the slower our metabolism is, and the pounds don’t melt away like they used to. Coupled with an unhealthy diet or little to no physical activity, it only takes a few years to become obese or morbidly...
by WeightWise | Feb 3, 2020 | Clinic Operations, Diet, Exercise, Patient Resources, Weight Loss Surgery
At some point, we’ve all felt the need to eat better or hit the gym. When we finally make the step of going to the grocery store to buy all the healthy stuff we should have been eating or joining a gym, we’re full of gusto and a “can-do” attitude. After a day or two,...
by WeightWise | Jan 28, 2020 | Exercise, Health, Weight Loss Surgery
Any surgery can cause stress, anxiety, and pain. From setting a broken bone to a root canal to open-heart surgery. In most cases, the fear isn’t warranted and after a few days, the emotional health of the patient is back to normal. Healing, getting stronger, and...
by Lauren Armstrong | Jan 17, 2020 | Diet, Patient Resources, Press, Weight Loss Surgery
The Who, What, When, Where, and Why of Vitamins The importance of vitamins after weight loss surgery cannot be stressed enough. Vitamins should be a main topic to talk to your providers about with weight loss surgery. This article gives a rundown of the basics of...
by WeightWise | Dec 31, 2019 | Lap Band Fill Program, Lap Band Surgery
If you have a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, did you know that it is adjustable? An adjustment, otherwise known as a “fill”, uses an injection of saline solution from the inner balloon, through an internal port that is connected to the band itself. When you...
