The process of undergoing gastric sleeve and rapidly losing a significant amount of weight causes a range of physical and psychological changes. Some of these changes are easy to anticipate (e.g., a slimmer-looking body, improved general health). Other changes are less predictable and may cause some patients to be concerned. Feeling cold all the time ...
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How to Become a Morning Exerciser
When you are trying to stick to a healthy diet and exercise routine after gastric sleeve, adjusting the time of your workouts may be useful. Early morning is a great time to focus on physical fitness. Getting your workout done first thing in the morning means there is less of a chance that unexpected work ...
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What to Know About Water After Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Strangely enough, many patients find that water requires more thought and elicits more consternation after vertical sleeve gastrectomy than at any other time in their lives. Why? The rules are different. Or perhaps I should say that, post-sleeve, you need to commit to following some rules you may have heard before. Here are some of ...
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How to Make Your Gastric Sleeve Resolutions Stick
Whether it’s January 1st or the middle of the summer, many VSG patients decide they need to refocus on their health goals. Maybe the scale is inching upward; maybe you’re still supposed to be in the losing phase but the scale hasn’t moved in months. Or your resolutions might have more to do with adding ...
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Gastric Sleeve Surgery as a New Year’s Resolution
What would it feel like to start the new year without a resolution about weight loss? Millions of overweight and obese individuals can’t begin to imagine such freedom, but my VSG patients have the luxury of dedicating the coming year to family, career, hobbies—anything except weight loss! Here’s what it looks like when you’re living ...
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Learning What “Full” Feels Like After Gastric Sleeve
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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Holiday Survival Guide for Gastric Sleeve Surgery Patients
Stick to what you know Every big holiday meal features protein as the star of the show. Whether it’s a Thanksgiving turkey or Christmas ham, it should be fairly easy to load up on your protein first, just like you would at any meal, at any time of the year. Then move on to the ...
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Getting Off the Yo-Yo Rollercoaster After Gastric Sleeve Surgery
You’re probably hoping that gastric sleeve in Mexico will cure the yo-yo dieting you’ve likely been doing most of your life. And for many, this tool is exactly what they need to get their weight under control forever. But there are plenty of other VSG patients who still ride the yo-yo rollercoaster—maybe not to the ...
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What Patients Wish They Had Known Before Gastric Sleeve Surgery
At Endobariatric, we load you up with support materials for your VSG journey: detailed lists of what you can and can’t eat, how to maximize your weight loss, how to prepare for each stage of recovery, and so much more. But it’s tougher to prepare you for the mental and emotional realities. Thankfully, veteran sleevers ...
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