Lauren Armstrong
Reboot Diet
Are sweets creeping back into your daily routine? Is it getting harder to resist those starchy foods? Do you find yourself eating throughout the day instead of set mealtimes? You...
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Trevor Hoppers
Weight Loss Surgery is Better Than Medication at Managing Diabetes
Managing type 2 diabetes can be difficult, and usually includes a regimen of insulin and dietary restriction to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. However, according to a new study called...
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Trevor Hoppers
How Long Does Dumping Syndrome Last?
If you are planning to undergo weight loss surgery, it is very likely that you have heard of dumping syndrome. This digestive issue is common in patients who have undergone...
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Trevor Hoppers
How to Stay Interested in Exercise
Remaining interested in fitness is essential to staying fit, healthy, and happy throughout your bariatric journey, and beyond. However, finding ways to do so can be challenging if you have...
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Trevor Hoppers
What Is Good Nutrition for Bariatric Patients?
Prior to undergoing a bariatric procedure, patients receive education and counseling on how to change their intake and eating habits to prepare for life after surgery. Patients typically follow a...
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Trevor Hoppers
How to Begin Exercising After Weight Loss Surgery
Weight loss surgery is one of the first steps to reclaiming your health and confidence after obesity. However, in order to truly reap the benefits in your body and mind,...
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Got Energy?
There has been quite a buzz going around our clinic about energy drinks for a while. With the shear number of energy drinks on the market and that dang appealing...
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Trevor Hoppers
Pros and Cons of Pregnancy After Weight Loss
Pregnancy changes your body in ways you never thought possible. If you have been dreaming of bringing a little one into the world but are unsure about the rumors you’ve...
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Trevor Hoppers
Weight Loss Surgery's Anti-Aging Benefits, Revealed
If you have undergone or are planning to undergo weight loss surgery, this life-changing procedure may offer you even more benefits than you anticipated. Recent DNA studies have revealed genetic...
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Trevor Hoppers
5 Ways to Survive a Stomach Virus
The stomach virus has hit this dietitian's home and doesn't want to go away! We all know how miserable it can be....the vomiting, gas, stomach cramps & diarrhea. But dehydration...
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Lauren Armstrong
From Size 24 to Size 4- A Woman's Story
Are you sick of trying one thing after another to improve your health with no permanent results? There is help... and hope. Read this story of one of our very...
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Lauren Armstrong
Surgical vs. Non-surgical Weight Loss
In a world where information (and misinformation) is just a click away, the facts are not always clear. Well, we found this research article discussing effective methods of weight loss....
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Lauren Armstrong
Crustless Pumpkin Pie
The most tempting part of many holiday meals is the dessert, which as we know is notorious for its high carbohydrate and fat content. The holidays are a special occasion...
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Can My Teenager Get Bariatric Surgery?
When it comes to weight loss surgery for teens, a lot of parents find themselves asking an important question on behalf of their child: Can my teenager get bariatric surgery?...
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Low-Impact Exercises for Post-Op Bariatric Patients
WeightWise · Exercise & Recovery Low-Impact Exercises AfterWeight Loss Surgery After surgery, getting your body moving again is an important part of recovery — but it doesn't have to be...
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Trevor Hoppers
How to Enjoy Your Post Op Recovery
There are many articles about how to cope with the post op recovery period after bariatric surgery, but comparatively few on ways to enjoy the experience. Sound impossible? We beg...
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Lauren Armstrong
Is Gastric Sleeve Surgery for Me?
If you know that weight loss surgery is for you, you may have questions about the type of surgery that would best help you reach your health and weight loss...
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Lauren Armstrong
What's Your Body Shape? Part 2
It’s the guys’ turn to find out their body types. For the ladies, consult our first post on body type to see what shape or shapes your body may resemble....
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Lauren Armstrong
Gastric Bypass Changes Gut Bacteria, Helps in Weight Loss
A pair of recent studies have unearthed a potential bonus benefit to weight loss surgery besides the calorie restriction related to consuming less food. While examining the role gut bacteria...
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Lauren Armstrong
Looking for new walking shoes?
By Lauren Wilburn Look no further! I buy almost all of my running/walking shoes from Oklahoma City's locally owned Red Coyote Running and Fitness store. The staff at the Red...
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Lauren Armstrong
How Many Calories Should I Be Eating?
Here's a golden question: how many calories should I eat a day? Although it tends to drive our patients nutty, we don't recommend calorie counting. What?? Why not? Yes, it's...
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Lauren Armstrong
How to Love YOU During Weight Loss
Beginning to lose weight, whether on your own or with support from a weight loss surgeon, is hard enough. When you add feelings of self-hatred and weight-related frustration, waking up...
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Lauren Armstrong
How to Manage Your Weight Loss Honeymoon Period
The honeymoon period is not only a critical time to shed initial pounds, but a time during which patients can establish post-op habits surrounding food and fitness that will allow...
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Lauren Armstrong
Will More B12 Help My Energy Level?
This blog was written by Stephanie Moore MS, RD/LD I often times get the question of B12 and energy level in my office. We often hear the benefits of B12...
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Lauren Armstrong
Weight Loss Surgery Patients Should Delay Pregnancy a Year
A recent study from the UK evaluated the various aspects of weight loss surgery and the multidisciplinary management of patients prior to, during, and after pregnancy. In so doing, they...
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Trevor Hoppers
Personal Training
Are you looking for some extra accountability this holiday season? Well then maybe you should think about a personal trainer. I have trained several people and really enjoy getting to...
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Trevor Hoppers
Are you tired of hearing the same thing from the exercise physiologist?
Well I'm tired of saying the same things over and over and over again. Colby and I took a tally for 1 month, on how many people were following through...
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Diet Burnout and Diet Fatigue: Let’s Make New, Healthy Choices
It’s been busy busy busy here in the WeightWise clinic! After seeing several post-surgical patients yesterday, I noticed some who were struggling with some symptoms of what we call diet...
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Lauren Armstrong
Surviving social gatherings without food
Written by Catherine Lo Schiavo, Dietetic Intern from OUHSC We live in a society where food is love. It’s not just preparing food for those we love, it’s showing the...
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Trevor Hoppers
You CAN still exercise with injuries!!
It is all about finding the alternatives in exercise. I found a great little article on www.prevention.com Check it out!! https://www.prevention.com/health/health-concerns/8-common-workout-injuries-you-can-still-exercise
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Lauren Armstrong
Weighing In-The Latest Research Study on RouxnY Gastric Bypass & Alcoholism
In the past week many journalists across the United States discussed a recent JAMA study that showed alcoholism to be higher in the second year after gastric bypass. The reactions...
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Trevor Hoppers
You gained weight, so it must be muscle right?
I have noticed this subject of "muscle gain " coming up a lot more frequently lately. Whether its people just showing me their muscles or having clients blaming their weight...
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Lauren Armstrong
12 Hour Holiday Blitz!
12 HOUR HOLIDAY BLITZ!! All online orders from our Nutrition Store placed by Midnight tonight receive FREE all three of the following: WeightWise Water Bottle WeightWise Tote Bag WeightWise Picture...
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Lauren Armstrong
What Is An Ideal Body Weight?
Ideal Body Weight is not Ideal . . . or is it. Hummmmm
