After Gastric Bypass – HALT Emotional Eating
Making good choices about food is important for everyone, not just those that have undergone gastric bypass. Our population is obsessed with dieting with thousands of books, websites, products and programs dedicated to healthy eating, portion control, food limiting, and making better food choices. The Bariatric Center of Kansas City has been working with gastric […]
January 2, 2018 – Food Labels – What Does It All Mean?
Facilitated by Chris Bovos, BSN, CBN The following is an outline summary of the food label presentation given at the January 2nd support group meeting. This information has been written up in more detail and presented in a blog article that can be viewed on our blog page: Healthy Eating – The Importance of Understanding […]
Healthy Eating: The Importance Of Understanding Food Labeling
For many people, healthy eating is a chore. This is especially true for those who have gone through bariatric surgery and are adjusting to new eating habits. After surgery, monitoring what and how much you put in your body becomes critical to maintaining your weight loss goals. Making healthy eating choices doesn’t have to be […]
The Impact of Biotin for Bariatric Weight Loss Patients
The Bariatric Center of Kansas City feels it important to share recent news published by The FDA with our bariatric weight loss patients. On November 28, 2017 they published the following alert about Biotin: “The FDA is alerting the public, health care providers, lab personnel, and lab test developers that biotin can significantly interfere with […]
Will Weight Loss Surgery Cure My Sleep Apnea?
The most common questions I get in the sleep program have to do with the effects of weight loss and weight loss surgery in sleep apnea. I always respond with helping people understand Obstructive Sleep Apnea; what it is and why it occurs. The definition for Obstructive Sleep Apnea is; “a cessation of breathing followed […]
Alcohol Consumption after Bariatric Surgery
What Happens When You Drink? We have all experienced the effects that come with drinking an alcoholic beverage or two. Drinking alcohol can come with considerable costs also. Moderate amounts of alcohol can feel socially beneficial, but an excessive amount can cause a variety of negative consequences. Impaired judgement from excessive alcohol can cause people […]
November 7, 2017 – Setting & Meeting Activity Goals
Facilitated by: Kari McKeown, RPT and Barb Cashman, RPT Our two new physical therapists in the office were introduced and they spoke briefly about how they would be meeting with all patients pre-operatively to do a physical evaluation of mobility and making recommendations for activity that can be started prior to surgery. Kari shared the […]
Physical Therapy Benefits Your Bariatric Weight Loss Journey!
Physical therapy plays an important role in your bariatric weight loss experience. Physical therapists work with you during various points of your journey, both prior to and often after surgery. They offer a pre-operative evaluation to start you on an exercise program appropriate to your level of function, activity level and/or mobility constraints. They also […]
October 19, 2017 – Making Seasonal Protein Bars
Facilitators: Laura Hernandez, RD & Anne Epp, RD Laura and Anne, our new dietitian, made some no-bake bariatric Apple Pie Protein Bars. The recipe is below. Everyone got to try them, and discussed ways that the recipe can be modified for individual tastes. One 1” square of the bars contained 38 calories, 1.9 gm of […]
